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Is there an easy way to have Spotify use my Wi-Fi and everything else use Ethernet? My new job location blocks Spotify, probably to save pennies on bandwidth.
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Woebin posted:Has it ever not been poo poo? Yes, actually. In Windows 7 I found everything I searched for that was actually there just by typing any string of characters the file or folder contained. Windows 10 can't even find "c:\folder\anotepadfile.txt" even if you start your search in "c:\folder\" and your search string is "anotepadfile". It's so useless I'm actually wondering if the way you're supposed to search stuff has drastically changed or something and I'm doing it wrong. Serious question, what can Windows 10 Search find, exactly? And how do you go about using it? Is there some special super secret syntax you're supposed to use? GreatGreen fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Aug 11, 2016 |
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Aug 11, 2016 23:07
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GreatGreen posted:Yes, actually. In Windows 7 I found everything I searched for that was actually there just by typing any string of characters the file or folder contained. Windows 10 can't even find "c:\folder\anotepadfile.txt" even if you start your search in "c:\folder\" and your search string is "anotepadfile". That's what's so weird in my case: it doesn't "find nothing." When I search for "NATION" I see plenty of results, but not that file. It can see some files but not others. It would be easier if it found nothing; I would know not to trust it. Instead, it found a bunch of files and I figured that it didn't exist. peepsalot posted:Windows search has never been functional. Use "everything" instead: https://www.voidtools.com/ Thanks. I'll look into this. Ynglaur posted:Is there an easy way to have Spotify use my Wi-Fi and everything else use Ethernet? My new job location blocks Spotify, probably to save pennies on bandwidth. 
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Aug 11, 2016 23:50
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GreatGreen posted:Yes, actually. In Windows 7 I found everything I searched for that was actually there just by typing any string of characters the file or folder contained. Windows 10 can't even find "c:\folder\anotepadfile.txt" even if you start your search in "c:\folder\" and your search string is "anotepadfile".
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Aug 12, 2016 00:06
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Shumagorath posted:There's a particular file you delete so it rebuilds the index and then search should work fine. I had this problem on my latest build but since it's clear you need as much help searching as your computer does I'll let you find the instructions on your own. It's not even just a file, there's a way to reverify/rebuild the search index within the system. https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/how-to-solve-windows-search-issues-index-rebuild/
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Aug 12, 2016 00:42
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What free antivirus are the cool kids using these days? AVG's constant nag screens are driving me crazy. Is Avast any less obtrusive?
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Aug 12, 2016 07:23
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Anony Mouse posted:What free antivirus are the cool kids using these days? AVG's constant nag screens are driving me crazy. Is Avast any less obtrusive? Whatever the thing that comes with Windows is called.
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Aug 12, 2016 07:32
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Windows Defender? Is it actually effective?
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Aug 12, 2016 07:33
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Anony Mouse posted:Windows Defender? Is it actually effective? it works about as well as anything else and unlike most other antiviruses it doesn't nag you constantly for no reason.
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Aug 12, 2016 07:37
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Anony Mouse posted:Windows Defender? Is it actually effective? The reality is that most AV programs aren't very useful against the most dangerous kinds of malware and against everything else common sense and a patched browser + adblocker are generally sufficient. I haven't had an infection on one of my computers in well over a decade, and I'm not unusually cautious. You might as well still run antivirus/malware programs, because the cost to do so is very low, but you don't need to fuss over what you use very much.
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Aug 12, 2016 09:53
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Read posted:The reality is that most AV programs aren't very useful against the most dangerous kinds of malware and against everything else common sense and a patched browser + adblocker are generally sufficient. I haven't had an infection on one of my computers in well over a decade, and I'm not unusually cautious. It can't be overstated how important adblocking is, as you say. It's pretty much the most critical defence. uBlock origin is probably more valuable than most av.
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Aug 12, 2016 10:09
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Yeah I use ABP and don't install Chrome (except on Safari in case I absolutely have to use it). Probably my riskiest behavior is 
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Aug 12, 2016 10:14
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Anony Mouse posted:Windows Defender? Is it actually effective?
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Aug 12, 2016 13:04
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Anony Mouse posted:Yeah I use ABP and don't install Chrome (except on Safari in case I absolutely have to use it). Probably my riskiest behavior is What's wrong with Chrome? Not trying to bait a religious war over browsers; genuinely curious why you don't install it.
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Aug 12, 2016 16:39
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Ynglaur posted:What's wrong with Chrome? Not trying to bait a religious war over browsers; genuinely curious why you don't install it. Uh, it's slow garbage with a terrible UI that hogs RAM in a way that's actively a problem for other processes, and webkit has never been good? Sure it's better than still using IE8 or something but that's not saying much.
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Aug 12, 2016 17:13
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fishmech posted:Uh, it's slow garbage with a terrible UI that hogs RAM in a way that's actively a problem for other processes, and webkit has never been good? Sure it's better than still using IE8 or something but that's not saying much. What is your browser of preference (for Windows)?
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Aug 12, 2016 20:09
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Ynglaur posted:What is your browser of preference (for Windows)? Firefox on all platforms, and has been for the past 10-11 years since Firefox finally got better than IE.
