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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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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?
The Apple iPhone Pocket is over 200 USD and looks like a sock with a cut in it. Change my mind.
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 …
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 …
Over the past few years, I've switched from a super-powerful Dell workstation tower to a Macbook Pro hooked up to my dual 4K displays and mechanical keyboard. I just about never use my laptop undocked. How about you guys? Still use a desktop if you don't plan on leaving your …
There was a topic posted recently (I forgot where) where I had mentioned that literally everything in my house is a smart app, from the oven to my electric wheelchair. I figured I'd keep that conversation going. Do smart appliances actually make life better or just add more points of …
Let me just say, for countless reasons, Siri is the most infuriating piece of technology to ever exist in the history of smart devices. Let me challenge you: Name something worse. P.S. Sorry for so many h's in the topic title but it complained it needs to be at least …
Of all the gadgets you've bought, which one was the most waste of money? For me, I was one of the lucky few who was invited to purchase a Google Glass. It was an *amazing* experience for me (before my move to silicon valley), going to the NYC google offices …
I know I posted not too long ago about VR headsets (I'll have to dig that topic up), but here's another one to throw at ya. They're heavy and their bulky and they make me dizzy ... but there is nothing anywhere close to as immersive entertainment. Do they have …
I was talking to my husband about this tonight and figured I'd post on here to see if anyone had any opinions one way or another on the topic. Anyone try the Apple Vision Pro? What are the use cases for it as of right now?
Hi everyone, After updating my phone to Android 14, I’ve been noticing a significant battery drain—even when the phone is idle. I’ve checked background apps and turned off unnecessary features, but it hasn’t helped much. Is anyone else experiencing this on their Android device? Could this be a firmware or …
I've been spring cleaning lately and recently came across my Psion Series 7 and all its accessories, so it got me thinking about old hardware that people still use. OMG did I **love** my Psion Series 3a, 3c, and 5 throughout middle and high school. I was super nerdy and …
Random rant: Who here can type on a laptop keyboard? I get that I need my mechanical keyboard, but even so, laptop keyboards are completely, utterly unusable for me. Is it because I have long(ish) nails? Is it because I'm too addicted to my mechanical keyboards?
Mine was an Apple IIGS, Woz edition. These days I am lucky to live just up the road from Woz. We spot him in his car from time-to-time driving past our block.
So I was just asking ChatGPT for some good discussion starter ideas, and it came up with asking the community what your keyboard layout is (QWERTY vs Dvorak? AZERTY?)? And I thought, **REALLY**?! Do people (in English-speaking countries, at least) really use non-QWERTY keyboards? What kind of question is that? …
Hey everyone, I’m planning to build my first custom PC and would really appreciate some guidance. The goal is to have a setup that’s great for gaming and light content creation, without going completely overboard on the budget. I’ve heard a lot about high-end GPUs like the RTX 4080, but …
So I recently bought a whole bunch of computer parts in hopes of making my first build. Specs: Intel LGA1155 DDR3 1600 ATX BOXDH77KC Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B Intel i7-3370 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 BX80637I73770 GeForce GTX 550 …
From my understanding, LED monitors turn each pixel on sequentially at such a high speed that the human eye can't observe it, but how does it make the necessary connections? For example, for a monitor made with a single color of LED across a standard HD resolution (say 1940 x …
How can we store a large amount of information. My world, I know a person is good.
Sincerely, I did not foresee the development of AI. I had thought that the unit of measurement for computer power would always remain ghz. Hardware rendering has been faster over time. But given that DLSS and other comparable applications use AI already, I'm concerned that it could eventually replace our …
Currently getting increasingly frustrated with my 5K widescreen LG monitor for an assortment of reasons.
Good Evening Folks, I got some basic questions on Tablets. Which Tablet do you recommend I buy to use for php programming ? I never bought a Tablet before. Now taken an interrst to buy one but need to buy one suitable for programming. I Always program using pc or …
Hello People, I am not much oif a techie guy. I got fed-up of using laptops for about a dacade now and so reverted back to pc. PCs in Europe last 5 years with no hardware issues but here in Asia you are lucky if a part does not fail …
One night I turned off my computer. The next day it wouldnt turn on. The power light comes on and blinks rapidly, now I cant get it to turn off or on. There is no boot up, no nothing. I real new to messing with computers so Ive been hesitant …
When it comes to enterprise computer technology, everything seems to be happening in the cloud these days. Offsite storage was one of the first iterations of cloud computing and is continuing to gain traction as a smart way for companies to safely retain data. You're probably familiar with the typical …
I'm dealing with an Optiplex GX280 that was randomly freezing and then randomly shutting down. After a little bit it stopped turning on altogether and the only things that would happen were that I would get a yellow light and I could here the CPU fan speeding up to it's …
I am something of a self-confessed Anker hardware fan. I've been using their cables, power supplies and portable chargers for years now. However, I never really thought of Anker in the audio space, until now. Soundcore is an Anker brand with just audio products out there, as the name suggests. …
I was playing some Vr when the game suddenly froze. I went over to my Pc and everything was frozen, I couldn't move the mouse, and the keyboard wasn't doing anything. I tried to turn it off from the power button and that wasn't doing anything. After around 5 minutes …
I recently built a logic probe adapting a circuit from an old magazine. One of the modifications I introduced is adding a polarity protection diode ([1N4007](https://pdf.chimicron.com/1N4007-T-704173.pdf)) in series with the positive power rail, because the probe is intended to be powered from the circuit under test and I want to …
Hey, I am facing this problem from yesterday and I was just using my pc like normally and I plyggin my wifi adapter and speakers but suddenly a BSOD came and it restarted my pc a few times, I tried the automatic repair but after that my pc won't boot …
Hi I have a Dell XPS desktop. The motherboard was changed and now I cant get TPM 2.0 so that means I cant update from win 10 to win 11. The bios is showing a TPM installed and enabled but its not the 2.0 HELP PLEASE
Hi all... I have a problem with the computer not booting from the hard drive, where as if I look at the BIOS setup the hard drive is recognized. I'm using a motherboard from Asus H110M-E M2 thanks for advance
In the alternative energy movement, the mantra is a simple one: go to where you want to be – not where you are now. Think of hockey great Wayne Gretzky, who once said “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it is has been, or …
Salam i have hp dv4 core i3 laptop.sometimes back its screen blacked out.i toke it for repair. the guy said its VGA cable is not working.i told him to get the laptop in one piece as it was unscrewed.when he got it screwed that laptop was not able start.he said …
Recently I Bought Asus Motherboard (model P5RD1-VM).I Put This Motherboard And Connected It With All Parts.when I Started The Pc Everything Went Well. I Have Installed All The Necessary Softwares And After The Pc Runs For About Two Hours I Turned It Off. The Problem Now Is When I Pluuged …
When I pressed the on button, it started for a second and then stopped. It then repeated this process every 4 or 5 seconds without me touching the on button again. before the problem I was have Intel core 2 duo E5700 Motherbord : G41m sp20 ms-7592 I replaced the …
Hello. I'm searching for 1 simple thing. How do I copy all files from my Samsung A10 to my laptop? Thanks in advance
It seems this fault has been going for years, PayPal don't know why it is and say it's our fault. I think the checkout page is hosted somewhere else? My regular customers don't have this problem, it's the NEW customers that can't pay. I suspect PayPal save their details so …
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