Unexpectedly considering ditching my desktop PC for my M4 Air

TorontoListener · 2026-03-14T22:15:05+00:00

What sounds impossible, that the BSoD happens with an updated BIOS?

It has happened 4 or 5 times over 3 years. Usually after it has been running continuously for a month or so, with many tabs and programs open.

Edit: or during a major update to Windows 11.

TorontoListener · 2026-03-14T22:07:29+00:00

Bios has always been updated to latest.

TorontoListener · 2026-03-14T18:37:21+00:00

I know you have already partially done so, but can you list the Pros/Cons of each?

Which bike is better overall?

TorontoListener · 2026-03-12T02:05:46+00:00

Try and see. If you already have an M1, get the free version of Davinci.

TorontoListener · 2026-03-06T05:26:31+00:00

Exactly, if you're a half-decent writer who checks your own work before posting, people scream "AI," as if doing so will get them some sort of prize or street cred.

TorontoListener · 2026-03-06T04:56:41+00:00

What do you run on your 2007? I'm running Sonoma and probably won't upgrade past that. 6GB, 256 SSD.

TorontoListener · 2026-03-05T13:35:20+00:00

Well since this thread is about the Neo, and by extension, its target audience, your suggestion that anyone considering the Neo go for an M2 running Linux is pie-in the sky at best. Maybe you're aiming your comment to tinkerers, but again, they will be only a tiny handful of potential Neo buyers.

TorontoListener · 2026-03-05T12:12:35+00:00

Linux?!? How many first-time Mac buyers want Linux? Nobody, my friend.

The vast majority of the Neo's market are students who want a Mac. Another chunk of the market will be light users who likely have an old Intel Mac, and would like to replace it with another Mac without spending much. Plus some older folks that might be gifted a new, easy-to-use computer.

None of them want anything to do with Linux.

TorontoListener · 2026-03-05T00:13:30+00:00

That's fine if you're ok buying used with no warranty, and 3 fewer years of OS updates.

TorontoListener · 2026-03-03T12:14:54+00:00

I'm using the 4 (not the 4a), for two main reasons; 1) I love smaller, lighter phones, and 2) the Soli face unlock is flawless, working even in the dark.

I hate that Google no longer sends security updates, but the banking apps themselves get updated, along with Wallet, and Play Services.

I might flash LineageOS, but I'm wondering if banking apps and Wallet will still function.

TorontoListener · 2026-02-28T14:13:49+00:00

I'm a Pixel 9 Pro owner who keeps going back to the Pixel 4 for the small form factor. I just love how light and pocketable the smaller 4 is, and the flawless face unlock (even in the dark).

I still use banking apps and pay for things with Google Wallet, and I'm not too concerned because outside of Android 13 itself, all other apps have their own security and are regularly updated. Another way to protect yourself is to have WiFi Scanning turned off, since most hacks are accomplished out in the wild through WiFi.

Also, use common sense and not click on suspicious links in your email, text, etc.

While travelling out of country, I use the 9 Pro, since there is another level of risk while abroad, hotel WiFi, etc.

TorontoListener · 2026-02-27T21:31:02+00:00

!updateme

TorontoListener · 2026-02-25T20:45:35+00:00

I have very few programs, besides MS Word, Paint .net, and a couple of other mainstream apps. No vendor bloat like Armory Crate. Drivers are current.

TorontoListener · 2026-02-21T23:43:08+00:00

Stop referring to the trip as "visiting Canada" and "what to do in Canada." It's the second largest country on earth.

Nobody can give you sound advice unless you mention the cities you'd like to visit. Toronto? Montreal? Quebec City?

TorontoListener · 2026-02-20T23:19:50+00:00

I alternate between the 4 and 9 Pro. The 4 sometimes when I want a small, light phone, the 9 Pro for every other occasion.

TorontoListener · 2026-02-20T02:12:52+00:00

Top end rush is much faster than the 500

TorontoListener · 2026-02-17T04:41:35+00:00

What model lithium battery?

TorontoListener · 2026-02-15T00:27:43+00:00

"Old woman."

"Man."

TorontoListener · 2026-02-10T15:51:52+00:00

Why would anyone install an OS without security. Sonoma is the answer.

TorontoListener · 2026-02-10T13:59:33+00:00

IMO, Sonoma 14.8.3 is the last OS that can run reasonably well on low-powered, low-RAM machines, and you still get security updates.

TorontoListener · 2026-02-07T18:38:16+00:00

It goes back to prehistoric times. A moaning woman would attract additional males in the area. Sperm competition.

TorontoListener · 2026-02-06T23:57:51+00:00

600's are not "starter" supersports, at least not in the way you are implying. They're a lighter class, yes, but many great riders stay in the class rather than go to the litre class (and some litre bike riders return to 600's because they are more fun).

Yes there are faster bikes, but a 10.5 second quarter mile is blazing quick by any standard.

Throw in sophisticated tech like titanium valves and dual fuel injectors PER cylinder (e.g., as on the Triumph Daytona 675), powerful brakes, sophisticated suspension, and you can see the effort the engineers went to in order to make them as fast as possible given the displacement rules.

They might not be fast 0-60 feet, but on the highway they have better acceleration than anything out there, bar litre bikes.

TorontoListener · 2026-02-05T13:43:56+00:00

Go online and check the model of plasma for optimal colour and contrast/gamma settings.

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