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04-27-2021, 09:02 PM
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04-27-2021, 10:41 PM
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crypto currency mining, high demand, and global chip shortage
04-27-2021, 10:43 PM
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Also scalpers trying to make a profit from said demand.
03-25-2022, 07:33 AM
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How do I switch this from stock to weather? It used to be weather and then decided to be cute.
03-25-2022, 07:40 AM
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It decided for you, based on what it thinks you'll find most interesting at the time. It will switch back to weather especially if it's raining.
While writing this post, mine has rotated between the weather, stocks, and a Rip current warning
While writing this post, mine has rotated between the weather, stocks, and a Rip current warning
03-25-2022, 09:53 AM
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03-25-2022, 10:06 AM
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WTF, it is looking in my Chrome cookies? I hope it doesn't start offering me deals on fleshlights.
03-25-2022, 12:06 PM
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You can manage your interests by clicking on it, going to the gear in the upper right, and choosing manage interests. But I think that's more about what news articles you see when you expand it. IDK if you can customize what appears on the taskbar. It mostly seems to be stocks, weather, and sports, but it switches between stock and weather mostly
04-20-2022, 03:56 PM
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The Commodore C64 turns 40 today.
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/comm...ever-turns-40/
BTW the page was created by Bil Herd. He brought us the C128.
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/20/comm...ever-turns-40/
BTW the page was created by Bil Herd. He brought us the C128.
06-17-2022, 07:26 AM
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Floppotron 3.0 is amazing!
07-28-2022, 06:44 PM
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Intel Optane.
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07-28-2022, 06:50 PM
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Wtf is Optane?
I’m going to guess something that came out during my hiatus from gaming and PC building, starting around 2013 thru 2020.
I’m going to guess something that came out during my hiatus from gaming and PC building, starting around 2013 thru 2020.
07-28-2022, 07:12 PM
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Some weird SSD/ram hybrid device
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09-12-2022, 09:38 PM
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what does that have to do with technical talk?
09-12-2022, 11:04 PM
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You know I have to make every thread political
09-12-2022, 11:05 PM
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09-12-2022, 11:54 PM
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09-15-2022, 04:16 PM
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Is there a way to get a mac to turn off bluetooth and usb ports when in sleep mode? I can disable bluetooth manually but would like to skip that step.
My mac randomly does something on its usb ports when in sleep mode. I know this because my backlit keyboard will randomly turn on/off in the middle of the night. it's really annoying.
My mac randomly does something on its usb ports when in sleep mode. I know this because my backlit keyboard will randomly turn on/off in the middle of the night. it's really annoying.
09-15-2022, 04:27 PM
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Mine does this as well.
wonder if it’s related to time machine and/or power nap?
wonder if it’s related to time machine and/or power nap?
09-15-2022, 05:02 PM
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if you disable bluetooth during sleep, how do you intend on waking the computer up ?
09-15-2022, 05:07 PM
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To be more specific, I have a monitor connected to the MBP via USB-C. The monitor gets video this way. The monitor has a built in USB hub. The mouse and keyboard are connected to the monitor and it can pass the keyboard/mouse to the MBP via the USB-C cable.
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09-16-2022, 01:22 PM
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what keyboard is it? Mine wakes up in the middle of the night because it's proximity sensor is constantly detecting false positives. I've started turning it off at night. Other than that Power Nap would be the first thing I'd check. It could be something with your monitor
11-30-2022, 07:40 PM
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So..... getting back in to windows after 7 years on MacOS. Still keeping my Mac (walled garden)
what essential software is needed nowadays?
I used to have malware bytes and cccleaner. Are those still relevant? What else?
don’t remember what anti virus software I had.
mostly going to be using my build for gaming. Maybe video editing with Davinci Resolve since I’ll actually have a discrete GPU to use.
what essential software is needed nowadays?
I used to have malware bytes and cccleaner. Are those still relevant? What else?
don’t remember what anti virus software I had.
mostly going to be using my build for gaming. Maybe video editing with Davinci Resolve since I’ll actually have a discrete GPU to use.
12-10-2022, 01:00 AM
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I still use a portable version of CCleaner that has all my predefined settings enabled. I just copy the CCleaner folder to the remote PC I'm working on and run it. I don't install it and use it for regular maintenance on a PC.
12-13-2022, 10:53 PM
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This account is the most triggering account on Twitter
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12-25-2022, 10:26 PM
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I spent my Christmas updating the firmware of Lego Mario
04-03-2023, 09:26 PM
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Pro-tip:
07-08-2023, 08:48 AM
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What's the best way to backup a Windows PC today? I'm thinking about using something like R-Drive to make images to an external hard drive. I was going to use Acronis but I see they switched to a yearly subscription. 
Are HDD the best way to go for this or are SSD now preferred? I have a 2TB SSD in my PC so I'm thinking I need a 4TB external drive.
I would perform occasional manual backups, I don't intend to leave the external drive connected all the time.
Main intention of the backups would be for disaster recovery. I store my data on OneDrive.
Are HDD the best way to go for this or are SSD now preferred? I have a 2TB SSD in my PC so I'm thinking I need a 4TB external drive.
I would perform occasional manual backups, I don't intend to leave the external drive connected all the time.
Main intention of the backups would be for disaster recovery. I store my data on OneDrive.
07-08-2023, 08:56 AM
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file history
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07-11-2023, 06:43 PM
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Microsoft's concept of Windows backup has changed. Image-based backups aren't as necessary in a world where everyone uses Windows with a Microsoft account and Onedrive stores all your documents, and Windows Update installs most drivers automatically. If something goes wrong then you format and reinstall, sign back into your MS account and Windows Update handles the rest, all other files outside of Onedrive can be backed up with File History. Image-based backup still exists in the Control Panel (which isn't going away) so I'd just use that if you want to make an image.
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10-19-2023, 07:35 PM
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Youtube without an ad blocker is a total shitshow. Was just watched a song review channel and so annoying that an ad just came on in the middle of the song.
11-08-2023, 02:14 PM
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I switched from Chrome to Brave browser. Seems to block Youtube just fine, thanks.
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