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  1. looks good, the old hogs complains coming in, in 3..2..
    11 points
  2. Firefox 89 arrives with controversial Proton interface

    Going to bet most of these commenters are also XP Forever! types. Sheesh...
    7 points
  3. Firefox 89 arrives with controversial Proton interface

    OK, let's not get ridiculous now.
    7 points
  4. Firefox 89 arrives with controversial Proton interface

    Nothing controversial really. I've been using Proton interface through entire Firefox 88 life cycle using tweaks and it has grown on me. Only thing that mildly annoys me is how tall the titlebar/tab bar is and consequently how tall minimize, maximize and close buttons are. Other than that it looks very modern and responsive. If you don't like it, Proton can be disabled for now using my Firefox Tweaker: https://rejzor.wordpress.com/firefox-tweaker/
    7 points
  5. Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti is here, more expensive than previously rumored

    Yay, more graphics cards you can't buy because nobody has any stock.
    7 points
  6. Firefox 89 arrives with controversial Proton interface

    Another company gets sucked into the "change for the sake of change" mantra. Why do so many otherwise smart companies slavishly follow what Microsoft does?
    6 points
  7. Firefox 89 arrives with controversial Proton interface

    I shifted to Firefox 89 precisely because I am thoroughly enjoying the new UI.
    5 points
  8. This is definitely the worst article I've read on Neowin in a long time, and I've been around here for several years. I looked up the author -- he's barely finished his bachelors degree. Not enough real-world experience to understand the dire implications of what he's suggesting here. He would've also been a literal child during the Win9x/NT days, and therefore doesn't understand how difficult things were for software developers back then. And yet, the late 90s were the easy days for developers compared to the 1980s where there were several competing platforms for business software -- Commodore 64/128, Amiga, Apple IIe, Apple IIgs, Macintosh, Atari ST, IBM PC, BBC Micro, to say nothing of all the Japanese computers like MSX2, NEC 8801, and so on and so forth. And that's before we get to Windows 2.0, GEOS and the other optional "operating environments" that layered on top of the base system. It was the worst for people making games -- there were more than a dozen different potential platforms to target, several of which demanded a complete rewrite. Don't believe me? Look how many versions of Ultima IV there are.... FIFTEEN. We don't want to take even one step back in that direction.... between Microsoft making it possible for people to write one game for console & desktop, and Apple making it possible to write one game for mobile & desktop, it's never been better for game developers. This applies to general-purpose software, too. What would be absolutely rotten for customers is to find out they need the "other" version of Windows to run their software.
    5 points
  9. Looks way better imho.
    4 points
  10. hey, come on, start complaining...
    4 points
  11. Firefox 89 arrives with controversial Proton interface

    It certainly is controversial. LOL I tried the beta about a month ago but went back to the release channel after a couple of days. Maybe they did some refinements since than but it doesn't look like it. I didn't like how flat and bland it looked like with little in the way of visual clues. It was literally hard on my eyes. Sure you can revert some of tweaks but you know that won't be allowed for long. I am not sure the point of wasting time on this. Change for change sake and not with any actual improvements. I wish they would put resources into stuff that matters like PWAs. Firefox really wants to be the browser that doesn't support them? It's only controversial in that a certain subset of nerds will scream bloody murder whenever a UI that they're using changes. It doesn't matter if it gets better, or worse, it's as predictable as the sun that some minority group will be outraged while the majority go on adapting quickly and then enjoying the new UI. Firefox was looking tired, dated, and cluttered compared to the likes of Chrome / Edge. It was definitely time for a refresh.
    4 points
  12. Firefox 89 arrives with controversial Proton interface

    Just upgraded. I quite like the new UI. Certainly is lot fresher than the old one.
    4 points
  13. Firefox 89 arrives with controversial Proton interface

    Why does Mozilla hate their users so much? I see no reason for this hostility.
    4 points
  14. It looks clean, I like it. Perhaps this will be the overall redesign of the Office apps in time for the perpetual version of Office 2022? The only thing I still don't like in current versions of Office 365 is the dark mode - it feels very clumsily done. Controls with hard borders, white lines between some elements and not others and so on. While I have my OS & other apps in dark mode, Office I keep on the "colourful" theme, as it's easier to look at for me.
    3 points
  15. Firefox 89 arrives with controversial Proton interface

    I really like the new UI. Much cleaner and nicer than the old one.
    3 points
  16. Firefox 89 arrives with controversial Proton interface

