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SwissArmyDruid posted:Dear god, I just had some PTSD. Does Microsoft still maintain a current verison of Works? No. But lots of people still have documents in the format
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SwissArmyDruid posted:Microsoft Works was so loving stupid! Why in god's name would you maintain a completely separate office suite, with less features, and its own loving proprietary file format? Last time someone sent us a WKS file our CEO got all pissed off that it took an hour or two to open it up. Sorry that your associate is using a 15 year old word processor.
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Feb 5, 2018 14:53
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I looked it up and Microsoft supported Works until 2009 lol
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Feb 5, 2018 15:16
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New laptop arrived with win10, lol this os seems very intrusive I've never used it before, is it worth giving a shot before I flatten it and run Linux? I don't do anything that's locked to any one OS
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shovelbum posted:New laptop arrived with win10, lol this os seems very intrusive I've never used it before, is it worth giving a shot before I flatten it and run Linux? I don't do anything that's locked to any one OS No one can answer this question for you really. Plenty of people think Windows 10 is fine or great and some people think Windows is a dumpster fire. Based on the tone of your post, you're probably better off just running linux.
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shovelbum posted:New laptop arrived with win10, lol this os seems very intrusive I've never used it before, is it worth giving a shot before I flatten it and run Linux? I don't do anything that's locked to any one OS Windows 10... is good
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Feb 5, 2018 16:31
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I like windows 10. Its better than osx at this point.
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shovelbum posted:New laptop arrived with win10, lol this os seems very intrusive I've never used it before, is it worth giving a shot before I flatten it and run Linux? I don't do anything that's locked to any one OS If you game at all, yes. Try the Linux Subsystem and throw Ubuntu on it via the Microsoft Store. I am loving Windows 10
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I think linux is cool af but lol if windows10 isn't great What do you mean by intrusive? I like w10 becsuse most of my interaction with it seems to be proactive rather than reactive Oh that and the whole "it works well for what i use it for" thing
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Feb 5, 2018 18:20
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I wish I could get rid of Cortana without some registry bullshit
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Feb 5, 2018 19:09
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Is the xps 13 really as big of a gamble as the internet portrays it to be?
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Feb 5, 2018 19:17
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Google Butt posted:Is the xps 13 really as big of a gamble as the internet portrays it to be? It has a 1 year onsite warranty. Buy with a citi card and you will have 3 years.
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Feb 5, 2018 19:18
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Mu Zeta posted:I wish I could get rid of Cortana without some registry bullshit Just disable her in via GPO if you have Windows 10 pro. Two clicks and you're done.
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We need a doozy of a horror to talk about on the devil's page e: Nevermind, thought this was the Coding horrors thread since everyone was talking about MS Works Happy Thread fucked around with this message at 00:45 on Feb 6, 2018 |
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Feb 5, 2018 20:40
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Mu Zeta posted:I wish I could get rid of Cortana without some registry bullshit Ive never interacted with cortana  (Title of my sex tape  )
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Feb 5, 2018 20:56
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Windows 10 is good if you're running the pro version, disable auto forced updates, disable Cortana and turn off/hide the windows app store bullshit. Then it's just a more performant version of Windows 7 with a dark theme. Once you scrub away all the bullshit the marketing and "design/ux" departments forced upon the engineering team, it's a fine os. Many Windows versions were bad, but this is a good one under the covers.
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Feb 5, 2018 23:20
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Dumb Lowtax posted:We need a doozy of a horror to talk about on the devil's page I feel like laptops in general are in a pretty good place right now. I don't know if there's an equivalent to the toilet seat iBook or the exploding Dells of the early aughts we can all point to and laugh at in tyool 2018. I guess Lenovo has its share of bad ideas like the Yoga Book or the Helix, but those machines always seemed more like "hey let's do some limited runs of these design concepts and see what consumers think" than a whole-hog "THIS IS OUR NEW MODEL" kind of presentation.
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Feb 5, 2018 23:55
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What was the verdict on these? Are they still made?
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What do you folks think, a new XPS 13 9360 i5-8250u/8gb/128gb/FHD or a certified refurb x1 Carbon 5th i5-7200U/8GB/128GB/FHD? Both prices being equal.
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Feb 6, 2018 01:02
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I personally love my Carbon 5th gen.
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Feb 6, 2018 01:29
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Mu Zeta posted:I personally love my Carbon 5th gen. FHD? If so, any thoughts on how it compare to the XPS FHD?
