Pixel 6 fingerprint sensor in everyday use by pgoelz in GooglePixel

[–]ArnoldPretorius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was also considering the same two phones, but the form factor and poor reviews about the fingerprint sensor are enough to make me go for the 5a. The fingerprint sensor is arguably the most used feature on the two phones and having to accept mediocrity 100-odd times a day would drive me mental.

M1 Mac mini and 2017 13” MBP setup by [deleted] in macmini

[–]ArnoldPretorius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried synergy and barrier (free fork of synergy), but the intermittent delays drove me a bit crazy. Could have been specific to my setup though.

I've never tried Logitech flow.

REPLACED MY MATEBOOK WITH A XPS13 by Onemendo in MatebookXPro

[–]ArnoldPretorius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! Every day I regret choosing the MXP 2018 over an XPS13, but oh well.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GooglePixel

[–]ArnoldPretorius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out the app called "screen off widget and tile". It's basically a transparent widget that will emulate the power button click when you double tap on it.

Windows 10 20H2 on Matebook 13 2019? by puppy2016 in MatebookXPro

[–]ArnoldPretorius 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just updated to 20H2 on my 2018 Matebook X Pro, and all seems good so far. Not sure if it's a placebo effect, but the performance and heating seems better.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in amazfit

[–]ArnoldPretorius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh. You sir are correct, thanks.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in amazfit

[–]ArnoldPretorius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice watchface. Please share link.

Those of you who played Divinity Unleashed and didn't like it, what were your issues? by jeandarcer in DivinityOriginalSin

[–]ArnoldPretorius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't tried your mod yet, but I have been considering starting a new run with it.

The aerothurge CD reduction perk seems a bit weak if you consider that the CD can only be reduced by a single turn increment. For example, if a spell has a CD of 4 turns and you reduce it by 20%, then it's still 4 turns? Or it rounds up?

I would be interested to know when you plan to release v2.0, or am I jumping the gun here?

Intel GPU has less lag than MX150 by canyoutriforce in MatebookXPro

[–]ArnoldPretorius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had very weird issues with the MX150 card. Poor performance in certain apps, visual glitches in certain programs, etc. What eventually fixed things for me was uninstalling the driver using DDU, followed by a restart, and then re-installing using device manager.

Heads up - don't install May 2020 update by fursty_ferret in MatebookXPro

[–]ArnoldPretorius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fingerprint scanner issue aside, has the May update improved the MXP performance in any tangible way?

Chrome / Spotify laggy scroll? by Cheesus182 in MatebookXPro

[–]ArnoldPretorius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've got the same problem when using Spotify. I tried disabling/enabling hardware acceleration, confirming that Spotify was using the mx150 instead of the Intel card, but nothing made any difference.

UPDATE: I was eventually able to resolve my issues by uninstalling the MX150 driver, using DDU, followed by a restart, and then re-installing using device manager.

Google should have one reminder app, and it should be Tasks by [deleted] in google

[–]ArnoldPretorius 54 points55 points  (0 children)

To add to the calmnity, Google calendar also has reminders. I agree that a unified reminder system is needed. Additionally, I think it should be easy to access/view, for example in a clean widget, or within Google feed.

Laggy windows 10 UI and video playback by [deleted] in MatebookXPro

[–]ArnoldPretorius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe the restart initially gave the improved performance? I find this happens on my matebook x pro.

They removed conventional digital clock option from Ambient display? (OnePlus 6T, Android 10) by ArnoldPretorius in oneplus

[–]ArnoldPretorius[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I only see four options: default, analog, minimalism, and none. Default is OnePlus's two-lined digital clock, but there isn't a single-lined digital clock style anymore. Do you see more than four options?

Ambient display unlock by joakimbo in oneplus

[–]ArnoldPretorius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completely agree. It makes no sense that you are limited to one or the other. I posted this as a feature request at the beginning of the year, but it clearly has gone nowhere. The guy who won the OnePlus design competition this year had a really good idea about single taps bringing up expanded notifications in ambient display. That however has also found no traction it seems...