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Supposedly, filter lists only get updated when the extension is updated with uBO-lite. Google could just start delaying approval for these adblockers and their filter lists would become out of date fairly quick.

I use various versions of Windows 11, mostly LTSC because I'm lazy. Otherwise I'll do a light debloat with something like ShutUp10 to turn off the majority of the annoyances. I'm able to deal with any snafus from this so it's not an issue for me.

No real issues to report. Various OEM and custom machines run fine. Ever since Windows 7 I'd say I haven't ran into major issues or even many minor ones.

Does Linux have a stable and reliable remote desktop server yet? Using Wayland.

I love being able to remote into my home PC and experience near lag-free use via RDP. I've tried the Gnome and KDE implementations but they aren't that great as a user who just wants to connect and use the PC.

I found the gnome one confusing, as it had two options. One had to be logged into locally and unlocked first. The other didn't I believe but there was some other gotcha. Maybe having signed in once but then locked the session. I do remember not being able to RDP from a fresh reboot which made me think the machine failed to boot. KDE's implementation I think also suffered from having to log in locally first.

I've made use of Sunshine and Moonlight for now. It works, but it's meant more for gaming. No copy and paste, more bandwidth or more cpu/gpu cycles, etc.

I guess the OEMs (Lenovo in this case) still don't want support calls about why their game (anti-cheat enabled, fortnite, etc) won't run on their new Legion Go S.

Ah, the old "stealing" line.

I've been using OnlyOffice lately. I'm not a hardcore office user so maybe someone else can comment on how it is compared to Libre/MS Office.

https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/DesktopEditors

We had to start using it because all of our clients demanded it. Managers/Owners don't say no to big money.

Did similar. A 2008 white macbook and a late 2008 unibody macbook (non-pro). It was a fun project.

The white plastic macbook is in decent shape too with just standard light scratching on the body. It was sold for parts only but worked just fine. Needed a battery replacement, and I found some old magsafe "L" chargers for cheap. Maxed out the RAM at 4GB (Supports 6GB (4G+2G) but 1pc of 4GB DDR2 are expensive).

The 2008 unibody macbook needed the lower body replaced (bad keyboard main issue) but the rest of it works fine. The original battery still worked and held some charge, but I got a 3rd party one anyway along with the magsafe "L" charger. Maxed out RAM at a usable 8GB DDR3. This was also sold dirt cheap "for parts".

Both ran MX Linux for awhile until I needed the SATA SSDs. They now sit with their old mechanical hdds and the last supported OSX versions on them. Maybe one day I'll get around to selling them.

Yeah. I usually just close the client and reconnect that way instead of waiting for it to auto reconnect.

Gnome and KDE both support RDP in recent releases. Works ok, but connecting is not as seamless as Windows, at least with mstsc.exe. I’ve found it somewhat buggy too (blank or black screens until rebooted for example.)

One of the big things holding me back was good Remote Desktop experience on Linux. Using Gnome RDP has been good enough for basic use for me.

For my family using Tailscale + Infuse (AppleTV/iOS/MacOS) works fine. I run a TrueNAS machine as my SMB target, point Infuse there and I can stream from anywhere.

Plex might have more features, but I found not having to install (plex/jfin/etc) server software worth it. To each their own.

The biggest issue with forks, which is pointed out in the article, is Mozilla still does the heavy lifting. None of the forks have the resources (and probably interest) to fully fork Firefox and make it their own codebase to maintain.

Personally, I like LibreWolf and Mullvad browser. Hopefully they can keep up to date well into the future.

Super Simple Songs if you like music only (although they do have video to go with each song).

I love that I dont even need more software like plex or jellyfin. I just expose a smb share and point infuse to it. Usually its a windows server but using truenas atm.

I have an iMac G4 800Mhz and I could never get linux to install as the boot screen (that loads the installer) would always be solid white with light pink text. I imagine it had to do with the nvidia GPU but never bothered to debug. MacOS X and 9.2 worked fine.

I had one back when they were new / for sale. Wish I kept it.

I remember toying with the idea of doing a soldering hack that was floating around in order to overclock the system. I imagine it was moving some resistors around or something. Never did it though.

I have one, and love it. Sadly no place to display it so it sits in my closet looking lonely and sad. Maybe someday...

Like old pizza hut buildings. Everyone knows.

The ol 'cable bundle' method.

Base pkg: Select Social + Approved Banking Base+ pkg: Base + Select Streaming Advanced pkg: Base+ + Approved general internet (w/ transfer cap)

Same, it was something I played with maybe for 10 minutes, then forgot about.

Glad my iPhone 14 Pro isn't supported.

Account and internet connection required. Now with "Ads while you go" technology.

"My PC" renamed to "This PC" awhile ago, afterall.

Good read. It's sad that we have to resort to soldering components that used to be easily replaceable.

Side note, you all might like @dosdude1 videos:

https://www.youtube.com/@dosdude1

Lots of Mac SSD upgrades, and some vintage stuff to boot.

Some went to slickdeals

Also in my quick glance, it didn't account for shipping costs either.

> they have to be specialized in avoiding humans.

I've been trying for decades now :(

We need more professional software for Linux. I can't switch my work PC because Autodesk, Bentley and Dassault products to name a few. Personal machines that just run Firefox and things like handbrake or VM stuff, linux works great.

Not in EU, but I've bought from keysfan and godeal24 a few times and was always satisfied. I would never use it for a business, but for home use it's been just fine.