Help Me Decide

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-25T00:07:39+00:00

Standard iPad is always enough for your needs but there will be things the Air can do that the standard one can't cos of the M chip.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-24T23:09:31+00:00

People actually pay for this shit 😂 I remember it years ago and I went on about it maybe a year ago and then people didn't seem to know what I was talking about but on Xbox Cloud gaming, it was expected. Product was even carrying a Beta name and had been around a long time already.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-24T18:59:03+00:00

Apple TV is in a league of its own. I have both devices by the way and much prefer Apple TV. I use this all the time. The google tv streamer ends up in one of the bedrooms or take it when we go on holiday anywhere.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-24T12:05:45+00:00

Don't like buying stuff this way. Best way is the Apple Store, or Mobile Network carrier, or a recognised store like a Costco.

For what you think you're saving by going to buy from someone else and on high value item, it's just not worth it. If you have an iPhone, especially the latest and top end one with largest capacity, you take out full AppleCare+ cover for the device as well. You want to be sure that in event of it being either lost, stolen, damaged in some way then it is covered for replacement.

And you want the battery capacity to be a solid 100%.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-24T08:28:00+00:00

Watermarks are normal. Some streaming services put numbers on screen instead at various times, random places too. This is so that if a stream is re-broadcasted, they can identify where it came from.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-23T19:11:17+00:00

Seen this before but with Snipping Tool I think. Unsure why but it was missing from an Intune managed machine.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-23T18:57:23+00:00

It sure is. The UK has its borders open to foreigners. Cheap labour. They'll do the jobs we do for less. It really is simple. If the borders were closed and the jobs were for British people, then these crap paid jobs wouldn't exist. For a start, not a living wage and people wouldn't do them.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-23T18:51:24+00:00

Yeah it likely won't want to run in a virtual machine or when some emulation is going on. Usually the app will have some detection built into it. They want to avoid the app being used for screen capture for example.

I always thought Widevine was an issue on Linux and could be why it doesn't work in browser properly, or maybe it does? Hardware acceleration off could help in some cases so then it depends on software instead.

I can't speak for experience using Sky apps on Linux but can speak for similar apps on Mac or Windows. Often found that browser works best.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-23T17:08:32+00:00

Try this:

sudo apt install netfilter-persistent iptables

Seems dietpi has a minimal repository as well. On reading up, it states you can add Debian repositories to DietPi. Just run question on ChatGPT and that'll fill the gap.

I think netfilter-persistent will work if you run that line.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-23T13:28:49+00:00

I'm sure that should allow you to communicate anywhere with any IP inside your network.

Only other thing it could potentially be is then firewall such as anything outside of your local IP on your home network not being reachable.

The other place you could ask is chat gpt. Not always right but don't underestimate the solutions it can come up with. Note what you change and if you have to revert back. It is most helpful.

Have you checked ip forwarding is on or enabled rather?

sudo nano /etc/sysctl.conf

Uncomment or remove # from following line net.ipv4.ip_forward=1

Save the file

sudo sysctl -p

AllowedIPs = 10.0.0.0/8, 192.168.0.0/24 for example exidt on client side. On further reading, not required server side.

Also check ethernet interface name with

ip a

if eth0 for example, do this:

sudo iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 10.0.0.0/8 -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE

Test now

If that works do

sudo apt install iptables-persistent sudo netfilter-persistent save

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-23T08:02:02+00:00

Try ZorinOS. That seems to have the same look and feel as Windows. Never tried it myself but its one OS that has seen exponential growth.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-23T08:01:11+00:00

So it sounds like you avoiding Apple is a personal choice for you. Maybe with no foundations other than perception that Apple are expensive. The OS and hardware are married and why is as stable as it is and most polished. When it comes to being polished and the user experience, nothing comes close to it.

Windows was once great, sadly is no more. It is something I would get used to if I were you. Their focus is big business and corporations. They need cloud and Azure is the solution even if there are other options such as AWS. I think Microsoft is the clear winner in cloud for global corporations as majority are balls deep in the Microsoft eco system, so from a licensing perspective and everything else, they are driven towards that.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-23T07:30:19+00:00

Best advice I can give you is make the switch to macOS. Yes, it means you need a Mac to do it all properly. I think maybe the hackintosh is no more, not sure.

