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by andyO
Fri Sep 22, 2023 2:24 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Slow boot after installing Display Link Drivers
Replies: 7
Views: 821

Re: Slow boot after installing Display Link Drivers

Just wanted to say thanks. I had the same issue and this fixed it for me too.
by andyO
Fri Dec 09, 2022 6:53 am
Forum: Chat about Linux Mint
Topic: Lots of icons in 21.1
Replies: 2
Views: 684

Re: Lot's of icons in 21.1

The release announcement https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_vera_cinn ... atsnew.php says that there are several new icon themes installed by default, including.
Breeze
Papirus
Numix
Yaru
by andyO
Mon Oct 17, 2022 2:13 pm
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Computers you wish you could have afforded?
Replies: 39
Views: 2115

Re: Computers you wish you could have afforded?

When I was a kid in School, I wish I could have afforded a "BBC Micro". I suppose affording any PC would have been helpful, but the BBC Micro was the machine the school was using to teach us how to program in COMAL. There just wasn't enough time in class (or lunchtimes) to complete enough ...
by andyO
Wed Sep 14, 2022 1:21 pm
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Queen Elizabeth II RIP
Replies: 46
Views: 2727

Re: Queen Elizabeth II RIP

Only "working royals" are allowed to wear their uniform this week:
https://inews.co.uk/news/prince-harry-w ... ed-1853443
by andyO
Wed Sep 07, 2022 9:21 am
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Anyone Investing in Technology Stocks?
Replies: 10
Views: 756

Re: Anyone Investing in Technology Stocks?

It was interesting seeing the term IRA in connection with moving money because of what Russia are doing. IRA to me will always mean Irish Republican Army over and above any other definition. True, I read the comment about IRA money and thought "Oho, that's interesting...!" then read the r...
by andyO
Wed Aug 31, 2022 10:27 am
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Looking at buying a new bicycle
Replies: 53
Views: 2402

Re: Looking at buying a new bicycle

I find that punctures often happen in "clusters". I'll go for a long long time with not a single puncture, then I'll have a whole bunch of them over a few weeks, then it'll be ages until the next one... I don't know if that's just random being random, or if *the devils* thorn just hides fr...
by andyO
Fri Mar 11, 2022 5:17 am
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Chrome alternatives
Replies: 30
Views: 1825

Re: Chrome alternatives

Late to the party here. Just thought I would say that I recently had to attend a one-off MS Teams meeting. I installed the Chromium browser and this worked perfectly to attend the meeting "through the browser". Using LM 20.3. I figure it is handy going forward to have an alternative browse...
by andyO
Wed Mar 31, 2021 10:35 am
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Why no small smart phones
Replies: 32
Views: 1854

Re: Why no small smart phones

I generally prefer second hand stuff because it helps prevent waste. I'm telling myself the story that this is okay because Google phones seem to have good support from LineageOS. Hopefully when the time comes I will be able to extend the life of this phone with LineageOS (or similar).
by andyO
Wed Mar 31, 2021 10:30 am
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Why no small smart phones
Replies: 32
Views: 1854

Re: Why no small smart phones

just out of curiosity, was that "deal" you found on swappa.com ?? :| No. Through my network provider. I have always in the past taken "sim only" contracts and bought second hand phones. Taking the "phone bundle" this time it is only $5 a month more than I was paying fo...
by andyO
Wed Mar 31, 2021 7:22 am
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Why no small smart phones
Replies: 32
Views: 1854

Re: Why no small smart phones

I found a super cheap deal on a pixel 4a so I've gone with that this time.

Not as compact as I'd like, but I think I can cope with it (maybe with a sewing hack to lengthen my pockets if needed :) ).
by andyO
Tue Mar 30, 2021 12:07 pm
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Why no small smart phones
Replies: 32
Views: 1854

Re: Why no small smart phones

I don't think the industry is trying, overall, to go for compactness in the sense of screen size. We're going more for full featured replacements for, like I dunno, 80%+ of use cases for what used to be done on computers, and dropping the screen size is antithetical to that goal. Yeah, I totally ge...
by andyO
Tue Mar 30, 2021 11:12 am
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Why no small smart phones
Replies: 32
Views: 1854

Re: Why no small smart phones

Eya - good eyes, you may have bent ears but your eyes are in fine shape. :wink:

I should have typed "mm" not "cm" wowsers a 1.3m phone would need a car rather than a pocket. :shock: I'll go edit my first post, just to avoid confusion.
by andyO
Tue Mar 30, 2021 10:19 am
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Why no small smart phones
Replies: 32
Views: 1854

Re: Why no small smart phones

Those unihertz models look interesting. Thanks for the suggestion.

Also can see the logic in that if you really want to take good photos get a properly good camera.
by andyO
Tue Mar 30, 2021 6:39 am
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Why no small smart phones
Replies: 32
Views: 1854

Why no small smart phones

Warning - this is mainly a rant. It's time for me to get a new smart phone. Sadly I am really dissapointed with the offering for android phones. The three main features I like in a phone are form factor (compactness), waterproofness and camera. It seems in the last few years, phones just keep gettin...
by andyO
Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:09 pm
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: TV or Monitor
Replies: 9
Views: 600

Re: TV or Monitor

Thanks for the input - it's appreciated.
by andyO
Fri Sep 18, 2020 10:10 am
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: TV or Monitor
Replies: 9
Views: 600

Re: TV or Monitor

I was using the previous TV for sound output, but am open to getting a stand-alone speaker system. The TV option certainly looks like the cheapest option from my research so far.
by andyO
Fri Sep 18, 2020 8:41 am
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: TV or Monitor
Replies: 9
Views: 600

TV or Monitor

Just wondering if the clever people of LM Forums have any opinion on my next hardware purchase. : ) I use a LM small form factor PC as my 'media hub' in the living room. I don't have any aerial or satellite dish, everything I watch or listen to in the living room is served through my little LM machi...
by andyO
Wed May 27, 2020 7:28 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Shut down problem
Replies: 31
Views: 6350

Re: Shut down problem

Two points which may help. 1st point: I think you made a slight mistake editing the grub file hanson53. I think the acpi=force needs to be inside quotes, like this: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi=force" 2nd point: Could this be related to TLP? I did not have a shutdown probl...
by andyO
Sun Apr 05, 2020 8:13 am
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: GPS watches - is there a 'best' option for linux
Replies: 0
Views: 430

GPS watches - is there a 'best' option for linux

I am considering treating myself to a nice gps watch to use while hiking and running. The obvious options would be a Garmin Fenix or Suunto type of device. Does anyone have any experience of using these type of devices with Linux, transferring recorded tracks across etc? I'd much prefer to transfer ...
by andyO
Sun Mar 15, 2020 8:28 pm
Forum: Screenshots
Topic: All Desktop Screenshots of 2020
Replies: 168
Views: 65655

Re: All Desktop Screenshots of 2020

Thanks Smurphos. : )

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