    The UI change is why I switched to Vivaldi.
    3 points
  17. Hi. It seems you're one of those people who are experiencing the issue. Can you tell me how to reproduce it? I started reading your post like Office's Clippy "Hi, it seems you're having a problem...
    3 points
  18. Or hire QA people before putting out broken Windows Updates
    3 points
  19. Thanks for your feedback. I'm not sure how my bachelor's degree is relevant here (or if you even know when I completed it), but let's just ignore that. Yes, I was a "literal child during the Win9x/NT days", and I do not have to know or care about "how difficult things were for software developers back then" because we aren't in 1995. We've moved on. I don't deny the fact that platform fragmentation is a problem for developers. However, in my article, I do not suggest that Microsoft develop separate operating systems for enterprises and consumers. My whole point is about leveraging the tech that they are building - such as modularization of Windows and delivering separate features via experience packs - to allow for greater control over what enterprise customers want. Users will not need the "other" version of Windows, because all versions will be the same under the hood. Thanks for reading!
    3 points
  20. No, thanks! There's no need to bring back the stupid 9x/NT split of the nineties. If anything, we should have less SKUs and not more. One simple product, called Windows 10/11 or whatever they chose. But one single edition for everyone. And stupid enterprise users just need to engage their brains when an icon looks different. The enterprise needs to learn to move with the rest of the world. I certainly don't want to be forced to use some ancient Windows version, just because some ancient idiot in management can't handle change!
    3 points
  21. Firefox 89 arrives with controversial Proton interface

    That doesn't mean the default theme should suck. Unfortunately, 99% of Firefox themes are hot garbage.
    2 points
  22. I suspect a lot more games will support this over DLSS as it works on a lot more hardware and the new gen consoles. We might also end up seeing where developers don't bother supporting DLSS unless Nvidia pays them for it because from a developers point of view, they would rather create once where it works on a lot more hardware and thanks to the new consoles, it's almost a given that most games will likely support this. As for quality, we'll have to wait and see but it looks good enough to do the damage and likely will just get better in time.
    2 points
  23. OK, let's not get ridiculous now. That's not rediculous. Same thing happens whenever they change something, people go on the bugzilla to request an option to revert back to how it was and in comes incompetent mozilla dev #48 saying that everyone who doesn't agree that the new decision is the best thing since sliced bread is wrong, shortly thereafter it gets locked. Rinse and repeat
    2 points
  24. Raspberry Pi's RP2040 goes on sale for just $1

    "264KB of RAM so you don’t need to spend time optimising your code" cries as web developer
    2 points
  25. The problem is not how it looks, but the technology its developed in. It appears OPX will be some bloated electron garbage like Teams.
    2 points
  26. Firefox 89 arrives with controversial Proton interface

    the back end improvements to the new Proton UI is a huge step in the right direction but god that separation between the bottom of the tabs and the address bar just looks tacky IMO
    2 points
  27. Firefox 89 arrives with controversial Proton interface

    It certainly is controversial. LOL I tried the beta about a month ago but went back to the release channel after a couple of days. Maybe they did some refinements since than but it doesn't look like it. I didn't like how flat and bland it looked like with little in the way of visual clues. It was literally hard on my eyes. Sure you can revert some of tweaks but you know that won't be allowed for long. I am not sure the point of wasting time on this. Change for change sake and not with any actual improvements. I wish they would put resources into stuff that matters like PWAs. Firefox really wants to be the browser that doesn't support them?
    2 points
  28. Firefox 89 arrives with controversial Proton interface

    Damn ugly imho!!
    2 points
  29. I have been using iCloud for a year now. Works great. Comes with 200 GB in my AppleMusic subscription anyway and I can pull out a full backup through windows explorer and dump it on my external hard drive every 2 months for an extra local backup. Since I use my iPhone and iPadPro a lot on the go it makes sense to use the native solutions. It works without configuration. I don't have to remember to open the app to sync and it is more battery friendly as well.
    2 points
  30. Firefox 89.0

