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I just got a new laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad). I'd forgotten just how tedious it is to migrate from one computer to another. It's not just a matter of installing all the apps I have accumulated. That's not such a big deal. It's applying all the configuration/settings for each app. What …
AI is just in its infancy, and right now everyone and their mother is using it to quickly get access to information online more efficiently than a Google search, and generate articles and content for the web. A lot of companies are also switching to AI agents to power customer …
I want to create a backup for my Yahoo Mail. But find it difficult to do that.
I have an email address that contains my name but I guard that tenaciously, only giving it to a few very trusted organizations (my former employer for pension and info purposes), and also a very few trusted individuals. For everything else like Meta, Kijiji, Google, etc, I have a google …
Has anyone used software from [SSuite Software](https://www.ssuiteoffice.com/)? Two brothers writing software on the side? (Information on the brothers [Here near the bottom](https://www.ssuiteoffice.com/aboutus.htm). It reminds me of Microsoft Works on steroids. Interestingly, there are directions online for installing Works on Windows 10/11. 🤷♂️ Bewildered.
What's the most annoying hardware failure you've ever had and what did it teach you? I'll go first. Check your RAM and make backups of backups.
Listen, I spent last night tinkering with AzkaOS (app) on macOS, and I figured I’d just write this the same way I’d explain it over Slack. Not a tutorial, not a teardown — just “here’s what broke, here’s why, and here’s what finally fixed it.” Context first. This build sits …
I'm trying to create a Windows 11 virtual machine using HyperV under Windows 11 Pro and all I keep getting is  I dowloaded the current Windows 11 Pro bootable iso so I'mm assuming something in HyperV is misconfigured but I have no idea what. I've gone through all the …
How do you think the hardware that you use today shapes the kind of person you become in the future? I was never someone glued to my phone until a few years ago. Today I am, for sure. I'm most likely much less present because of it.
Hello. How do you insert an image into a web page as background? TIA!
When I update my laptop Windows 10 to [Windows 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_11) some of software's show errors and not run on that OS. How i can solve it?
I know that Nvidia cards are pushing the envelope these days with AI, but are we hitting diminishing returns with consumer hardware performance? On one hand, I'm not hearing the Intel vs. AMD competition trying to outdo each other in gigahertz that was the big thing in the 90s, but …
Is the Apple Vision Pro worth it if I already have an Oculus Quest? I'm not a big gamer, but I have my entire wedding recorded in VR, and I love watching mini-movies and shows in 3D VR. My husband is into things like Red Matter. I honestly don't remember …
What technology that you used to use have you ever stopped using entirely even though everyone it's still really popular and else still uses it? For me it's not so much a technology as much as I used to be *obsessed* with The Sims until I realized that I was …
Hello all!! I was just wondering if anyoe can explain this microsoft cloud that is coming out I have heard alot of people talking about it? what I want to know is what is it? and how is it going to affect networking jobs for example I am MCSA and …
It’s a question we still hear a lot—and honestly, the answer depends on what kind of app you're building. A few years back, native apps definitely had the upper hand when it came to speed and smooth performance. They were built specifically for iOS or Android, so naturally they could …
In the summer of 2022 I bought an ASUS laptop from BestBuy. It came with an internal SSD and an empty internal bay for a 2.5" drive. I didn't install a second drive until October and when I booted up it would not recognize the added drive. When I took …
Welcome to another edition of Crystal Ball Sunday! This week my predictions center around system builders and integrators and their use of Linux to lower costs, standardize hardware offerings, and provide a new systems to buyers that are ready to go to work. Acer has already discussed Linux being the …
What part of home computing has literally received no innovation over the past handful of decades (or backwards innovation!) and still feels like it's still stuck in the 1990s? Inkjet printers? Computer speakers? Keyboards and mice? iPhone text messages on Microsoft Windows? (OK, so iPhones didn't even exist back then, …
Hi Guys, Before selling my laptop, I want to securely wipe all data so it can’t be recovered. Deleting files or formatting the drive isn’t enough for security. I’ve read that SysTools Data Wipe Software can erase data permanently, but I’m open to other recommendations. What’s the best way to …
What is the most reliable and scalable method to integrate Microsoft Dynamics 365 with third-party applications using Power Automate or Azure Logic Apps, especially when dealing with complex business processes, high-volume data exchanges, and the need for secure, fault-tolerant communication between systems? I’m exploring different integration approaches for connecting Dynamics …
What do you think is a tech skill that you mastered early in your career that's now considered completely obsolete? I guess for me I used to be really into building computers (e.g. assembling from parts as we all did back in the 1990s, not doing digital circuitry lol), and …
Here's a question to stump you: What standalone software do you use that you purchased a license to outright? No subscriptions. Nothing in the cloud. No new versions that come out every 12 months and urge you to repurchase.
I have Microsoft 365 for macOS. Basically, the office suite that includes Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. I use Outlook nonstop as my primary email client, and it works fine. However, every single time that I open Word or Excel, there's a banner across the top that says "View …
Just thought I'd get yet another discussion started :) I need some time to think of my own answer to this one.
What was the first piece of technology that made you think, "The future is here!"? For me, it was when I got dial-up Internet when I was around 13 or 14 years old.
