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you have to specify old macs, the new macs are all soldered and glued together, if it breaks you have to toss it
 
ethlar said:
you have to specify old macs, the new macs are all soldered and glued together, if it breaks you have to toss it
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What ethlar said --

When a Mac breaks, it's basically garbage at that point -- nothin' to fix. Being Mac certified must be the equivalent of being a Coroner at this point.
 
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Windows 10 gets an extra year of free security updates (with a catch)

You'll have to turn on Windows Backup, or redeem some of those unused rewards points you got from Bing. But Windows 10 is getting a stay of execution, without the $30 charge.
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Windows 10 gets an extra year of free security updates (with a catch)​

You'll have to turn on Windows Backup, or redeem some of those unused rewards points you got from Bing. But Windows 10 is getting a stay of execution, without the $30 charge.
 
Wife is complaining that her computer is running slow. Guess it’s been 5 years since I built it. She also uses Chrome for work and that thing sucks up all the ram.
 
FooBird said:
Wife is complaining that her computer is running slow. Guess it’s been 5 years since I built it. She also uses Chrome for work and that thing sucks up all the ram.
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What's the specs? I mean 5 years old isn't old.
 
It’s got a Ryzen 5600, 3080, and 16 GB of ram. I played with it last night and she’s running 75% load on the ram in her normal work conditions (lots of Chrome windows, homegrown software that doesn’t manage memory well, etc). She’s got tons of hard drive space, plenty of internet speed, CPU overhead, etc.

Grabbed 32 GB of DDR4-3600 for her last night. Nothing else seems to be the culprit. Hopefully that addresses it.
 
FooBird said:
It’s got a Ryzen 5600, 3080, and 16 GB of ram. I played with it last night and she’s running 75% load on the ram in her normal work conditions (lots of Chrome windows, homegrown software that doesn’t manage memory well, etc). She’s got tons of hard drive space, plenty of internet speed, CPU overhead, etc.

Grabbed 32 GB of DDR4-3600 for her last night. Nothing else seems to be the culprit. Hopefully that addresses it.
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Yeah definitely the RAM.
I'm running 5600x with 3080Ti (yes step up from the 3080) with 32GB of RAM and no issues.

Let us know if that fixes it. Crazy 32GB should be the minimum these days
 
windows / chrome users:

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Microsoft silently installs Power Automate Chrome extension during Windows update—no prompt, no permission

Certified Information Privacy Manager & tech product manager here.

After installing the latest Windows update on my personal computer (Build 26100.4652 + Experience Pack 1000.26100.128.0), I noticed Chrome prompting me about a new extension: Microsoft Power Automate. I never installed this. It was quietly added by a Microsoft process outside the Chrome Web Store—no consent, no opt-in, just injected with system update.

While Chrome did flag it ("Another program on your computer added an extension..."), the warning is easy to miss or misunderstand—especially by casual users who trust anything from Microsoft. Clicking the already highlighted for you button to Enable, you grant it:

  • Access to the page debugger backend
  • Permission to read and change data on all websites
  • Ability to communicate with native applications
This was added through system-level policies or installers—a serious overreach that affects every Chrome profile.

This isn’t just an annoyance. It’s a violation of software boundaries:

  • Microsoft is modifying a competing browser’s behavior via the OS update mechanism.
  • The extension has sweeping permissions.
  • There's no meaningful consent process.
  • Many users will click “Enable” without realizing the implications.
Has anyone else experienced this?
Why is this allowed?
Why hasn’t Google responded publicly?
What happens if this becomes the norm for system updates?
 
what the hell?i literally just unboxed a new pc laptop and did all its updates, no signs of that extension on my mac chrome that shares the profile... yet
 
bootyluvr said:
Yeah definitely the RAM.
I'm running 5600x with 3080Ti (yes step up from the 3080) with 32GB of RAM and no issues.

Let us know if that fixes it. Crazy 32GB should be the minimum these days
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Performed the swap today. She said - it gets glitchy when I open more windows, watching a video and have this software open. And it didn’t glitch on a trial run.

I guess the software developer told her that she needed to use Chrome and update to the latest version and that would cause her glitching.

If only some devs would take the time to see how inefficient some of their code is. In this case, it was bloat. With more ram and more hard drive space readily available easily, being efficient isn’t much of a consideration anymore.
 
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