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ugh. hello! Introducing myself: a high school robotics club member, living in a small coastal town. i'm here mostly to get into home networking, and to stop feeling lost every time smth on my computer breaks, i'm also happy to chat about anything off topic.…
My old screen staretd flickering and i have to replace it soon. i do mostly photo editing. The two options i keep coming back to are a 4K 60Hz and a 27 inch IPS for color work. Friends are split down the middle. Help me break teh tie 👍 Bonus points if you…
help!! the smart speaker shows connected to Wi Fi but no internet access. this happened right before the big match, of course. i tried forgetting the network and joining again, no luck. the router was replaced by teh internet provider last month, if that…
Long time lurker, first post. Sysadmin at a logistics company, twenty five years in. i'm the person ppl call when everything is on fire, sooo here i'm hoping for slower, friendlier conversations. Also happy to talk about hiking with no phone signal if anyone…
ok so genuine question, not a rant... is soldered RAM actually necessary for modern designs, or just convenient for manufacturers? im buying a new tablet soon and Im torn between a sleek sealed model and a slightly thicker one that i could fix myself in six…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts unpopular among my friends: I think consoles are the better choice for most ppl who play competitive shooters. you sit down, press a button, play. PC is great if you enjoy teh tinkering, but most people don't. as a shift…
Late night shopping is dangerous 👍 A few months ago i bought a high end mechnaical keyboard. i had big plans. Now it gets used every single day. Im curious about teh rest of you. What gadget did u buy with big dreams, and what actually happened?? Bonus…
hmmmm ok peak modern life: my smart dishwasher failed a software update... i came home and it keeps beeping every ten minutes. i'm half laughing and half worried, because teh coffee i need to function depends on this thing working. Is there a standard way to…
guys pls help my dad always said buy cheap, buy twice 👍 I did not listen. Just three weeks after buying a marketplace 1TB SATA SSD, my health tool shows a warning. I have backups of teh important stuff, mostly 🤦 what I need to know is how fast this kind of…
Genuine question, not a rant. Is proprietary screws actually necessary for modern designs, or just convenient for manufacturers? I'm buying a new ultrabook soon and I'm torn between a sleek sealed model and a slightly thicker one that I could fix myself in…
ok so picture this: the season finale, snacks ready, everyone on the sofa. i turn on the smart speaker and get this. My phone, laptop and tablet are all online on teh same Wi Fi. Only the smart speaekr refuses. I restarted it twice. Everyone was looking at…
Confession thread. I own an RGB mouse pad and Im not ashamed. My other PC is a wooden desk setup. Both make me happy for different reasons :D Whats your setup and what does it say about you? :D Im convinced you can tell a lot about a person by their desk.…
guys pls help late night shopping is dangerous. A few months ago i bought a drone. i had big plans. Now it has turned into a whole new hobby lol Im curious about teh rest of u. What gadget did you buy with big dreams, and what actually happened? Bonus points…
hello everyone! im a retired engineer from a big busy city. my goal for this year is to stop calling my nephew for help. im a total beginner in some areas and decent in others, and i learn best by asking quetsions and trying thnigs 😤 i promise to search…
i'm torn. With up to 700 dollars i could buy a decent GPU now, or i could just keep my hand me down graphics card and wait. The games i play, mostly story games at 1440p, are not getting lighter :D Is there a smart way to time this, or is it always a gamble?…
hmmmm ok nostalgia trhead, cuz today's computers are amazing but a bit boring. My first one came with a CRT monitor that weighed a ton. i spent an entire summer on a pixelated adventure game. Nobody explained antyhing to me, i just clicekd until things…
so annoyed rn i genuinely laughed, then i wanted to cry. My new gaming laptop blue screened on teh very first game launch, not even an hour into owning it. Everything else seems fine: fans quiet, screen perfect, no weird noises. Is a single crash on day one…
i got clever and bouhgt a marketplace 1TB SATA SSD insetad of a new one xD felt great for a month... then i installed a health tool out of curiosity and it greeted me with this. the Media and Data Integrity Errors value is flagged and the status says Caution…
im planning to buy an old PC turned file server for my late grandmothers scanned albums. before I spend money, I want to sanity check the plan with peolpe whove done this... what do you do, and what disasters have you seen happen to ppl who thought they were…
off topic but tech related... my smart speaker has decided teh internet doesnt exist. it worked yesterday. nothing chagned, as far as i know. the router lights look normal and teh other devices are fine. we have my kids cartoon time coming up again soon and…
ok so im doing a susbcription purge. Currently nine active 🔥 My plan is to keep only what i use weekly and replace the rest, starting with my antivirus. Before i start, what alternatives have actually worked for u, and what did you regret cancelling? Im not…
Ive been a member for six months now and wanted to share some honest feedback. What I love most is how patient people are with beginners. Thats rare online. What Id like to see is more people coming back to say what fixed their problem. Too many threads end…
guys pls help thread for teh unpaid IT department of every family, my latest: my older brother, the mouse stopped working, and a solution that involved one button nobody had noticed.. xD share yours, and if you have tricks for making family tech easier, i…
ok so i bought the second hand mid range GPU after testing it at a parking lot meetup 😭 It passed a looping demo. At home, the first evening of gaming, i got this. The seller has stopped answering. i'm angry, mostly at myself. Is there any chance this is my…
ive been tinkering with computers for ten years and this one bugs me: dark mode is overrtaed xD every review praises the opposite, every product launch doubles down, and I just dont see teh benefit in my daily life. maybe Im missing somethnig. maybe Im an…
