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General Software Discussion / Re: cross platform email client...

« on: June 23, 2026, 07:12 PM »

Thanks Deo, been down that path already but it hasn't stuck hence the thought that a client might (!!) Work

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General Software Discussion / cross platform email client...

« on: June 21, 2026, 01:53 AM »

I'm trying to support my elderly mother inlaw with her email but its challenging for her so I'm hoping to simplify things if possible.

She has a gmail account and a Yahoo account () that she can't let go of () no matter what...

she uses an iPhone and a windows desktop so I wondered if setting her up with an email client (instead of the browser) might be a 'solution'.

My searches seem to indicate spark is a likely candidate, but would be interested hear if anyone here uses it (preferably across iOS/windows) and what they're thoughts/feelings were?

If anyone has any other recommendations I'd be glad to hear them too

TIA

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Official Announcements / Re: Winding down DonationCoder after 20 years

« on: April 14, 2026, 08:46 PM »

Will be a sad day indeed...

FWIW DC is a testament to Mouser/Jesse's vision for what the net could/should be.  The community he's built here is a rare thing and I'll miss it greatly (as I'm sure will many many others).

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Living Room / enshittification...

« on: April 11, 2026, 01:19 AM »

https://kottke.org/26/04/day-in-the-life-of-an-enshittificator

Couldn't decide whether this belonged in the humour file or here, you be the judge...

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General Software Discussion / Chat app recommendations

« on: October 12, 2025, 09:50 PM »

Anyone got a chat app they can recommend?

Work has been using discord but there have been issues for some users and they're looking for an alternative

Must be locally hosted, do file sharing, and run across iOS and PC. 

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Latest Game Giveaway

« on: May 18, 2025, 09:39 PM »

 

I'm with you on that, no point paying for games that you'll never play (I've already got enough!)

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Latest Game Giveaway

« on: May 18, 2025, 03:07 AM »

this offering from Fanatical may be of interest to some here

https://www.howtogee...ust-and-you-can-too/

Note that this is a link to an article about the offer, not to the actual offer.  Pretty sure you can work it out from there 

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Living Room / Re: Recommend a USB cable to me!

« on: March 05, 2025, 08:59 PM »

if you feel the need for some sort of meter, then look at USB power meters.  Separates the meter from the cable and may simplify your search and save you some money...

https://nerdtechy.com/best-usb-power-tester

https://www.amazon.com.au/Plugable-Power-Tester-Monitoring-Connections/dp/B0B5W5NKKN

note that these aren't recommendations, just a couple of sites duck duck go turned up

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General Software Discussion / Re: Notepad Based Calculators

« on: January 01, 2024, 01:56 AM »

how about QuikTape?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Accessing articles from many pdfs

« on: September 06, 2023, 05:29 PM »

PDF Keeper (open source) appears to do a lot of indexing

No idea whether or not it fits your use case but maybe worth a look

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« on: June 28, 2023, 04:25 PM »

the chickening, and spoof on the shining (from Kottke)

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General Software Discussion / Re: What are some good free CSV editor programs?

« on: May 28, 2023, 01:59 AM »

Keep in mind that the date of the original request is from two years ago and the OP hasn't come back to the forums since before the first response. . .

-Deozaan (May 27, 2023, 10:29 AM)

DOH!  I got sucked in by the recent responses, didn't even look at the date of the OP

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General Software Discussion / Re: What are some good free CSV editor programs?

« on: May 27, 2023, 05:01 AM »

define data shaping...

that should help in determining a solution...

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« on: May 18, 2023, 07:22 PM »

I've felt like that very often over the years [/quote]

yeah but the real question is are we playing the game, or being played?

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« on: May 18, 2023, 04:41 PM »

not sure whether this is funny, fun, or educational...ymmv

Its a 'game' where the point is to navigate a badly designed UI as quickly and accurately as possible

https://userinyerface.com/

Hi and welcome to User Inyerface,
a challenging exploration of
user interactions and design patterns.

To play the game, simply fill in the form
as fast and accurate as possible.

