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  1. How tf did the xbox one get there
    4 points
  2. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    An opinion people actually want to hear unlike us in the comments section at Neowin.
    4 points
  3. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    I find it interesting/funny that tech people dismiss Gates as if he is just another billion that doesn't have low level understanding of technology. While people like Larry Ellison or Steve Jobs were making fun of engineers and programming as being 'beneath them' - Gates was proudly still engineering and programming code for Microsoft products up until the day he left. Personal Perspective: I have seen his handwritten notes on PCB and processor designs going back to the 70s, and read code he wrote in the 80s and 90s that it is brilliant. HIs notes and work wasn't management level BS, it was a step ahead of the engineers on the projects. Love or hate Gates, fine, dismiss him understanding or ability to use technology, and you are making a mistake.
    3 points
  4. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    Ok, who cares?
    3 points
  5. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    What made you think he hates Apple?
    3 points
  6. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    wouldn't say hate, MS and Apple have been friends from the start just go back and look at the deals they've made since the Apple 1 days, they are just highly competitive.. MS wrote BASIC for the original Apples, wrote word processors for them, all kinds of software... Apple also gave MS some stuff they made too. They've been odd friends from the start, even Gates and Jobs were friends who would call each other to talk about stuff
    3 points
  7. that ###### still not fixed? OMG 1 month later for this critical bug and nothing is done it almost sounds like nobody cares anymore at the windows team too busy working on a new icon?
    2 points
  8. Wow - I had to vote Nintendo - because I think PlayStation offers were better. What a crapshow this poll is. Matching consoles that don't match to arrive at last showdown with 2 xboxes.
    2 points
  9. Router / switch question

    You don't really need a L3 switch, unless you want to do routing at the switch or some sort of acls at the switch. All that is really needed here is basic L2 switches that do vlans.. Entry level will not do L3 - but for a few $ more you can get switches that do L3, and then you could leverage that if need be along with just normal L2.. Depends on budget - but yeah for future growth.. You can get some L3 switches that are great for small business.. Or the home network even My switches are L3, even though currently not doing any routing at them.. Just using L2 functionality.. I handle all routing at the router.. But I do some multicast filtering at the switch level.. Keeping noise off the network.
    2 points
  10. Router / switch question

    So you want to segment those into different networks, ie server room stuff 192.168.0.0/24, accounting 192.168.1.0/24, other 192.168.3.0/24, etc. Your drawing just shows devices connected to same network, via a daisy chained switches I take it you want to isolate these different rooms/users etc into their own networks so you can firewall between them? If so you will need at least 1 smart switch that can do vlans, and then a router that also supports vlans. Best if all your switches supported vlans. Then you could put devices no matter where they are at on whatever vlan/network you want. So if someone is sitting say in the accounting area, but should be on the sales vlan. Vlan capable switches don't have to be expensive, but what router do you have. If its some soho thing - never seen them support vlans.. Unless you can run 3rd party firmware on them. But yes this is a typical sort network.. Where you segment/isolate different types of devices/users based on need/use or location.. edit: Your looking to do something like this More than happy to help get there.. I take it you have some wifi as well - which you would want to isolate for guests, and also allow employees to access and access company resources, servers and printers and such.. You would need some AP that can do vlans as well. All of which can be done with even the smallest of budgets... If need be..
    2 points
  11. Well, this is a tough one. I owned the 3DS, but I only bought maybe 3 games for it and hardly used it. I haven't bought a Microsoft console, but my most experience was probably with the 360. But the XBox One has the superior hardware and backwards compatibility... I guess I'll abstain.
    2 points
  12. Nearly 30,000 Macs reportedly infected with mysterious malware

    Hello, Parasitic computer viruses—that is, actual recursively-self-replicating-programs-whose-children-and-children's-children-are-possibly-evolved-copies, are actually pretty rare on Windows now. Only a handful of families are left (Ramnit, Sality, Virut, etc.) and even between all their variations, account for about a single-digit, percentage-wise, of what anti-virus/anti-malware/internet security/{insert name-du-jour here} companies see on a daily basis. The majority of what is seen is various forms on non-replicating malicious software (malware), such as trojan horses, multi-stage downloaders, cryptocurrency miners, ransomware and other things you might not want on your computer (adware, spyware, privacy-invasive stuff and so forth). Regards, Aryeh Goretsky
    2 points
  13. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    I hope you don't use a Windows PC.
    2 points
  14. The Intel MBP is recommended because this entire series is sponsored by Intel. Intel must be paying a lot. Even Jon Rettinger caved in to the sweet sponsorship $$$ and made a video slamming the MacBook and promoting Intel Evo even though he is an avid user of Macs.
    2 points
  15. A proper review would have been to compare performance to an Intel MBP. That you don’t notice the difference in performance between a latest gen Intel Windows 10 laptop and the MBP says a lot more about the performance than you think.
    2 points
  16. Terraria for Google Stadia is back in development

