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browsers. streaming video to TV.
Over 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.