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  2.    Emon reacted to a post in a topic: WhatsApp says it will leave India if forced to break end-to-end encryption
  3. Steve121178
    Ok, but tens of millions do, need to, or are required to.
  4. Eternal Tempest
    I'm excited to try this for a plex server, with RDP & Intel Arc driver support built in on top all of the new goodies.
  5. krutobok
    krutobok joined the community
  6. haxasaur
    We got Teams from Windows 11, Teams Classic, New Teams. Don't forget there's also Outlook and New Outlook. Users accidentally switch to the new one and complain that nothing works because it's only a crappy webview with zero feature parity. Microsoft simply does terrible software now. Sounds like your IT people need to button things down
  7. Max Norris
    True, but in that era 99% of home users really wouldn't have needed something like Unix anyway (and lets not forget Microsoft Xenix, before Evil Microsoft came out to play) Back then it was mainly gaming and BBSing for the PC world, and DOS saw some fun additions down the road.. audio cards, 3D accelerators (Gravis Ultrasound with dual Voodoo 2's for me back in that stage when Windows started coming around), etc etc. Couldn't get any of that in *Nix.
  8. Max Norris
    This one was kinda rare if I remember right, much more likely to see something along the lines of PC-MOS or Concurrent-DOS.
  9.    Max Norris reacted to a post in a topic: Microsoft reveals Infra Copilot that uses GitHub Copilot to generate infrastructure code
  10. John Callaham
    Amazon confirms its Prime Day sales event will be back in July 2024 by John Callaham It's not exactly a shock announcement, but Amazon has now officially confirmed today that it will be holding its massive Amazon Prime Day sales event sometime in July 2024. This will be the 10th such event for the company. In a blog post, the online retailer stated the event will be held this year in the following countries: Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Egypt France Germany India Italy Japan Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands Poland Portugal Saudi Arabia Singapore Spain Sweden Turkey The United Arab Emirates United States United Kingdom The blog post also added: Members will also be able to take advantage of deep discounts and get their shopping done early for Back-to-School supplies, avoiding the lines and enjoying the convenience of fast, free shipping through Prime. In a post on his LinkedIn page, Doug Herrington, CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, added, "We are working hard and inventing new ways to pack even more great savings into the event this year." Amazon stated that during Prime Day 2023, Prime members bought over 375 million items and saved a total of $2.5 billion. Despite its name, Amazon Prime Day has been taking place over two days in the last several years. A specific time frame for the event has yet to be disclosed. While the event is technically only for Prime members, you can still sign up for the service with a free 30-day trial before and during the event and not have to pay the monthly fee while still taking advantage of the discounts. In addition to Prime Day, Amazon has recently added more sales events, including Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, which was held in October 2023. More recently, it held its first-ever Big Spring Sale event in March, which was open for both Prime and non-Prime members. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
  11. JustGeorge
    I really wish I'd hung onto the ubuntu CDs from the early days. Same with some AOL CDs, etc. Strange how things regarded as junk in their day give us the feels now...
  12. JustGeorge

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    JustGeorge replied to Jim K's topic in The Media Room

    Got about 1.5 seasons of Voyager left and then I'll probably try DS9 again. Err....Complete last season of Discovery and then DS9
  13. SidVicious
    Oh no, a Bethesda game with bugs. I'm shocked. Really.
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  18. Defiantly
    Meh, typical Bethesda hilarity. They'll fix it. Really REALLY wish this came with a new achievement stack though. (yes, I'm one of those people).
  19. qbrick
    Replaying FO4 on the machine it is meant to - Playstation 5. Technically flawless, 60fps on ultra at 1440p, bloody short load times and not a single crash until now. Thanks MS. Besides, the file size is 10GB smaller than on XSX.
  20. Nick H.
    I don't use OneDrive for this kind of reason.
  21. Sulphy