    So have they explained what happened to begin with, why the account was locked? And then what happened to change the mentality from, "we won't work with you because it's a liability" to "we're back in business"? It seemed to be quite a strong sentiment, so that 180 is quite the backtrack.
    2 points
  17. I know the drill: never every buy first-gen devices.
    2 points
  18. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    Bill Gates left Microsoft before that "race" ever started. The person you are looking for is Steve Ballmer. He publically derided the iPhone shortly after its inception.
    2 points
  19. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    Umm.. Duh? He hates Apple, kind of a no-brainer..
    2 points
  20. Xfinity TV beta for Roku and FireTV devices

    Comcast has a pair of new betas of the XfinityTV streaming application - for Roku and Amazon's FireTV devices; the two are simultaneous. This review covers both devices, as I have one of each. In both cases, the application installs alongside your existing loadout, and uses a similar authorization process; also, as is suggested with any streaming software, 5 GHz N is preferred (or better). You have all the features of the existing streaming software (or STBs for that matter); therefore, it COULD actually obviate them altogether. (You only need Xfinity Internet - not cable TV - to participate in the beta. Rather surprising.) And considering how much even the base STB costs per month in lease fees, a FireTV Stick 4K pays itself back in a mere three months of lease-fee avoidance per STB replaced. We have two full-size STBs that are thus candidates for replacement with 4K FireTV sticks - one of them is attached to the only 4K HDTV currently in the house. (At this price - and given that it is rock-solid in ooperation - as my own usage is showing on a day-in and day-out basis - why wouldn't I consider it - or you if you are a Comcast customer willing to actually cut the cord?
    1 point
  21. Oh I was just trying to access that location just the other never yup that's right and it never caused that problem
    1 point
  22. Verizon says you should turn off 5G to save battery

    How do I turn 5G off on my Pixel 4 XL? Oh wait... When I do upgrade to a 5G phone it would seem to make sense to keep it off except when need to download a large file or stream porn on the go.
    1 point
  23. hahaha come on man, I live in an apartment. I'm constantly on the search for outdoor places to take pictures of products. In other words, not my furniture.
    1 point
  24. Wait, we didn't call it a critical bug. Just a nuisance for potential viral "pranks". Never said you did. I was making fun of the post prior to mine. Ah, okay, sorry, thought it was an independent comment
    1 point
  25. Help me create a playlist to fall asleep to

    Perfect for those calming nights...in Basra: No? Hmm... This song is supposed to be the most relaxing song in the world, and has been found to reduce anxiety by up to 65%: This article also list another 9 songs, and features a playlist with 14 songs. But not in the list or that playlist is a personal favourite: EDIT: For myself, I would just do a search for Lo-fi under Spotify. I've found it great for studying, working, and falling sleep. Also Japanese meditation music.
    1 point
  26. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    I think you did a pretty good job of that yourself.
    1 point
  27. MacBook Pro 13 (M1) review: A heck of a start for Apple, but not very pro

