#Remote Desktop Connection

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Fix you need the right to sign in through Remote Desktop Services

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a Microsoft protocol that enables users to connect to and control a a PC remotely. It does this by providing a graphical interface that enables interaction as if the user were physically present. In this article, we shall discuss the steps to fix you need the right to sign in through Remote Desktop Services. Please, see How to Grant Local Admin Permissions to a…

[swatik1991]

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[filehulk]

NoMachine

NoMachine is a remote connection application for PCs that allows you to access file systems and control target systems with additional features like video and audio streaming. If you’re in search of a reliable software solution for remotely connecting to any computer and accessing your files quickly, NoMachine is the perfect tool for a seamless remote desktop experience. With its intuitive…

[ostermeiernet]

Terminal-Benutzer mittels rwinsta abmelden

ich hatte neulich den Fall, dass eine RDP-Sitzung eines Benutzers auf einem Terminalserver-Cluster “hängen” geblieben ist und diese beim Abmeldeprozess nicht mehr weitermachen wollte. Der “klassische Weg” die Sitzung über den ConnectionBroker zu trennen klappte leider nicht, daher hab ich recherchiert, welche anderen Möglichkeiten es noch gibt. Ich bin dann auf einer Webseite über qwinsta und…

[teainthedust]

This fucking computer is making me loose my fucking mind

[techneeds-tech]

(via Parallels Desktop 19 An Ultimate Guide)

[foone]

as part of a joke (mostly on myself) I set my desktop (which I haven't been able to use for medical reasons) background to randomly cycle between photos of male redheaded actors.

I then forgot who most of these guys are so every time I have to remote-connect to my desktop to get a file or use a VM or something I'm always just staring at some guy I don't recognize

[fiamat12]

Re: Likes and Luke's head!

A few things: I'm getting your Asks about likes on A's post (i.e. from Mama Newts) disappearing and about L's head in the crowd at N's events and I hear you! The 1st thing was debunked long ago and the 2nd I find improbable/ irrelevant. Do let me explain...

1) The Likes disappearing from A's post(s)

• I wish it were an indicator of someone like Mama Newts liking it for show then taking the like away lol but the friends & fam likes we've seen on A's post are likely staying. They do get pushed down (and therefore appear to disappear), if they aren't in the last 100 likes on the post, viewing it from the app. Indeed, on the mobile app, you can’t see all likes, only the last 100; apparently you can see them all on a computer but few people are using a desktop for IG.

• What IS significant is N not liking A's post and L's very very late like (will address in another post)

2) Locating L's head in a crowd at N's events like Where's Waldo? 😏

• I don't think L would be so careless as to appear in the GA crowd front & center unless it's intentional (and I think it would only be intentional as a launch). There are back rooms where he can congregate and side stages from which he can view an event.

Quick anecdote: I dated a drummer in a jam band for years and I hardly ever watched him play from the GA unless I had friends w/ me who wanted to venture out into the crowd.

• Even at screenings we *think* he may have attended, there was likely a decoy situation or he made sure to be out camera sight lines - i.e. SNL Long Legs decoy, Glamour back of venue, Big Boys decoy/ out of sight lines.

• L doesn't need to watch every appearance N makes. She appears alot and repeats alot of the same talking points. He's probably heard her rehearse her speeches at home. 🤭 Plus sometimes he may skip the event if he's working or busy.

• If Sorrento was any indication, L may choose to stay off site, esp. if BN is along for the ride. SHFH is vast so they could easily have been in a remote cabin and only appeared in the main spaces for closed, celeb events. And the Schull hotel in Cork is a beaute but only has 30 rooms; instead of wandering around a small venue decoyless, accomodations off the beaten path may be preferred - then again, if there are private entrances/ elevators nothing is off limits.

• Again, if L feels compelled to watch or participate in an event, there are back rooms, side stages and VIP sections. Look at the 1975 & Beyonce concerts - he wasn't even famous famous yet and he was in private sections/ boxes.

• Lastly and most importantly, the Easter eggs were cute in the beginning when we were building toward a launch. Everything has become so convoluted now, and so much time has passed that if it's not a clear, I don't want it. I don't want a loose connection, a reflection in an inanimate object, or such a vague clue that the Lukola FBI has to intervene...

