Is there a generally-accepted best angle for the slope of a regular keyboard? One web page says this: ------------------ BEGIN QUOTE ----------------- "angle of the keyboard relative to the angle of the wrist. Most keyboards slope upwards from front to back, and this means that users bend...

No more trial and error in screw sizes. I bought one of each of these (nuts): 6-32 x .25": Used in PC case cover and I/O plates 6-32 x .15": Used to install hard drives M3 x .25": Used to install floppy drive, CD-ROM drive and motherboard 4-40 x .18": Used in I/O plate connector And one of...

Hi I have a Dell Dimension 8300 on which I want to improve the cooling. I want to do this because I know the PC overheats after about 1 hr and is quite unstable. There is currently the fan in the PSU and a fan on the back which is vented to act as the CPU fan. I also added a PCI fan to cool the...

Not sure what could be causing it. Seems to happen after power loss... and hard reset... also after weird electrical problem which happens rarely, which is solved by full power down, disconnect of cables etc. After saving settings and exiting bios, PC works as normal. Checksum error indicates...

Considering I want to get a relatively inexpensive machine, what would be the most compelling arguments for building a computer vs getting a name brand PC? For the same price, is the home built one generally any faster? I know it is more versatile for parts replacement and I am not stuck with...

"Backblaze Drive Stats for Q1 2021" https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-hard-drive-stats-q1-2021/ "As of March 31, 2021, Backblaze had 175,443 drives spread across four data centers on two continents. Of that number, there were 3,187 boot drives and 172,256 data drives. The boot drives...

Hello all, I appologize in advance for crossposting in 3 different groups, but I'm unsure what the appropriate topic this issue falls under: First I want to say upfront that I am a systems engineer/builder/network engineer and have been dealing with hardware for years now so I am...

Is it really possible to "Quarantine" three system hard drives from a single hard drive when that hard drive is used for internet related purposes?(The idea is to keep them from from viruses, hacking, ect.). Thanks a lot. Darren Harris Staten Island, New York.

Hello my dear telecommunication companies ! =D It is only fair that I give you a warning about your bussinessszzzz ! :) Because of the Corona Crisis more people work at home ! This will lead to a higher production of DUST. Depending on where the cable modem is placed this could SUCK dust into...

Shall I trust the order from Chinese supplier? My friend told me be careful order anything from China especially nameless supplier. She went to Vietnam and bought a lots of stuff from Korean stores. She thought everything she bought was Korean made products but it was all Chinese made products...

Look what you mother****ers have done/created ! Because of your computer and software technology you have enabled the GREATEST ALBUM ever created on a computer system ! SHAME ON YOU FOR CREATING SO MUCH FUN AND BLISS AND ENTERTAINMENT ! LOL https://fearofdark.bandcamp.com/album/motorway I still...

Hey guys. I was curious whether it is possible to hack the authentication process of Oyster cards, simply out of academic interest. Sorry if this is off topic but I don't know where else to ask, and I thought this group would at least have a few technologically inclined people who could point me in...

I recently bought a new motherboard for my main PC and shunted others down the line until I got rid of an old one causing problems. The motherboard originally in my main machine (ASRock Fatal1ty H370 Performance) went into the machine in my bedroom (replaced H270 Performance). But I've been...

Have they figured out that copying data is a fundamental part of computing? My iPhone 3G does not easily copy files to/from a PC. My next smartphone definitely will. That's just critical here.

Practically, seems all that's left in that Patriot is to fight to be identified. Long enough and often enough, in any event, to drop down to a Sandisc flashstick, half the storage at comparably terrible transfer rates. But, but USB flashdrives are sooo cheap -- yeah right. So is a 128G SSD...

I recently upgraded my system and now have a new AMD Athlon 64 3200+ on a new ASUS K8V SE Deluxe mobo, with a new Enermax 470W "Noisetaker" PSU. Ambient temps have been consistenly in the 65-75F range, and for the couple of weeks I've had the new hardware running, the mobo and CPU temps have been...

I kill filed Skybuck long ago. But with my newsreader, his posts still show if someone replys to his post..... so I don't see his post, but do see the reply, so I keep getting his nonsense. Am I doing the kill file wrong, or is this the way it's supposed to work? For what it's worth, I'm using...

Hello, I used WinToUSB to install Windows 10 on a 128 USB/Flash stick. Windows 10 ISO used was: en_windows_10_core_10240_x64_dvd.iso (UnOfficial RTM)

The following is my first home built system (proposed): Goals: Home theater, versatility, fast, quiet. Budget: $2000 $80 Full Tower Case http://www.directron.com/ma01bd.html Black is awesome. Full tower allows me to put this on the floor next to my digital piano (Clavinova CVP 109) and have...

Beyond variances between NAND type and design, for JEDEC claims interpretively given unrefreshed SSD memory, within an inoperable stasis for an least affected, pure state of hypothetical storage, that data loss is a potential factor within a week;- whereas another and proposition given a web-based...