I used to have over 60,000 tracks stored on my iPod classic. Mostly classical music. Once it went belly up, I replaced it.
Then Spotify and other streaming services implemented offline listening.
Once my second iPod died, I reluctantly gave Spotify a try while deciding to buy a used one, as Apple no longer made the classic.
Been a premium Spotify user ever since and never looked back. I found all the old stuff I cared about, found tons of new music, by different orchestras, conductors, soloists, etc.
My MP3 collection is now filling up a backup HD in a closet.
Windows Insider builds can break stuff, period. I've lost count of the many times I saw this warning while studying the docs and following the procedure to become an Insider.
Yes, I've been burned with a bad video driver once and a bad wireless card driver a couple weeks ago. Shit happens.
If you can't deal with it, then there are a few options:
1. Fall back to the Slow Ring. 2. Do a clean reinstall and stay on Release Preview. 3. Quit the Insider program altogether and do a clean reinstall.
I've used Home Single Language, Pro, and Enterprise, and they all have the option to Defer Updates. All you have to do is follow the news on the Feedback Hub and enable the option when you find something you wouldn't like to install. Bonus points if you're on the Slow Ring, as there are fewer bugs and more time ffor you to receive the update.
Finally, you only have yourself to blame if you entered the Insider program on a production or system-critical PC as opposed to a VR or spare / secondary PC.
1. They spend money as fast as they make it, so they can't afford to quit.
2. They can afford to quit the daily grind to pursue something they actually enjoy doing. I know a guy who became an auto mechanic after retiring from a Fortune 100 at a relatively early age, with a handsome retirement plan and a fat bank account, simply because he enjoys working on cars.
If it gives me better wireless audio, I'm all for it. Else, it's a gimmick, as I can surely count on one hand the number of times I used Bluetooth (PS3/4 accessories included).
A good malware programmer will make his app invisible to the naive end user, avoiding battery and performance hits on the device, so they'll never know the app is running.
If you're still in the dark ages of mobile internet and try to do everything through a web browser, you're toast.
I don't do a lot of shopping at all, but the few times I had to buy something from a smartphone, it was a pretty straightforward process as long as I did it through the app. Some apps allow me to scan the barcode of a product to buy more of it. Others let me buy online then use GPS location to find the nearest store to pick it up if I'm on the go. Try that on a desktop.
I was wondering who still uses an iPad / Android tablet now that the fad has mostly passed and sales have declined.
Mine sits in the drawer in the nightstand most of the time. I only pull it out when I'm doing something on my phone and wish I had a bigger screen.
My first tablet was iPad 2, then Nexus 10, and now a Galaxy Tab S 10.5. I know what I'm taking about, as I've used both iOS and Android. No fanboyism here. I'm definitely now buying a new tablet once the Tab dies.
Between my Nexus 5 and my no-brand 15" gaming notebook, I'm well served as far as my home computing needs go.
Same goes for my decidedly unscientific research goes. My brother gave his tablet to his daughter to play with. My co-workers either sold or ditched theirs. The only exception is my 65-year-old mom, who loves her iPad to death and won't use anything else.
If you haven't done your research prior to making the purchase, you only have yourself to blame. This news has been in the rumor mill for a while now. I've decided that I'll buy the PS4 once GT7 releases, PS4K notwithstanding.
Moreover, if you always sit and wait to buy the next big thing, you'll be waiting forever and never buy anything.
I used one of these passwords services back in the day. Coincidentally, the one I used (Xmarks, which started as a browser plug-in) was later acquired by Last Pass, which's being acquired by another company.
I wonder if my passwords would be safe during all these M&A's when the buyer eventually turns out to be a little less than ethical (what if it gets bought out by a Chinese company?), not to mention all the technical possibilities of data leak while integrating all the infrastructure.
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I used to have over 60,000 tracks stored on my iPod classic. Mostly classical music. Once it went belly up, I replaced it.
Then Spotify and other streaming services implemented offline listening.
Once my second iPod died, I reluctantly gave Spotify a try while deciding to buy a used one, as Apple no longer made the classic.
Been a premium Spotify user ever since and never looked back. I found all the old stuff I cared about, found tons of new music, by different orchestras, conductors, soloists, etc.
My MP3 collection is now filling up a backup HD in a closet.
Yes, you will, once you no longer find an MP3 player for sale.
FLAC is your friend.
You're welcome.
WhatsApp is valuable to those who live in countries where cell phone carriers charge for SMS text messages.
All the US Government needs to do is bribe foreign governments to chase these companies in their countries and hand over the data.
It's not like governments protect their people anyway...
A foolish investor and his money are soon parted.
Companies do this all the time to finance themselves.
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The fact it's Microsoft doesn't warrant a front page story on
Next there'll be a front page submission about Nadella taking a dump.