Discord comment of the weekend ⬇️

[mariishka]

I am cruel (and you’re still here) [1]

Pairing — Gojo Satoru x Fem! Reader

Summary — You meet the most obnoxious guy ever in some online shooter lobby.

Unfortunately for you, xX6Eyes6Xx is incredibly clingy and won’t leave you alone. He’s obviously not properly socialized, apparently he’s some sort of genius prodigy, who’s stuck at home. With his non-existent charm, he is able to worm himself into your messy life.

As it turns out, he’s not as bad as you thought. He’s especially practical to have around when your house starts to become haunted, by something that you’ve been carrying around for years.

Tags: Idiots to Friends to Lovers; Mention of Parent Loss; Gojo is chronically online; Reader has anger issues; Reader is Gojo‘s first friend

———

Your first slammed down on your wooden desk. Voices boomed through your headset, which just felt like blades in your ears. Right before your eyes laid your player: Completely dead. A grenade hit your head and before you realized it you got shanked from behind.

This fucking guy. You have known him for longer than you’d like to admit. No matter what you do, he ends up on your lobby with the different variations of the same username. It always included something about six and eyes. Whatever the hell that means.

His laugh echoed in your ears, and before you could stop yourself you pulled out the chat.

[Reader]: I hope only bad tings happen to you.

[Reader]: You useless

[Reader]: Unloved

“Awww, are you going to throw a tantrum?” His taunting, puberty riddled voice cooed at you.

[Reader]: GO K1LL Y0URS3LV

BANNED

With quick, choppy movements you ripped your headset off and threw it across the room. Since it was connected to your desktop, it didn’t fly far. Once again you raised your fist, and banged it against the edge of your table. The pain felt freeing.

Angry tears started to gather in your eyes, and sobs wrecked your body. You weren’t sad, this isn’t your first ban and it won’t be your last, you were just so fucking angry. Things get under your skin quickly. No matter the offense, it always immediately hits your many soft spots.

The air was stuffy in your room, the summer heat was merciless and downright oppressive. If only it wasn’t so humid. Pushing away from your desk with your chair, you slammed your knees into the floor and with that you just plugged your whole pc off. Sitting under your desk, you wiped away your tears.

Now, this is why you never participate in voice chats. Besides the fact that you’re a girl, you’d embarrass yourself simply by how high pitched your voice gets.

Covering your mouth with your hands, you screamed into them. Your feet came drumming down on the wooden floor. It’s already enough that you live in some remote village, where you just got wifi a year ago, and your PC has the audacity to piss you off? Your grandparents pay for you to get angry? Yeah, no.

And still you logging daily. What are you? An idiot? Probably, since some 13 year old was able to cyber stalk and bully you and you let it get to you. At this point, you should just delete this stupid game and spend all your time on Sims.

You pressed your palms into your eyes, trying to stop the tears from running down your cheeks by applying pressure. This is getting ridiculous. Well, throwing a tantrum in your room, under your desk, is better than you beating up your classmates. It’s either tantrum or violence.

With a heavy breath, you wiped your face clean and crawled out. The air was horrible in your room. Blessed be the ground floor. Standing up, you brushed your hands over your knees. With more force than you intended, you slammed the fusuma open. It immediately opened to the engawa. Glancing over the shrine grounds, you could see your grandmother sweep the floor. For what, you weren’t too sure.

Her sharp eyes went to you, and you cringed away from the glare she shoot you. Not slamming the doors, and whatever else she keeps trying to drill into your head.

“Do we have ice cream?” You yelled the question out.

She rolled her eyes, but tension left her body. “Not for you!” She yelled back, a slight teasing tone in her voice.

You rolled your eyes at her, waving her off. Shuffling your feet across the floor, you made your way to the kitchen. As you were digging through the freezer, you pulled out some ice cream. While you were at it, you pulled an ice cub to hold in your hand. With ice cream in your mouth, you also started to rub the ice around your eyes. To help with puffiness.

And before you realized it, your grandfather snuck up on you. And with his charm, he roped you into helping him with some projects around the grounds. From holding the flashlight, to giving him his tools, you were kept busy. He finally fixed the bike rack beside the house. It kept falling over to your dismay.

