Sounds like it.

Or I can, like, just listen to it without Spotify.

I do yes.
Is there anything to be said for Google Play v Spotify? I had both but then thought no point in paying for both...

There isn't much of a difference but if you pay for Google Play you also get Youtube Red and vice versa.

Gamer PSA!

If anyone is using an Nvidia card be aware that there newest driver 378.49 is causing issues in some games. I had to do a rollback to my last driver because it made Minecraft impossible to launch, and there have been issues with Factorio as well. I don't know if any other games are suffering, but if you experience problems with any games it might be worth looking into.

Somebody pretend that I'm five years old and explain Facebook pixels to me.

I know Facebook recently changed how the pixel thing works (I only know this because I recently attempted to make an online store and did a test advertising campaign on FB, and I'll have to do another one soon)

If you've ever used Google analytics, it's kinda like that? It's just a piece of javascript code that you embed on your site to collect information about people who visit. This is the most succinct explanation of it I can find:

"The pixel is a transparent, 1x1, unique image file that can be embedded on pages outside of Facebook (unique = 1 per advertiser account). That image file, however, sits on Facebook servers. So, each time it is loaded, it increments counters on Facebook's side.

Each time a user accesses Facebook, using a specific browser, machine, and IP address, this generates a signature that Facebook matches to that user. If the same user uses several devices and several browsers, and don't we all, all of these combinations can be associated to one, single user.

And each time the pixel file is being seen by a user... Facebook servers can see which browser is used, which machine and which IP address. In other words, they are able to reconstruct that signature - they know which Facebook user has seen the pixel. As long as a user accesses the page that has a pixel in a way that they used once to log on Facebook, they can be identified and matched to a Facebook ID.

When the pixel is seen, Facebook server is also aware on what page it is. Informations on the page can determine what action the user was performing.

So Facebook can know things like: who are the users who checked a given product in the last 2 weeks but didn't purchase it? And advertisers can show an ad to that specific group. And that ad can be cross-platform: if you've checked a pair of shoes on your phone while in the bathroom (... it's ok we all do that) but didn't click play because you couldn't see well enough, you can get an ad for that same pair of shoes next time you connect to Facebook on a computer."

That helps a lot, thanks. I had kind of an understanding of it when I first posted that, but not enough to explain it to someone else (which is what I need to do).

Proxies that allow image uploading/downloading? I don't mind paying.

Anyone here got a tablet? No I haven't got a headache: I recently discovered some money I didn't know I had and am thinking of maybe (maybe) getting a tablet. Mostly it will just be for reading Kindle books, listening to some music maybe (though not necessarily) and doing some writing. I'm seeing 1gb/2gb models, screens 10.1, is this about right? What sort of storage space should I be looking for? And I need one with a keyboard or possibly a connection for one, if that's possible.

Anyone any advice? I'm not willing to spend huge money, in fact I'm only considering the idea so, say, maybe 100 Euro? Less? Are there names I should look out for/avoid, things I should know?

Impart your wisdom, o tablet owners!

Note: obviously, I don't expect/intend this to be a replacement for my PC. It would just be something extra to use.

They come in several screen sizes. 7 inch up to I think 13, I think Google did a Nexus tablet that was 13 inch.

Tablets have Bluetooth so you can just buy a Bluetooth keyboard and use that. I use a Bluetooth keyboard with my laptop even though my laptop has a keyboard, the Bluetooth one is just better (quieter, backlight).

You get what you pay for.

I considered a tablet for a year or two but was never really won over by any single one. In the end I sold my Nexus 4 and got a Nexus 6 phone which has a six inch screen and was happy with that.

I would look at the Nexi (that's plural for Nexus) tablets tbh. Might be over your budget though. Nexus 7 may be possible if it's second hand.

Thanks for that, man. My research has indicated I should consider nothing less than 16 gig for storage, 1 or 2 gigs for ram (though they tell me that the memory, oddly, is not as important as the storage?) and yeah, a 10 inch screen seems best, as I want something larger to read my books on than my Samsung Galaxy S5. It may not be possible on my budget, and I'm not that bothered that I'd raise the budget by much, as it's only a whim, a possibility. I'll keep looking. Thanks.

np m8

If you're planning on using it for music then yeah, 16gb should be OK but it'll be a bit of a squeeze.

