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Cake day: June 16th, 2023
  • danielfgom@lemmy.worldtoApple@lemmy.world•*Permanently Deleted*English
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    3 months ago

    Sounds like they are giving you crap hardware. Also, the IT guy should set up the VM and make sure it works.

    Also, as a dev you should INSIST that you MUST HAVE Linux available as well. You are the dev, you know what tools you need, it’s not up to the IT guy to decide what software you need

    I say this as an IT Tech/Admin who was responsible for running all the IT at my company offices. I had about 350 users/PCs to administer plus servers, printers, telephone system, door entry system, switches, WiFi system etc…

    If a new guy started they told me what software he would run and what spec was needed and I’d get the right pc for the job and deploy the software needed. Not tell them what to use.

  • danielfgom@lemmy.worldtoApple@lemmy.world•*Permanently Deleted*English
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    3 months ago

    This is a great point. I’ve switched between Android and iOS over the years. The past 4 years I’ve been on Android but later this year I plan to switch back to iPhone because they’ve leapt ahead again. Google has let Android languish. They don’t add user delight features anymore and what they do have is poorly implemented.

    Apple is constantly adding features that people USE in real life, like Accident detection, fall detection, satellite calling, memoji, Facetime, iMessage, Find my devices, UWB shows you with an arrow on the screen exactly where your loved on is in a crowd or your airpods behind the couch etc

    Apple fitness is the best out there and Watch is hands down the best fitness device. And it works great with iPhone.

    There are too many things to list but the general rule of thumb is that apple adds delight and useful stuff but Google only adds things that benefit IT like circle to search. That’s just a way to get you using Google search instead of a different search engine.

    When an OEM like Samsung’s One UI is better than stock android, you know you have a problem. Plus the fragmentation: something that is on my android device may not be on my wife’s or my friends, or in a different place or whatever.

    Average Android users don’t know quick share exists at all. So it’s always off on their phone so if you want to quick share something it’s quicker to send it on WhatsApp than to teach them what quick share is and how to enable it… Whereas every iPhone user knows airdrop and that’s nothing to turn on.

    Even the recent customisation additions Apple has made are better implemented than on Android where it’s a clunky process to add a widget, they look terrible and Devs have limited access. Even the bedtime feature where iPhone displays a clock on the screen when docked and charging is excellent for the average user. Why hasn’t Android had this year’s ago??? And still doesn’t!

    Plus magsafe is genius. The incredible accessories and ease of use is fantastic.

    I can’t wait to switch back to iPhone later this year!

  • danielfgom@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•[POLL] Do you use/require a headphone jack on your phone?English
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    1 year ago

    Yes. I use my headphone jack at least 3 times a week for 4 hours at a time went I’m on dialysis.

    Plus for home listening I have a nice pair of over ear headphones which I run off a mobile DAC/AMP which connects to the phone via 3.5mm aux cable.

    I won’t buy a phone if it doesn’t have a headphone jack. Hence my previous phone was an LG30 and my current is a Sony Xperia 10iii.

    I once tried using Bluetooth in ear headphones at dialysis and the damn thing fell out of my ear and onto the floor. Had to leave it there for hours until I was unhooked from the machine. Thank goodness the cleaner never came to sweep otherwise it would be lost forever.

    With wired this is not a problem, neither is forgetting to charge them since they don’t need charging.

  • danielfgom@lemmy.worldtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Self hosted Google Keep alternativeEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    Of all the open source note apps I tried over a year ago, they didn’t seem that great. I’m also not interested in self hosting.

    I like that Keep let’s you quickly create lists, let’s you add images, you can markup images, you can pin notes, search is fast and it all backs up to the cloud seamelessy. And I can result access it on any device.

    In general I think there’s a lot to be said for Google services. Drive is great, put anything in there and have it everywhere and easily share.

    Photos is indispensable because it’s so tig byhtly integrated with Android: take a photo and instantly it’s backed up to the cloud. No worry about losing my phone because my memories will be in the cloud.

    I use Calendar all the time to manage events and reminders and it works perfectly. Also syncs to my calendar on Mint perfectly. It’s fast, easy to use, let’s you get in and out.

    Google Messages now uses RCS which is great, is designed very well, and you can also send and receive messages from the web if you want. Plus it integrates nicely with Phone, Meet and Contacts.

    It’s really hard to beat. And this is all free, although I pay €20 a year for the larger storage plan.

    You can replicate this in Nextcloud but then you need to self host, set up incoming open ports, sorry about being ddoss’d or hacked, have either a large HDD or external HDD which may fail at any time. And it won’t integrate with Android as well.

    I get people’s concern with privacy but I don’t think it’s as big a deal as people make out and end up throwing the baby out with the bath water.

  • danielfgom@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Is this it? Is there anything more to life, am I missing something?English
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    1 year ago

    Sorry to say but this is it. If you follow the uni then work path, this will be your life. Getting married and having children will add more stress and expenses.

    That’s why I hate money and the setup of the world, is plain satanic if you ask me.

    However you can change the course of your life now. If you’re able to find some land somewhere to live, build an initial home out of scraps and farm the land, you might be able to live free, but without money.

    Alternatively you could travel the world, doing odd jobs in each country to make money. Especially in Europe, once you’re here, there are no borders and plenty of trains so get a temp job and live in a hostel. See that country, meet people, have fun then move to the next country and repeat. This has worked out well for some people who say it have them a new perspective on life.

    It’s up to you.

  • danielfgom@lemmy.worldtoWorld News@lemmy.world•‘A dangerous step backwards’: outrage at supreme court’s LGBTQ+ rights rulingEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This is a very difficult position to be in. One the one hand no one should be refused service for any reason except the they were causing a disturbance or were extremely rude, unruly or criminal.

    On the other hand no one should be forced to do something that clashes with their beliefs. If a fat 5 client approaches you to make a gay website and you’ll be putting up pictures of sexual acts etc which might disagree with you 4 beliefs or conscience, you should have the right to say “sorry but this job is not for me. It makes me uncomfortable and I cannot bring myself to do it. Please find another web designer” they should also have that right. It’s not discrimination because he’s not doing it to cause then harm, he’s just saying he’s not comfortable to do that. And that’s fine. No one should be able to force him.

    Hopefully this law protects the rights of both parties.