Once the sun started to disappear behind the mountains, you were back in your room. Your knees scrapped across the floor while you crawled back under your desk. Plugging your PC back in, you nearly hit your head. Thank god, you were able to avoid a concussion.

It took a hot minute, or two, or ten for your desktop to load up. Swinging your legs while sitting in your chair, you finally felt calm enough to start another round. Hopefully the boy is in bed by now and you’re un-banned.

A friend request popped up on TeamSpeak. From that fucking 6 eyes guy.

Never in your life have you rejected a request faster. With the way the request immediately flew in again, you started to get annoyed. What the hell does he want from you? To humiliate you more? Is he actually stalking you?

This time you hit the block button.

And it just took him 10 minutes for him to create another account, with a similar username. What a fucking dickhead. You pressed your tongue against your teeth, the sharp pain helping you to keep your head cool.

With a heavy sigh you accepted the friend request. This is what you get for using the same username for every platform.

[Reader]: What the fuck do you want.

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: lul ur alwayz so angy

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: how come

[Reader]: Because you’re talking to me.

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: rofl

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: anywayz wanna hop on a round :3

[Reader]: No.

[Reader]: Go die in a ditch.

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: hoi

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: ur talking to the strongest sorcerer here :p

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: impressive right???

[Reader]: Strongest sorcerer?

[Reader]: You’re into DnD?

[Reader]: Ew.

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: oh forget that

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: i was just mezzing around x3

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: come hop onnnnnnnnnn

[Reader]: Fucker I’m still banned.

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: orz

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: ಥ‿ಥ

[Reader]: What the hell do you want from me. Seriously.

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: ur the only person i know who’s not a complete noob lol

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: but well ofc u aren’t as good as me

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: i’m the best at everything

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: natural genius and all that ٩(ˊᗜˋ )و

Oh, you hate this guy with your whole heart.

Instead of dignifying this with an answer, you simply decided to turn off your PC. It was late anyways. There’s a ton of homework you had to do, too.

After you were done, you crammed out your futon. Damn, you have to make sure to let the futon get warmed up by the sun tomorrow. Even though it’s summer, the night still gets cold.

———

Today had been a good day. You didn’t get into any trouble, and actually got an acceptable grade in a test. The only thing that sucked, is that you had to ride your bike home. The hill you live on is evil. The shrine sitting on top of it didn’t protect the hike you had to take. You weren’t even on your bike, you were pushing the useless peace of metal up. One of the many cons of living in the rural parts was the fact there was no bus. You had a tiny train station, and for whatever reason you actually had schools. Yeah, plural.

Probably because you live in the main-village. You even got a convenience store and the temple. So everyone from around comes here for their errands.

Once you reached the top, you were sure you were going to die of some sort of asthma attack. Straightening up your back, you wheezed out a painful breath. Sweat pooled….Everywhere. Great.

You angry stomped across the shrine grounds, and without care you threw your bike into the grass besides your house. The newly repaired bike rack abandoned. Walking up the few steps, you opened the front door. Changing from your outside shoes to your house shoes, you shuffled across the floor.

“I’m home!” You yelled out, and no answer came back. Damn.

Ah, there’s a note saying your grandparents are at a market. Whatever keeps them out of your hair. Stretching your arms out, you walked to your room. With all your pent up emotions, you chucked your bag towards your desk. The slam was weirdly satisfying. Even though there was a shit ton of schoolwork you have to do, you didn’t bother with it.

Hitting the power up button, you went to open the fusuma. The fresh air flowed in, helping with the stuffiness. Wiping the sweat away from your forehead, you moved to take out fresh clothes. Your school uniform is completely wet. You can’t wait for summer break to finally come.

You went to the bathroom, and got undressed. Sitting in the washing area, you let the water from the shower head run over your body. It was relaxing and cooling. Scrubbing your body clean, while sitting on the stool you let yourself breath. You glanced at the soaking tub, but in your opinion it’s way too hot to soak. Your grandparents on the other hand were apparently from hell, because they can bath in hot water all day everyday.

After you successfully cleaned yourself, you dried off. Getting dressed in your clean clothes, you threw your dirty uniform into your laundry basket. While humming a song, you went back to your room. Sitting down on your chair, you pulled your legs up and rested your chin on your knees.

