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G'day :)

Just a query. I use both WhatsApp and Messenger via the PWAs for Firefox extension. Both offer to install their own native apps on Windows, but I don't trust that this is safe since I assume they could then monitor anything else going on on my computer.

Would that be a fair assumption?

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social to c/sysadmin@lemmy.world

Have been using this for occasional outside broadcasts. It stopped working today. Downgrading to version 7.0.4 fixed it for now. Unfortunately Rustdesk doesn't support reverse tunnels so I'll have to hunt for an alternative method.

[-] I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social 33 points 8 months ago

Aah so that's why my .html file won't display properly.

[-] I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social 64 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

In case you're wondering, some broadcast equipment, such as the Axia Radius, uses Ethernet sockets for the connection of balanced and unbalanced audio.

This simplifies cabling, but you need adapters at the end of each cable to go back to RCA, TRS, XLR etc.

[-] I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social 39 points 9 months ago

Someone will create an extension to mute the ad and overlay it with suitably timed bite sized cat videos.

[-] I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social 30 points 9 months ago

They want you doom scrolling.

It's one reason I like kbin. I'll read to page 5 and that's my limit for a session. Endless scrolling is annoying.

[-] I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social 146 points 9 months ago

It it's any consolation, it barely works under ideal conditions anyway.

[-] I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social 39 points 9 months ago

It's always fun getting paid by Google for not being a parent to a child in my household.

Is funny how often they ask.

They seem to check if I'm still married each month as well. Easy money.

[-] I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social 27 points 10 months ago

Hmm. How will I hack my Windows XP to activate it if I can't search for Windows Genuine Advantage?

[-] I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social 32 points 10 months ago

Our Aldi now has electronic price tags for each product in the centre aisles. I wonder if they're Bluetooth.

[-] I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social 72 points 11 months ago

Up next: An AI-enabled Web Browser extension which

  • mutes the YouTube ads and overlays it with cute cat videos
  • clicks the "skip" button for you
[-] I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social 30 points 11 months ago

Kinda wary to switch in case it turns up in the Google Graveyard.

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

Finally migrated back to Firefox today after a multi year user of Chrome.

What pushed me over the edge? Most of my app icons (keep, pulse, calender, whatsapp) stopped opening in their own windows again.

I had to install the PWA extension in Firefox to get that working again, and it's going to be a slight hassle having to copy and paste URLs from all those windows, but I'm tired of fixing the task bar icons.

Could've gone to Edge since it would work out of the box, but I like Firefox. (except for no native PWA support.)

Edit: found I can right click links in the PWA instances and use the send to other device option to open them in my main Firefox window.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social to c/AskKbin@kbin.social

If you're on kbin and getting an invalid csrf error, can't log in; use your email address instead of your username and you might be able to get in.

If not, try another browser.

#AskKbin

[-] I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social 53 points 1 year ago

That 100 Euro server also needs some coins inserted :)

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