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Re:Framework 12th gen laptop review on Monday March 13, 2023 @11:01AM (#35136623)
MSI Mosern are really good bang for the buck. I did some research about some budget laptops for a friend under 500$ and MSI won, not only by the specs but also from an extensibility standpoint (non-soldered RAM slots).
This is a great preview! What was going on there on the sky though?

- sunset at around 18:00

- are those planets at 20:00?

- what's that bright thing at midnight that looks like another sunset?

edit: formatting

If you're on an M1 MacBook, you can run the iPad app on it, pretty responsive.
Have you actually tried to send files via bluetooth from Android -> MacOS or Android -> iOS?

I can't make it work, the file just doesn't get through.

I feel your pain! Currently using Snapdrop[1] but will check out Ubidrop.

[1] https://snapdrop.net

Re:Dark Sky iOS app will no longer work from Dec 31 on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @02:08AM (#32821116)
I am using rainviewer[1] that also uses radar to give precipitation forecast.

[1] https://www.rainviewer.com

Re:Weird monitor bugs people sent me in the last 5 years on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @03:44AM (#32647710)
Every site has dark mode :) https://darkreader.org
Re:Closing The Portal App on Monday October 11, 2021 @04:56AM (#28826236)
https://snapdrop.net - it's like Apples AirDrop
Re:Slacktyping: I'm typing when you're typing (2018) on Saturday September 25, 2021 @11:59AM (#28654112)
Pidgin IM client comes to my mind where there was a feature (not sure if only for Yahoo Messenger or also for other services) that when someone started to type, their chat window appeared for me. People were shocked about how I knew they were going to message me. Would be fun to have something like this on slack.
Re:Nobody designs for small iPhone devices anymore on Saturday March 20, 2021 @08:57AM (#26522885)
A lot of these aren't "small screen" problems, just bad/hacky coding, not doing things like apple recommends or not handling some edge cases, so they're simply just bugs.

Clubhouse - maybe it's an issue that the UI on the right isn't disappearing completely, but maybe that's by design. Anyway, nothing is clipped/truncated

Spotify - the "now plating" bar's height isn't added to the scrollview's content inset. Not a small screen issue since it's on the vertical axis and content is scrollable.

Globe Telecom - yes, this could count as one (with the tabbar).

CloudMd - that's just probably hardcoding the status bar's height, nothing is truncated/out of view.

Foodpanda - that side menu is actually scrollable. y letter is cut off, ok. Nothing you can't access.

Google Maps - this is a design decision, same ratio of map/list height on my iPhone XS. You can either view the map or the list in full screen

Headspace - navigation/status bar issue, just bad coding local bank - yes, this counts as well

Lalamove - yes, 2 textfields are too much

Shortcuts - scroll up?

I do agree that small screen devices aren't getting enough focus on this regard.

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Re:Ask HN: Show me your half baked project on Saturday January 09, 2021 @11:34AM (#25701749)
A remote control app (Android/iOS, written in Flutter) for Philips smart TV-s. I don't like the official one, it's buggy.

Right now it only has basic controls and a trackpad, but I plan on adding channel/favorites/app lists and other stuff.

Screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/TAwsRf1

I cut a lot of features, as I want it out released, so I'm focusing on the basics, which is the auth with tv logic and basic controls.

I plan on doing a beta release to iron out issues with the authentication logic. If you're interested, drop a mail to [email protected] .

Re:macOS Big Sur on Thursday November 12, 2020 @03:15PM (#25074330)
You can opt out of them being available on the Mac.

“All iPhone apps and iPad apps that run on Apple silicon Macs will be published automatically on the Mac App Store, unless you edit their availability. Edit Availability | Learn More”

Re:Samsung TV owners complain about increasingly obtrusive ads on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @09:55AM (#24627827)
Same thing on my Philips TV (Europe). It tries to make a lot of calls to *.imrworldwide.com https://better.fyi/trackers/imrworldwide.com/