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Microsoft is testing ads for Office 365 in WordPad
oddMLan and 7 others reacted to hagjohn for a topic
This idea needs to die quickly.8 points -
Samsung's AirDresser hygienizes your clothes without washing them
slimm and 6 others reacted to +virtorio for a topic
And here I am washing my clothes with a washing machine like a sucker.7 points -
Apple reportedly doesn't encrypt iCloud backups because the FBI said not to
wingliston and 5 others reacted to Chugworth for a topic
It doesn't matter whether or not the cloud provider claims to encrypt the data if your password or key is handled on the cloud side (which is the case for 99.9% of cloud services). Just don't assume that your cloud content is private.6 points -
Microsoft is testing ads for Office 365 in WordPad
oddMLan and 4 others reacted to Ahazuarus for a topic
why do we need adds for free products in a paid app? whats next, candy crush in windows 10 enterprise?5 points -
Microsoft is testing ads for Office 365 in WordPad
astropheed and 2 others reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
@Brandon H, you can argue for this all you want but if people don’t like it, they don’t like it. Nothing you say will change that.3 points -
Microsoft is testing ads for Office 365 in WordPad
wingliston and 2 others reacted to shockz for a topic
The ad is in your face. There's a yellow bar across the top of the screen asking you to use another service. Wordpad isn't meant to be a word replacement, it's basically a low end processor for when you need something more than Notepad (fonts, alignments, bullet points, etc...). It's really not in your face though. It's a small bar; it's not like it's a full screen popup demanding 'USE THIS!!!' If you're really that worried about a few pixels of vertical space then you may need a bigger monitor or one with a better resolution. It's in your face, and it requires user interaction to dismiss as well. My monitor is fine, thank you. that doesn't make it in your face. I'm sorry if we have different definitions of 'in your face' In your face to me means it's over taking things and I HAVE to interact with it to proceed or uncover my content that I'm trying to interact with. Yes, it does. They're taking a system element meant for action prompts, i.e enabling add-ons, defaults, program notices (i.e something is disabled), macros, etc... and turning it into an advertisement. Those yellow bars are indicative of an immediate action. MS has taken those and again is now advertising 365. That is the definition of in your face, where an action prompt, that draws a user to do something is being displayed.3 points -
Microsoft is testing ads for Office 365 in WordPad
Konstantine and 2 others reacted to +Dick Montage for a topic
Too late3 points -
Apple reportedly doesn't encrypt iCloud backups because the FBI said not to
Slackerr and 2 others reacted to spy beef for a topic
You shouldn't be using Cloud storage if you're planning to do something nefarious in the first place. You can perform encrypted local backups with iTunes.3 points -
Samsung's AirDresser hygienizes your clothes without washing them
norseman and 2 others reacted to Snake89 for a topic
would be a great thing for hotel rooms3 points -
b0se here, an old school themer with a couple of Qs :¬)
Kriz and one other reacted to b0se for a topic
Hey there, Crazy looking at this forum and seeing some familiar names from nearly 20 years ago. Hope everyone is well. I've been on OSX for years, but have had enough of Apple slowly turning it into iOS and nerfing Catalina for audio production. Two questions: 1) How does one theme Windows 10? It is the same method from XP? 2) Do themes work with Windows 10 LTSC? That'll be the chosen OS as to avoid bloatware and whatnot. I've recently created a theme for Reaper (music DAW), which you can see in full detail here. I'm tempted to create a W10 theme that matches it, or at least, make W10 more bearable to look at. Happy 2020 :¬)2 points -
Microsoft is testing ads for Office 365 in WordPad
oddMLan and one other reacted to shockz for a topic
The ad is in your face. There's a yellow bar across the top of the screen asking you to use another service. Wordpad isn't meant to be a word replacement, it's basically a low end processor for when you need something more than Notepad (fonts, alignments, bullet points, etc...). It's really not in your face though. It's a small bar; it's not like it's a full screen popup demanding 'USE THIS!!!' If you're really that worried about a few pixels of vertical space then you may need a bigger monitor or one with a better resolution. It's in your face, and it requires user interaction to dismiss as well. My monitor is fine, thank you.2 points -
Microsoft is testing ads for Office 365 in WordPad
oddMLan and one other reacted to shockz for a topic
The ad is in your face. There's a yellow bar across the top of the screen asking you to use another service. Wordpad isn't meant to be a word replacement, it's basically a low end processor for when you need something more than Notepad (fonts, alignments, bullet points, etc...).2 points -
Apple reportedly doesn't encrypt iCloud backups because the FBI said not to
300z and one other reacted to shockz for a topic
Completely missed the point. It’s not about doing something nefarious, it’s about the fact that it’s unencrypted. I don’t have to be doing something nefarious if I worry about the contents of my backups being exposed to anyone who happens to intercept or obtain them, fbi or other.2 points -
Disney+ now launching a week earlier in the UK and Western Europe
wingliston and one other reacted to Scubadog2008 for a topic
They have no content I'm interested in that I don't already have. They've ruined the two properties I used to be interested in: Star Wars and Marvel. Plus, I've already got Amazon Video, Hulu and Netflix. I'm not looking to add a bunch of new streaming services. I find it humorous that so many are self-proclaimed "cable cutters", yet by the time they get all these streaming services they'll essentially have duplicated cable.2 points -
Google's Sundar Pichai wants more regulation on artificial intelligence
trojan_market and one other reacted to neufuse for a topic
when you see a company asking for regulation, first question is how does this benefit them and keep startups and smaller companies from doing what they are doing....2 points -
Looking for decent photo editing software
Philip888 and one other reacted to JayZJay for a question
Besides GIMP that was mentioned above, another decent option is Paint.net (https://www.getpaint.net/).2 points -
Januhairy?