    "I've often found hardware reviews on Neowin to be quite amateur and to recommend the Intel MacBook Pro over the Apple Silicon ones just about sums this site up" If you feel that way why did you read the review and why are you even here? I'm here for the Microsoft news, although I do read/watch some of the reviews. And this Intel stuff is painfully embarrassing. At least Thurrott admitted the Intel agenda in plain text when "reviewing" and "comparing" the exact same PC & Mac. You lose all credibility when you are peddling marketing BS as informative content - in this case a review. As I said, he lost all credibility recommending the Intel MacBook over Apple silicon based hardware at this stage of the MacBook Pro lifecycle. It's not often I get a laugh out loud moment reading a review, but I did here. Ridiculous.
    1 point
  28. Take online reviews with a pinch of salt. Most are sponsored rubbish. Talk to real users of products on reddit. There's a German samsung tablet reviewer who has a large following. He said nothing bad about the latest Samsung tab A, yet it was full of hardware issues (screen flickering for one). No mention of it at all in his review.
    1 point
  29. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    I always find it baffling how many of us tech geeks are still making comments about Android and iOS like it is 2014. Aren't we supposed up to date with these things Many things have improved on both sides. Samsung is way quicker with updates and is now supporting phones even longer than Google. A lot of pre installed apps can be removed more easily and all stock apps are updated through the store so you don't need to wait for a whole new OS update like Apple does. Also Samsung has usually all the features of a new Android version already for years when Google introduces them in a new Android version. Google is more a follower than innovator these days when it comes to Android. Also iOS isn't as limited anymore as it was. You can now set a default browser and mail app. I can copy files from Google Drive to OneDrive with the files app. I can download files with safari or sync my big local MP3 library with the cloud, edit it and listen to it on the web or Apple devices like Groove used to be. And if you know how you can change app icon, change the default wallpaper every 30 minutes or even inject javascript code in a website (which I use to get rid of the PIP hack YouTube implemented). If you know what you are doing you can do a lot with both operating systems. Both OS have their advantages and issues but they are very alike anno 2021.
    1 point
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  31. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    Duh, he doesn't hate Apple. Where does this come from? It would be more accurate to say Apple hates Microsoft, and that isn't even 100% accurate. Apple's contract with Microsoft affords them a ton of technology they get to use developed by Microsoft. Apple products would have been a 'meh pass' if it wasn't for products from Microsoft - specifically in the 1970s and 80s. From the CP/M boards and DOS boards to Word and Excel giving the Mac a role in professional spaces. If Gates hated Apple, they could have dumped Office and other Mac integration and AD products years ago. If Microsoft were the 'dicks' they could have crippled Apple many times over. In the non-lawsuit agreement between Apple and Microsoft, Apple gets 99% of the benefit, with Apple developing very few technologies that Microsoft has ever needed or wanted to use. If you dig through things from Darwin to Metal, Apple is using a ton of Microsoft created and owned technologies. I'm sure Gates doesn't have warm feelings about Apple after the backstabbing and lawsuits, but hate is a bit over the top.
    1 point
  32. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    Bill Gates left Microsoft before that "race" ever started. The person you are looking for is Steve Ballmer. He publically derided the iPhone shortly after its inception. It was the Bill Gates Microsoft that started the race, it was their race to own and win but they still lost. You must be confusing Bill Gates with Alexander Graham Bell. 😉 The first version of Windows Phone was released in 2010. Bill Gates left the company five years before. If you're going to retcon the history to sate your own anti-Gates sentiments, do so without bothering me. No mate, this started with Windows CE in the late 90's. I'm not you mate, and I told you not to bother me. Start with understanding these two simple facts before proceeding to comment on complex matters like modern smartphone competition.
    1 point
  33. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    Bill Gates left Microsoft before that "race" ever started. The person you are looking for is Steve Ballmer. He publically derided the iPhone shortly after its inception. It was the Bill Gates Microsoft that started the race, it was their race to own and win but they still lost. You must be confusing Bill Gates with Alexander Graham Bell. 😉 The first version of Windows Phone was released in 2010. Bill Gates left the company five years before. If you're going to retcon the history to sate your own anti-Gates sentiments, do so without bothering me.
    1 point
  34. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    Not if you install safe applications. Also, you can use any application that will never ever be for IOS. Android is open source, owners can modify the source code of their Android devices. This appeals to users who want the flexibility to change the way their mobile devices run. But it can also make Android devices vulnerable to attacks. When altering their device’s source code, users could accidentally leave an opening for cybercriminals. It is exactly the position that had Microsoft and Bill Gates 2 decades ago. If you look at the latest vulnerabilities of Android, they are in the 99% based in: * Install some shady application (mostly Chinese) * And run it.
    1 point
  35. Intel is paying for their propaganda to be heard. Much like politics, it doesn't matter what makes sense or what is best. What matters is money and making sure they get more than anyone else. Who is paying the most? Every tech site will sell out to the highest bidder. Intel has openly abandoned innovation for 5 years and they know they can still sell to the sheep based on "brand" as long as it shouted from the roof tops and echoed by as many people as they can. You think advertising and marketing are expensive like R&D for 4NM chips? Nope, they can buy every tech site to peddle their trash. Easy money.
    1 point
  36. Terraria for Google Stadia is back in development

