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browsers. streaming video to TV.
Sunday, January 28th, 2018 05:19 pmOver the last few months, I've been randomly using the latest version of Firefox for some browsing, and Firefox ESR (without the Quantum changes, with the Status-4-Evar add-on for displaying the status bar) for the rest.
My main issue with Firefox Quantum remains the lack of the status bar. If there were no other choice, I could live without the status bar, but I really prefer having it. Once the ESR version of Firefox gets updated to Quantum in the next few months, using the ESR will no longer be a work-around for that.
So yesterday I installed Waterfox v56, which supports both XUL and WebExtensions. I've got Status-4-Evar and various Quantum-level add-ons installed, and so far everything has been working fine. I'm not sure what the future will hold for Waterfox, but at the moment it has everything I want.
I haven't had any further issues with the uMatrix add-on, and I really like it, especially being able to easily set site-specific JavaScript rules. That is my main reason for switching from NoScript to uMatrix.
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I occasionally use an HDMI cable to stream video from my laptop on the big TV screen. I recently discovered that by using "extended display" mode on the laptop, with the TV set up as the 2nd screen, I can stream video to the TV, while at the same time doing other stuff on the laptop screen.
Yesterday, I found out that Windows 8.1+ supports MiraCast, for mirroring the computer display to another screen using wi-fi. So I may even be able to stream video wirelessly, without the HDMI cable. My TV doesn't support MiraCast without a dongle, but Qiao's may.
My main issue with Firefox Quantum remains the lack of the status bar. If there were no other choice, I could live without the status bar, but I really prefer having it. Once the ESR version of Firefox gets updated to Quantum in the next few months, using the ESR will no longer be a work-around for that.
So yesterday I installed Waterfox v56, which supports both XUL and WebExtensions. I've got Status-4-Evar and various Quantum-level add-ons installed, and so far everything has been working fine. I'm not sure what the future will hold for Waterfox, but at the moment it has everything I want.
I haven't had any further issues with the uMatrix add-on, and I really like it, especially being able to easily set site-specific JavaScript rules. That is my main reason for switching from NoScript to uMatrix.
..
I occasionally use an HDMI cable to stream video from my laptop on the big TV screen. I recently discovered that by using "extended display" mode on the laptop, with the TV set up as the 2nd screen, I can stream video to the TV, while at the same time doing other stuff on the laptop screen.
Yesterday, I found out that Windows 8.1+ supports MiraCast, for mirroring the computer display to another screen using wi-fi. So I may even be able to stream video wirelessly, without the HDMI cable. My TV doesn't support MiraCast without a dongle, but Qiao's may.