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Feb 6, 2018 01:33
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Yeah it's FHD. Never used the XPS 13 but it's perfectly serviceable. It's no Apple retina screen though.
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TITTIEKISSER69 posted:What was the verdict on these? Are they still made? lol no The modern replacement isn't bad if you absolutely insist on a touchscreen - sure it's compromised compared to the actual laptop model but you can't avoid that.
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Feb 6, 2018 03:47
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Google Butt posted:What do you folks think, a new XPS 13 9360 i5-8250u/8gb/128gb/FHD or a certified refurb x1 Carbon 5th i5-7200U/8GB/128GB/FHD? Both prices being equal. They're both fantastic, it's really a question of do you want a really tiny machine or a larger one with a better keyboard
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Dr. Fishopolis posted:They're both fantastic, it's really a question of do you want a really tiny machine or a larger one with a better keyboard Welp https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht504453
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Feb 6, 2018 19:59
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Any idea how to permanently disable touchscreen functionality on an asus? It keeps loving up and windows whines about an unknown device bwong connected
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Feb 6, 2018 20:05
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Device manager? Look in human interface devices. I've done the same for my NFC and bluetooth because I have no devices and to save that little bit of battery.
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Feb 6, 2018 20:21
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Mu Zeta posted:I personally love my Carbon 5th gen. Yeah I no longer recommend it
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Feb 6, 2018 21:29
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guys I got a chromebook and it kinda rules? I got the Acer R 11, a slick little netbook that turns into the world's clunkiest, unwieldly tablet with a swivel of the hinge The 11.6 inch screen feels surprisingly roomy and for something that I picked up for $220, the screen is great. It's 720p, which was a little jarring after using 1080p screens on literally everything, from my phone to my work laptop but overall its fine. It's IPS, not a crappy TN panel so it's vibrant enough for what it is. The entire system is snappy as hell for general use and serviceable for online productivity apps. On the keyboard is also weirdly comfortable and satisfying, good job google It's gonna make for a great bedside device/portable work station. Ha, and to think I was eyeing 1k machines for my portable freelance needs!
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Mu Zeta posted:Yeah I no longer recommend it Affected?
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good lord. this seems like a problem you could quite easily solve yourself by opening the laptop and shaking it real good in case they left a random screw in there by accident, though it's probably the least confidence inspiring recall in modern memory.
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Feb 6, 2018 23:43
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This is a really good deal on a gaming laptop, especially considering RAM and GPU prices in the desktop sector. https://www.costco.com/.product.1193347.html
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Google Butt posted:Affected? Yeah. And getting support for it seems to be a shitshow. Apparently I have to take it to a service provider and the closest one is really far away.
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Mu Zeta posted:Yeah. And getting support for it seems to be a shitshow. Apparently I have to take it to a service provider and the closest one is really far away. Just fix it yourself?
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Prescription Combs posted:Just fix it yourself? Voids the warranty
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VulgarandStupid posted:This is a really good deal on a gaming laptop, especially considering RAM and GPU prices in the desktop sector. This is a very good deal, and blows the Acer Predator Helios 300 out of the water at this price, plus it has an extended costco warranty.
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Google Butt posted:Voids the warranty  Taking the bottom cover off does not.Edit: After some digging it seems to be the visible screw below the blower fan. 
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My friends new Dell XPS has pointer issues. The pointer will randomly move slowly across the screen on its own, usually down/to the left and won't respond to clicking. The trackpad will respond to input after a few seconds but won't allow clicking. This thing is brand new and it's wildly disconcerting to be experiencing something as basic as flawed input functionality. Any ideas? Different input driver maybe?
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KingSlime posted:guys I got a chromebook and it kinda rules? I got the Acer R 11, a slick little netbook that turns into the world's clunkiest, unwieldly tablet with a swivel of the hinge Hey, welcome to the club!  The Chromebook megathread is here if you ever want to chat about anything specific.
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Dr. Fishopolis posted:good lord. This seems like a common Lenovo problem. These computers are being assembled in North Carolina, IIRC, so it is hard to attribute it to Lenovo cheaping out on labor. Maybe they are cheaping out on quality control. I used to have a Thinkpad Yoga 12 and they forgot to screw down the hard drive. I dropped my laptop on its side like 4 inches putting it into my case and the small shock caused the hard drive to fall out from the connector lol.
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