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There were two trackball threads last night. Does anyone still use these? I got two out of the closet and I am now using them instead of my regular mouse again.
>>52333870
I use then but I don't think the technology moves fast enough to merit another thread
>>52334001
It's not about that really. Mouse tech isn't really changing either.
>>52333870
I liek trackballs
What is the best distro to have on a live usb?
>>52333608
this is now a novelty usb drive thread
klassey but probably flimsy garbage if u were to buy one
>no stupid questions thread
Here I go. I'm getting a momentary drop in my network every five seconds. It shows on both upload and download traffic. No disconnection announcements or warnings. Happens to all traffic: torrents, youtube, ddl. Pic related.
D-Link DIR-850L wi-fi router (firmware is updated)
EnGenius AC1200 USB wireless adaptor
I use the EnGenius utility to connect and I'm on a 5GHz channel.
When I Google this I just get posts with people complaining about disconnections. I haven't figured out how to phrase my search to get more relevent results.
What would /g/ do?
Direct connect? Wifi only? Distance issue? Antenna strength issue? Intereference? Shit cord? nat issue?
probably them illegal aliums spying on you
>>Direct connect? Wifi only?
Haven't tried a direct connection. PC and phone plug (DSL) are in diff rooms. I own a 25' cable but it's on loan to a friend. I'll have to move and set up the tower to check this. Not impossible but I'd rather check easier shit first.
>>Distance issue?
I don't believe so. It's maybe 15 feet from router to pc, with one drywall wall in between. Signal strength is strong both in the EnGenius utility and my tablet's Wifi Analyzer app, for both g and ac channels that the router is using. Although there is a weird double-signal on my g broadcast. Pic related, it's the blue and green on channel 9. Sometimes they merge into one, sometimes they look like this.
The app does show the ac signal dropping out completely and then returning. The g broadcast is constant with only slight variance in strength.
>>Antenna strength issue?
Signal strength is set to medium for g, strong for ac.
>>Intereference?
No idea. App doesn't sow any other channels in use near mine on ac.
>>Shit cord?
Possibly. I'm using a short usb cord on the adaptor so I could pitch the adaptor up and turn it to better face the router.
>>nat issue?
I don't know.
Other business laptops are also welcome in /tpg/ (e.g. Dell Latitude/Precision, HP EliteBook/ZBook).
If you're looking for purchase advice, READ THE BUYERS GUIDE FIRST. Then post, stating budget and requirements (e.g. size and performance).
Don't buy anything OTHER THAN T, X AND W/P SERIES if you want the Real ThinkPad Experience™
Recommended models:
T420 - 14", normal size
X220 - 12.5", lightweight
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No news.
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Why ThinkPad? (also applies to other business laptops)
>They’re really cheap when you buy a used one.
>Keyboards feel excellent while typing (yes, even the newer ones).
>Great durability thanks to the inclusion of rollcages and use of glass fiber reinforced plastic for the chassis. The keyboard is splash proof and spilled liquids will drain out.
>Utilitarian design - e.g. indicator LEDs, 7 row keyboard layout on older models.
>Docking solutions that easily turns your laptop into a desktop.
>Easy to repair, upgrade and maintain thanks to readily available service manuals for almost every model. Spare parts are easy and cheap to obtain.
>The best trackpoint (that red thing on the middle of the keyboard). Great for those who type a lot or hate swiping their fingers all over a touchpad.
>Excellent GNU/Linux & *BSD support.
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Used ThinkPad Buyers Guide:
http://ktgee.net/tpg
EPP discount for new ThinkPads (USA & Canada only, usually 15%+ off):
http://pastebin.com/wumE7L2f
ThinkWiki - Info on ThinkPads and running GNU/Linux on them:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki
ThinkPad service guides w/ tutorial videos:
https://www.lenovoservicetraining.com/
This T420 was a wise investment. Thank you for the shit posting machine, /g/
I fucked up big time. I bought an Asus X205T for the size thinking I'd be able to get a functional Linux distro on there. I can't.
Wish I would lurked these fucking threads instead and gotten a ThinkPad.
>>52333484
you still can. Sell the Asus and buy two thinkpads!
Who else is literally installing or has installed Gentoo recently? AMA
>>52332868
Compiling my kernel in a chroot I didn;t fuck around with the options
>genkernel all
jej
just did. I made some VM recently for my remote access.
So /g/ which IEMs do you use ?
Pic related is what i plan on buying.
>>52332169
sennheiser MX 170. the cheapest ones they have.
sure the sound quality isn't great but for me in-ears are just too fragile to buy expensive ones. They wear down very quick if you carry them around a lot and I wouldn't want to spend 100 bucks 1-2 times a year.
>>52332169
Pistons 3.
They're a good meme desu
Some guy at Best Buy recommended that I get some Klipsch r6 earbuds. Are they worth it?
Looks like my computer has one. Most likely person is a network administrator who's been stalking me. Should I contact the police immediately or try to remove my personal data off the machine first? Haven't had to deal with this before. I really don't want to have to reinstall Windows 7 and everything else.