Unread messages practically glared at you.

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: anywayz

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: hit me up when ur unbanned

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: us on a team???

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: we’d be unbeatable!!!!

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: think about it!!!!

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: ٩(•̤̀ᵕ•̤́๑)ᵒᵏᵎᵎᵎᵎ

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: are u ignoring me now

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: i’m v persistent

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: hey

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: hellu

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: bro

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: u can’t escape me!!!!

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: i will break through

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: your wolls

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: walls*

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: or is it your bedtime lol

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: are u 10?

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: or 12?

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: or maybe 40

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: are u already w one leg in the grave

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: be honest

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: u can tell me everything

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: trust

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: ༼ ༎ຶ ෴ ༎ຶ༽

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: 8===D- - -

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: hehehehe

What the hell is the matter with this guy? There were more messages, one more obnoxious than the other.

[Reader]: How old are YOU? 12?

The response was near immediate.

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: i’m 14 ⊹⋛⋋( ՞ਊ ՞)⋌⋚⊹

[Reader]: Good for you. Now leave.

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: ( •_•)>⌐■-■

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: no

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: are u banned still

[Reader]: No.

[xX6Eyes6Xx]: :OOOO

INCOMING CALL: xX6Eyes6Xx

Shit. Your headset was plugged in and works, but you’d prefer not to talk with this weirdo. Sadly for you, your hands were shaky from anxiety and instead of hitting the red button, you hit the green one. The call successfully connected. Your mouth dropped open in shock. Oh no.

“Hello, hello, hello! I knew I’d be able to beat you down!” His familiar voice was cheery, in an annoying way. Why can’t he be miserable? So he’d leave you to game in peace? Ugh!

You pressed your lips tightly together. Most guys who play are obnoxious, especially when you’re a girl. It’s something you learned quickly.

“Yello~ Can ya hear me??” His finger tapped against his microphone. It was an annoying drumming sound in your ear. “Speak up! We can’t dominate the server without communication!”

A soft, “Shut up.” Slipped past your lips.

A beat of silence and you were going to plug your PC out again and ugh, you’re going to have to deal with this guy thinking he’s better than you just because he’s a stupid boy and-

“She speaks! Yay! What a relief, honestly. I thought I’d have to bring all the entertainment here, which, don’t get me wrong- I loooover hearing myself speak, of course, but I do like an audience which validates me.”

You rolled your eyes, “I think you’ve been validated too much in your life. Has someone ever told you to just zip it?”

“Nope! You’re the first. Feel free to feel special, I’m usually surrounded by annoying yes men.” You could hear typing from his keyboard, “Log in, we have people to head shoot.” The grin was incredibly audible in his voice.

With a sigh you started your game.

———

“This game is so damn stupid! I can’t believe it! And the players? The worst! They should all die!” You seethed out. This has been your third last round. You want to leave on a win.

Your newly found game partner laughed at you, “But you’re doing so well?”

“I hate you the most!” Your feet drummed against the floor impatiently, “…Can you hurry up and heal me?!?” Seeing your character crawling on the ground depressed you.

“Your knight in shining amour is on the way!” He was practically singing.

Finally, Eyes was able to get to you. Your character stood there proudly, and finally you could go and plant the bomb. Hopefully.

It did end up working out for you and Eyes guy, since you ended up being the only ones alive on your team. He has scarily good aim. It was impressive. Seeing the Win plastered across your screen made you sigh out in relief.

“Finaaaaaaaalllyyyyyy…” Your hands rubbed across your forehead.

The guy chuckled, you could hear his chair squeak through your headset. “So…What’s your name?”

You couldn’t help but groan at the incredible intrusive question.

“My name is-“

And with that you hung up on him. You didn’t care for his name. Or anything for that matter. The less he knows about you the better. What if he turns up to your house? Stranger danger? Leaning back, you flexed your fingers.

The landline started ringing. Standing up, you walked to the hallway where the phone was kept. “Hello?”

“Evening, sweetheart.” The warm voice of your grandmother greeted you, “I just wanted to tell you, that we will be home late today. At the market we saw your aunt, and well…We will bring you her soba noodles when we get home.”

