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  1. Chewy509

    Windows 10

    Sorry, misread your post... Apparently MS don't even allow that setting via GPO... Here is the list of official GPOs for Egde. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt270204.aspx The only thing I can think of is to watch the registry to see how MS are storing the setting(s), and...
  2. Chewy509

    Windows 10

    Does this help? http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows-10/change-the-default-search-engine-in-microsoft-edge Has tips for adding google as a search provider-> http://www.tekrevue.com/tip/google-default-search-engine-microsoft-edge/
  3. Chewy509

    Windows 10

    In relation to the Windows Update - Get Windows 10 item... Here is a corresponding /. article: http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/10/15/2210224/windows-10-upgrades-are-being-forced-on-some-users Funny reading... Also to note: Some users have found that the Windows 10 update via Windows Update...
  4. Chewy509

    Password Managers

    FYI for those using LastPass http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/10/logmein-buys-lastpass-password-manager-for-110-million/
  5. Chewy509

    Laptop Recommendations

    Having played with a new HP Probook recently, I have to agree with Coug, they have really lost their appeal. About the only real options are either the Lenovo X1 or T-series... As for Asus models, haven't been impressed with them for a while... Another option are Fujitsu Lifebooks? eg S904...
  6. Chewy509

    Something Random

    It all depends on how HWMonitor is accessing the current CPU clockspeed, as there are several different methods... If it's using DMI via the SMBIOS, then I'm not surprised by the weird values (DMI data is notorious for being plain wrong in many regards). If it's accessing the values directly...
  7. Chewy509

    8k TVs and Monitors

    In short: 8K res, 17" LCD panel (giving 510ppi), 120Hz refresh rate http://hothardware.com/news/japan-display-wizards-squeezes-8k-into-17-inch-lcd
  8. Chewy509

    Something Random

    You do know that Yahoo has been using Bing as it's backend since '12? Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8174763.stm and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing
  9. Chewy509

    Windows 10

    This will never happen... There are simply too many Win32 based applications for MS to do this, especially if they want people to continue to keep up to date in regards to the OS. (Note: MS has been trying to do this since they introduced .NET back in '02). IIRC. The .NET Framework and the new...
  10. Chewy509

    IPv6

    @Tannin, why are you worried about IPv6? Australia won't be seeing widespread IPv6 deployment for a long time yet since NBN Co have basically abandoned IPv6 as part of the supplied residential product to RSPs. (IPv6 addresses are only made available on request for business connections and some...
  11. Chewy509

    Goodbye Firefox

    So unsure how to take that? :confused:
  12. Chewy509

    Goodbye Firefox

    @Tannin, well said.
  13. Chewy509

    Goodbye Firefox

    I personally hate the misuse of javascript for sites... (blog sites that fetch content via AJAX, and the page itself is nothing more than a JS blob and that blob is several MB). But I think both sides are talking about two slightly different things, one about content (web-site with mostly...
  14. Chewy509

    Best free anti virus

    Anyone using AVG? Might be time to stop... http://news.softpedia.com/news/avg-proudly-announces-it-will-sell-your-browsing-history-to-online-advertisers-492146.shtml
  15. Chewy509

    Goodbye Firefox

    F^&k that s^&t, I'm going back to Lynx
  16. Chewy509

    4k TVs and Monitors

    Yep. Need at least a 600 series or better for official support. Full 4K supported list: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/4k/supported-gpus?field_gpu_type_value=All&page=1
  17. Chewy509

    4k TVs and Monitors

    I'm just glad monitors are starting to get interesting again... after years of just FullHD (1080p) displays in the consumer space, it's nice to see 21:9 panels and 16:9 4K panels coming to market at last...
  18. Chewy509

    4k TVs and Monitors

    Thanks, very interesting... let's see how much though...
  19. Chewy509

    Windows 10

    < insert lots of NSFW language > But what do I care... I'm already over on the Dark Side (aka Linux user).
  20. Chewy509

    4k TVs and Monitors

    GPUs that support 4K... Intel : Generally IvyBridge or newer support... http://www.anandtech.com/show/7007/intels-haswell-an-htpc-perspective/7 AMD : http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/GPU-14100601.aspx Nvidia : http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/4k/supported-gpus But, only...
  21. Chewy509

    4k TVs and Monitors

    Thank you, wasn't aware of that one... Looks like HP has one out now as well. HP Z24s But the one that did catch my eye was this one, the HP Z Display Z34c.
  22. Chewy509

    4k TVs and Monitors

    HP have their new 4K z-Series on sale at the moment (US$755 on newegg), but there is nothing below the 27" size available via normal retail channels... Personally waiting on 20-24" 4K screens... but nothing out there...
  23. Chewy509

    Windows 10

    By what Bozo was saying, I assumed they were after the CVV number... which having can lead to all sorts of misuse. Australia no longer accepted signature only on CC transactions 1-Aug last year, requiring all CC transactions to use a PIN to stop CC fraud... We also now have Pay-Wave and...
  24. Chewy509

    Windows 10

    Be aware that depending on your local laws, conditions in the EULA can be invalid and non-enforceable... ;)
  25. Chewy509

    98SE setup BSOD?

    Let's see the rough stuff... Manually setting IRQs and DMA ports via jumpers on expansion cards and ensuring no two cards had the same... Stuffing up the BLASTER environment variable so your games couldn't find the included Sound Blaster 2.0 card. Attempting to maximum convention RAM to get...
  26. Chewy509

    Windows 10

    Sed, those backports are already out in the field... https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3068708 https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/3g7hr0/removing_telemetry_from_windows_7_and_8x/
  27. Chewy509

    Something Random

    I certainly prefer the more relaxed position on the cruisers. The main concern is that my daily commute is approx 50min each way (about 50km), so riding position comfort is certainly high on the list of priorities. I don't think I could handle the Z300 position on a daily basis (being a smaller...
  28. Chewy509

    98SE setup BSOD?