Steven P. and one other reacted to +Dick Montage for a topic
Give it back, it's incriminating to take trophies!2 points -
Samsung's AirDresser hygienizes your clothes without washing them
matthiew and one other reacted to c.grz for a topic
Do you spill something on the majority of the clothes you wear? If so, then yes this isn't for you but for a lot of people this would be a welcome addition.2 points -
Samsung's AirDresser hygienizes your clothes without washing them
slimm and one other reacted to n_K for a topic
Bacteria is what causes odour which this kills. They've just gone for the virus marketing angle first up. Can do the same throwing clothes on the freezer however they do get wrinkled. Not just that, your body sweats especially so in the summer. How is this going to remove sweat from your clothes? So if you come home from a 40c day in the summer, you can go to work the following day already smelling awful.2 points -
Google's Sundar Pichai wants more regulation on artificial intelligence
Jackaluichi and one other reacted to forster for a topic
I seriously saw his name and thought he was a Pokemon for a second there.2 points -
Valve makes all Half-Life games free-to-play until Alyx launches
wingliston reacted to dipsylalapo for a topic
Free to play makes it seem like there's going to microtansactions everywhere!1 point -
Microsoft is testing ads for Office 365 in WordPad
Geezy reacted to farmeunit for a topic
The ad is in your face. There's a yellow bar across the top of the screen asking you to use another service. Wordpad isn't meant to be a word replacement, it's basically a low end processor for when you need something more than Notepad (fonts, alignments, bullet points, etc...). It's really not in your face though. It's a small bar; it's not like it's a full screen popup demanding 'USE THIS!!!' If you're really that worried about a few pixels of vertical space then you may need a bigger monitor or one with a better resolution. It's in your face, and it requires user interaction to dismiss as well. My monitor is fine, thank you. that doesn't make it in your face. I'm sorry if we have different definitions of 'in your face' In your face to me means it's over taking things and I HAVE to interact with it to proceed or uncover my content that I'm trying to interact with. I use Notepad/WordPad to edit basic text files or config files. Something Word tends to mess up. Moving more towards Notepad++, but the other two are just handier, sometimes.1 point -
Apple reportedly doesn't encrypt iCloud backups because the FBI said not to
dead.cell reacted to notta for a topic
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YouTube TV is now available on the PlayStation 4
Konstantine reacted to forster for a topic
My life is now complete. I can think of nothing better than YouTube TV on PS4, I am so thankful that it has been released at last. Sincerely I have been waiting for the day where I can watch such quality entertainment on my favourite gaming console.1 point -
Microsoft is testing ads for Office 365 in WordPad
Geezy reacted to Brandon H for a topic
It's not up to you or them to decide what the user wants. The OS and tools are supposed to facilitate whatever the user is trying to do, not steer them towards a particular way that someone else believes is the right way. Everyone has heard of office and if they want it they'll get it. If they haven't heard of Word Web then they should do better advertising in places that offer advertising slots. This is just turning Wordpad into nagware. Doesn't surprise me they are trying to push as much as they can because most people will roll their eyes and put up with it. Personally I don't and I go out of my way to avoid ads and branding. Maybe people like me are not a significant market segment and they can stand to lose us. That's fine, more people to support the ad-free stuff. what if they ARE planning to retire the product and remove it from Windows with a future update? Then advising in advance that there's a better alternative available is a good/nice thing to do. And yes while everyone may be aware of Office they may NOT be aware that there's a free web client version available to use. A small bar can be easily ignored or closed; it's not like it's a full screen popup or blocking content on your page ... People will download Abiword and use that instead of WordPad hopefully. ABIWord, LibreOffice, WPS Office, etc. there are plenty of good Office alternatives that's very true all of them nearly as good as Office itself and leagues better than legacy WordPad1 point -
Microsoft is testing ads for Office 365 in WordPad
+Dick Montage reacted to Brandon H for a topic