    The official Funny Pictures thread

    Sulphy replied to DrunknMunky's topic in Jokes & Funny Stuff

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  23.    M. Murcek reacted to a post in a topic: Microsoft reveals Infra Copilot that uses GitHub Copilot to generate infrastructure code
  24. John Callaham
    Microsoft and Estée Lauder team up to launch a new AI Innovation Lab by John Callaham Microsoft has just announced yet another collaboration with a company to help boost its generative AI services. Today, it revealed a partnership with the Estée Lauder Companies as an expansion on their current collaborations. In a press release, Microsoft announced that, together with Estée Lauder, it will launch a new AI Innovation Lab. It will be created with the help of Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service to assist Estée Lauder so it can improve upon and speed up its product development as well as marketing for its over 20 different beauty brands. The press release stated: ELC and Microsoft are applying generative AI tools in research and development for quicker product development, allowing scientists and product development specialists to respond to emerging product and ingredient trends more rapidly. In addition, the AI Innovation Lab has also created a custom chatbot for Estée Lauder. It will be able to access the company's extensive marketing data so that it can help its team members create and launch marketing campaigns faster than normal. Financial terms of this new partnership were not disclosed. This is just the latest collaboration between the two companies. In January 2023, Estée Lauder launched a Makeup Assistant mobile app that was designed to help visually impaired users put on makeup. The app used AI features provided by Microsoft's Azure AI services. The app is now available in the US, UK, and Ireland, and will expand to more markets in the near future. This is the third new AI-related partnership that Microsoft has announced just this week. It also revealed a collaboration with the service and consulting company Cognizant which will purchase 25,000 Microsoft 365 Copilot seats for its clients. Microsoft also announced a partnership this week with The Coca-Cola Company. It will spend $1.1 billion to use Microsoft's AI services over a five year period,
  25. SnoopZ
    The PS5 PS+ Extra version has been available since this morning for me, or it's now working for the Collection version, not sure how I can tell.
  26. sphbecker
    At that time, I only ever got hand-me-down systems from others, which were few and far between. I went straight from DOS 3.0 to Windows 3.1 on my next computer. However, I was someone who loved to exit Windows 3.1 and play with the features of DOS 6.0. Something I found fascinating was a little GUI program called DOS-Shell, which I believe was introduced with DOS 4.0. At first glace, it just seemed like an early retention of File Manager/Explorer, but it also had the ability to launch programs, and a hotkey to switch back to DOS Shell. I don't think you could run multiple programs, but you could switch between a single program, the DOS Shell, and a command prompt, which for the time, was pretty impressive.
  27. Matthew S.
    I hear you on MS adding more and more anti-consumer elements to Windows, but DOS wasn't some glory era either. Compared to UNIX, which very much did exist at the time, DOS was a pathetic toy. It is the shortcomings of DOS that ultimately lead to a lot of the stability and security issues in early versions of Windows, and also why those versions didn't let you dig deep in the OS (no Task Manager as an example). Windows ME was the last OS built on DOS, and it was very long in the tooth by then. Windows NT was a great upgrade for businesses in the mid 90s, but it wasn't until XP that home users finally got an operating system with a decent Kernal. Of course, the counter argument to this is that consumer hardware at the time was very memory starved, and DOS' simplicity allowed for it to have a lower memory footprint. Even into the Windows era, the main reason why MS didn't push NT or 2000 as a consumer platform is because of the system requirements. At a time when 4 MB was standard on a Best Buy display model, NT 4.0 Workstation required 16 MB. So while I agree that DOS was a necessary stepping stone to make consumer computers affordable, I definitely wouldn't point to it as an example of good software...only good enough software. Since when did Microsoft acquire the Commodore Kernal?
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  29. bikeman25

    Replacing Windows 10 Gaming Laptop?

    bikeman25 replied to bikeman25's topic in Hardware Hangout

    That is model considering at moment, though not opposed Going Intel\Nvidia again if better specs or priced machine found https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-tuf-gaming-a16-16-165hz-gaming-laptop-fhd-amd-ryzen-7-7735hs-with-16gb-ddr5-memory-radeon-rx7700s-512gb-pcie-ssd-off-black/6560989.p?skuId=6560989#tabbed-customerreviews
  30. Jose_49
    OH! Finally! I was waiting for it. Glad to be coming soon
  31. sphbecker
    True, but I don't feel like that is a great analogy. Cars retain their primary purpose for as long as they are functional, so people tend to keep them a long time. In contrast, computers reach a point where they are so obsolete they no longer provide the benefit of having a computer. That happened in the past even faster than today; people take for granted the massive longevity benefits we got when average systems started shipping with multiple gigs of RAM and duel core CPUs. Last, cars have a huge network of available parts available to make repairs. With computers, you are stuck searching eBay for used parts, and for systems this old, you are typically stuck buying other non-working units in hopes to harvest their working components. So yes, there are a number of classic computers out there, but that number is vastly lower than cars of the same age.
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  33. aclarke_31
    Does anyone know if its possible to run display over USBC on an Intel NUC Skull Canyon? If someone could let me know, I'd be very greatful. If someone could also let me know how, I'd be extremely greatful. LOL https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CSDF2HH5?starsLeft=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cso_wa_apan_dp_BSNWC8HREP16M7H7W9FF - KOORUI USB-C DIsplay - Allow display over USB-C. Many thanks Kind regards
  34. Sulphy

    The official Funny Pictures thread

    Sulphy replied to DrunknMunky's topic in Jokes & Funny Stuff

  35. Jose_49 started following Replacing Windows 10 Gaming Laptop?
  36. Jose_49

    Replacing Windows 10 Gaming Laptop?

    Jose_49 replied to bikeman25's topic in Hardware Hangout

    Can you share the link? I think there's been pretty good deals with RTX machines lately. Edit: Something significant: ALWAYS check the reviews of every machine, even though they may seem to have the same specs. Nvidia began making power adjustments to each of their models a while back, and two laptops with, e.g., 4060s, one can perform better than the other due to wattage restrictions.
  37. sphbecker
    I hear you on MS adding more and more anti-consumer elements to Windows, but DOS wasn't some glory era either. Compared to UNIX, which very much did exist at the time, DOS was a pathetic toy. It is the shortcomings of DOS that ultimately lead to a lot of the stability and security issues in early versions of Windows, and also why those versions didn't let you dig deep in the OS (no Task Manager as an example). Windows ME was the last OS built on DOS, and it was very long in the tooth by then. Windows NT was a great upgrade for businesses in the mid 90s, but it wasn't until XP that home users finally got an operating system with a decent Kernal. Of course, the counter argument to this is that consumer hardware at the time was very memory starved, and DOS' simplicity allowed for it to have a lower memory footprint. Even into the Windows era, the main reason why MS didn't push NT or 2000 as a consumer platform is because of the system requirements. At a time when 4 MB was standard on a Best Buy display model, NT 4.0 Workstation required 16 MB. So while I agree that DOS was a necessary stepping stone to make consumer computers affordable, I definitely wouldn't point to it as an example of good software...only good enough software.
  38. JezJ
    In addition to the above, the PC Game Pass version is missing creators club from the main menu altogether, so existing saves using this are broken.
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