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Internet & Technology

Here's where we nerd out about the world wide web and all forms of technology!

Section Staff: Tsutarja

What is your current desktop/mobile background?

(8 pages)

_confused_piplup_, Aug 7: For my phone, I installed a theme, but I chose the lock screen wallpaper. The other one was the default one of the theme. This is the one on my computer, instead.

177 25,956

Started by professor plum

CSS Help & Resources

(37 pages)

Mewtwolover, Jul 14: Flair's width depends on the user's screen resolution but you can set the height with CSS. I recommend to draw a background image that can be repeated horizontally. Notice also that you need to be a Pokécommunity supporter in order to use background...

902 169,685

Started by seeker

The Coder's Lounge

(11 pages)

Aljam, Dec 10: I desperately need to make a portfolio of personal projects. I just don't know how to schedule the right amount of time for them in my busy student life.

258 48,888

Started by GoGoJJTech

Rules

Internet & Technology Rules

Tsutarja, May 2016: microchip Internet & Technology PokéCommunity Rules | Forum FAQ microchip Introduction First off, welcome to Internet & Technology, PC's number one section for discussing all things on the internet, in addition to the latest technology trends....

0 7,988

Started by Tsutarja

Browser Customization

The Foogle, Aug 10: I only have one extension on my Firefox browser right now, and that's AdBlocker Ultimate. Completely free, blocks a LOT of ads on basically any site, perfect for bypassing those pesky double required ads on Youtube. I LOVE it.

12 178

Started by ZeoStar

Fitbit will soon no longer let you transfer music from your PC

Aquacorde, Aug 7: I'm seeing that it's more a discontinuation of support in older models as they've done away with it already for newer onea, but... having had a Fitbit for a few years I was always kind of confused about the idea of playing music from it- it's so...

2 66

Started by NipahRika

Valve is working on Joy-Con support for Steam

Tsutarja, Aug 7: i saw that the other day! good on valve for integrating nintendo support into steam

1 55

Started by NipahRika

News

Indonesia bans steam and other gaming site

Tsutarja, Aug 6: steam is unblocked but epic remains blocked https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/2/23288488/indonesia-steam-yahoo-fortnite-fifa-block-epic-games-origin

2 176

Started by Koraidon

Other Tech

rice

Tsutarja, Jul 29: oh damn that's impressive i'd be curious to know though if it would have been different if they had a case on their phone versus no case

4 186

Started by Tsutarja

News

Internet Explorer Retires

.hack, Jul 28: old news now but rest in peace to a real one

12 601

Started by Fairy

Dall e mini

.hack, Jul 28: Me, a friend and my brother have had so much fun making these and sending the best ones to each other, and ofc the memes coming from it are great. They can definitely be super cursed lol, and more often a miss than a hit, but if you keep trying...

20 1,851

Started by Palamon

Social Media

TikTok

Ninetales, Jul 18: I use TikTok more than any other app to be quite honest. It’s just so easy to relax and scroll through Tiktok and watch silly videos. I consume a variety of different content via the app, everything from fashion and beauty to comedy.

12 519

Started by Palamon

prebuilds still come with HDD

Incineroar, Jul 15: They're the best cost-wise so they'll never go away. Unless it's a miniature system or it's designed for just the OS as information is stored in the cloud (Such as a Chromebook). Thankfully they're getting cheaper so I think there will come a point...

4 238

Started by FlameChrome

Computers

Slow computer

Palamon, Jun 27: Update: it's an hdd. I'll look into device manager later. & It likely is time for an upgrade. I got this computer on ebay last year but tbh I can't afford high end so I always have to look for cheaper ones. x_x

6 198

Started by Palamon

Other Tech

Goodnight, sweet prince

Koraidon, Jun 23: I remember my aunt have really smol ipod, it's a shame such technology favor on something multifucintional than just watching vidoes in a small screen or listening to a music also I couldn't add anything to it as if iTunes totally stop allowing...

