The Tech Random Crap Thread

Bubble181

Bubble181

It absolutely does not need to be excel, anything that can get me 80 pictures printed on a bunch of 2" squares with borders where necessary is fine. :)
 
Bubble181

Bubble181

I'll look into FastStone, it's just that trusting Google's first fifty v pages to produce actually reliable software that will do what you want instead of an ad-ridden Trojan horse these days is somewhat unreliable.
 
drifter

drifter

Bubble181 said:
I'll look into FastStone, it's just that trusting Google's first fifty v pages to produce actually reliable software that will do what you want instead of an ad-ridden Trojan horse these days is somewhat unreliable.
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I've used Faststone for a long time as a general image browser, I don't think you need to worry about adware or any nonsense like that. However, looking real quick I don't think you can specify the exact thumbnail size. You can choose how many rows/columns you have, along with margins and spacing to get approximately there.
 
evilmike

evilmike

Bubble181 said:
I'll look into FastStone, it's just that trusting Google's first fifty v pages to produce actually reliable software that will do what you want instead of an ad-ridden Trojan horse these days is somewhat unreliable.
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That's why I was checking DPReview's forums.

Also, looks like Irfanview, a program I have used for years, will also generate contact sheets.
 
figmentPez

figmentPez

Staff member
I kinda miss Palm OS's Graffiti handwriting system. Swipe typing on a phone keyboard is definitely faster (when it doesn't repeatedly get long words wrong), but it was kinda rewarding learning the specialized single-stroke input for all the letters in Graffiti. The "upgrade" in later versions of Palm OS, that used two-stroke letters actually felt like a downgrade to me.
 
Bubble181

Bubble181

Working in support... Both are wrong.
The average customer does not understand or want "lines of code" or whatever error messages.
Me, as a support guy? Yeah, it can be useful. But I've got logs I can check. Tell me where or in what subsection or whatever it's located to save me work, sure. Throw Sixty lines of meaningless code at me, no.
"error xc17328b€466 in cell a6636_955#6" is just barely less useless than "generic error, could not process request".
Customer-facing "error 573: something went wrong in sending data to the server" or "error API_Q_0033: postal code does not match city name" is pretty much the most useful type. A relatively short number so we can check in more detail, and an accurate description that can tell the customer where or how it went wrong.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

Staff member
I am reminded of the episode of some cartoon from the 90s that... I think it was Taz-Mania or Tiny Toons or something... where they reduced working the drive thru to pushing a single button. So the worker put a giant jar of mayo on the button and sat there with his mouth open.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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A month or two ago I got a 75" TCL Roku TV to replace my aging, failing 55". I've been pretty happy with it... until I hooked up the Steam Deck to one of its HDMI inputs and tried to run it in desktop mode. It locks into HDR mode for some reason, and won't be dissuaded from it. The Steam Deck doesn't support HDR in desktop mode. So anything I run on it is super-duper oversaturated on the red channel.

So yeah, that's kind of a bummer. Everything else works pretty well though.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

GasBandit said:
It locks into HDR mode for some reason, and won't be dissuaded from it.
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Thinking to myself: "How hard could it be?"
Can You Turn off HDR?
Whether or not you can disable HDR depends on your television. For example, some older TCL models don't allow you to change the HDR settings. Most Roku TVs, however, provide this option.

How Do I Turn off HDR on My TV?
To turn off HDR on a Roku TV, use the Roku remote to access the secret menu:
(These instructions were tested on a 50-inch TCL Roku TV. The menu may look different on other devices, but the same general steps apply)
  1. On your Roku remote, press the Home button five times, then press rewind, down, fast forward, down, rewind.
  2. Select Change HDR Mode.
  3. Select Disable HDR.
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Ok nevermind that's ridiculous.

--Patrick
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

I hate that every webpage and app I use now all use the same font. I missed when every page and application looked different. I know it has been around a decade that we have been moving that way, but it really hit me a little hard this year. I guess it is the ticketing system that I use at work that I stare at for hours a day.
 
Bubble181

Bubble181

Check the lower case l - if it has a mini tail, your using Aptos.
My outlook uses a custom company-specific font (yes, really), while all my other MS apps use Aptos.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

Staff member
My company sells non-smart TVs all the time. The key word to look for is "Ditigal Signage Displays." Those are the "commercial grade restaraunt TVs" he's talking about. That gets you HDMI inputs (or maybe DisplayPort too) and that's it.

Thing is, as the guy in the video says... they cost more. A LOT more.

You can get a TCL Roku 75" TV for $600.
The typical 75" Samsung "Digital Signage" display that we sell retails for over $2000.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

Staff member
PatrThom said:
I just want a 32in 4K display with a remote and decent built-in speakers. Is that too much to ask?

--Patrick
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Not at all, as long as you're willing to spend $600-800.

Well, except for the decent built-in speakers part. No FPD has decent built-in speakers at any price point.
 
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