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  • acrobaticpenguin23@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    I stumbled upon a useful website but come to find out its also a web app?!

    The domain is .app. So what is cool is I was able to create its own entry in my phones app list by clicking the add to Home Screen button on Firefox.

    My question is where can I find a website with lists of these with categories even

    I didn’t have much success with search engine queries. Thanks!.

    • acrobaticpenguin23@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      OK after more digging they are called Progressive Web Apps (PWA’S)

      Now that I found proper term I am getting many results.

    • p0op@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      I don’t have anything to add, but +1.

      A few useful web apps I’ve found are duolingo and Uber, which have native notifications on iOS without needing to install an app.

  • Billiam@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    Random question that crossed my mind yesterday:

    In the era of NVME and SSDs, why is RAM still a thing? Is there any reason (other than technological inertia) that we should have two different kinds of memory, when the primary reason for that is no longer relevant?

      • Billiam@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        Yes, I get that. But I’m really wondering why that is? If memory is digital, and storage is digital, why not develop a RAM-less architecture? Why not have a storage bus with the same throughput as memory does currently? Is it just because of the cost of the chips?

  • scytale@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    Any suggestions on where to start with troubleshooting an external hard drive that isn’t being detected? For context, it’s a very old 1TB HDD that is in its own case. I’m not really sure how I can open it because the case has no screws. It worked last week and suddenly stopped. Usually the led indicator blinks when I plug it into my laptop’s usb port, but now it just stays the same color (meaning no activity).

  • trainsaresexy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    I’m looking for a router that I can access using 192.168.x.x and does not require me to create an account and share data to access. So not Netgear.

    • p0op@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Can you expand on what you’re looking for exactly? Most consumer routers will let you customize the subnet range (192.168…).