8 564

Started by Fairy

Other Tech

Audiophiles

Juno, Jun 22: Couldn't tell you the difference in sound between $30 and $300 earbuds if my life depended on it. I've never really cared too much about sound quality as long as they do emit sound, but I will spend around $100-$200 on earbuds just because cheaper...

7 502

Started by Fairy

Computers

1gb used to be a lot

FlameChrome, Jun 20: I think it depends on the scenario, a streaming stick or box, 16gb can be considered too much (in point of case, me and my fire tv cube). Phones and tablets, if you take a lot of pictures and/or download a lot of apps even 128gb is not enough to...

11 588

Started by Palamon

Internet Culture

cookies!! 🍪

Tsutarja, Jun 16: ^ sometimes i wonder why some websites have only the option to accept cookies but nothing more, not even a settings button to go over what you want tracked or not for states/nations that do mandate consumer choice, are those websites banned...

4 400

Started by Tsutarja

i want us to use this thread to talk about our cool flairs!

(4 pages)

Fairy, Jun 12: testing, testing... one.. two...

95 6,840

Started by colours

News

Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons and Pro Controller compatible with iOS 16

professor plum, Jun 11: I’ll probably give pairing with the Pro Controller a shot if it works well with the Delta iOS app.

2 944

Started by _confused_piplup_

Other Tech

Neural Voice Camouflage

Roxas, Jun 5: I think developments like these are very useful for preserving a sense of privacy. More privacy gets stripped away, the more creative we'll have to be in order to innovate ways to fight back

2 320

Started by Fairy

Phones

convince me to switch to the iphone

Palkia, May 30: I'd only try one if they'd start using usb c. Having to use a dedicated cable to charge my phone is a pain, plus Apple seems to be phasing it out on most of their products like the iPad. There are rumours they'll finally make the switch next year...

8 866

Started by Tsutarja

Internet Culture

Doge: the pup behind the meme

Tsutarja, May 29: ok that's cool i had no idea that the shibe in the meme was from japan! you learn something new everyday :D

1 344

Started by Fairy

Internet Culture

Wordle

colours, May 25: feels like the wordle "spinoffs" (idk the right word for it) became more popular than wordle itself these days. mostly referring to heardle, here.

13 1,445

Started by Palamon

Phones

need help deciding on a new phone!!

colours, May 25: after some unexpected expenses i may have to hold off on this a bit u_u which is probably good news since i'll be able to see what other phones may come out later this year as opposed to making a decision soon.

18 2,848

Started by colours

The Forum Display Options?

Palamon, May 23: Shooting for the Sun. I need a theme that hides post flairs to keep my computer from running out of memory.

11 529

Started by VisionofMilotic

Internet Culture

Elon Musk purchasing Twitter

VisionofMilotic, May 22: My initial thought was curiosity. I wasn't necessarily of the mindset to not go to Twitter, if he became the owner. I was ready to wait and see how the platform looked overtime before making up my mind. Not anymore though after reading that he...

18 1,164

Started by ZeoStar

Internet Culture

Alternate Reality Games & Unfiction

Tsutarja, May 15: nope never really been into ar games, and that includes not using pokemon go's ar features when i actually play it

3 365

Started by Fairy

News

Hackers Access multiple Law Enforcement Data Systems

Fairy, May 12: Kinda hard to feel bad when an entire branch of US judicial security is compromised by what is suspected to be a couple of teenagers. As far as I understand this hasn't been confirmed as a case of white or black hat hacking, but either way, not...

0 361

Started by Fairy

News

Biden Administration plans to provide High-Speed Internet

Devalue, May 11: Sounds great. Welcomes more people with Internet access. Appreciates what the Internet has given over the years on a personal level. (Acknowledges some bad elements as well.) Is happy for more people being given that too.

1 359

Started by Fairy

Other Tech

Are you a headphones, earbuds, or speakers type person?

Amore, May 10: I try to avoid earbud use where possible...which given I hate to go without music, just means whenever I'm in my car or at home! I could never stand over-ear headphones - at least not the ones we used at school - as my ears got really hot. Pretty...