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General Software Discussion / Re: intune device management + powershell

« on: April 26, 2023, 04:12 PM »

thanks!  I'd got thru the addins part already, but getting a working script has been the challenge

I'll have a play with it later today 

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General Software Discussion / intune device management + powershell

« on: April 25, 2023, 08:28 PM »

hoping someone here can help out 

I have a few hundred devices that I need to retire + delete from intune but the portal doesn't cater for bulk deletions.

I've been googling solutions and it appears it can be done via powershell, but none of the scripts (or the associated 'explanations') I've found are particularly helpful

I'm not familiar with powershell, but I can understand the intent of the commands (its plain english, not rocket surgery!).  Trouble is I can't understand why they're not working (presumably there's some component or action thats assumed by the authors but not stated)

TIA

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General Software Discussion / Re: best first time linux distro for windows user

« on: April 12, 2023, 04:05 PM »

There's nothing to fix."   

-MilesAhead (April 12, 2023, 08:49 AM)

 

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General Software Discussion / Re: best first time linux distro for windows user

« on: April 10, 2023, 05:38 PM »

Just my $.02   

-MilesAhead (April 06, 2023, 05:41 PM)

thanks MilesAhead!  good to get some user feedback, but you probably don't fit the intended demographic (you're more than a user!)  Mint is shaping up as a probable contender, though as a non linux user myself its hard to know what the potential pitfalls are (updates are inevitable but the mechanism isn't familiar so...)

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General Software Discussion / best first time linux distro for windows user

« on: April 01, 2023, 04:51 AM »

I have been cleaning up old PC's at work and have a bunch of desktops that are intended to be donated to a women's DV charity

They don't currently have any OS installed and the business isn't going to spring for (w10) licences for donor devices

What recommendations (if any) would you guys have as far as Linux distros?

Bear in mind the intended audience will most likely not be terribly computer literate (beyond web surfing and email), and probably only have been exposed to windows OS's

TIA

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General Software Discussion / Re: Form letters for medical use

« on: March 08, 2023, 06:59 PM »

does it have to be text?  could not the image/text combination be converted to an image so you're just pasting/inserting an image from a pic list? 

You haven't defined any application limitations, ie word, or some specialised medical application.  That said, an automated solution would be possible BUT will need a comprehensive flow map before anything could be built...

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Living Room / whats in your daily watch list

« on: January 19, 2023, 05:52 PM »

this was discussed long ago, in a thread far far away, but I'm no necromancer so new thread...

What sites are on everyones daily watch list?

I have a bunch, but just like IRL some appear to have expired or are languishing so I'm wondering what you all look at regular like...

FWIW this is my current list

http://www.plastibots.com/ - languishing
https://www.shellcity.net/ - languishing
http://www.whatimade.today/ - languishing
http://www.basicinstructions.net/
https://dilbert.com/
https://giveawayradar.weebly.com/ - languishing
http://hackedgadgets.com/ - languishing
https://averagemaker.com/ - languishing
https://www.hackster...jects?sort=published
https://www.crowdsup...m/browse?sort=latest
https://www.howtogeek.com/
https://www.homemadetools.net/new
https://www.libellules.net/blog
https://www.openculture.com/
https://kottke.org/
https://hackaday.com/blog/

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!

« on: September 20, 2022, 10:28 PM »

Proof you don’t need anything fancy to play good music. Even homebrew music gear made from everyday items can do s creditable job as this gentleman demonstrates. 

-40hz (September 20, 2022, 08:11 PM)

makes me think of Seasick Steve...

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Living Room / Re: Any Twitch users here?

« on: August 29, 2022, 08:43 PM »

interesting...

dunno what I've done but apparently this is personal 

meh...

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Living Room / Any Twitch users here?

« on: August 28, 2022, 05:39 PM »

Wondering if anyone else has issues with accessing their accounts?

I'm an occasional user, but find that my accounts somehow 'disappear'?

I currently have 2 (!) but can't access either of them - they've changed their log in process, ie it used to be email but now its user name and I have no idea what I used and none of the things I try seem to work.

Even their password/account reset process fails to respond to a valid email address.

Am I alone in this?  I really don't want to have to create a new account every.damn.time I want to watch a random vid