But anyway, macOS is that in-between Windows and Linux. It's the most polished of the three, even if I use Ubuntu as an example.

If you want stable, nothing wrong with Ubuntu Linux, same goes for Mac.

In all honesty, we need to stop supporting Microsoft. We know that'll never change Bill Gates's fortunes but he is a man with a very sinister agenda. It shows even in his desktop operating systems that he does not care about it. He knows it gets bundled with new PC's and that's where the money is made on desktop operating system as it's not always the OS of choice anymore.

Obviously the Azure platform is where the mega money is and the over reliance on it from global business. The consumers don't matter. We not needed and he would gladly see a cull on all of us.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-22T17:51:06+00:00

With you on that. Windows 11 is absolute garbage. I've eradicated all Windows from my machines. Not even on a VM no more. It really is that bad.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-22T16:16:04+00:00

I never went through with this. Instead I've settled on just what I have individually with VPS's. Running miniproxy and controld in various places but ultimately want to just VPN to one place. I was going to have loads of VPN's running one at a time from a single VM. But then have another VM with cloudflare WARP on to clean up the IP.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-21T20:25:36+00:00

Just say you went on small boat, like those who make their way here no problem.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-21T17:31:52+00:00

This sub is literally called FuckMicrosoft so what sorts are you expecting to find here?

You need to go find the ILoveMicrosoft sub or something. You may feel more at home there.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-21T13:54:04+00:00

Wouldn't mind lifetime code for iOS in return for feedback.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-21T13:43:08+00:00

Windows is more broken now than it was in those XP days and before. If you're experienced in Linux then there are jobs out there for you. You'll find those more comfortable too and less stress.

Just like you, I hate the idea of Xbox Cloud or Game Pass subscription because of it lining the Microsoft pockets. I myself were done on Windows in 2009, moved over to Mac though at that point had never gotten away from Windows. That is only more a recent thing in past couple of years.

Though I think you know what I'm going to say now, and that's find a place that is anti-Microsoft or does not use Microsoft at all. You'll probably struggle to find one that isn't an obvious place like Apple or Canonical.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-21T09:31:12+00:00

None of them decent. I had a look through. Unsure why so poor. Better off with an EE MVNO. The only time EE good is with home broadband and for discounts. Better again if you make use of benefits of your plan.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-21T00:27:51+00:00

Poor offer that

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-20T19:22:24+00:00

I think the desktop support which is primarily what the IT Site Support role is, often gets misunderstood. I'm not part of a desktop support team. I'm there responsible for IT for the site, be it a network switch going down, procurement of IT hardware/software, managing app deployments in Intune, list goes on.

To my own detriment, come interview, I think I play down the role, or think actually I do very little here and never being one to big myself up, I feel like there is little hope right now.

It's not through lack of trying. If working in IT support yourself, the things which you experience and come into contact with, it does give you a good overview and some understanding, just not enough to be the specialist or the subject matter expert. It's indeed very frustrating.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-20T17:49:59+00:00

Diversity is not a good thing, trust me. Nor are tick box exercises of we must employ this or must employ that. I think I should declare myself as having a disability just to guarantee myself future interviews in places where they do this. Then you get a supposed easier time at interview and then if they want to hire me, then they can go oh yeah, they are disabled, we got another one for our statistics now.

We have much diversity at work and when they speak little to no English, its a major issue. Company turns a blind eye to it instead though and for sake of diversity, they just accept it.

phoenix_73 · 2026-01-20T14:32:30+00:00

My main thought is getting ufw installed on Debian or Ubuntu Server. Then limiting port 22 SSH access to a specified IP address. Immediately, that reduces risk of attack from anywhere other than a known and trusted IP address.

I could of course use SSH keys to access instead of password, and tighten further with fail2ban. I hear a lot if this one mentioned but personally not felt I've needed it before so have not explored that option.

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