    Looks pretty bad to me, think i will stick to Vivaldi.
    2 points
  31. So... my need for this app ends today. Just disabled it since I can't even uninstall it. Switched to Synology Photos because I have a DS218+.
    2 points
  32. Dolby Vision is better than ordinary HDR, and Atmos does provide a superior surround experience. These are not claims, but facts. Dolby Atmos doesn't cost anything extra to use, only if you use headphones. Looking forward to seeing both come to games.
    2 points
  33. How about we ditch Windows S, Home, Pro, Workstation and just make that "Windows" then have a enterprise pack that can let you customize what ever the heck you want + enterprise features
    2 points
  34. Counterpoint: Splitting/Changing the UI of Windows between consumer and enterprise versions will be a disaster. The UI of Windows has been a heavily discussed topic for decades. Time and again there has been intense debates and backlashes on topics as mundane as the Recycle Bin icon to as large as the Windows 8 UI. One thing I have understood on seeing users both online and offline is that when you make minor UI changes over a period of time (like Windows 10), people are less likely to complain. Firstly, I do not know how Sun Valley will be received. If it is anything like Windows 10X, I expect a vocal backlash similar to Windows 8. Everybody will raise pitchforks claiming MS is dumbing down the OS into a Phone OS. Even if it is subtle changes that affect the entire OS (like changing all Win95 era dialog boxes), when you ship slightly different UIs between consumer and enterprise versions, there will be resistance especially when people use both versions on a daily basis (Work and personal). People will claim that their personal PCs are getting dumber by the day even if it is false. Add to that the inability to revert the UI in Home/Pro versions but possible by admins with Enterprise, will drive people mad. You cannot satisfy all users, but as history tells us, there is just too much at stake for Microsoft whenever there is a UI overhaul. Splitting its release between versions and forcing it on Home and Pro users while Enterprise can enjoy the 'Vanilla version' will only make things worse.
    2 points
  35. This is a silly article. More likely than anything, Microsoft will just drop the 10, and call it Windows. They have already moved to a year-based scheme for naming releases. The 10 is superfluous.
    2 points
  36. Looks even better than the new MacOS outlook
    1 point
  37. Looks good. Cue the complaints about 'lack of information density, blah blah blah'. As long as it's productive who cares? I think the Outlook UI is very outdated.
    1 point
  38. Hello, I was actually going to write something about how this seemed to mirror the Windows 9x/2K days, but I see @arknu (and others) have capably brought up the point, so do not feel a pressing need to re-hash that argument. Respectfully to how @Abhay V phrased his comments, I think it still does matter if Windows were to split into consumer- and business-focused versions. Even though they expressed that this would be less of a split of Windows 10 into two operating system but rather a modularization of it, it does actually create a larger software development and testing workload for ISVs. Even if we're talking about core operating system functionality remaining the same in all these different modularizations of Windows, there is going to be a desire by some developers--and requests from some consumers--to take advantage of features or functionalities that are only available on one platform or the other. Developers may have to juggle using various UX library dependencies to take advantage of an API that appears for one set of Windows but not the other. Or it could be that there is a device feature set or a security feature set. For example, perhaps a business Windows user wants to run a program that takes advantage of a high-performance gaming feature only available on consumer-focused Windows, or a perhaps a consumer Windows user wants to take advantage of a high security feature only available on business-focused Windows, and so forth. There are already some hardware features only available to certain Windows SKUs (think Secured Core PCs), and modularization of Windows 10 would further fracture things. One cannot exclude the possibility that there will be changes in code logic, default settings or other parts of the operating system that will break some programs. I remember that when Windows 8 came out, there was one SKU that behaved differently than all the other editions, and this caused one of my employer's programs to crash. It was fixed quickly, but it was a stark reminder of the problems you could experience if a platform fractured into multiple differing versions. This also leads to a related issue, which is that of training. Having a single user experience across all versions of Windows is of fantastic benefit to Microsoft's business customers. It means that consumers already know how to use the same familiar version of Windows that they have learned from its use at school or in the home, and can adapt to using it in a business environment with little additional training beyond new apps, plus following any policies or procedures that the employer may require. Changing the user experience, how WIndows looks and possibly even behaves towards consumers and businesses means that the latter need to spend more money and more time educating new users about the differences. This could be especially expensive for new frontline workers who may never have been exposed to the business-modularized version of Windows, which means additional costs imposed for what are likely to be lower wage workers. That is a tough thing to ask businesses to do in a normal business environment, let alone in the midst of recovering from a global pandemic. This sounds less like musings from Microsoft's corporate executives than it is a coordinated leak designed to gauge public response to (and interest in) bifurcating Windows 10 into two streams. It is my hope that this does not occur. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky
    1 point
  39. Intel CEO says semiconductor shortage could last years

    the problem is that new fabs take a long time to start producing. They won't be helping to solve this shortage in the near term and will likely only come online in 2024 or later.
    1 point
  40. Mojang to launch Minecraft Caves & Cliffs: Part I on June 8

