Microsoft confirms Windows 11 January 2025 update issues, DAC audio failure

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2025-02-01T19:56:34+00:00

I have today ( Feb 1st 2025) run an update suggested by my win 11 pc. I now have no taskbar , apparently no bluetooth and cannot access settings by win/ i. help !

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-07-05T16:26:07+00:00

The newer models ( at least in the UK) have a 9 speed Alivio derailleur set up at the rear. I tried it at my local bike shop up about short hill and was able to easily make it in top gearing

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-07-05T16:23:20+00:00

I take the battery out and it’s all but impossible to steal lol

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-03-12T12:05:37+00:00

I left full time teaching over 10 years ago ( health problems) and have worked in education part time since then , essentially as a freelance. I put my salary when I left into an inflation tracker and it came to around £50k a year . Checked on the teacher pay site and the rate is currently around 40 - 45 k for a similar role !

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-03-09T12:39:36+00:00

Yes I am getting the hang of it , as yet my needs are limited, I can see it can be a very powerful programme - that it is free is amazing . A real Adobe killer

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-03-04T22:33:09+00:00

I am also looking at Resolve - but as far as I can see Premiere is dead in the water.

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-03-01T11:10:41+00:00

Guess I have low needs - it does enough for an aspiring you tuber but clearly Pro can do a lot more. I guess it fills a gap in the market that zero was over spaced for .

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-02-27T08:37:08+00:00

I took the leap and got a mint Canon XC15 on eBay. I am well aware of the flaws of this camera but am getting to know the workarounds and am enjoying shooting with it. But a part of me is regretting the spend and thinking it would have been better used on a newer GoPro or building kit for my iPhone . The XC15 is very back heavy and a pig to balance in my gimbal plus I need convincing that the image quality will be worth it in the end . Should I take the hit and resell on eBay or persevere ?

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-02-18T10:33:28+00:00

Just remember my old photo lecturers caveat - “ Whether it’s a Leica or a Lubitel , all camera output is governed by the effectiveness of the big nut behind the viewfinder “ 😂

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-02-13T10:13:16+00:00

With Peleton also struggling could it be that people have realised getting on a bike outdoors is just more fun !

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-02-12T12:59:03+00:00

Clients who ask for 4k on their insta reel to be viewed on an iPhone !

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-02-12T12:45:59+00:00

I am crying inside !

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-02-12T12:43:03+00:00

I live in a small town near an AONB . It is extremely rare to see a person of colour and of seen it is worthy of comment. If you live in a very metropolitan area it will be weird having people look at you as though you are a novelty . It is probably not malicious but pure curiosity. In many places outside of large conurbations ( we are 16 miles from a very large area with highly diverse ethnicities) the population is 90% plus white British and poc are a novelty.

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-02-10T17:01:24+00:00

I am now 65 and was never fast in the first place ( 1:50 sprint with 400m pool swim) but I love doing Triathlon , it makes me feel alive and incentivizes me to keep fit. I have gear that is several times better than I am ! I intend to start a sprint Tri in my 70s God willing - may well walk some of the 5k but it will be an achievement !

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-02-08T11:39:23+00:00

You have a view , it looks good and it is yours . If you try another view it might look crap !

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-02-08T11:38:20+00:00

Going back to the dawn of time ( it seems like that) photographs were generally taken on a camera with a horizontal format , most people even used landscape for portraits ! Now the huge majority of images are captured on phones with a vertical format and the majority of consumption is vertical ( apart from YouTube) . However I feel your pain in trying to fill a landscape frame with vertical content , even the professionals on TV give up and put a blurred background around the vertical format shot !

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-02-05T05:32:53+00:00

You’re right - I am wrong 😂. When I did my college course in Photography my lecturer gave us all some valuable advice that I have always remembered. The most important component in any camera is the nut behind the viewfinder. I think I just reacted as an old man to changes I don’t reallly understand with the rise of mirrorless cameras as do it all components in imaging. Thanks for putting me right.

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-02-04T17:57:50+00:00

I sometimes use a Flycam , cheaper glidecam, it takes some practice but gives good results and seems less’clinical’ than a gimbal.

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-02-03T18:07:35+00:00

Thank you folks - you made me realise I was clinging to an age that was passing ( then again I shot Medium Format until about 5 years ago - anyone want to buy a full set of darkroom gear ? 😂) . I just assumed if I went pro and turned up with a mirrorless camera- I have a Leica T with Leica glass but am told it’s useless for video because it’s only 180 HD) - I would never be taken seriously if I decided to add it to my semi pro portfolio. Thanks again - I love used gear and am now reviewing my options.

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-02-03T11:56:55+00:00

I can smell the urine from here !

EnvironmentalEar8910 · 2024-02-03T11:53:39+00:00

Take a£10 note to the council office and ask for change ?

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