My last Google device is gone

I have a seemingly rare Google Nest speaker (I say rare because from before 2025 I was trying to get another and Google never stocked them online)

I've now reached my limit with how pathetic the Google assistant/Gemini/whatever they want to call it... is.

It can not do a simple task like play a playlist I definitely have called '2026' on Spotify and decides to change the words that came out of my mouth and it plays 'Your Top Songs 2025'. I'll sell this for possibly the same price I bought it for many years ago and I'll get an Alexa or a branded WiFi speaker.

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u/_blacknails — 12 days ago
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Switching to Olilo

I currently have an extortionate deal with Virgin Media that is coming to an end in October.

I'm going to move to Olilo.

Can I have Olilo installed a few days before my VM deal ends so there is a few days overlap, is there any issues I / the engineer will run in to?

I've already told VM I'm leaving so I don't need to give any extra notice.

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u/_blacknails — 27 days ago

Swipe up

Up until today while using Niagara Launcher I could always swipe up from the bottom of my screen to see recently used app windows.

Today I can't seem to be able to do it.

Is there a setting I need to change?

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u/_blacknails — 1 month ago
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eBay Live query

I'm not sure what came first either WhatNot or eBay live but I've noticed how many trainer sellers have suddenly appeared, like alot!

And I'm wondering, I see all these premium expensive trainers for sale and they're consistently being sold for 75% or less than retail value and these sellers seem to have alot of sizes in.

So I'm wondering if these genuine trainers or fakes being sold in masses.

I see so many fake items being sold on eBay and I've reported them but eBay never seems to take action.

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u/_blacknails — 2 months ago

Menu Bar

On my desktop PC I have the Menu Bar with 'Connection, Search and Resource Monitoring' enabled and they appear in the top right corner. BUT on my laptop with the same application, I have them selected in the Personal menu, but they do not appear in the top right corner (see photo) as it does on my desktop.

Any advice please?

u/_blacknails — 2 months ago

How many different teams do you have players from

Simple question. How many teams have you got players from in your overall squad of 15 picks. And do you think it's better to have your team more spread out or having more groups of 3 from the same team (so if that team wins you should be guaranteed more points)

Eg - Raya, Saka, Rice from Arsenal + Porro, Tonali, Richarlison from Tottenham + Haaland from Man City (would be 3 teams in your overall squad of 15 picks)

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u/_blacknails — 2 months ago

Help me make a full commitment - Midbuild DDR4 vs DDR5.

Current PC

  • 32GB DDR4 RAM
  • 3060 12GB GPU
  • Ryzen 7 5700x CPU

I have bought some parts over the previous 6 months for a new build including

  • 5060Ti 16GB GPU
  • Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU

The final piece is the RAM. I'm thinking of getting 32GB (DDR5) but like everyone else wincing at the price of DDR5 RAM. I'm now in two minds of wether to buy some 'cheaper' DDR4 and just use the 5060Ti GPU as an upgrade. I could sell the CPU and Motherboard I've bought to fund the DDR4.

If there a massive upgrade between my two options of 64GB DDR4 Ram and the 32GB DD5 RAM.

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u/_blacknails — 5 months ago