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[Bitmap Frogs]

You think I am joking, but no, they did it: https://www.theverge.com/21436346/laptop-monitor-external-display-how-to-connect

They literally published an article explaining in detail how to plug an external screen. If those are their uh, "practical" guides, who's their usual public?

Tech journalism in 2020 everybody.

 

[RadAndrew502]

Not everyone knows how every single display port/adapter/cable works. One single household might have a device with VGA/DVI/HDMI/DisplaPort/mini-Displayport/USB-C/Thunderbolt or god knows what to connect it to an external display.

It's not really an unreasonable article to publish for a mainstream audience.

 

[poppabk]

It would be fine if they actually went in to the details and/or troubleshooting but they even recommend you use google at one point to figure out your ports. Then they don't even go into the issues that crop up, like screen not being recognized the alt f4 thing, spanning the display or mirroring, what happens when the two displays are different res, how to switch which is the primary screen, which ports can do what, pass audio etc.
Instead the entire article is google what ports you have then get a cable and connect the two.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

It would be fine if they actually went in to the details and/or troubleshooting but they even recommend you use google at one point to figure out your ports. Then they don't even go into the issues that crop up, like screen not being recognized the alt f4 thing, spanning the display or mirroring, what happens when the two displays are different res, how to switch which is the primary screen, which ports can do what, pass audio etc.
Instead the entire article is google what ports you have then get a cable and connect the two.

That's what shocks me, it's so... vapid. They could just recycle the entire article for a grandma website and relabel it "How to help your grandkids with their computor".

I mean I don't expect that website to post a RandR configuration guide, but come on, it's so empty of you know, content.

 

[Stilton Disco]

It would be fine if they actually went in to the details and/or troubleshooting but they even recommend you use google at one point to figure out your ports. Then they don't even go into the issues that crop up, like screen not being recognized the alt f4 thing, spanning the display or mirroring, what happens when the two displays are different res, how to switch which is the primary screen, which ports can do what, pass audio etc.
Instead the entire article is google what ports you have then get a cable and connect the two.

Yeah, I end up having to help colleagues out with minor IT issues at work a lot, and monitor problems is the number one issue people have, so I get why an article lie this can exist.

However, it is absolutely bloody useless for the most common problems people actually have.

Most people can figure out plugs and sockets, since almost everyone has a TV, media box, Internet, cable, satellite or an aerial.

It's getting the picture to look right, to extend rather than duplicate the screen, and get the taskbar and start button where they want people usually don't know what to do about.

 

[Blade2.0]

My mom didn't know how to do it till I hooked up her laptop with HDMI. Boomers can be that dumb.

 

[teezzy]

These articles are the kind of common crap 90% of people Google and, in turn, now they'll be providing The Verge with ad revenue because they likely aren't even running an ad blocker either.

I too am viewed as a computer God at my local office.

 

[FreedomOfSpeech]

Desperate for those views... Not a good bargaining position.

 

[Mahadev]

BUT HOW CONNECT CABLE THOUGH? I TRY HAMMER NO WORK

 

[Elcid]

BUT HOW CONNECT CABLE THOUGH? I TRY HAMMER NO WORK

 

[lock2k]

These articles are the kind of common crap 90% of people Google and, in turn, now they'll be providing The Verge with ad revenue because they likely aren't even running an ad blocker either.

I too am viewed as a computer God at my local office.

Me too. I do the most basic pesant shit and people think it's wizardry or some shit. lmao

 

[Lionel Richie]

Me too. I do the most basic pesant shit and people think it's wizardry or some shit. lmao

I wear glasses since I was 6. People have been talking to me about their issues with tech my entire life.

 

[Mr Nash]

When will they do an article explaining how to use a doorknob. I've been trapped in here for days...

 

[King of Foxes]

Im meh, when my work switched to from home due to corona IT sent a bunch of emails on how to do basic stuff.

Plugging in monitor to laptop, how to configure your avaya, how to conference call in skype and ms teams etc

 

[davepoobond]

Never underestimate how stupid people are.

 

[Lupingosei]

But the most important questions

Do you need a table?

Do you need an allen wrench?

What about those tweezers?

And how much thermal paste do I need?

 

[notseqi]

But the most important questions

Do you need a table?

Do you need an allen wrench?

What about those tweezers?

And how much thermal paste do I need?

How many Livestrong bracelets did he don in lieu of ESD-ones?
Bitwix was amazing on that:

 

[Lupingosei]

How many Livestrong bracelets did he don in lieu of ESD-ones?
Bitwix was amazing on that:

That is his evil brother Lyle.

 

[GymWolf]

How many Livestrong bracelets did he don in lieu of ESD-ones?
Bitwix was amazing on that:

This shit was fucking hilarious.

 

[newtypepilot]

100% they wrote that "guide" cuz their editors know jack shit about ports and they were like "hey, let's write a guide about this!"

 

[Ornlu]

I wear glasses since I was 6. People have been talking to me about their issues with tech my entire life.

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[LordOfChaos]

This is more their caliber than building a PC at least

 

[TheContact]

I don't see anything wrong with the article. Yeah, it's very basic but a lot of people are working from home now and don't necessarily even know laptops have video out. Seems like a weird thing to pick on tbh.

 

[Captain Zyrain]

I can use USB-C and Thunderbolt being confusing to normal people. Display-port.. Mini Display-port..

The new monitors I got only came with Display-port cables, which doesn't help me. Ended up getting a Thunderbolt to 2 HDMI adapter, and then use the HDMI built in for the 3rd monitor.

 

[dorkimoe]

I work for a fortune 50 company. When we went to work from home for the pandemic, we had wait times of 8 hours for tech support for stuff like this. We had to create how to setup your laptop at home for work, including external display, and usb headsets.

 

[eot]

How many Livestrong bracelets did he don in lieu of ESD-ones?
Bitwix was amazing on that:

The bracelet omg