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The thread 'what are you watching now' was locked due to it's size and the thread continuing it by the moderator, was amalgamated and also locked.❓ to access the old thread which is now read only Original What are you watching now thread So this is a new thread with a slightly different Tittle.... Continuing.... Planet X appears to be hidden behind the Sun in our Solar System What Made Spartans So Much Better At Fighting INSANE AI Video Generator you can use NOW! I Got Early Access to Suno's New AI Tool - Here's what I Did With It! Udio's New Feature is a Gamechanger for AI Music
Comment on Windows 11 your experience
So much talk about Windows 11, I thought I'd give it a try and see what all the fuss was about. It took just over an hour to make the changes. I had to download an updated bios for my motherboard, which made the necessary adjustments without having to go into the bios sections and manually adjust items, and you have to do that first or the bios won't pass the inspection and the Windows 11 won't install. So I got it up and running. Now checking it out, after clicking on the Windows Icon in the taskbar Installed software wasn't showing anymore and no tiles on the desktop, luckily I had made shortcuts for the most used software in Windows 10, so they were showing on the desktop and taskbar after the installation. I found it difficult to navigate around after being used to Windows 10, and a lot of the useful menu items were missing on right-click on an icon. The transparency effects no longer worked either. I missed the weather and speedtest on tiles and the current temperature and state of weather on the taskbar. I played around with Windows 11 for a few hours before deciding to switch back to Windows 10 😃 The only good thing that I found about it was that it seemed quicker when using Windows explorer. So if you've tried it or are using it, what are your views on it?Upcoming Freely pod - Watch, Stream and Play.
There may be an official announcement regarding the above in the next couple of weeks. It's actually a streaming pod (stick) by netgem named the Pleio https://netgem.co.uk/pleio/ There an infomative video showing and describing this new offering. This combined Freely TV comes with a host of streamers, not just the usual PSB ones such as BBC iPlayer, ITVX etc, but also netflix, Prime, TNT Sports, Now, DAZN, Discovery+ and a host of FAST channels. There's also a gamepad included so you can play online games streamed direct to your TV. /introducing-pleio-by-netgem:-watch-stream-play EDIT - There's also a "launch" page with more screenshots. The page is still in a state of flux as the Purchase links on the page don't work, and there's also 2 "project" links and FAQ's in latin. https://netgem.co.uk/pleio-live/Re: Outlook won't connect to IMAP
New Outlook for Windows is broken again (can't say about other versions) and doesn't even start. A repair Outlook dialog pops up asking to start with "Just essentials"; followed by a "Something went wrong" error message. Troubleshooting doesn't work either, and the "issue is under investigation". A suggestion of trying again later doesn't work either. 500 is the error number, leading me to believe it's an internal (cloud) server thing. I can't get to the settings page for the version number. However after a bit of faffing about going through Apps in the settings menu reveals that it is 1.2025.1017.100.