“Oh, that’s okay. When will you be home?” You wrapped your finger around the curly phone cord.

“Hmmm, it will be past your bed time. Don’t make me catch you on that glowing box at 3AM again!” Her voice was teasing.

You groaned, “That was one time! Whateverrrr. Don’t stay out too long.”

“We love you. See you later.”

“Love you too.” With that you put the phone back.

Just as you turned around, the phone rang again. Damn, did she forget something?

“What’s up?” You casually picked up the phone. “…Hello?”

There was nothing on the other line. Slowly, you started to hear heavy breathing. Oh, so there was a pervert on the other line. Rolling your eyes, you were about to hang up, but static filled your ear. Frowning, you held the phone away from your ear. Man, this was loud.

A screech suddenly yelled out, the voice distorted and barley human. “STAY AWAY.”

In shock you dropped the phone, and with that it hit the wall. Good thing it was still connected by the cord. Carefully, you moved to pick the phone up. “….What?”

But that was all you got. The hallway felt awfully cold, and your neck and shoulders felt stiff. You quickly glanced around while hanging the phone up, but you couldn’t see anything. Taking a peak into the living room, you saw the butsudan. Everything was the way it supposed to look. The picture of your parents smiled at you. Still, your body was covered in chills.

Trying to shake the feeling off, you went into the kitchen. You were so busy yelling at the Eyes guy, you forgot to eat.

The feeling of being watched never really left you, though.

[pancakeke]

finally set up remote connection between my desktop and laptop. video games on the couch now yay :D

[techdirectarchive]

Guide to Remote Desktop Connection Properties for Secure Access

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work has become the new norm. One of the key technologies enabling people to work effectively from home is Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). Here is a guide Guide to Remote Desktop Connection Properties for Secure Access. Please see how to determine why an MBAM-protected device is non-compliant, and an article on “Is RDP enabled? Enable and disable…

[thezombieprostitute]

Lmao this made me think of Jakey Poo

You know what? I'm making this canon for how Jake and Sunshine met.

Summary: Jake knows he's the luckiest man in the world and it's all because of you.

Warnings: None at this time. Please let me know if I missed any!

A/N: Reader is female. No physical descriptors used.

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Poor Jake didn't have much going for him when he left military service for the civilian life. He's just not sure what to do with himself outside of work and gaming. He tries to go out, especially when he's meeting up with The Losers again, but often he finds himself just feeling lonely with too much time on his hands.

Then he gets a ticket from you. The problem seems like an easy enough fix so Jake, still being the new guy on the team, gets assigned to it. He signs onto the Zoom app that he despises with all of his being, but it's company policy to use it.

When you answer the Zoom call your voice is so sweet that it takes Jake a second to respond. You actually think there's something wrong with the connection and he hears you saying, "frick. Even in the future nothing works."

He laughs, recognizing the Spaceballs reference, and startles you. "Sorry about that," he chuckles, as he hears your gasp. "That was just...really funny. Don't meet a lot of Spaceballs fans these days." He shakes his head, "anyways, I'm going to take control of your computer for a bit so I can try to fix it."

"Of course," you reply. It is standard procedure.

Jake gets a remote look at your desktop background and gasps, "you're a Pokemon fan!"

"Gen 1 and proud," you reply.

"That might explain what happened," he starts. "You let your Magnemite get too close to your laptop!" You laugh at the joke and Jake feels his cheeks heat up.

"Well it certainly isn't a Rattata chewing on the wires," you chuckle back.

"Hmm. Maybe we should get maintenance to double check," he jokes. He starts poking around your system files and is immediately at a loss. "What the..."

"Everything okay?"

"Umm..." Jake starts floundering. "I, um, I think. Hmm..."

Shit, he thinks. He was really hoping he could impress you. He's never even seen you but you're so nice and a fellow geek. He wanted to go in, press a button and fix your problem, but this is something more complicated than the ticket implied. He's wishing he had his pirate hat to help him think.

"Okay," he shakes his head, clearing his thoughts, "I think I'm going to need to take a look at the computer itself to figure this out."

