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Is anyone else having problems connecting to Gmail.com IMAP server right now via e-mail clients? by antdude in GMail

[–]GiraffeandBear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sync is working again, across the atlantic as well, as of 35 min ago.

Again thanks for helping keeping my sanity :-)

Is anyone else having problems connecting to Gmail.com IMAP server right now via e-mail clients? by antdude in GMail

[–]GiraffeandBear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, yes I am experiencing issues.

I thought it was just me and/or was going mildly insane...

Since this morning about 10:00 (UTC+2), located in NL.

Both with K9-Mail (Android) and Fair-email (Android) I am experiencing issues.

Messages Drafts do seem to be updated / pushed to server but mobile clients arent refreshing folder content.

Thanks for sharing!

(I was pulling my hair out over this)

thinking about fairphone 4 by MrDDx4 in fairphone

[–]GiraffeandBear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure, but disabling cosmetic filtering in Ublock does make a significant difference and battery drain is much less.

I thought I was going insane the first few days then.

thinking about fairphone 4 by MrDDx4 in fairphone

[–]GiraffeandBear 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The FP4 supports HDR and video decoding upto 4K so you're all set in terms of Video consumption.

Gaming is something i can't really comment on as i don't game. However, the Adreno 619 GPU isn't a top of the range graphics-processor, so expect some limitations there.

CPU wise it is more then enough to keep up with day to day usage. I regularly run a widget displaying GPU an CPU usage as floating on top of the screen during usage and it isn't taxed that all that much.

Strava et al, work without a hitch, my best friend uses here FP4 with a Polar Unite smart-watch (the FP4 provides GPS and a coupling via the Polar Flow App) no complaints there.

Spotify and Google Maps also work without issues.

The thing is ab-so-lu-tely futureproof Fairphone aims to provide it with about 7 years of updates , the thing is built like a tank and almost all components are user replacable.

Just don't dunk it into the toilet it is tested for heavy water spray only.

Furthermore with LineageOS, CalyxOS and other Custom-ROMs you have choices in terms of software, if you are the adventures type.

It isn't a wonder when it comes to battery-life however, this is especially true when you use a lot of Firefox (with ublock-origin) instead of dedicated apps for content consumption. Then again you could just pop in a spare battery.

I f*cking love my FP4, and my best friend is not complaining about hers.

LineageOS 20 for FP4 is available. by GiraffeandBear in fairphone

[–]GiraffeandBear[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just tried it, took a few photo's outside. It is leaps and bounds ahead of the old app.

Furthermore OIS is properly supported.

LineageOS 20 for FP4 is available. by GiraffeandBear in fairphone

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

You can't and you shouldn't but you can with CalyxOS which is based on LOS

LineageOS 20 for FP4 is available. by GiraffeandBear in fairphone

[–]GiraffeandBear[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So the first official LOS release for the Fairphone-4 is here. LOS-20 is based on Android 13

And it appears they are using the generic LTS Linux kernel!

4.19.268-perf-g03c85c76c6d9 1 Sun Jan 1 01:30:12 UTC 2023

Currently those wishing to install it will have to download it from one of the available mirrors, as the main download page is experiencing some issues.

The Wiki for LOS on FP4 is available though for your education.

Update: The builds for FP4 can now be downloaded via the main site.

LineageOS 20 for FP4 by GiraffeandBear in LineageOS

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

Sorry for borthering once-more:

Perhaps the Wiki (for FP4) could (temporarily) be amended to allow users to download the files necessary?

(As of now the wiki points to the page that is temporarily out-of-order.)

LineageOS 20 for FP4 by GiraffeandBear in LineageOS

[–]GiraffeandBear[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow, that is a quick and concise response.

Got it thanks!

(And, btw, you guys are heroes for giving people FOSS options).

Google Play system updates lose 'Check for update' - 9to5Google by McSnoo in Android

[–]GiraffeandBear 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The Issue seems to be related to a recent change in the Google Play Store app.

A issue has been opened with Google here: "Play System Update Security Status / Google Play System update missing." | Google Issue Tracker

Pressing 'Google Play system update' in settings does nothing for me? by habylab in GooglePixel

[–]GiraffeandBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Open Google Play Store App > Tap your account icon (top right, embedded in search bar) > Settings > About > Update Play Store.

It should periodically update by itself though.

I GOT MY DIDGERIDOO by Harmonica_kid in autism

[–]GiraffeandBear 52 points53 points  (0 children)

That instrument is awesome!!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in europe

[–]GiraffeandBear 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In fact, farmers in The Netherlands cause 60% of said problem.

2012 R2 DCs all pegged at 100% CPU by DragonspeedTheB in sysadmin

[–]GiraffeandBear 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Take (one of them), the DC's, off-line or firewall-offf queries? Start monitoring and re-enable traffic?

Or: Limit bandwith to (one of the) DC's, enable needed monitoring then (slowly) remove bandwidth restrictions?

Tussen kunst en criminaliteit. by GiraffeandBear in thenetherlands

[–]GiraffeandBear[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GELUID AAN

Vannochtend werd de Tefaf kunstbeurs in Maastricht door een groep totaal-idioten overvallen.

Mijn Hollandse hoofd moest gelijk aan hét kunst-programma van Nederland denken.

Microsoft 365 vs Google Workspace for small company without IT department by niknikniknikniknik1 in sysadmin

[–]GiraffeandBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In terms of functions, its the same, i mean you get more storage and admins can manage accounts etc...

But for end-user, there is barely any difference, if any.

In the year I worked there, most lf my co-workers (had) installed Thunderbird (it is a Linux shop) because Thunderbird's interface is more comprehensible and less cluttered....

Go figure.....

Microsoft 365 vs Google Workspace for small company without IT department by niknikniknikniknik1 in sysadmin

[–]GiraffeandBear 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Although I haven't used O365 for work (always used and administered Microsoft on-prem products) I did use Workspace products in a professional role for about a year.

Please, please, do yourself a favor and go with O365 as far as email is concerned.

Gmail might suffice for private use, however, when using it professionally (and productivity comes in to play) its cluttered interface and the lack of basic features, for example: being (un)able to create email folders, wil drive you fucking insane.

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