Yes, it's partial parity, and is server only. It's also not easy to migrate; the upgrade-assistant tool typically just gives up.
The client libraries only came separately, and much later[1] , and in typical "Fuck your migration path" fashion, doesn't have any .NET standard support.
We just migrated our massive WPF application to .NET 8 and there are a handful of libraries that are not supported or had to be replaced but overall it was surprisingly smooth. The biggest issue we have is that garbage collection seems to have taken a huge hit and there are bugs in the Microsoft WPF components (any sort of list view in particular) but it's all relatively easy to work around.
Having just done that on a massive monolith (10y+ codebase continuously developed) I would recommend biting the bullet and doing upgrading all of your projects at once to either .NET Standard or .NET 9 where applicable. Pause development of new features or just do minimal changes on the main branch. We had a ton of footguns (EF6 -> EF Core, WPF, WCF, file serialization, multiple web services) and we were able to complete the migration in 6 months.
The printers are fine but this post reminded me to cancel my ink subscription as I haven't printed anything in 6 months.
After my subscription date ends in March, they are charging me one final fee of $6.99 for the privilege of cancelling -- first time I have ever seen something like that.
FWIW, that is the same brand that I use and was specifically recommended for dry-eyes by my optometrist. I still wear glasses most of the time because my eyes also get strained from looking at a monitor with contacts in.
I'd recommend a trial of the lenses to see how they work for you before committing to a bigger purchase.
ahhh... when i try to Cast from my desktop to my Roku, i see the Roku as a destination, but only "Available for specific video sites". i think it must be that the _Roku_ is restricted as a Cast[ing] destination. my Chromecast HD is in a drawer so i can't test it right now.
so using a real Chromecast, it still is possible to Cast any tab at all?
Yes, it is still 100% possible with the real Chromecast. My TV also has an option to cast to it (not sure what it uses under the hood) but it is similarly restricted.
Is there a replacement device out there for the ability to cast a tab or your full desktop to a TV? We use this functionality all the time and I would rather not deal with HDMI cords.
Your Chromecast should still keep working. The replacement streamer device would still work too, or the last gen chromecast with google tv.
Apple TV also works if you have a Mac. Many TVs also have Chromecast built in. Miracast is another option but it's really terrible. Steam Link is another option. There are also wireless HDMI adapters.
Miracast devices have pretty decent compatibility. Some TVs have it built in, but there are dongles that implement it as well. IIRC Microsoft has (had?) one that worked quite well.
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