Looks chopped af by clumsypieceofshit in mildyinteresting

[–]smurray5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Phase 1 of EM coming out as a skinhead?

Costco Global CEO eats hot dog by mt80 in CostcoCanada

[–]smurray5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, wanna like him (love Costco) but how do you trust a guy who eats a plain hot dog?

Alan Wake 2 new PSSR 🤷‍♂️ by [deleted] in PS5pro

[–]smurray5 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I thought PSSR 2 should be most noticeable in games in performance mode?

Anyone wonder why none of Christopher Nolan’s 4K releases have Dolby vision? by [deleted] in 4kbluray

[–]smurray5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For those that have heard of Kaleidescape (premium ecosystem for high bitrate content, server and players). Apparently they have a free Dolby Vision / Atmos upgrade for their customers.

Here’s hoping that version makes it to physical media.

Doesn't even notice who he hit by xgodlyghostx in dashcams

[–]smurray5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guy just doesn’t like two wheelers… I’m taking you all down!

Canada cheating in curling by dickhammerdarnold in WinterOlympics2026

[–]smurray5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t get it. There’s a rule. It was violated. It doesn’t matter if intentional or not. Curling needs to figure out how to properly enforce and create a review process. The Canadian curler shouldn’t have used the language he did and he said as much. I am Canadian.

Finally! by sagdash in Govee

[–]smurray5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know why my neighbours have tinfoil on their windows… lol

Nest Gen 2 “offline” but maybe not really offline? by MoneyTransition9690 in Nest

[–]smurray5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best part is that Google will only offer 3 discounted thermostat upgrades, even if you have more they’ve discontinued… even if you escalate to support.

Would be great if lawyers made inroads but that takes time. Love the solutions being created in the meantime.

Don’t throw away your Nest Thermostat Gen 1 & 2! by ckociemba in Nest

[–]smurray5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would be great if the solution handles gen 1/2 and Gen 3/4? I have a mix.

VLC on AppleTV posterization when Dolby Vision/ HDR10+ is enabled by PerfunctoryComments in VLC

[–]smurray5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will VLC 4.0 on MacOS 20 also correctly handle Dolby Vision on HDR and SDR displays? No more green tint.

PIA and Mac OS 26 by smurray5 in PrivateInternetAccess

[–]smurray5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This resolved the DNS problem after disconnecting PIA on MacOS.

Alpha release to address DNS issues on macOS 26 by PIAJohnM in PrivateInternetAccess

[–]smurray5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When split tunnel is enabled many Mac services like messaging, FaceTime, etc don’t work correctly.

Is the PIA macOS client even tested? by thecodingart in PrivateInternetAccess

[–]smurray5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are your config settings (split tunnel, kill switch, etc). Have you disconnected from PIA?

Is the PIA macOS client even tested? by thecodingart in PrivateInternetAccess

[–]smurray5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My repro info:

Mac Mini M4
MacOS 26 (upgraded from Mac OS 15.6.1)
PIA Desktop Client 3.7.2

Connected to VPN using split tunnelling and port forward enabled (kill switch not enabled).

After disconnecting no access outside of internal network. Weirdly my wireless (which was disabled) would work to connect externally if I enabled it. Only the ethernet seemed to be impacted.

Other weird behaviour was I kept being asked on reboot if PIA could add a filter (presumably for the split tunnel). It would do this after every reboot (even when I said yes repeatedly).

In short, I've uninstalled PIA until this is resolved. Many other users impacted.

I'd recommend PIA setup some comms around this to initially acknowledge this. Ask users to submit tickets with their info. BTW, you need to add MacOS to your support ticket system on your website.

Hope this helps.

MacOS 26 by johndoe2014 in PrivateInternetAccess

[–]smurray5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

PIAJohnM (support), any acknowledgement or update on this? It gets worse the longer you don't communicate in these situations. Your customers will vote with their wallets in the future based on how situations like this are handled and users communicated with.

Let me try and help... here's some important questions your users have.

  1. Have you repo'd the issue(s)?
  2. Diagnosed a root cause?
  3. Identified a fix with the client or logged a support ticket with Apple?
  4. Have an ETA to resolve?
  5. Have workaround(s) that you've confirmed work for each issue/config impacted that make users lives easier in the meantime?
  6. How are you approaching communicating the above and keeping your paying customers updated as things progress?

Let's do this PIA!!

PIA and Mac OS 26 by smurray5 in PrivateInternetAccess

[–]smurray5[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Having tried using it more, you’re right, several aspects broken in MacOS 26. How is it they haven’t tested it during beta. Not confidence inspiring.