    FYI, the 440BX could handle up 512MB (regular SDRAM-PC100) or 1GB (RegECC), if you have 4x DIMM slots. (3x slots is limited to 384MB / 640MB (RegECC) - section 4.3 in the datasheet). The only problem was getting the right sort of RAM to meet all the requirements... Sed, are you sure it's a...
  29. Chewy509

    Something Random

    We don't really worry about the snakes (we have king brown's and coastal taipans in our immediate area) as do all the right things to avoid them... As for spiders, since my son has a nice collection of arachnids (3 Tarantula's, 1 Eastern Trapdoor, 3 Scorpions, and a Whip Spider), it's all about...
  30. Chewy509

    Something Random

    Thanks. I was lucky I was only doing 40kph (due to peak hour traffic), and fortunately it wasn't a hard seize. Weather wise, were have very mild weather (except for the temps), We're averaging mid 20Cs currently, on what is the last day of Winter for us. (Summer averages low-30Cs). As for rain...
  31. Chewy509

    Something Random

    A lot of nakeds, sports and tourers come with ABS as standard, a lot of cruisers still only have ABS as an option for the low-end and midrange models, however most top end cruisers having it as standard... (The Z300 I looked at had ABS as standard, and it's an entry level sports... ).
  32. Chewy509

    Something Random

    Had some fun last Thursday night... coming home from work on the motorbike, it promptly decided to break down on the freeway in the middle of peak-hour traffic, on a bridge, in the pouring rain. (I broke down on Capt Cook Bridge just outside of Brisbane, for those that know Brisbane). As I...
  33. Chewy509

    Something Random

    You do understand "Ashley Madison" is just a name used by a dating service that specialises in hooking people up to have an affair (outside of their marriage)? (Sorry if I missed are sarcasm). Having used dating websites in the past, (and even met my beautiful and gorgeous wife on one), I too...
  34. Chewy509

    Something Random

    Sorry to hear Lunar, hope things go the best as they possibly may happen.
  35. Chewy509

    Windows 10

    Do you have a reference? What I've read, Enterprise gets a choice, or is that choice only available if you have a WSUS server?
  36. Chewy509

    Windows 10

    I just did an long email to my parents who recently migrated to Win10 on how to maximise their limited Internet connection**... And found the following links helpful. Privacy settings explained...
  37. Chewy509

    Windows 10

    Updated Windows life cycle document is here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/lifecycle
  38. Chewy509

    Windows 10

    Users of Home/Pro, obviously get no choice, since they get all updates irrespective, however for the Sysadmins that maintain WSUS (or similar) are going to have fun trying to work out what each update is... (eg, IE updates which may break corporate applications, .NET Framework updates that may...
  39. Chewy509

    Windows 10

    Certainly interesting the MS is now no longer providing full descriptions for non-security related Windows 10 updates... http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/microsoft-has-no-plans-to-tell-us-whats-in-windows-patches/ From one of the comments on the article:
  40. Chewy509

    What distro and why?

    Work desktops are all Ubuntu 14.04 (w/GNOME or Unity as the user prefers), simply that's what everyone in the office knows... (lowest common denominator). We do have a number of RHEL/CentOS/Suse/Gentoo/Debian VMs for testing as well... Home is Arch Linux, GNOME3 on the desktop, OpenBox (with...
  41. Chewy509

    I want to buy a new car

    No complaints for the ones in Australia... (obviously depends on origin of the car itself, unknown where the US ones are actually made). Issues with the drive-by-system in some Prius models... have since been fixed (from what I've read).
  42. Chewy509

    Linux - understanding what's using my memory

    Doug, have you seen the following blog post? http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/slabinfo.html Also in addition to /proc/$pid/status, /proc/$pid/smaps will give you additional information about shared pages allocated as well. So to get the accuracy, you may need to parse status and smaps...
  43. Chewy509

    Windows 10

    And that's a problem for MS? The thing is, a lot of desktops/laptops already come with OEM license (at least for Win) and then you add VL on top and then add SA (software assurance) and it's a nice cash cow for MS. Certainly not saying that's the case, but I don't see it as too far fetched...
  44. Chewy509

    Windows 10

    Aren't they already if you have Software Assurance membership tied to your VL?
  45. Chewy509

    I want to buy a new car

    Yep, they certainly are a money pit...
  46. Chewy509

    Windows 10

    Actually, I suspect Enterprise versions and the move to volume licenses (VL) to have a higher uptake due the flexibility the Enterprise edn's give over the regular Pro edn's. Particularly in regard to auto-updates (with better/more refined WSUS integration), tunables related to search and...
  47. Chewy509

    Android phones: Tips, tricks?

    3 Sorry, couldn't resist...
  48. Chewy509

    I want to buy a new car

    At least you've found something NOT to buy... When I used to do a lot of travel for work, many years ago, I had the pleasure to driving a lot of different rentals. Made you appreciate how good and bad some cars really are.
  49. Chewy509

    I want to buy a new car

    Exactly. I would suspect the vehicle has never been serviced, so would be looking at a major service straight up to ensure all fluids have been replaced, and especially get the fuel and exhaust systems checked. (extremely low mileage vehicles will tend to have rust through out the exhaust...
  50. Chewy509

    We have been upgraded by comcast to Blast 150mbps I think...

    So suggesting a Tor exit node is out of the question then?
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