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  1. Who cares what the creator said, just because he made a completely illogical choice two hundred years ago doesn't mean we have to follow it. The G stands for Graphics, not Jraphics. Simple as. Anyone pronouncing it with a soft G should walk out the nearest window.
    14 points
  2. I tend to like Stardock's software, and I have purchased many of them (even won a giveaway here on Neowin for one of them). However, I hate Windows system sounds in general and mute them, regardless of what the sound effect is for them, so I will pass on this one
    3 points
  3. I've always said "JIF" and I'll continue to do so.
    3 points
  4. While I don't really mind how anyone wants to pronounce it, I will always have to pause when someone starts explaining to me a jif that they saw the other day...
    3 points
  5. How do you pronounce German? is is Jerman or GEEarman? G should sound like J when followed by E-I or Y Off the top of my head: GEAR GET GIMMICK GIRL GIVE GIFT GIMP GIT TOGETHER EAGER GECKO GEEK GILD GEISHA English has the most nonsensical pronunciation "rules," why even try and bring that up in this discussion. It's GIF. GET over it.
    3 points
  6. Zero dignity doing what they do best.
    3 points
  7. iOS 14 could get a new multitasking UI on iPhones

    Oh. I guess we should not bother then... if other phones have had it for years... right? I never get why people say these when Company X introduces a feature that other's have had "for years". it's not saying they shouldn't implement but more; why praise something that they're late to the game with? at least that's how I interpret it when people say things to that effect.
    3 points
  8. iOS 14 could get a new multitasking UI on iPhones

    Oh. I guess we should not bother then... if other phones have had it for years... right? I never get why people say these when Company X introduces a feature that other's have had "for years".
    3 points
  9. When did dark mode become such a fad? I used to use Android 2.3 and everything was dark then iirc.
    2 points
  10. I want an explosion sound every time an app is updated or a windows update is ready to be installed.
    2 points
  11. ROFL The last two Windows 10 releases failed spectacularly with nasty bugs, best to wait if 20H1 is safe. Insiders don't qualify as Quality Assurance, this much is evident after 5 years of Windows 10 Insider builds. Well 1809 was good for me, 1903 screwed up wireless settings, 1909 went well (although I did clean install due to new mobo etc).
    2 points
  12. ROFL The last two Windows 10 releases failed spectacularly with nasty bugs, best to wait if 20H1 is safe. Insiders don't qualify as Quality Assurance, this much is evident after 5 years of Windows 10 Insider builds.
    2 points
  13. It's graphic interchange format not jiraffe-ic interchange format, graphic starts with a hard g.
    2 points
  14. I pronounce it outdated crap.
    2 points
  15. Because it just sounds wrong. Language evolves. This is how society formed around this word, and this spelling. To try to change it know is to fight the natural language evolution that has already occurred. I refuse to change. Because I can.
    2 points
  16. Who cares what the creator said, just because he made a completely illogical choice two hundred years ago doesn't mean we have to follow it. The G stands for Graphics, not Jraphics. Simple as. Anyone pronouncing it with a soft G should walk out the nearest window. Yeah, that all makes logical sense. But the problem here is that some random site claims to be an authority on the matter. I wouldn't call the biggest gif website / search index / API on the internet "some random site." Either way, it's a fun marketing campaign, not a serious proclamation. But it's a hard G.
    2 points
  17. "Jif is peanut butter, GIFs are animations!" Jif is toilet cleaner, GIFs are static images, GIF89a are animations.
    2 points
  18. So GIPHY which started in 2013 is now being the end all to the name pronounciation of GIF?When the image format came out in 1987 the creators pronounced it JIF not GIF... I'd rather go by what they said back then To quote the CREATOR: Steve Wilhite, who invented the Gif file in 1987, told the New York Times that the word is pronounced “jif” not “giff”. “The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations. They are wrong. It is a soft 'G,' pronounced 'jif.
    2 points
  19. Having so much ram on a smartphone, 16GB, is just a waste. I'm sorry but people are not using these things with some sort of dock and turning them into laptops or psudo-desktops. Mobile games don't need so much ram, and no one is using beefy desktop class apps to do work on their smartphone. I get that OEMs need more so they can hit you with another buzz word o try and upsell you a new phone that will cost more than the one you bought before but we should be working on better and longer lasting battery tech, instead they're making phones bigger just so they can fit a bigger battery inside.
    2 points
  20. Lucky for you too. Games run fine, but getting around the dashboard on my system is an abysmal experience.
    2 points
  21. Unless you're connecting to the internet with a 56k modem, it does neither of those things. Quite fast and responsive here.
    2 points
  22. February update for Xbox One includes a new design for Home and more

    Does it still lag and jerk around as if the Xbox One CPU was a Pentium II?
    2 points
  23. iOS 14 could get a new multitasking UI on iPhones

