The Technology Vent and Rant Thread

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by neil_swann80

Is it too much to ask for Manufacturers when discontinuing software support to allow a path to open source communities to take the helm? Seems like it would help reduce e-waste.

No, because then they couldn't sell you new things.

[j.p.s]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Ah, planned obsolescence. Hate to think about how much electronic waste comes from that.

Originally Posted by neil_swann80

It all started with the incandescent lamp!

How so?

[JSWolf]

When the manufacturer releases a firmware with bugs and will not fix them because that's the last firmware.

[kwik]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

So, what bit of technology has annoyed you today?

Aside from the usuals:
www.geoengineeringwatch.org

Nothing to complain about! My bits and bytes are being treated well. Software and hardware are both working as a team, and neither has let down the team.

[ownedbycats]

Damn Visual C redistributables. Gotta catch them all.

[Renate]

Windows 11. Uniformity will be enforced by a lack of user options.

[cc_in_oh]

Originally Posted by Renate

Windows 11. Uniformity will be enforced by a lack of user options.

I finally gave in. For at least 10 years I've had dual monitors with task bar on one side - it was nice while it lasted. I had nice neat named grouping on the start menu - no more. I thought the window snap sounded promising but it's useless to me. And, not sure if I can blame Win11 but some Firefox links - like news links in Yahoo Finance - are freezing it up so I have to kill it with task manager. Not fun so far. Oh, I also had the Stardock Start10 app. It shows in my start menu with an uninstall option which takes me to Win settings>apps but Start10 isn't in the list to uninstall - can't figure out how to get rid of it...

[Renate]

Originally Posted by cc_in_oh

For at least 10 years I've had dual monitors with task bar on one side...

You selfish person!
Microsoft spent millions of dollars evaluating personal preferences and 60% didn't want what you want. So you are SOL.

If you ever find a way to have square corners on windows without knee-capping the GPU you will have an ardent supporter here.

[neil_swann80]

Originally Posted by j.p.s

How so?

Have a read about the "Phoebus cartel"

[j.p.s]

Originally Posted by neil_swann80

Have a read about the "Phoebus cartel"

Fair enough, but the situation is complicated for incandescent lamps since the electricity used over its lifetime excedes the cost of the bulb and its luminous efficiency increases much faster than lifetime decreases when it is driven harder. Of course most people would consider having to change bulbs every few tens of hours unacceptable and the cost of replacing the bulb is more than just the cost of the bulb. But it is not at all clear that a 2000 hour bulb is better overall than a 1000 hour bulb.

But planned obsolecance sucks overall and needs to die and it's too bad that the Phoebus cartel probably weren't slapped with criminal penalties.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by cc_in_oh

I finally gave in. For at least 10 years I've had dual monitors with task bar on one side - it was nice while it lasted. I had nice neat named grouping on the start menu - no more. I thought the window snap sounded promising but it's useless to me. And, not sure if I can blame Win11 but some Firefox links - like news links in Yahoo Finance - are freezing it up so I have to kill it with task manager. Not fun so far. Oh, I also had the Stardock Start10 app. It shows in my start menu with an uninstall option which takes me to Win settings>apps but Start10 isn't in the list to uninstall - can't figure out how to get rid of it...

Try ==>> ExplorerPatcher
and/or ==>> Windhawk
and ==>> How to Open Control Panel in Windows 11 ot might have the old Progs & Feats option

BR

[j.p.s]

• Digital televisions which overscan by default
• Consumers unaware of this
• Television networks and stations that assume overscan when positioning their logos.

[cc_in_oh]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

Try ==>> ExplorerPatcher
and/or ==>> Windhawk
and ==>> How to Open Control Panel in Windows 11 ot might have the old Progs & Feats option

BR

Thanks - I'll check those out...

[Renate]

Originally Posted by cc_in_oh

Thanks - I'll check those out...

Sounds good, but I think that the no-round corner mods hack the GPU so that it can't do the transparency needed for round corner. Everything says that the performance takes a hit. Just consider the Registry setting, SomethingBuffer=0. It's not "DontBeAnnoyingWithRoundCorners".

[cc_in_oh]

Originally Posted by Renate

You selfish person!
Microsoft spent millions of dollars evaluating personal preferences and 60% didn't want what you want. So you are SOL.

If you ever find a way to have square corners on windows without knee-capping the GPU you will have an ardent supporter here.

I must be part of the 40% with dual or ultrawide monitors with lots more horizontal real estate than vertical? To add insult to injury I can't even adjust the task bar's height any more...