    They restored access but how did they restore faith in the platform and services provided by Alphabet/Google?
    1 point
  37. My bad, not running in dual channel.... Thanks for all your replies
    1 point
  38. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    I have no idea how you managed to typo 'Apple' all the way into 'Microsoft'!
    1 point
  39. The Intel MBP is recommended because this entire series is sponsored by Intel. Intel must be paying a lot. Even Jon Rettinger caved in to the sweet sponsorship $$$ and made a video slamming the MacBook and promoting Intel Evo even though he is an avid user of Macs. Yes, I know Intel have been pushing bloggers to promote their tech as some sort of damage control, but it's shocking advice to give to consumers. You'd have thought reputation should come before anything else and all Rich has been doing is damaging his with these nonsense Intel articles/reviews. Other bloggers such as Thurrott at least admitted the Intel push on tech blogs was Intel initiated: https://www.thurrott.com/uncat...m1-preliminary-head-to-head Paul says: First, I need to fully disclose how I found myself in this position: Intel contacted me—and, I assume, other reviewers—about performing independent comparisons of one or more Intel Evo-based portable PCs with an M1-based MacBook Pro.
    1 point
  40. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    Not if you install safe applications. Also, you can use any application that will never ever be for IOS.
    1 point
  41. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    Android phones are a security nightmare.
    1 point
  42. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    Interesting statement from someone who lost the mobile race. Problem is that there are way to many crappy Android phones on the marked, quality is to spread. The good ones are up at Apple prices anyway, so when Windows Phone stopped I switched to Apple, mainly cause of ease of use, I also mainly run MS apps on it, since I think Apples apps are as as Googles.
    1 point
  43. Media Player Classic - Home Cinema 1.9.10

    Sadly I see no collaboration efforts between this and MPC-BE. Like merging one into the other so unique features of both are there in one player. Overall MPC-BE remains superior for me.
    1 point
  44. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    Bill has an opinion, that's nice.
    1 point
  45. Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS

    Android is more geeky and power user oriented and Bill Gates is a geek at heart.
    1 point
  46. So, Soldered RAM is a new trend simply because of the hacking vulnerability of RAM and a hacker ability to "freeze" the ram, and copy the encryption key of a HD (BitLocker). The ONLY workaround is to have soldered RAM. In the environment I mange, we had to get soldered RAM machines for our "highly secure" individuals (mostly those who travel a lot and VIP's), to comply with our regulatory requirements. Now, i am not advocating for soldered ram (i hate the things!), but for security, it is the ONLY solution at the moment. That most definitely is not the primary reason for this trend.
    1 point
  47. Hello, The founders of this company are: • Nirav Patel, who worked at Apple and founded Oculus • Chris Lombardozzi, who worked at Shore Power and Xiamen ENRY • Kieran Larent, who also worked at Oculus and at Cobalt Digital • Po Yu Chen, who worked at Asus, Lenovo, HTC, Compal, and MSI • Kate Chouinard, who worked at Sphero and Dell • Lauren Mitchell, who also worked at Sphero • Adila Lai, who worked at Google, HPE, Mitsui, NXP and P&G • Jehan Suleman, who worked at MakerBot and those are just a few whose employment history I could figure out via LinkedIn and personal blogs. From looking through them, I see a lot of supply chain experience with China, Taiwan and the US, manufacturing, designing and even some founders of successful companies. Will they possibly have some manufacturing problems along the way? Possibly. But they have also assembled a group of folks who have been involved in the manufacture of other laptops, VR headsets, robots, servers, monitors, as well as consumer goods, to name a few things. So, it pretty much sounds like they've assembled a good team to deal with those issues. I did note that they currently have eight open positions listed on their website. Perhaps you should apply for one so you can bring your rich supply chain experience and knowledge of driving a company to their organization to prevent the apocalyptic vision you have described. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky
    1 point
  48. Colorful action game titled Sifu revealed at State of Play

    damn both sony and epic keep signing great games xbox needs to step up their game, it almost sounds like people get paid to do nothing at mirosoft, that's crazy
    1 point
  49. Colorful action game titled Sifu revealed at State of Play

    did anyone else read it as "STFU" at first?
    1 point