It's interesting watching Intel's stock price drop in real time during Apple's presentation.

By far the best new feature of macOS Big Sur is that they changed the sound it makes when you empty the trash can.

SO satisfying.

My very old printer will no longer speak to my computer. I’ve tried all the internet advice for fixing it and nothing works. So I need recommendations for a printer scanner that will work well with a PC and a Mac and isn’t pricey.

I like Brother printers and combos. Laser though, not inkjet, not sure what your preference is.

My Epson inkjet has been on the brink of death for years now and I really just need it to get it over with so I can buy a laser printer instead.

One quick Google later -- A Printer That *Won’t* Dry Up Between Jobs — & 4 Others Printers For Infrequent Use: [link]

I have an old InkJet but can't be arsed to deal with dried-out cartridges, so haven't used it for a couple of years. This convo reminded me that I need an affordable printer/copier/scanner, preferably Laser, that I occasionally have to use for those weeks when I have to WFH. Too lazy for further research, so I just went ahead and bought the first recommended printer on that article off Amazon, which is not bad price-wise ($138), with an after-market non-HP B/W cartridge that's $20 cheaper than the HP version. Hopefully it works fine! There are a bunch of one star reviews about connectivity issues, but I just plan on parking it on the desk with a USB connector to my desktop, so it should be straightforward? We shall see.

Crosspost from Streaming:

The Expanse season 5 episode 2

Fred Johnson: "What'd you do?"
James Holden: "There was a button. I pushed it."
Fred Johnson: "...that's really how you go through life, isn't it?"

Why button if not for push?

Tech recs?

Having spent 2 1/2 hours online with Roku tech support on Monday over a sudden setup-loop-of-death on our device, being told repeatedly that it was clearly a problem with the remote (which I strongly suspected, because of the specific nature of the loop, it wasn't, but none of the four tech support people I talked to would listen, though it's quite possible that I'm just a very bad explainer), I get the brand-new remote today and am now stuck in a grimly similar loop-of-death (though it's about 2-3 minutes between loops now instead of 30 seconds). So, clearly we need another device.

Is there any compelling reason we should stick with Roku rather than abandon it for another device? If so, Apple TV, Google Chromestick, something else? Or is it just that the Roku Ultra sucks and there's some better and more reliable model we should get instead? Though the last couple of rounds of tech support have been so irritating I kind of want to flounce anyway.

Or is it just that the Roku Ultra sucks and there's some better and more reliable model we should get instead? Though the last couple of rounds of tech support have been so irritating I kind of want to flounce anyway.

JZ, have you seen this thread? [link]

I have the cheapest Roku you can get (because I didn't want a Roku that could listen to me) and have never had an issue (beyond leaving my first remote in a hotel at Moonstone Beach--which FYI led me to discover you can use your smartphone as a remote if you are at home on your own internet to set it up the first time).