    Oh. I guess we should not bother then... if other phones have had it for years... right? I never get why people say these when Company X introduces a feature that other's have had "for years". it's not saying they shouldn't implement but more; why praise something that they're late to the game with? at least that's how I interpret it when people say things to that effect. A news article about a UI change is now praise?
    2 points
  24. iOS 14 could get a new multitasking UI on iPhones

    Exactly. Calling this “multitasking” is a massive lie
    2 points
  25. Even the keyboard is copy of iPad! it's like getting caught in exam cause both got the same wrong answer .
    2 points
  26. iOS 14 could get a new multitasking UI on iPhones

    That's just like Windows 10 Mobile with the rearrangement happening vertically instead of horizontally.
    2 points
  27. Apple reportedly releasing an ARM-based Mac in 2021

    so this is going to be an ipad pro with MacOS with keyboard and mouse?
    2 points
  28. Neowin.net Minecraft Server (Old Server)

    Neowin's Minecraft Server Server hosting is provided by TBD Discussion of connecting with pirated copied (including requests for offline mode for this reason) will result in you receiving a warning. The usual forum rules for piracy apply here. Server Address: mc.neowin.net (104.208.240.71) Currently Running Vanilla 1.16.1 Server Rules Be nice, polite, and respectful No Griefing, this is your only warning Do not build on others door steps without permissions, explore and find your own land Do not be annoying Do not build at spawn without permission of an admin Do not modify any other players builds without permission Have fun, if you don't have fun you will get slapped Label all builds in creative ATTENTION: We are currently working on setting up a new server on a paid host. If you would like to contribute towards this cause please review the Poll page and/or donate to the new server PayPal account at https://paypal.me/NeowinMC Thank You
    1 point
  29. You're a fad! I guess it's more to do with offering people a choice of either dark or light, rather than forcing either. I for one approve of this new dark mode trend.
    1 point
  30. Oldest/Longest Neowin members?

    So, over 15 years - eek! One of the last warns in my history: 😜
    1 point
  31. Instead of more sound packs, I have been forever requesting them to add more sound events to Windows. As in intercept various events that happen in Windows e.g. file copying finished, or specific program opened or closed, windows snapped, input language switched, wifi connected/disconnected, AC power vs battery, something copied to clipboard etc. Windows sound events have hardly changed since Windows 95 and a few added in 2000/XP/Vista.
    1 point
  32. Qualcomm shows off momentum of Snapdragon 865 phones

    It would be interesting to see a video recording with Dolby vision on and off - how much difference the "HDR" makes.
    1 point
  33. Everyone, until they find the right setting that works for them.
    1 point
  34. You can do this right from the control panel, why pay $5 for a third party program to do it?
    1 point
  35. Firefox DNS over HTTPS rollout begins in the U.S.

    The DNS traffic is encrypted between you and the DNS provider. is that even necessary just for name translation traffic? I can think of better things to worry about encryption with ... stops foreign actors and bad actors from watching and logging or intercepting your site requests... think of a country that likes to control what sites you can go to, this makes it hard for them to figure out if it's DNS traffic or HTTP traffic compared to just listening on port 53 to see what you are doing
    1 point
  36. lol, I say it like Gihf, Pee-En-Gee, and Jay-Peg
    1 point
  37. Firefox DNS over HTTPS rollout begins in the U.S.

    Right now DoH and ESNI are in baby walker. There is no interoperability between various hosting services. If you are trying to access a blocked site, after enabling DoH and ESNI in firefox, it should match with hoster to remove the block. Example if you are using Cloudflare’s DoH and ESNI in firefox, it will only unblock any website which is hosted on cloudflare. Otherwise the block stays.
    1 point
  38. Yeah that's what I was just thinking. I'm happy pronouncing it with a hard 'G' knowing that it's technically incorrect to the original but to come out an claim that it's correct with a hard 'G' is just arrogant.
    1 point
  39. Lucky for you too. Games run fine, but getting around the dashboard on my system is an abysmal experience. My Dashboard is also abysmal—on a One X and gigabit connection. It feels jerky and things get stuck loading all the time, the store being the biggest issue. Are you talking about this new one or the current old one? Maybe it's time for a clean reboot of the system and not just suspend/sleep which is what it's set to usually do. See of it changes anything.
    1 point
  40. Lucky for you too. Games run fine, but getting around the dashboard on my system is an abysmal experience. My Dashboard is also abysmal—on a One X and gigabit connection. It feels jerky and things get stuck loading all the time, the store being the biggest issue.
    1 point
  41. Neowin.net Minecraft Server (Old Server)

    post your mc username here and I will add you
    1 point
  42. Certainly has Microsoft level of consistency
    1 point
  43. iOS 14 could get a new multitasking UI on iPhones

