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Hiya, I program on PC laptop mostly throughout the year. And in winter, program on my mobile phone. Nokia 2 (old timer). I got now Samsungs which are better. So thinking of programming on them too, just for fun (so to speak). I am curious to see my Samsungs Desktops …
I want to run a command for ever in the Linux bash. Also I want to put 60 seconds between command execution.
I don't often rave about software (ok, other than my own), but I have to give two big thumbs up to the latest release by [Topaz Photo AI](https://www.topazlabs.com/?attribution=true). I have a very large collection of family photos reaching back to the turn of the last century. I long ago converted …
What tech habits consume the most amount of your time? Are you fine with that, or trying to cut back? Doom scrolling, anyone? I've personally been spending a lot of time on Reddit and HealthUnlocked lately.
For those of you who have had long careers in tech, what has surprised you the most about it? Going further, what's something you'd do differently if you started again? (I think I might have asked the second part of this question months ago, but the brain fog is unreal, …
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 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 …
Hi everyone, My phone 5c runs so slow recently, and I tried to delete some files in my iPhone and get more space. Ah, it doesn't work at all. Do you meet this? My phone has used 2 years and everything goes well until last week. It suddenly changed so …
My old Dell PC, now defunct, has a Hard Drive with the following description: 60GB,7200RPM Hitachi,VAN2 I want to purchase a new Compaq Presario SR5710F Desktop Computer With AMD Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core Processor 4450e+ . If I use a data transfer cable, will I be able to transfer files from …
i am currently researching web3 and blockchain development for startups and small businesses. i want to understand what are the most important factors to consider before starting a blockchain based project. for example, how do you choose between public and private blockchain networks? what are the common security risks in …
Would you trade privacy for convenience if it meant living in a fully automated smart home with a self-driving car, etc. etc. etc.? I would trade pretty much *anything* for my privacy. (I guess I don't value my privacy very much, at least at this point in my life.) Heck, …
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 …
I want to create a backup for my Yahoo Mail. But find it difficult to do that.
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 …
I received an email earlier today from one of the newsletters I sign up for months ago, offering me to download a free Xoftspyse spyware scanner with a link to [url]http://www.scanforfree.com[/url]. Is this a reliable program? Has anyone tried it?
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.
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 …
Hello. How do you insert an image into a web page as background? TIA!
How do I write a script to help patients book appointments at a hospital? Java would be preferred, but other languages are also acceptable.
I recently started exploring interactive product demos because our old demos just weren’t cutting it anymore. We mostly used long videos or slide walkthroughs, and honestly, people would drop off halfway or just skip to the end. I wanted something that let people actually try the product experience without booking …
is there any easy method to export google Chat to PDF in bulk.
I got a little nostalgic recently thinking back to the 80's when I'd print some code on fanfold paper through a dot matrix. I liked being able to flip back and forth through the pages looking for code to optimize and make notes with a red pen. I could do …
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 …
Hello I'm looking for an intel core ultra series 3 X7 358H laptop in the price range of $1200 - $1500, can you help me?
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 …
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?
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.
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, …
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 …
Just thought I'd get yet another discussion started :) I need some time to think of my own answer to this one.
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 …
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.
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
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 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?
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