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Aug 12, 2016 20:11
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On Windows 10, how do I dismiss the password entry box to just view the image behind it? I use the thing that puts up selected-by-Microsoft images on the logon screen, and there's a way to get that screen to just show the image along with some overlays that give information about where the image is from and whatnot...I sometimes find myself at this screen...but I can't seem to figure out how to purposefully get there.
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Aug 12, 2016 20:35
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Locking the screen (with Win+L) does it for me And now the pics appear on the login screen too! About goddamn time
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Aug 12, 2016 21:33
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In particular I'm talking about if the screen is already locked and I just woke up monitors.
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Aug 12, 2016 21:38
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Thermopyle posted:In particular I'm talking about if the screen is already locked and I just woke up monitors. Once the password prompt comes up, you can't dismiss it. You have to wake your machine by jiggling the mouse instead of clicking to be able to stare at the image. 
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Aug 12, 2016 22:33
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fishmech posted:Firefox on all platforms, and has been for the past 10-11 years since Firefox finally got better than IE. Really? I find I come swinging back to Chrome for performance reasons time and time again despite really really really wanting to like firefox. But that's linux.
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Aug 12, 2016 22:42
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Ynglaur posted:What's wrong with Chrome? Not trying to bait a religious war over browsers; genuinely curious why you don't install it.
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Aug 13, 2016 00:07
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Flash is dead, turn that stupid poo poo off.
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Aug 13, 2016 02:12
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xzzy posted:Flash is dead, turn that stupid poo poo off. It hangs around because of his porn. 
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Aug 13, 2016 03:46
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Every porn site nowadays seems to have ditched Flash already! The porn industry has always been ahead of the curve after all. The #1 reason I even bother having it on Safari is because of HBO Now.
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Aug 13, 2016 03:56
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Anony Mouse posted:I mistyped. I do use Chrome, it's Flash I don't install except on Safari. Oh, well that makes sense then. My company is quite large, and recently force-uninstalled it because it had constant security issues. Thankfully none of our enterprise application used it.
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Aug 13, 2016 04:11
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I'm a big dumb nerd who likes to watch Twitch streams and they still use Flash. There's a way to force html5 apparently but I haven't managed to get it to work.
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Aug 13, 2016 05:22
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HMS Boromir posted:I'm a big dumb nerd who likes to watch Twitch streams and they still use Flash. There's a way to force html5 apparently but I haven't managed to get it to work. Just use livestreamer and watch it in your video player of choice.
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Aug 13, 2016 05:30
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Whizbang posted:Just use livestreamer and watch it in your video player of choice. Ugh, one of those godawful linux person applications where a GUI is somehow low on the list of features to implement. First attempt at getting it to work with a VOD gets me audio but no video and no seeking. Thanks for the suggestion but I'm pretty sure I'm going to throw this in the garbage.
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Aug 13, 2016 05:38
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Twitch is migrating to full HTML5 very soon, the chat was changed over quite a while ago and they're slowly rolling out the video player to users as they test it with larger groups. You can try mpv + youtube-dl + Open With until then, if you can't get livestreamer to work. 
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HMS Boromir posted:Ugh, one of those godawful linux person applications where a GUI is somehow low on the list of features to implement. First attempt at getting it to work with a VOD gets me audio but no video and no seeking. Thanks for the suggestion but I'm pretty sure I'm going to throw this in the garbage. You could have googled this by yourself too but whatever.
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This doesn't even have an option to watch VODs, which is most of what I watch on Twitch due to time zone differences. Apparently this is due to the fact that livestreamer doesn't handle them very well, as I discovered. Thanks again, though.
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Aug 13, 2016 06:31
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I just built a new computer with Windows 10 and it looks like it has a built in anti virus which is essentials. Is that good enough or is there a standard recommendation for new install anti virus/spyware?
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Aug 13, 2016 16:03
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CBC is still using Flash for the Olympics this year after CTV did a brilliant job with Silverlight in 2012. Pooperscooper posted:I just built a new computer with Windows 10 and it looks like it has a built in anti virus which is essentials. Is that good enough or is there a standard recommendation for new install anti virus/spyware?
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Aug 13, 2016 16:12
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Pooperscooper posted:I just built a new computer with Windows 10 and it looks like it has a built in anti virus which is essentials. Is that good enough or is there a standard recommendation for new install anti virus/spyware? It is the best antirvirus you can get as a home user.
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Aug 13, 2016 21:46
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In general, installing a third party antivirus will give your computer lots of exciting new dangerous exploits. Stick with MSE/Defender if you want antivirus.
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Aug 13, 2016 21:59
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It's really amazing how poo poo AV vendors are at creating consumer-facing software.
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Aug 14, 2016 00:14
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Executive to the programmer: "We have to constantly demonstrate our value to the user. Have the program daily prompt the user with something. Update and suddenly take up half the RAM/CPU twice per week so that they know it's important. Make it literally impossible to uninstall. Then they'll know how vital we are." To be fair: I've heard that they've gotten better, but I'm still bitter from all those headakes from the mid-00's.
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Any good freeware to remove EXIF data from pictures?
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