It's not up to you or them to decide what the user wants. The OS and tools are supposed to facilitate whatever the user is trying to do, not steer them towards a particular way that someone else believes is the right way. Everyone has heard of office and if they want it they'll get it. If they haven't heard of Word Web then they should do better advertising in places that offer advertising slots. This is just turning Wordpad into nagware. Doesn't surprise me they are trying to push as much as they can because most people will roll their eyes and put up with it. Personally I don't and I go out of my way to avoid ads and branding. Maybe people like me are not a significant market segment and they can stand to lose us. That's fine, more people to support the ad-free stuff. what if they ARE planning to retire the product and remove it from Windows with a future update? Then advising in advance that there's a better alternative available is a good/nice thing to do. And yes while everyone may be aware of Office they may NOT be aware that there's a free web client version available to use. A small bar can be easily ignored or closed; it's not like it's a full screen popup or blocking content on your page ...1 point -
Disney+ now launching a week earlier in the UK and Western Europe
wingliston reacted to str8butta for a topic
Gotta release it early to keep that revenue rolling. They blew their load on the Mandalorian and now don't have anything of value to release in the pipeline for some quite time. Saw an add the other day "The customers have asked and we responded. Aladdin is now on the platform". NO ONE ASKED FOR IT. That being said all these companies are seeing people cutting cords and want their piece of the pie. As others have said once/if you get multiples of these you might as well just stay on cable. Wonder how much money they are actually making hosting all this themselves vs just having Netflix pay them royalties etc. The infrastructure/bandwidth alone seems like it would cost quite a bit. Not too mention employees/support/development etc. to keep it all going.1 point -
Microsoft is testing ads for Office 365 in WordPad
+Dick Montage reacted to Brandon H for a topic
The ad is in your face. There's a yellow bar across the top of the screen asking you to use another service. Wordpad isn't meant to be a word replacement, it's basically a low end processor for when you need something more than Notepad (fonts, alignments, bullet points, etc...). It's really not in your face though. It's a small bar; it's not like it's a full screen popup demanding 'USE THIS!!!' If you're really that worried about a few pixels of vertical space then you may need a bigger monitor or one with a better resolution.1 point -
Apple reportedly doesn't encrypt iCloud backups because the FBI said not to
DaveSharp reacted to James W. for a topic
I stopped using iCloud and any backups after iCloud leaks anyway. Only OneDrive, and it ain't for private stuff; I don't have got anything like that though.1 point -
Apple reportedly doesn't encrypt iCloud backups because the FBI said not to
Slackerr reacted to Steven P. for a topic
Many people might not know that the default action on Android is to backup media to the cloud drive (if you are fully signed into your Google account).1 point -
Disney+ now launching a week earlier in the UK and Western Europe
wingliston reacted to Padyfx for a topic
too late, we have already seen The Mandalorian1 point -
Disney+ now launching a week earlier in the UK and Western Europe
+Dick Montage reacted to dipsylalapo for a topic
But at least you now have choice. My issue (and may be others as well) is that if you wanted to watch a single film/channel, you'd normally need to subscribe to another dozen channels that you didn't need. There may be 100 streaming services, but you now have choice. I mainly use Netflix and Prime Video, if I ever wanted to watch something on Disney+, I'd sub for a month and then cancel. All for the price of a pint or two1 point -
Disney+ now launching a week earlier in the UK and Western Europe
wingliston reacted to eRajesh for a topic
Agreed with the second part of your comment. Way too many streaming services.1 point -
These Huawei smartphones will get the Android 10 and EMUI 10 update
Jazmac reacted to suat.cini for a topic
My wife has Mate 20 Lite and she already got Android 10 and Emui 10 update about 10 days ago. Dark mode and all. Location is Turkey.1 point -
OnePlus 8 Pro hands-on photo shows display refresh rate settings screen
Tuskd reacted to Son_Of_Dad for a topic
Unless battery tech has increased significantly since they introduced the 7 Pro then 120 will be a drainer1 point -
FalconX | 21.09.2019 1.1.8.0 (Automated Taskbar Centering)
Keegan Lee reacted to chrisand1998 for a topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJHV-Z8QNDw Get FalconX Here: https://chrisandriessen.nl/web/FalconX.html https://www.microsoft.com/store/productid/9PCMZ6BXK8GH https://github.com/ChrisAnd1998/FalconX1 point -
b0se here, an old school themer with a couple of Qs :¬)
allannyholm reacted to Keegan Lee for a topic
Thanks for the heads up on this @allan.nyholm ...really cool to see that name here. Really huge fan of your XP stuff. I'm currently on Windows 10 and have been making themes for a couple years now. Non near on par with your stuff but I try within the confines of Windows 10 as far as theme capabilities. I'd be honored if you had the chance to check my user Gallery and let me know your thoughts. Perhaps a collab on something would interest you?1 point -