"Sure thing." You exchange names and give him your cubicle number and quickly start cleaning up your desk. He might be an IT guy but his voice is very sexy, his laugh even moreso. And he's a fellow geek! Not someone who looks down on you for liking "childish things". You want to make a good impression.

By the time Jake gets to your cubicle you've tidied up pretty well. You smile up at him and Jake swears he's never met a more beautiful woman in his life. He's barely able to get out a "hi" because you've taken his breath away.

You're trying hard not to giggle and kick your feet at how cute Jake is. The fact that you've flustered him isn't lost on you and it makes you feel even giddier.

"Um, I um, I like your, your Gravity Falls sweater," Jake finally gets out.

Looking down you realize you're wearing your handmade Mabel Pines sweater and your face lights up. "Oh, thanks! I made it myself!"

"That's so cool," Jake says, earnestly. "I'm always so jealous of people who can make their own cosplay stuff."

"I could make you something," you quickly offer. "If, that is, um, if you'd like."

He smiles at you and, for the first time in a very long time, he feels like everything's going to be okay. The clouds are parting and you, the sunshine, are lighting up his life.

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Tagging: @alicedopey; @delicatebarness; @ellethespaceunicorn; @icefrozendeadlyqueen; @jaqui-has-a-conspiracy-theory; @late-to-the-party-81; @lokislady82; @ronearoundblindly

[annabelle--cane]

rifle through DVD box. find old being human s2 DVDs. excavate old dual region DVD player and tv monitor. spend several minutes de-cobwebbing them. find the remotes. de-cobweb remotes. replace batteries in remotes. plug in and hook up DVD player and monitor. put in first DVD. it works! score! problem: you don't know how you'll transfer the cenSAA special features to your computer if these turn out to be the right DVDs, but that's a future step. the menu screen plays on the tv, you prepare to let it loop a few times. the music is Loud. there's someone else in the next room and you cannot in good conscience have sound playing at this volume. you try to turn it down with the tv remote. tv remote does not work. DVD remote works but doesn't have a volume button. the little buttons on the monitor itself do not control the volume. monitor refuses to turn off. turn off DVD player in a panic.

reassess situation. inspect DVD player, it has an HDMI port. okay. workable, your desktop has an HDMI port, too, and if you connect it there then you can transfer the special features right away. go out in 20 degree F weather to get your desktop out of the car where you left it after coming home from school because it was raining and you didn't want to get it wet. lug desktop inside. disconnect monitor. acquire HDMI cable. plug in desktop. connect DVD player to desktop with HDMI cable. desktop registers Nothing. do spin attacks and kill things. spend twenty minutes poking at your desktop to see if you can make it work. fail.

reassess situation. inspect DVD player, it has a USB port. okay. workable, you have a USB to USB C cable, and your laptop has a USB C port. unplug and disconnect desktop. get out laptop. connect DVD player to laptop. laptop registers Nothing. begin bleeding from the eyes and ears and nose and mouth. spend twenty minutes poking at your laptop to see if you can make it work. fail.

reassess situation. inspect monitor, it has an HDMI port. okay. not workable exactly, but you can at least perform an experiment to see if this old DVD player is simply incompatible with newer technology for some reason or if all its other ways of connecting are janked and it can only work via VIVO. sit in your little ring of scattered devices and cables and wireless add-ons for several minutes. decide actually you would rather explode into a shower of viscera than spend any more time disconnecting and reconnecting monitors. explode into a shower of viscera.

[kris-tyne]

