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adam@ROMULUS:~$ sudo apt-get update
sudo: unable to resolve host ROMULUS
[sudo] password for adam:
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adam@ROMULUS:~$ dig www.techreport.com
; <<>> DiG 9.9.5-3ubuntu0.8-Ubuntu <<>> www.techreport.com
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;; SERVER: 8.8.8.8#53(8.8.8.8)
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End User wrote:- Windows does not come close to macOS when it comes to multiple display management, windows management, or desktop management. What is there is acceptable tho (Windows 10 makes 7 look unusable in this regard)
mackintire wrote:Did someone say they were looking for an Apple Class touchpad for windows?
Did you look at the Logitech T650? My supervisor has one and loves it.
Duct Tape Dude wrote:What?! I bounce between macOS, Linux Mint, and Win10 daily and I LOATHE the window management on macOS. Window snapping is, well, a snap on Windows (and Mint!), but putting two windows side by side on a Mac? GOOD LUCK. You have to make things fullscreen/"app"ified and then drag another one over and argh!! Just let me view two things side by side you courageous UX designer idiots!
derFunkenstein wrote:Win+Ctrl+DAs far as I can tell, there's no hotkey to create a new virtual desktop
Arbiter Odie wrote:Thanks for this. If there's one thing I've noticed about macOS it's that there is already some disgruntled dev that is picking up the ball that Apple dropped. Unfortunately these devs either have to charge money (like BetterSnap) or drop old support for their product (like Karabiner) and we're left in the cold for a while. Ah well. Stupid macOS.Ugh, yes. I spent some time searching for a tool to enable window snapping a little while back, and found this:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/betters ... 5580?mt=12
It's great. Maybe Apple should get courageous, and hire the dev.
Duct Tape Dude wrote:derFunkenstein wrote:As far as I can tell, there's no hotkey to create a new virtual desktop
Win+Ctrl+D
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/hel ... -shortcutsArbiter Odie wrote:Ugh, yes. I spent some time searching for a tool to enable window snapping a little while back, and found this:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/betters ... 5580?mt=12
It's great. Maybe Apple should get courageous, and hire the dev.
Thanks for this. If there's one thing I've noticed about macOS it's that there is already some disgruntled dev that is picking up the ball that Apple dropped. Unfortunately these devs either have to charge money (like BetterSnap) or drop old support for their product (like Karabiner) and we're left in the cold for a while. Ah well. Stupid macOS.
End User wrote:I'm running Windows 10 Pro Build 15007
Duct Tape Dude wrote:derFunkenstein wrote:Win+Ctrl+DAs far as I can tell, there's no hotkey to create a new virtual desktop
synthtel2 wrote:I think window/desktop management is one of those things that's going to feel terrible any time you change it. It wouldn't work well in the first place if it didn't get ingrained in muscle memory at least a bit. That said, (a) I'm curious how it works on MacOS, because I've really got no clue, and (b) I think for power users Linux auto-wins this one, because you can set it up to work precisely as you want. I know I couldn't get my config on Windows/MacOS without some serious hassle, and I'm more efficient with it than I could ever hope to be on Windows (or normal Linux) defaults.Duct Tape Dude wrote:derFunkenstein wrote:Win+Ctrl+DAs far as I can tell, there's no hotkey to create a new virtual desktop
Thanks, that'll be useful when I have to use Win10 for whatever reason.
techie19 wrote:Your post hit home. I'm still deciding wether to get a mac or windows machine for college. I had both before....but like you say the terminal is a huge plus especially for a soon to be programmer but i also want to do some heavy gaming.
techie19 wrote:Your post hit home. I'm still deciding wether to get a mac or windows machine for college. I had both before....but like you say the terminal is a huge plus especially for a soon to be programmer but i also want to do some heavy gaming.
End User wrote:- I bought a Microsoft Surface keyboard to replace my Apple wired keyboard. I really like the Surface keyboard although the "slick" keytops are kinda weird
End User wrote:- the addition of the Bash Shell is so fracking awesome I cannot express how I really feel (running htop makes me giggle) although I wish I could figure out how to get ctrl-c to work
End User wrote:I'm running Windows 10 Pro Build 15007
Vhalidictes wrote:It's irritating to me that I need to run Windows as a Host. WTH is wrong with virtualization and 3D accelerators? This *has* to be a solved problem...
Captain Ned wrote:Vhalidictes wrote:It's irritating to me that I need to run Windows as a Host. WTH is wrong with virtualization and 3D accelerators? This *has* to be a solved problem...
It is solved. It's just that CPU and mobo manufacturers choose not to fully/properly expose the functionality on consumer-grade gear and instead reserve it for the workstation-grade stuff.
Redocbew wrote:It won't be exposed unless you pass it through to the VM, but with consumer gear that's very often easier said than done.
blahsaysblah wrote:Discrete device assignment, 3rd paragraph, havnt used personally, been waiting for it to come to Window 10 Pro from Server.
Vhalidictes wrote:Cap'n, thanks for pointing out that VT-d had that feature, I wasn't aware that device passthrough was a part of that. I thought it was just for better access to Host RAM/NIC resources.