This morning my hp laptop running windows 11 booted up however I had a blank screen. After restarting a few times, the desktop finally was displayed. However web pages open slowly or not at all. The same thing with opening apps on laptop. This laptop was running perfect up until …
Hey everyone, I am having trouble with the performance of a DynamoDB table that stores posts and replies. For posts, the PK is USER#<user-id> and the SK is POST#<post-id>#TIMESTAMP. For replies, the PK is POST#<post-id> and the SK is REPLY#<reply-id>. #TIMESTAMP. When there are thousands of replies to a post, …
I created a bootable USB from windows 7 dvd using software WinToFlash. But now i have lost the dvd :( so i need to make iso from bootable USB to safely store windows setup on hdd. Please suggest any way to do so. Thankx
I was just wondering if anyone else also uses Cloudflare magic monitoring?
Wait, what? Didn't it have one before? No.  This old house was built in the 1920s from what we could tell and back then you didn't need much. It's now a rental and undergoing renovation to bring it up to something passable to today's code. The technical debt is …
Which ports and connectivity options are necessary when looking to buy a laptop?
Just a random thought: I remember growing up and every hardware or software product had a 1-800 number to free customer support. Nowadays, all the tools I use and pay a good chunk of money for (Cloudflare, etc.) offer no support whatsoever. It seems as if most companies feel like …
just upgraded from 10.2.8 to 10.4.2. for some reason when I download drivers it fails to mount a disk image. I have run disk utility for verifying permissions and repair but still can't get them to mount. any ideas would be greatly appreciated. thanks.
Hey everyone, You just set up a brand new Windows PC or did a clean install… now comes the fun part: installing your go-to apps! 👉 What’s the very first app you install — and why? It could be: Your favorite browser (Chrome, Firefox, Brave?) A trusted antivirus or security …
A [professional and modern website]in 2025 focuses on clean UI, fast performance, and mobile-first design. Here are the key elements: -Minimal & clean layout – No clutter. Use plenty of white space. -High-quality visuals – Modern graphics, SVG icons, and bold images. -Fast loading speed – Websites must open in …
It seems these days that technology exists to infuriate us rather than serve us. I used to enjoy watching movies and viewing pictures on my Queast 2. The TV app worked well. I could put the screen into panorama mode and expand the screen. I could do prev nd next …
I know that Google has a few alternatives such as Bing and DuckDuckGo, among others. However, back when I first got into SEO, there were a dozen search engines: GoTo.com, Yahoo!, Excite, Lycos, etc. They each brought a decent amount of traffic. Why is it that Google has become such …
So many people are into modding their PCs, or at least were back in the day. But have you ever upgraded your laptop beyond adding some ram? Is that even a thing? Why don't PC companies like Alienware that target gamer-types sell laptops specifically designed to be easily upgradable?
According to security experts [URL="http://www.sophos.com"]Sophos[/URL] a man has been arrested after allegedly trying to sell a hard drive which had previously belonged to Formula One racing driver Adrian Sutil and contained personal and financial data. The police in Germany are said to be questioning the man regarding a blackmail attempt …
The Apple iPhone Pocket is over 200 USD and looks like a sock with a cut in it. Change my mind.
Haha!! Windows 9x? Me? 2000? XP? Vista? 10? 11? Linux flavor? macOS?
I remember that the day the first iPhone launched, I waited in line at the Apple Store for hours and hours. The iPhone/Android really were revolutionary when they turned the cellphone PDA / palm pilot into a fully connected computer in your back pocket wherever you go. What do you …
I'll give you the method first, then the full on rant after (feel free to skip the rant). I had to do a rebuild of my wife's ASUS Flipbook today. Because I was unable to do a reset-to-factory I had to use a Microsoft ISO. Short version - during setup …
Ignore the topic of this thread. I literally didn't know what to call it. What everyday thing will seem primitive in 20 years? Steering wheels on cars? Or how about pens? P.S. Nevermind. The system yelled at me for having a title too short so I expanded it to basically …
Is there any tech that you use that you hope no one catches you using? Something just *so* obscure, *so* "out there" ...
Hello, I don't really means what cloud computing really means. I have this article: [Cloud Computing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing) "he phrase is often used in reference to network-based services, which appear to be provided by real server hardware, and are in fact served up by virtual hardware, simulated by software running on one …
I'm currently evaluating whether to use a ready-made software solution for my upcoming project or develop everything from scratch. Ready-made software (like clone scripts or pre-built platforms) offers faster deployment and lower initial cost, but custom-built software provides more flexibility and scalability in the long run. For those who’ve faced …
Here's a question on the heels of AI: Is technology outpacing society's ability to adapt to it? I posted another thread a week or so ago where I was talking about [whether we should enact a "tech tax" on companies that automate human jobs](https://www.daniweb.com/community-center/threads/544053/what-about-a-tech-tax#post2304614). In other words, it seems as …
I’m currently working on my final year project in python , developing an Online Health Management System. These days, I’m focusing on documenting the project. Does anyone know of any useful or professional documentation samples available online, or could anyone share some references? It would really help me improve the …
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