Looking for decent photo editing software
jnelsoninjax reacted to +Warwagon for a question
Patchmypc is the shiznitz1 point -
Looking for decent photo editing software
+Warwagon reacted to jnelsoninjax for a question
I installed them both (love patchmypc!) I'll give them a try1 point -
Looking for decent photo editing software
jnelsoninjax reacted to Jim K for a question
GIMP? https://www.gimp.org/1 point -
Garmin introduces tactix Delta, a "tactical" smartwatch with a kill switch
farmeunit reacted to naap51stang for a topic
Guess manufacturers, are starting to figure out that people aren't going to pay 1,000+ much longer for small updated smartphones, so they are going to turn their attention to smart watches? LOL1 point -
Samsung's AirDresser hygienizes your clothes without washing them
matthiew reacted to +Dick Montage for a topic
I'm sure you're right and their market research is wrong.1 point -
Google's Sundar Pichai wants more regulation on artificial intelligence
Jackaluichi reacted to forster for a topic
Pichu? Is that what you read? Dude, I'm hammered drunk, I just see stars and shapes.1 point -
Google's Sundar Pichai wants more regulation on artificial intelligence
astropheed reacted to dead.cell for a topic
"sensible regulation" by politicians who are barely sensible, good luck with that.1 point -
Google's Sundar Pichai wants more regulation on artificial intelligence
astropheed reacted to Chugworth for a topic
All the regulations in the world aren't going to stop people from coding AI. The genie is out of the bottle. You just have to know what's possible to know how to deal with it. As for deepfakes, I think the solution to deepfakes is to simply flood the Internet with deepfakes. Make sure everyone knows what's possible with video and audio manipulation.1 point -
The flames and the splashdown: Crew Dragon's in-flight abort test, as it happened
Azilgath reacted to Astra.Xtreme for a topic
The sound barrier is whatever the local speed of sound is, which varies depending on altitude, humidity and rain. Mach technically is the speed of sound, but practically is given a static conversion of 1.0 = 760mph. In that case, it is entirely possible for Mach 1.0 to not be the sound barrier. However, I agree, it is not possible for the sound barrier to be Mach 2.0, you would almost have to be underwater for that to be true. Looks like the article has been edited, but it originally said the capsule produced a sonic boom at Mach 2. Figured I'd post the general comment, but you're right overall.1 point -
Revamped Firefox browser for Android set to arrive on the nightly branch tomorrow
trieste reacted to leonsk29 for a topic
But what are you talking about? The article is about FIREFOX, not Opera, Edge, Vivaldi, etc. Firefox is the only browser today that isn't based on Chromium. Pay attention before writing. There's no need to be nasty about it, for years there were never any real browser alternatives except crappy adblock skins of chromium. I was under the impression that even Firefox (on Android) used chromium. I'm not trying to be nasty, sorry about that, but one must be informed before commenting.1 point -
Revamped Firefox browser for Android set to arrive on the nightly branch tomorrow
trieste reacted to cork1958 for a topic
No alternatives? I know you know better than that! There are a multitude of alternatives and leonsk29 mentioned only a few below.1 point -
After years of suffering degrading hearing, I got a hearing aid
Barney T. reacted to jnelsoninjax for a topic
For a bit of background, I was born with no hearing in my right ear, and due to this I need to protect my left ear as well as possible, but after many years of general noise exposure my hearing has declined, I have been to different doctors, and had my share of hearing tests, but this last doctor I saw finally saw the results and suggested that I would benefit from a hearing aid, and even setup the appointment. So 3 weeks ago I finally got the hearing aid, at no cost to me (the insurance covered the whole cost) and I just can not believe how much of a difference it has made, the unit is so small you can not even tell that I am wearing it, and it is bluetooth enabled, so I can use it to talk on my cell phone!1 point -
[Joke] Arab Interview
acor06.ac@gmail.com reacted to Merforga for a topic
An Arab was interviewed at the US Embassy for a Visa Consul: What is your name? Arab: Abdul Aziz Consul: Sex? Arab: Six to ten times a week Consul: I mean, male or female? Arab: Both male and female and sometimes even camels Consul: Holy cow! Arab: Yes, cows too. Consul: Man....isn't that hostile? Arab: Oh horse style, dog style, any style Consul: Oh dear! Arab: Deer? No deer, they run away too fast! Consul: Oh God! Arab: Yeah, I know it's Good for the health1 point