Also have a backup plan.

Consider how the NAS will be used. Is it just file storage, or will you want to stream from it?

If just file storage, you can use lighter hardware.

I’m running a 5 year old Dell Small Form Factor desktop as my NAS/media server. It’s power draw is under 12 watts unless I’m converting files. There’s room for 3 data drives (boot drive is M2). It has no problem streaming, unlike my consumer NAS. And it cost way less.

So, you resort to name calling? Why should any of us engage with you?

Right?

I stopped reading after that.

Nah, just us tech heads that are willing to put in the effort (and I’m not, Linux on the desktop has a long way to go, and I use Linux for all sorts of services).

99% of users can’t be bothered to understand the concept of a web browser, and that there are different ones. Switch them to any Linux distro and they’d freeze like deer in headlights.

Source: decades of providing support.

And yes, dumb move my MS, not sure what they’re trying to do here.

I want buttons all the way around the screen. They could be capacitive, or part of the screen. Something I can program, like the Blackberry and Treo had. The home screen idea sucks, why can’t I have programmable buttons in the 21st century?

Looks like it’s supposed to say that, but currently doesn’t. Lol

Serious question - is it really that hard to just have a spreadsheet?

I can’t imagine having so many subscriptions that a pretty simple spreadsheet couldn’t handle it.

Oh ffs. How dumb

Generally I’d agree, but in this case they have excess staffing because they merged projects.

Often this is in middle management.

For me to not get it? Man, guess I am really out of the loop. Haha

Hmm, that helps explain the treatment of the car, (so now I get what’s happening in the last panel, thanks for that) but I still don’t get it.

I think it’s a fantastic idea. Wanted one since Samsung showed an S4(?) clamshell.

But they still have too many issues for me. I look forward to when it’s a standard thing, so the OS and apps work correctly.

Can someone explain the last panel?

That’s my strategy too, and after decades in IT I have the experience to prove it.

Yes, there are positive reasons for uodates, but I’ve rarely seen unaltered systems break, never hacked (because security is a layered thing). I’ve seen many, many, systems taken down by updates, even after extensive lab testing. Nothing like being on an outage call for 17 hours because an update screwed the pooch on 5,000 machines.

Also, move that phone to Lineage, you won’t regret it. Better battery life out of the gate. Hell, buy another 4a or 5, install Lineage, setup her stuff on it, and simply swap it out.

Yep, many false positives while only blocking 1.5% of all malicious apps, plus installing Play Protect on phones to “block malware” from the Play Store.

It’s like someone wrote a comedy based on the worst way to prevent malicious app installs.

Which begs the question, what’s the real purpose of Play Protect? Protect your FROM Play Store installations? 😁

(Yea, that 1.5% is a totally made up number, it’s as real as Google’s malware prevention and the protection provided by Play Protect).

This may not fully solve the problem, but have you tried using it through Hermit or Native Alpha? These are browsers designed to make websites work like apps on Android.

Combined with my password manager (Bitwarden), it’s usually as fast or even faster than some apps, with a side benefit of a single app install rather than an app for each service.

So far this has worked well for Amazon, Walmart, libraries, my healthcare login, bank, ebay, Home Depot and Lowes, etc.

Ok dammit, I snorted.

Take your upvote.

Only 10 flags? You sure this doesn’t call for 11? I’ve never been fully clear on the guidance for how many to use. 😁

Ouch, an Xperia 1 IV is a bit pricey, best I can find is about $300. As a comparison, my current Pixel 5 is about $150. (Yea, not comparable phones at all, but for my use-case it doesn’t matter).

Nice phone though, thanks for the recommendation - I’m always looking for my next bootloader unlocked phone. Other than being glass backed (which I’m willing to live with, but what’s so wrong with plastic!!) the Xperia line looks great.