13 874

Started by Roni

Internet Culture

It's new so I gotta use it or have it

_confused_piplup_, May 10: I don't care either. I prefer buying a durable device, maybe even spending much on it, but checking all the technical characteristics. If it has good things, then I think it's durable because I am a person that tends to be quite careful with things,...

14 2,108

Started by Caite-chan

Am I the only one who doesn't like dark/night mode?

colours, May 9: i use night mode on mostly everything lol idk it's more soothing to my eyes that said, i'm not opposed to using lighter skins as long as they aren't... blinding

19 1,268

Started by Palamon

Other Tech

How often do you replace your devices?

colours, May 2: every 2-3 years. i forsee myself keeping my pc for a good while longer than that, but my phone is past the point where i'd need to replace it and it's year 3 that i've had this (mostly due to charging port malfunctions, and this phone is outdated...

12 903

Started by Sheep

Computers

Looking for a new laptop

Abbelun, Apr 19: I'm a heavy computer user, and I've discovered that the most significant problem with my computer is that I lose the data on it several times.

4 3,394

Started by DarkDragonMeister

Computers

Ever tried to learn a non QWERTY keyboard layout?

Devalue, Apr 17: No. Has never seen a non-QWERTY keyboard in person. Lacks a reason to practice it. Bonus question: Scored 72 words per minute on the last typing test.

8 763

Started by Roni

Other Tech

You have $1000 to spend on tech

Roni, Apr 17: After getting a small taste of the customization aspects of mech keebs, I now completely understand this and find it very valid~

23 3,840

Started by Tsutarja

Where did your username come from?

(5 pages)

Vielleroue, Mar 28: It's a corruption of "vielle à roue," the French name for a medieval musical instrument called the hurdy-gurdy - which is one of my favourites. It's also combined with Vi, which is my preferred nickname. :D

100 10,470

Started by HeroLinik

Loved websites

domusaur, Mar 18: DeviantART, Toyhouse, an old defunct forum i used to live in, and now PC too! I'd say Youtube and Twitter too but those are more of an addiction than a fondness... oops... EDIT: OH i forgot to say Pokemon Database! I used that site all the time...

11 1,122

Started by ZeoStar

sending a carrier pigeon to all my discord friends

Roni, Mar 11: Not really no. It helps though that I have very few Discord-only friends. A lot of them I see regularly in this forum, Steam, and or Twitter, while others are irl friends so it's all good.

7 1,005

Started by Juno

Online Pals/Friends

Retek, Feb 25: TBH, 2021 was the best time for me on Discord. I became active in PC, met some really sweet people, became friends with them, had streams, and lots of fun stuff! Birthday was the day it just got like, 1000x sweeter, all these people coming up to...

23 3,796

Started by ZeoStar

Computers

Had this bad boy for 6 years going strong

Tsutarja, Feb 19: technically my desktop is five years old but the parts that are currently running it are newer so the only original part is pretty much the motherboard

23 4,595

Started by Last Thursday

Social Media

What do you mean "girl" is a naughty word?

tigertron, Feb 5: Censorship on the internet is a very thorny issue and I don't know whether there is a right or wrong answer. Back in the early days of the internet, it was kind of the wild west west with little censorship, for better for worse. I still advocate for...

2 1,735

Started by Shooting Star

News

Hacked pokemon with website names still being surprise traded

denidenial22, Jan 27: soooo, around 1 or 2 years ago, nintendo started taking action against hacked pokemon being distributed through surprise trades. these pokemon usually have a website name such as machamps.com, dadiscord.co, pkmnlab.com, pkmngen.com, discord.gg, and...

0 1,123

Started by denidenial22

Cool/Useful Browser Extensions

Tsutarja, Jan 21: uBlock Origin. and my primary reason is not to block ads to deprive a site of its revenue, but seriously to stop rogue ads from loading

1 1,278

Started by Roni

Internet Culture

What's on your copy/paste clipboard?

