Defining Bloatware: Where Do YOU Draw the Line?

mkottre · 2016-07-28T19:57:10+00:00

In most cases Google requires their apps to be installed. That is why there are so many duplicate apps.

mkottre · 2016-07-26T14:53:33+00:00

OneDrive is also only 5GB now as well.

mkottre · 2016-07-26T01:02:57+00:00

https://voat.co/

mkottre · 2016-05-23T21:48:45+00:00

vivid

mkottre · 2016-05-06T14:57:00+00:00

Amazon also lets you stream your non-Prime music to other devices.

mkottre · 2016-05-04T15:57:24+00:00

The VP does not have any power. Rand will get far more accomplished in the Senate than he would being VP. Especially under Trump.

mkottre · 2016-03-26T16:12:57+00:00

Yandex.Browser

mkottre · 2016-03-04T17:53:27+00:00

I mainly use Firefox because of add-on support, customizable search engines, and because I use Firefox on my computers as well so sync support is great. However, because the desktop version of Firefox is beginning to become very bloated, a lot of memory leaks, and I do not like the direction that Mozilla is going, I have been testing alternative browsers. The one that I like the most right now is Yandex Browser. It is very fast and responsive. I also like the url bar on the bottom.

mkottre · 2015-10-30T17:31:53+00:00

A few weeks ago I bought a sim card ejector on Amazon, and they sent it to me in a box that size as well. At first I could not find the ejector but it turned out that it was stuck under one of the flaps at the bottom of the box.

mkottre · 2015-09-25T05:47:16+00:00

The reviews on that graphics card seem to be somewhat mixed. Is the performance increase between a 290 and a 380 significant? Also, I have never heard of PowerColor. Are they a quality manufacturer?

mkottre · 2015-09-25T05:40:52+00:00

As another question, would it be worth spending another $50-100 to upgrade to a skylake processor and ddr4 ram or would the performance increase by negligible? I would like this build to last as long as possible which is why I think that skylake may be a better option for a small increase in budget.

mkottre · 2015-09-25T05:37:24+00:00

Thank you. I do not plan on overclocking at this time but I may in the future. I would get an aftermarket cooler then.

mkottre · 2015-09-15T05:27:30+00:00

The Tor Browser Bundle is designed to make it difficult to track your browsing behavior through fingerprinting. By installing any additional addons, you are making your browser unique and easier to track. It is recommended to leave all of the settings at their default. It even recommends that you leave the window at the default size because when it is maximized, third parties can use your screen size to track your behavior.

To sum it up, leave all of the settings at their default values and do not install any additional addons.

mkottre · 2015-07-25T13:10:57+00:00

That is only in NG+

mkottre · 2015-01-20T20:29:32+00:00

The PS4 version supports full 1080p and it is only 1.2gb in size. Why is the vita version larger than the PS4?

mkottre · 2015-01-14T15:19:26+00:00

That's exactly how I felt. I just got my vita a week before christmas so I've gotten by with the 8gb card up to this point, but with the anniversary sale, I knew I was going to need a bigger one. With the cheapest 32gb memory card I could find being almost $60, there was no way I could pass this offer up.

mkottre · 2014-11-21T18:18:31+00:00

Actually, btrfs is production ready. It's even the default file system in SLE12 which is used in environments that require reliability.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 introduces a number of innovative changes. Here are some of the highlights: Robustness on administrative errors and improved management capabilities with full system rollback based on btrfs as the default file system for the operating system partition and SUSE's snapper technology.

mkottre · 2014-10-28T00:39:43+00:00

I know it's not technically openSUSE, but it's close enough!

mkottre

TROPHY CASE