I should add that my computer always has anything related to remote access disabled immediately after the installation of the OS.
>>52332041
Well, your personal data probably has already been copied / stolen. Police won't really do fuck all... So either way, your fucked.
I don't get it, how does this indicate a rootkit?
I finally decided to switch to linux on my laptop today and want to know which desktop environment /g/ uses.
/g/ is not one person
>>52331846
great post mate
>>52331809
gnome 3.18 here
I recommend GNOME for a consistent, polished, and overall nice experience.
Just bought a GTX 970 for $300.
Did I fuck up, because I'm reading the next version of Nvidia GPU (Pascal) is half the nm size 28 vs 14.
I don't want to put you under any pressure this is just to ask I don't expect you to know the future-- would waiting the year give me huge boosts in performance at a similar price point?
You fucked up. 970 loses consistently against AMD's 390 and they're cheaper too. inb4 "muh power efficiency" and "muh drivers".
Get fucked. Serves you right for buying a product without looking at alternatives.
>>52330333
trip threes :)
>>52330384
I did look, my PSU is a 750 watt gold modular Seasonic. I used a free power calculator. Meaning I can SLI the 970 in the future and I couldn't Crossfire the 390 it is my deciding factor.
Upgrading from SLI 460s as one of the fans broke.
What are /g/'s views on piracy? When do you think it's acceptable and when do you think it's wrong? Don't give a fuck? Use free software instead?
I think piracy is fine if the software isn't available to purchase anywhere/in your country.
Post any pictures related to piracy if you have them.
It's the game industry's fault for spending so much money developing software for broke edgy kids. They should try making something useful instead.
If you are serious about switching to Linux, use it exclusively for 2 weeks, avoid booting to windows for that period of time, or you are likely to start retreating back to windows instead of getting used to linux as your new home and working on making it feel comfortable
You can safely experience installation process and the basic usage through a virtual machine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R33sFFhgkWk
>Recommended for Beginners:
Xubuntu, Manjaro, openSUSE
>Learn to RTFM - Read The Friendly Manual
man <insert command here>
>Resources:
/r/linux4noobs
/r/linuxquestions
/r/unixporn
http://explainshell.com/
http://www.server-world.info/en/
https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-the-command-line
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtK75qxsQaMLZSo7KL-PmiRarU7hrpnwK
if you wanna try arch
I'll ask this there too.
>>52328735
First day on Linux (Xubuntu)
Now what? Do I just brag on /g/ about it?
I would like to learn how to make desktop/panel widgets for XFCE if that is possible. What language are they written in?
>His main machine is a laptop
>>52327518
>He still uses desktop computers as oposed to a server with VM's and a tiny client plugged into 3 screens.
>>52327541
>Not wanting better performance for your money
>Literally paying almost double for portability
>Uses a laptop when he could just use his phone
>>52327518
I don't need a desktop if I only use my laptop to browse the Web and do school work
U can get a blank bluray for ~1-2$
21,5 go
U can put 2 movies in 1080p (h264)
U can put a whole season of ur animu (24 episode in 1080p)
U cant fuck all ur 3To of data by drop it like a HardDrive
The best bluray disk have at least 10 years of lifetime, teorically 50 for the panasonics
>>52326904
And apparently you can put English lessons on them.
>>52326974
im not born in a english country, if u can tell where my errors were instead of being a faggot thats will help me
I need all my stuff in one area. I just scroll through and decide what I want to watch.
Switching discs to watch something? and having to find it. I got bored of that when DVDr's were big enough to hold aXXo movies.
The movies I get now are 1-2 GB in size and watchable so my 3 TB drives can store plenty. If I did want a backup I would just back it up and update every now and then to assure it's current.
discs just seem too much of a hassle for anything that spans across 5 or more. For example Bluray would be good for my software archive that is less than one disc or music also but when I got 1,700 movies I'm not trying to leave my computer and flip through books and shit to see what I'd like to see. Whatever I'm in the mood for being two clicks and a scroll away is just too convenient.
What's the last AMD cpu you bought?
amd x2 3800+
Fx-8350
>>52326415
AMD A10 5800k
It's the one I currently own.
>2016
>windows proven to be a real security threat
>new application market leans towards web interfaces and multi-platform implementations
>Debian, Ubuntu fully supporting ARMv7
>VMs and virtualization technology is mature
>chromebooks, widespread now, have proven the market
>laptops are leaning towards low power consumption and low weight
What stops you from buying an ARM laptop, or even desktop, besides availability?
>>52326395
Software obviously + Linux is nothing for the mainstream market. Installing a Programm is already overwhelming for a majority of people
>>52326395
>>windows proven to be a real security threat
Yeah because you are fuckin dumb.
Do you even realize companys use microsofts service to store their emails?
Do you realize that microsoft employees can read those emails?
Do you realize that worrying about your local machines security if you have stored anything in the cloud anyway is fuckin stupid?
>>52326395
If you use just a browser, word processor and multimedia things, ARM is perfectly adequate.