(2 pages)

Palamon, Jan 17: https://www.ebay.com/itm/294732968344?hash=item449f743198:g:JLoAAOSwcqlh5B4U it's a genshin plushie lmfao idk if double posting is allowed so 1/22 edit it's glitch text for a thing

37 5,626

Started by ZeoStar

Online casinos?

Fairy, Jan 13: I’m an addict, I stay far away from stuff like that. No one wins.

13 2,940

Started by LuckyStar

Internet Culture

AOL Instant Messenger versus MSN/WLM Messenger

(2 pages)

tigertron, Jan 1: MSN for me then of course, WLM. I then used Skype but now I use Steam.

27 6,323

Started by professor plum

We've Detected Unusual Activity From This Account

Amore, Dec 31: I checked haveibeenpwned? Which confirmed one of my past email addresses was exposed as part of a hack that got all of Smogon’s users. Had a few pf 2FA notifications from Facebook, Twitter, and one time Apple, about addresses in London trying to...

16 6,390

Started by Palamon

Internet Culture

on the fly or sat put

Aslan, Dec 29: Usually my laptop since it's easier to post but I'm also comfortable with posting from my phone. I'll post on PC on my phone if I'm away from home and have a few minutes to spare. Posting in PC from bed is also much more comfortable on a phone so I...

17 3,866

Started by Last Thursday

Other Tech

alexa, play despacito

Amore, Dec 28: I'm no luddite - I have an iPhone 12 that tracks my eyes - but I hate the idea of always-listening devices. At least I can turn off Siri, but I'm dreading trying to finally get a big TV when I move out of my parents' place because they'll all have...

17 3,913

Started by Last Thursday

Internet Culture

"i connect with :D personally, it's just so me"

Devalue, Dec 22: Rarely uses emojis. Would say 😐. Wears that expression the most while browsing the Internet. (Drew that for a Drawful game, as well.) Adds a cat emoji as a second answer. Carted those out for reactions to cat pictures in Discord. Marks cats...

11 2,292

Started by Sheep

Other Tech

Qr Codes

Koraidon, Dec 15: Malls and crowded places in my country may need QRcode in order to get inside the building, which you need to scan with special app and QRcode payment is a thing now where you just scan and pay without handing out your wallet. Another thing I use...

12 5,295

Started by Palamon

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What is your current desktop/mobile background?

CSS Help & Resources

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Browser Customization

Fitbit will soon no longer let you transfer music from your PC

Valve is working on Joy-Con support for Steam

Indonesia bans steam and other gaming site

rice

Internet Explorer Retires

Dall e mini

TikTok

prebuilds still come with HDD

Slow computer

Goodnight, sweet prince

Audiophiles

1gb used to be a lot

cookies!! 🍪

i want us to use this thread to talk about our cool flairs!

Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons and Pro Controller compatible with iOS 16

Neural Voice Camouflage

convince me to switch to the iphone

Doge: the pup behind the meme

Wordle

need help deciding on a new phone!!

The Forum Display Options?

Elon Musk purchasing Twitter

Alternate Reality Games & Unfiction

Hackers Access multiple Law Enforcement Data Systems

Biden Administration plans to provide High-Speed Internet

Are you a headphones, earbuds, or speakers type person?

It's new so I gotta use it or have it

Am I the only one who doesn't like dark/night mode?

How often do you replace your devices?

Looking for a new laptop

Ever tried to learn a non QWERTY keyboard layout?

You have $1000 to spend on tech

Where did your username come from?

Loved websites

sending a carrier pigeon to all my discord friends

Online Pals/Friends

Had this bad boy for 6 years going strong

What do you mean "girl" is a naughty word?

Hacked pokemon with website names still being surprise traded

Cool/Useful Browser Extensions

Meta

What's on your copy/paste clipboard?

Online casinos?

AOL Instant Messenger versus MSN/WLM Messenger

We've Detected Unusual Activity From This Account

on the fly or sat put

alexa, play despacito

"i connect with :D personally, it's just so me"

Qr Codes