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xcjs, 7 months ago to android in I'm amazed that Android doesn't have a built in way to connect to a network drive like iOS/iPadOS has

Is that the official distribution link or a personal mirror?

xcjs, 7 months ago to android in I'm amazed that Android doesn't have a built in way to connect to a network drive like iOS/iPadOS has

It’s not built in, but I generally recommend Solid Explorer for that functionality: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.solidexp…

xcjs, 7 months ago to tech in The MAUI team does not respond to issues with any urgency... THIS IS **THE** ISSUE!!! · dotnet/maui · Discussion #19029

I think this is part of a larger trend of Microsoft refusing to patch any bug they simply don’t want to.

I’ve had an issue with the Remote Desktop app on Android for three years where the cursor drifts further and further away from where it’s drawn over the course of a session and when the Android keyboard pops up. Several users have reported the issue (including myself), and Microsoft still hasn’t fixed it.

Once again, this has been a major usability bug for over three years. The only way around it is to disconnect from the session and reconnect every time you use the keyboard or once the drifting becomes too much.

xcjs, 7 months ago to privacy in Gitlab now requires phone number/credit card verification

Especially when it comes to gateway configuration.

xcjs, 7 months ago to technology in Sundar Pichai argues in court that Google isn’t evil, it’s just a business

Let’s maybe leave the racism at the front door? Or, you know, entirely?

xcjs, 8 months ago to technology in Microsoft now pops up a poll asking why you'd want to use another browser when you download Chrome

The stupid sidebar on the right is reason enough for me, but I also want an adblocker that’s not crippled.

xcjs, 8 months ago to linux in How Ubuntu Linux snuck into high-end Dell laptops (and why it's called 'Project Sputnik')

I bought a used 2018 model over a new current model because of the lack of physical function keys.

Also, Dell, bring back Fn + Left for Home and Fn + Right for End!

Who looked at a great keyboard layout and decided, “I know! I’ll make this Developer Edition hardware more difficult to develop on!”

xcjs, 8 months ago to firefox in Firefox for Android UI update? Material You?

I’m exactly with you on everything you said.

xcjs, 8 months ago to android in Google removes photo sphere mode from the new Pixel

I love this feature and use it all the time! Are there any apps I can replace this with?

xcjs, 8 months ago to android in Why the Pixel 8's Face Unlock upgrade is a big deal

I’ll take a forehead over a notch.

xcjs, 8 months ago to android in Why the Pixel 8's Face Unlock upgrade is a big deal

Mine has also been very reliable.

xcjs, 8 months ago to piracy in Another reason to sail the high seas

The DMCA supersedes that - it’s still a crime to bypass copy protection mechanisms, and there are very few exceptions to that rule.

xcjs, 8 months ago to piracy in Another reason to sail the high seas

It’s not even grey - in the US it is illegal under the DMCA.

I’m not up to date on ripping tools, though.

xcjs, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to selfhosted in eReaders for Selfhosted book collections

I’m using a combination of:

• The Boox Palma reader, though they have larger tablets if you prefer. I’m not sure about the others, but the Palma runs Android with the Play Store.
• Kavita to host my ebooks online.
• FolderSync with SFTP to sync all of my books ahead of time to my SD card.
• Moon Reader to add my Kavita server’s OPDS feed as an online catalog if I need to grab something manually.
• Calibre to manage and embed metadata.

xcjs, 8 months ago to linux in if you could standardise a file format for a specific task what would you pick and why

PNG support lossless compression through deflation, but there are encoders that can apply a lossy filter to the image to make the compression more effective.

PNG doesn’t support lossy compression natively, to be clear.