    They don't, except if it's about Apple, because the always seem to "invent" these things, they're always the first to launch them, and so on. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard Apple claim things to that fact. Like iPhone 3G/4 days.
    1 point
  44. Here's what's new for Windows 8.1 this Patch Tuesday

    Really?? I thought Windows 8 was the OS that didn't know what it wanted to be? A Desktop OS or a Tablet OS, I can't decide! How times have changed. I remember 8/8.1 got a LOT of bashing on this site, and now people like it? That's crazy. To be honest I didn't mind it personally, at least on a tablet (I have a first gen Surface RT), though I never really used it on a desktop. But sometimes the disconnect between the start screen and the desktop is weird. I ended up spending most of the time on the desktop (granted I used a lot of the open-source desktop apps compiled for ARM vs store apps). Thankfully Windows 10's tablet mode is so better. The switch is seamless, and both modes are visually similar so it doesn't seem like it has a split personality like 8 does. And I especially don't like how they handled Windows on ARM with the intentionally hamstrung Windows RT. Again, Windows 10 ARM Edition rectifies most of those mistakes. I do not miss the Windows 8/RT vision. am sorry for late reply. Windows 8 absolutely knew what it wanted to be; it could (and did) decide. the goal was to have no compromises if on either a desktop or a tablet. both paradigms (Desktop and Metro) existed. the goal was to be all things to all people. Windows finally had a platform, a purpose, a vision for devices other than desktops instead of most of the undertakings of previous versions which were hodgepodge nightmares slapped on top of the existing desktop (Windows 7 multitouch apps almost come to mind). bandaids on top of that user interaction dichotomy. (on that subject it makes me so frustrated that so-called journalists either would be completely ignorant or just outright lie about microsoft's vision (such that Windows 8.1 was a step to supplant the desktop) when the company said before that; 'We do not view the desktop as a mode, legacy or otherwise—it is simply a paradigm for working that suits some people and specific apps.') and... no; no; NO! the tablet mode in windows 10 is garbage compared to Windows 8.1! it has not even received a major update in over five years! the only visual similarity is that windows 10 tablet mode can show the desktop over tablet mode (as can Windows 8.1)... and it shows the taskbar (Windows 8.1 'Update 1' does this, but only temporarily). i don't understand why you write that Windows 8 had a split personality... there was even a later effort to differentiate and segregate desktop applications within its app listings. here's another thing that not even so-called tablet mode can do! you can only ever snap two apps at a time in windows 10! In Windows 8.1 it is possible to snap four! no; it is windows 10 that is Frankenstein's monster. just look at the strange juxtapositions of interface design involving that operating system: it has a tablet mode that receives no updates, it has apps (and app guidelines!) with interfaces (examples include hamburger menus and live tiles) designed for optimizations involving a phone operating system that no longer is. the very desktop that people did not want to be touched by Metro...has now been touched by Frankenstein's monster! there are even two completely different kinds of context menu now on that very desktop! it is almost as though there is an implied admission with this failure with the release of Windows 10X and its associated interface design alterations! it is replete with services that are fragile (its search backend that prevented local matches), pointless especially in regions outside of United States (Cortana), or that are shuttered so shortly after their establishment (Mixer or Remix 3D). it has issues----potentially significant----issues with each update that stink to high heaven. there are decisions that are backtracked (Game Bar features) or removed (Disk Cleanup option for Downloads folder).
    1 point
  45. USB 2.0, no thanks.
    1 point
  46. Google: Don't sideload our apps on Huawei devices

    This is just google doing its legal stuff while at the same time letting you know that you can get the playstore on those devices if you google it, its free press and free money for them. As soon as you get google apps on your phone it doesn't even try to verify that your device is licensed, theres no profit in that. there is profit in you not using the competitors store/apps though.
    1 point
  47. Google: Don't sideload our apps on Huawei devices

    Oh, and what if, you know, your phone already shipped with Gapps? Are we in the same thread? These phones do not.
    1 point
  48. It says it's to connect to professional cameras, they probably don't use USB-C for video. Also making it HDMI means it's specific for video only. Making it USB-C might give users the idea they can connect it to anything, which isn't the point. Besides, why are some people so hell bent on USB-C for everything?
    1 point
  49. And yet CD Projekt RED is proud to announce and support their titles on Nvidia's service. Honestly, Activision Blizzard and Bethesda has been going downhill for a few years now, and it doesn't look like that's gonna change in the near future. Good riddance.
    1 point
  50. Google releases first Android 11 Developer Preview

    That it is. While I get why Google doesn't want it used as a daily driver, if you're used to Android 10, this Developer Preview is quite usable AS a daily driver (I have it on my Pixel 3a).
    1 point