Keep an eye on eBay, you'll get a 16gb Nexus 10 for £100 or less. 32gb might be just over.

btw I'm mentioning Nexi because that's what I've always used, there are probably good models from Samsung and the like too.

You might want to look into Amazon Fire Tablet. I just got one recently.

Fire HD 10 Tablet, 10.1" HD Display, Wi-Fi, 16 GB

but I definitely think this model is better since you get more storage space and it's cheaper than the 10 inch model.
All-New Fire HD 8 Tablet, 8" HD Display, Wi-Fi, 32 GB


I had a Nexus 7 2013 edition but that was way expensive for what it was and kind of a waste of money for my first tablet.

Also storage isn't that big of an issue if you just utilize the amazon services they offer and you use their cloud storage.

Thanks DJ. I have a Fire HD which I use to read books to my sister, but once they upgraded the firmware it became very clunky and counter-intuitive to use. I also think certain Android apps have a hard time working on it - Spotify doesn't run at all - so I would probably look more at a Windows based one. If I decide to get one at all.

I've never tried using Spotify on it. I just go through the Amazon music streaming service that they have. I also mainly use mines to watch Prime shows on so I haven't noticed the problems with certain apps.

This was probably a stupid thing to think, but for some reason I was considering it like a laptop, thinking I could, for instance, plug USB and external drives into it for, say, copying stuff I've written, watching videos or listening to music. I expect for that I'd need a Windows-based one, but even if I got that, can I actually do that? Is this how tablets work, or have I got it all wrong?

You can do that with a Surface but you will definitely have to spend more for more functionality.

Yeah, with a Surface I might as well get a laptop. They're ridiculously expensive for a tablet. So no other Windows-based tablets would allow me to connect wirelessly to my PC and access the files there?

You can use cloud storage.

Not for the terabytes of files I have! ;)
Anyway the services I have tried have either taken forever to load a few files or tell me my files are not there, or shut down and disappear, or any other host of annoyances that makes me think, in terms of any sort of decently-sized storage ("5 gig free"? Really? :laughing:) I say **** the cloud.

Might as well post my present issue, just in case anyone has a simple solution.

OS: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS 64-bit.
Application: Kodi v18.0 (also tried v17)
Issue: After running my latest batch of system updates and removing unused packages, Kodi freezes and stops responding or terminates suddenly every time I attempt to access or install any add-ons. Default YouTube addon pops up a failure to connect message when the application first opens. All attempts to install any add-ons cause the application to terminate.

Crashlog:
Troubleshooting: Removed all packages, uninstalled, reinstalled v17 via terminal. Issue persists.

did you try turning it off and on?

I'm sorry, are you from the past?

i tried :(

Dam, beat me to it -.-

I don't think he posts any more but you could send a PM to Freebase Dali. He is a systems genius and if anyone knows how to fix this I'll bet my Marillion collection he does.

Thanks, TH! I tried shooting him a PM but his mailbox is full. Also posted it to a Kodi Add-on subreddit with no luck, and checked the official Kodi forum but they explicitly do not offer support for third party add-ons.

Perhaps I'll have better luck with the unofficial Kodi add-on support forum at tvaddons.org.

Did you revert your system updates to isolate what might be causing the problem? I've had issues in the past with driver/system updates creating unintentional problems and the only fix was to wait for a second patch.

I'm gonna repost this to a tech forum I use and see if I can find something more conclusive because I really don't know much about Ubuntu and I feel stupid asking you such a dumb question.

Not stupid at all! I'll have to look at my package manager and see if there's a roll back option. And thanks for sharing my question!

It worked with your girlfriend.

Try checking previous posts before making a fool of yourself.
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thank you for defending my honour trollheart

How would I go about checking if a laptop hard drive got rocked out of place or something

Working totally fine then I carried it in my backpack for a bit, and now it's saying the operating system can't be found, so I figure physical issues would be the only explanation. So what should I be on the lookout for and how do I get there

If the hard drive had become corrupted it probably wouldn't even boot up. Have you tried reinstalling Windows (assuming it's Windows you're using)?

Try running in safe mode if it prompts you. It could be that you need to reinstall Windows as well for lord knows what reason.

Because Bill Gates
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I keep burning tunes onto CDs and sometimes the sound comes out distorted, like there's fuzzy noises on it, any idea why?

I'm using iTunes to burn btw.

iTunes has a new hipster feature that when you burn CDs you get the same fuzzy noises as if you bought a record.