(05-17-2020, 09:39 AM)huckleberrypie Wrote: (05-15-2020, 01:08 AM)cpd2009 Wrote: I have some extra time on my hands as of late, and with Daffodil's new hard drive, I don't need to convert VHS rips right away. I bookmarked a troubleshooting guide and I will use that to look for a potential solution. I would like to keep Rusty for Windows software and games as when Windows doesn't freeze up, the PC runs very well. And I also can't get YTP+ to run on macOS either. So much for Java apps being multi-platform. 
I recently found a channel on YouTube called Apple Explained. It's an Apple fan who uploads videos about the company's history and products, but can also be surprisingly critical of the company too. Below is a video on Apple's slow and steady price hikes, and why the guy believes it's happening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS05T1_2WCU
Then again, he does make a rather big mistake at 1:21 in this video about Android fragmentation. The guy doesn't seem to understand what open source actually means, and appears to confuse it with software licensing when it comes to Windows and Android. He does get the overall topic right though IMO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCjyslpd8ao
Java is by principle "compile once, run on many" and that holds true with simpler stuff. The bigger ones like Limewire tend to come with platform-specific ports though from what I remember.
As for Rusty, I still have a feeling something on your Windows install is causing those issues as you were able to benchmark it all day with no problems.
Possibly. I can pin it down to at least two programs, McAfee or Dell SupportAssist. I recall that older versions of SupportAssist did the same thing with the freezing, but only when I ran the app. It has been updated a few times since February, and while it is more stable, it still tends to freeze things for only about 30 seconds before going back to normal. SupportAssist runs in the background too. This SupportAssist thing is this all-in-one "maintenance" tool that fetches updated drivers, cleans temporary files, and does some scan of your PC hardware to see if you have issues with the PCs hardware components. It's also tied to your specific Dell PC too showing it's service tag and warranty status.
McAfee LiveSafe could be the other culprit, but I have never encountered any freezing problems while interacting with it either doing updates or running manual scans. (as this suggests, I did decide to give McAfee LiveSafe a one year try out since the original evaluation period expired a month ago.

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It could very well be SupportAssist. I think what I'll do is uninstall that and see if the freezing issue happens again. It's worth a shot given my previous experiences with SupportAssist.
If there is one thing I like about macOS over Windows, it's the lack of constant "suggestions" and "tips." Lately, MS has really been pushing pinning apps to the taskbar. I'd get a pop-up every now and then suggesting to use the new MS Edge browser to pin websites to the taskbar, even though I have already done so. Now, the MS News app is displaying ad boxes telling you to do the same.
Isn't pinning apps to the Start menu good enough anymore? I don't want my taskbar to be populated with too many of these web apps, and I'd rather keep them filed away in Start. With macOS ElCap, it doesn't keep advertising iCloud in Finder or pinning web apps to the dock. It just gives you notifications that are either system updates or ones you set up yourself in Safari or Chrome.
I don't know how it is with Catalina though.
I love foxes, especially the one in my avatar.