AusatKeyboardPremi

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[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thank you. I do have my expectations in check. That is the reason the machine is restricted to certain activities like reading and writing/journaling.

I was just curious if anyone is using it to browse the web, especially with a combination of lightweight OS and browser.

Thank you sharing about The Old Net. They even have a lite page for systems with limited RAM:

http://theoldnet.com/lite

Oh I won’t even bother connecting to the web with Windows 98.

When I asked the question I assumed a Linux based OS like Antix or Bunsen.

[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Pardon me if I sounded dismissive. 1Blocker is good, and so is AdGuard.

I remember those being one of the first ones to do the job well, back when Apple launched content blockers. Wipr came much later, and I only recently switched to it (around late 2022).

[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Joplin’s storage model made me stop using it.

Managing plain text notes should not be this convoluted.

[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)
  • Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, 7 spanning a decade and a half.
  • Ubuntu 10.04 going up to the release where Unity became the default DE (11.04, I think). Came back to 10.04, as it was an LTS release.
  • Linux Mint Maya because of Cinnamon, and it was terrible.
  • Fedora 16 to 25 or 26.
  • Linux Mint 19

Been with Linux Mint ever since. It just works. LM19 was also around the time when I stepped into Apple’s walled garden with iOS and macOS.

[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

On Safari for iOS and macOS, I prefer Wipr instead of 1Blocker.

It’s lighter, easier to use, cheaper, scores more on d3ward’s ad-block test (but that may fluctuate).

E: added specific browser.

[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Hermen Hulst must not have heard of !patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

some governments […] have been trying linux as a way to cut expenses

I have been hearing such news for close to two decades but not without news where many such organisations switch back to using proprietary software due to a mixture of reasons ranging from usability to politics.

[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Though I agree with your overall point, I can’t see why rounded corners (or the lack of it) might be a noticeable issue.

[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Given it is a CPU is limiting the parsing of the file, I wonder how a GPU-based editor like Zed would handle it.

Been wanting to test out the editor ever since it was partially open sourced but I am too lazy to get around doing it

[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Interesting. I did use group by and sort by, but I guess I didn’t use the specific combination where it didn’t work as you mentioned.

Also, I did not know Cortana was available for Windows 7. I am sure it wasn’t there when I was using it. Perhaps it got introduced after I moved away from the OS?

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