    No, only the Java version is available on Linux update for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition is coming to Windows 10 PCs, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Android, iOS, and Linux. There is an unofficial Bedrock client for MacOS and Linux, based on the Android version. I have it on my Switch yes, but that is misquoting the original article. If you click the link to minecraft.net, you'll see that it should read The update will be available for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, and Windows 10 – as well as Java Edition on Windows, macOS, and Linux. I guess when they edited what they copied from the site, they made a mistake. And I do know about the unofficial bedrock version that runs on Linux and previously MacOS (last time I looked the Mac version, which is what I used to use, didn't work anymore), but that wouldn't be mentioned in an official update
    1 point
  41. Samsung has a bunch of Memorial Day deals on SSD and Sound Towers

    While the 970 EVO Plus 1 TB might be a good price for itself, not a great price for a 1 TB NVMe drive these days. Plenty of NVMe drives $10-$40 cheaper that are right up there on read speeds and just a smidge under in write speeds. Reliability and warranty might be of concern to some. I'm just finding the differences these days to not be like they used to back in the 850 EVO days.
    1 point
  42. How dare you make sense? How dare you!
    1 point
  43. Windows is so popular among consumers because they use the same OS at home as they do at work. Replacing Windows ME/2000 with the single Windows XP was a very smart move.
    1 point
  44. I have an MSI gaming laptop and idk what the fuss is over Dragon Center. It works just fine for me? I rarely have to interact with it even. This laptop has been great to me tbh. I have it on PC with MSI MB. It keeps resting my LED preset. You don't have the option to export and backup any preset. Also update causes some menu items such as LED tuning to dispear. Some people also complained about high CPU usage. You guy's should stop using it. Pretty sure MSI has discontinued it and is now using MSI Center in it's place. It gets updated regularly for me...monthly I think. I promise it's done for, pretty sure anyway, I have a MSI motherboard and Dragon Center has been delisted with MSI Center now in it's place on MSI's website. This was a pretty recent change, I would say maybe over the last two months. [edit]I'm also not defending MSI in anyway. MSI Center is, a little better, but still not super great, but really what motherboard manufacture is great at writing software for their hardware???[/edit] Dragon Center is still listed as the download for the GS66... GUess they're only doing this for new devices. Ahh I see I see. Well damn, I'm sorry.
    1 point
  45. I have an MSI gaming laptop and idk what the fuss is over Dragon Center. It works just fine for me? I rarely have to interact with it even. This laptop has been great to me tbh. I have it on PC with MSI MB. It keeps resting my LED preset. You don't have the option to export and backup any preset. Also update causes some menu items such as LED tuning to dispear. Some people also complained about high CPU usage. You guy's should stop using it. Pretty sure MSI has discontinued it and is now using MSI Center in it's place. It gets updated regularly for me...monthly I think. I promise it's done for, pretty sure anyway, I have a MSI motherboard and Dragon Center has been delisted with MSI Center now in it's place on MSI's website. This was a pretty recent change, I would say maybe over the last two months. [edit]I'm also not defending MSI in anyway. MSI Center is, a little better, but still not super great, but really what motherboard manufacture is great at writing software for their hardware???[/edit] Dragon Center is still listed as the download for the GS66... GUess they're only doing this for new devices.
    1 point
  46. Pop quiz -- what was the last operating system to do that successfully? If you believe this to be a sound strategy, let's hear a success story.
    1 point
  47. Intel CEO says semiconductor shortage could last years

    a month ago the story was "chip shortage hits apple"... I'd say they got hit somewhere, they purchased enough fab time for their iPhone and iMac line before hand, but they are getting hit other places... Tim Cook was the one that said about this back during the companies 2nd Quarter conference call
    1 point
  48. Elon Musk confirms first SpaceX ocean spaceport is under construction

    A sea-based launch system means the rockets can be fired from the optimal position on Earth's surface, reducing the amount of fuel needed and increasing payload capacity, which lowers overall launch costs.
    1 point
  49. How to disable Microsoft Edge's annoying Bing recommendation alerts

    Microsoft, your browser is great. Now stop with this crap!
    1 point