Life becomes a lot simpler once you learn that most things you see/hear/read aren't important and you're able to filter them out.
Windows Insider builds can break stuff, period. I've lost count of the many times I saw this warning while studying the docs and following the procedure to become an Insider.
Yes, I've been burned with a bad video driver once and a bad wireless card driver a couple weeks ago. Shit happens.
If you can't deal with it, then there are a few options:
1. Fall back to the Slow Ring.
2. Do a clean reinstall and stay on Release Preview.
3. Quit the Insider program altogether and do a clean reinstall.
I've used Home Single Language, Pro, and Enterprise, and they all have the option to Defer Updates. All you have to do is follow the news on the Feedback Hub and enable the option when you find something you wouldn't like to install. Bonus points if you're on the Slow Ring, as there are fewer bugs and more time ffor you to receive the update.
Finally, you only have yourself to blame if you entered the Insider program on a production or system-critical PC as opposed to a VR or spare / secondary PC.
1. They spend money as fast as they make it, so they can't afford to quit.
2. They can afford to quit the daily grind to pursue something they actually enjoy doing. I know a guy who became an auto mechanic after retiring from a Fortune 100 at a relatively early age, with a handsome retirement plan and a fat bank account, simply because he enjoys working on cars.
Let the oil and mining industries figure it out.
Seriously.
If they can find oil and gold/diamonds beneath the martian surface and shuttle it back to Earth profitably, we'll colonize Mars sooner than you think.
If it gives me better wireless audio, I'm all for it. Else, it's a gimmick, as I can surely count on one hand the number of times I used Bluetooth (PS3/4 accessories included).
http://lifehacker.com/does-bluetooth-audio-still-suck-1505063323
As long as they bring back just the awesome hardware, I'm fine, and may even buy a new Nokia phone.
But please don't bring back that horrible Symbian OS.
A good malware programmer will make his app invisible to the naive end user, avoiding battery and performance hits on the device, so they'll never know the app is running.
https://gooligan.checkpoint.com/
You're welcome.
If you're still in the dark ages of mobile internet and try to do everything through a web browser, you're toast.
I don't do a lot of shopping at all, but the few times I had to buy something from a smartphone, it was a pretty straightforward process as long as I did it through the app. Some apps allow me to scan the barcode of a product to buy more of it. Others let me buy online then use GPS location to find the nearest store to pick it up if I'm on the go. Try that on a desktop.
Problem solved.
This is a non issue on desktops, really.
And if you lug around a laptop to listen to Spotify, I guess you have more important things to do on it than listen to music anyway.
The only device where I save songs offline is my smartphone, for when I'm out and about without 4G coverage.
Can't wait to see kids running around the slums, whore houses, drug dens, and all kinds of shitholes looking for stupid pokemons.
Kids + geocahing: what could possibly go wrong?
Definitely NOT buying a new tablet...
I was wondering who still uses an iPad / Android tablet now that the fad has mostly passed and sales have declined.
Mine sits in the drawer in the nightstand most of the time. I only pull it out when I'm doing something on my phone and wish I had a bigger screen.
My first tablet was iPad 2, then Nexus 10, and now a Galaxy Tab S 10.5. I know what I'm taking about, as I've used both iOS and Android. No fanboyism here. I'm definitely now buying a new tablet once the Tab dies.
Between my Nexus 5 and my no-brand 15" gaming notebook, I'm well served as far as my home computing needs go.
Same goes for my decidedly unscientific research goes. My brother gave his tablet to his daughter to play with. My co-workers either sold or ditched theirs. The only exception is my 65-year-old mom, who loves her iPad to death and won't use anything else.
Sure, you can do that, as long as you pay for $10k of coverage.
But seriously, you should brush up on your accounting skills, specifically "inventory."
http://www.accountingtools.com/accounting-inventory-methods
If you haven't done your research prior to making the purchase, you only have yourself to blame. This news has been in the rumor mill for a while now. I've decided that I'll buy the PS4 once GT7 releases, PS4K notwithstanding.
Moreover, if you always sit and wait to buy the next big thing, you'll be waiting forever and never buy anything.
That's what happens when you sell your soul to greedy distributors in the name of moar profit.
TPB 1 x 0 Netflix
Sure, injecting onself with bacteria sounds like a nice plot for a Marvel movie, and it makes great headlines.
But, while this is a brave act, it's incredibly stupid and statistically insignificant. What was he trying to achieve here?
This move wasn't much more than a PR stunt.
2015, obviously.
I used one of these passwords services back in the day. Coincidentally, the one I used (Xmarks, which started as a browser plug-in) was later acquired by Last Pass, which's being acquired by another company.
I wonder if my passwords would be safe during all these M&A's when the buyer eventually turns out to be a little less than ethical (what if it gets bought out by a Chinese company?), not to mention all the technical possibilities of data leak while integrating all the infrastructure.