#privacy
Small experiment: i moved everything over to Vivaldi for web development. Bookmarks, passwords, extensions, the lot. Some things were better than i expected, some things drove me nuts witihn a day. Before i decide whether to stay, Im curious what the rest of…
my niece always grabs my phone and starts browsing my phtoos. enter App pinning. On Android, turn on App pinning in Security settings. Then pin the cartoon app from the Recents screen by tapping its icon and choosing Pin. Now she can only use that app. To…
ive been using Chrome for a machine with 8 GB of RAM for a while now, and lately I keep wondering whether Im just using it out of habit. every few months someone tells me another browser is faster, more private, or better for my exact situtaion. im not…
Today i learned i can keep a command out of bash history by starting it with a space, as long as HISTCONTROL includes ignorespace or ignoreboth. Ubuntu's default .bashrc uses ignoreboth, so it probably already works for many people. also, history grep was…
my setup is mostly daily browsing on an old laptop, and Ive noticed my browser is the app i spend the most time in, yet Ive barely thought about which one i use. lately Ive seen alot of strong opinions about Brave. some people love it, some say its a…
my setup is mostly a machine with 8 GB of RAM, and Ive noticed my browser is the app i spend the most time in, yet Ive barely thought about which one i use. laetly Ive seen a lot of strong opinions about Edge. some people love it, some say its a mistake.…
small expeirment: i moved everything over to Edge for web development.. lmao bookmarks, passwords, extensions, the lot. some things were better than i expected, some things drove me nuts within a day... before i decide whether to stay, Im curious what teh…
i joined a meeting this morning and nobody could hear me. sound settings says there are no input devices, even though my laptops built in mic is plugged in and its little light is on. the ECS P60 Audio Driver update went in yesterday, and thats the only…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts my USB microphone is gone, not muted, gone. the browser lists no microphones, and Sound settings agrees. This started after the audio driver update from Creative. Output works fine, i can hear everything, which makes it…
my headset mic is gone... not muted, gone... the streaming software lists no microphones, and Sound settings agrees. this started after the audio driver update from ASUS. output works fine, i can hear everything, which makes it extra confusing. i tested the…
My laptop's built in mic is gone. Not muted, gone. The voice chat lists no microphones, and Sound settings agrees. this started after the audio driver update from ASUS. output works fine, I can hear everything, which makes it extra confusing. I tested the…
I joined a meeting this morning and nobody could hear me... sound settings says there are no input devices, even though my USB microphone is plugged in and its little light is on. the Realtek AOpen MX4SGI 4DN2P Realtek Audio Driver R3.49 update went in…
long time lurker first post lol two hours of troubleshooting and my headset mic is still invisible to Windows. what Ive tried: unplugging, other ports, teh sound troubleshooter, reinstalling teh streaming software, the AC 97 ALC650 Audio CODECs Driver update…
two hours of troubleshooting and my XLR mic through an interface is still invisible to Windows. what i've tried: unplugging, other ports, teh sound troubleshooter, reinstalling the video call app. the Realtek AC97 Audio Driver update is the only change on…
so annoyed rn i joined a meeting this morning and nobody could hear me. sound settings says there are no input devices, even tho my laptops built in mic is plugged in and its little light is on. the Valve Steam Deck Audio Drivers update went in yesterday,…
long time lurker first post lol two hours of troubleshooting and my XLR mic through an interface is still invisible to Windows. What Ive tried: unplugging, other ports, the sound troubleshooter, reinstalling teh streaming software. The HD Audio Codec Driver…