Chromebook Tech Literacy Masterpost

I've seen a lot of posts about the systemic death of tech literacy in schools with the advent of ChromeOS, and instead of responding to them one by one, I want to create a masterpost to destroy the system. First: FUCK CIPA. The Children's Internet Protection Act is a United States FCC act that standardizes internet safety across the country. Public schools are not required to comply with this act, but they will lose discounts offered for the E-rate program. In short, if you don't want to put up web filters, then you don't get government grants for technology and Internet. Fuck that. Many of these workarounds bank on my personal experiences, so some solutions may not work with your web filters, but they definitely are a step in the right direction. For talking with friends: chat rooms are your friend. Many chat rooms for professional use act just like Discord, and many are just a single text channel. Several I've used include: Google Messages, Rumbletalk, Slack, Element, ClickUp, Pumble, and... in a pinch, Google Docs can give you a shared document that's practically impossible to block. For watching videos: some chat rooms, especially Rumbletalk, allow you to directly embed a YouTube video. This is rare, however, so we found some workarounds. Canva has a video search and embed function that allows you to play YouTube videos straight from the editing page of their slideshows. For anime, a website that I don't think is maintained as well but should still work is AnimeTribes. It is a .ru site but it is perfectly safe, as long as you don't click on ads. I've never seen it redirect you otherwise, and the owner used to be commonly found on the chat page. Another piracy site is 9Anime, which doesn't work on Chromebooks but is an infinitely better source in general. A non-anime video piracy site is Arc018, which is my favorite. It does redirect you decently commonly, but just take care to avoid those redirects and follow piracy suggestions that I will lay out further down. For adblocking: the easiest method is to use uBlock Origin. Though, with all the stuff that Google has been doing, I'm not entirely sure if it works anymore. I gave up on Chrome the second I could get away from it and I suggest you all do the same. For playing games: so. I'm a nerd. I play Pokemon games. SO if you do too you're in luck. The only thing I could come up with was to download GPemu, a ChromeOS based emulator. Unfortunately it's pretty bad, but apparently there's an alternative called EmulatorJS. I never used it myself, but if someone wants to try it and let me know how it goes, that would be appreciated. HOWEVER, none of these work without the games to play them with. I'm going to detail piracy safety later, but for now: Vimm's Lair recently got axed by Nintendo's DMCA, but some ROMs may still be available. Another source (which is admittedly undergoing some major changes) is The Internet Archive. I haven't done a lot of searching on the Archive, and I don't know if it works on Chromebooks, but try it and let me know :).

Circumventing the web filter: While those solutions work for specific things you can do online, these present a general solution, capable of multitasking and providing you much more extended freedom. The first is CroxyProxy, a completely free proxy service that can be added through the Chrome Web Store. If the Web Store is blocked, it can be accessed via the direct website or through specific IP addresses. These change frequently, and I’m absolutely positive the ones that I have access to are blocked or simply go nowhere useful. The other option, assuming you have a home computer connected to the Internet at all times, is Chrome Remote Desktop. It will work as long as both computers are signed in to one shared Google account and both are connected to the Internet.

But Ty... none of this works for me: Oh boy. I guess it's time for my trump card. The pinnacle of my Chromebook workaround career has culminated in this. The ultimate destruction of ChromeOS, all without jailbreaking the computer and getting in a LOT of trouble (don't do that please). My magnum opus came from my blossoming understanding of emulation and, specifically, Windows images. During my senior year, I successfully used a trusted and necessary source (unblockable) to emulate a Windows computer entirely through a single Chrome tab. This source… Microsoft Azure. This cloud computing service allows the creation of a remote desktop that will save data when offline. The biggest hurdle with Azure is that… it costs money. However, when I did it, I got 200 hours of emulation FREE, and I would highly recommend you find the same deal, if it still works. Things to note: you can make multiple accounts, but you will need to also have separate payment cards, as multiple accounts with the same card will flag and not be usable. The frame rate is decently shit, and there is no physical graphics card, so the vast majority of games will not run. I mostly used it for Discord. However, feel free to experiment and make it your own. Use this knowledge wisely, and run free, my friends. Fuck CIPA, and fuck ChromeOS!

Please feel free to reblog or comment with more suggestions, because I would love to add them!

[vonnebenan]

a not very good 5 min doodle I made at work this morning while waiting for my computer to connect to the remote desktop server (in the end, it took 2.5 hours and almost drove our IT guy into a nervous breakdown)

[bringthesauerkraut]

OH MY GOD. I’ve always been pretty good with technology (I wasn’t my middle school VHS handler for nothing) but I’ve clearly reached the age where it hates me for no reason. Laptop screen breaks, wireless mouse dies, new batteries leak in my tv remote, MY PHONE BREAKS & now the Wi-Fi disappears into thin air like a shitty biscuit into tea.

Using the data I actually pay for on a laptop connected to my second desktop screen like a peasant.

Have my comfort gif of Jon's arms so this stays blog relevant lol

Goddam. His motherfucking strong, hairy arms will end me 🥵