Hi I am a geek but not where it comes to networking and wireless stuff. I log in to my router website using the IP address on the back and I find 3 items of curiosity 1) Enable WLAN. These seems fairley obviouse if I un tick it the Wireless bit stops and nobady can log on with a lap top etc. 2)...

http://www.informationweek.com/mobile/android-data-wipe-leaves-personal-data/d/d-id/1297156 Factory reset tool on Android smartphones does not remove all photos, emails, chats, and other personal data. After purchasing 20 "wiped" phones off of Ebay ... "Avast restored 40,000 photos --...

Have you seen some of the remote-controlled helicopter with camera technology lately? It's getting very interesting. I can see some serious invasion of privacy concerns and corresponding laws being enacted. Personally, I think a BB gun would do. Do your reconnaissance and get out before the enemy...

In a 9-0 decision, the winner is... Privacy! http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/06/19/us/major-supreme-court-decisions-in-2014.html?_r=1 http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio_detail.aspx?argument=13-132&TY=2013 Oral argument from last week's Supreme Court case...

I put a system together to run bare bones until I get used to using the BIOS and decide on what additional hardware I'll go with. So far I have the components assembled on a test case. https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=computer+test+case I went with Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H Intel Core i7-4790K...

I visit the crucial web site and find that for one my motherboards there is RAM that is rated at 1.5 and 1.35 volts. I have a problem with finding what Gigabyte says is required for this ga-z97x-ud5h board. As a side note about Crucial where they show information about their memory with...

In an earlier thread, someone said you should stop the mouse from waking the computer. I thought that was a great solution. Unfortunately, using Windows 81, the mouse just woke the computer from deep sleep anyway. I immediately checked the mouse setting "Allow this device to wake the computer" and...

Can Non ECC ram be installed/used on a motherboard which supports ECC. I have googled this but not found a definitive answer. There are plenty of links saying ECC ram on a Non ECC board, which is not what I want.

HTML5 has a menu setting for speeding up and slowing down video playback. Are there shortcut keys for that? I did some research but didn't find those shortcuts. I found a page with shortcuts, but it did not include slower and faster playback of video. Thanks.

While building some workstations with Centos operating system, I found some Deskstar 320 GB PATA disks that were hardly used (about 30 hours). I used these for swap and tmp, although swap shouldn't be used, as there is heaps of RAM. I used SATA disks for root and home. Now I find this Deskstar is...

Can someone explain how hybrid drives work? I understand SSD's and how they have to be "cleaned up" using TRIM or some other means, but does a hybrid have some built-in mechanism to do a similar function on the solid state portion of the hybrid?

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/06/19/us/major-supreme-court-decisions-in-2014.html?_r=0 For anyone who doesn't think that the Supreme Court is partisan (and that its questions follow its prejudice), take a look at that tiny sample. It's not just partisan, it's sexist. The girls...

Before installing a heatsink. I would like to fill in some gaps around the heat pipes that are sandwiched between an aluminum and copper plate (that sits on the CPU). Don't like the idea of using an epoxy mix. I'm uncomfortable with using them, and I would rather be able to very neatly apply...

I tried removing the only bootable Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit on a mechanical hard-drive from the sytem. A attempt to boot off the SSD Boot Manager still would not boot and would dump me at non-functioning Startup Repair that coiuldn't do anything but keep coming backup again. The System...

I now got my new Windows 7 Professional and did a fresh install after deleting the partition on the SSD so Windows could install on it during Install. I only had my Samsung 840 Pro plugged in and the install went on it. The next reboot I had to go into the Bios Boot order to boot off the Boot...

If Windows 8 tablets can jump right into the desktop... Why not turn the tablet into a touchpad when it's connected to a monitor? It could be done easily. Just add a tiny pointer to the tablet screen (and add acceleration) and then use relative coordinates instead of touch coordinates to drive...

I tried taking a file manager shortcut from a prior installation (probably worked in Windows 8.0). Put it on the desktop. Pinned it to Start. From Start, pinned it to Taskbar. And thought I was getting away with something. But... That shortcut puts another icon on the taskbar whenever it's open....

Well, this is something I've never seen before. I got a Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 motherboard, and yesterday, I left the machine running and when I got back, I found it was sitting at an unusual screen. I read the message on it, and it said that the BIOS got corrupted, and that it was recovering the...

Hi. I have never had one of these before. It is a WIRELESS Epson XP-215. The shop keeper told me that if I wanted to use it as wireless then I had to use the cable first so that it could learn. Learn what? I have a wireless router with a wireless name and password. How is this printer even going...

Is there a way to stop Windows 7 from changing folder columns when you happen to copy or move certain files into a folder? That IMO is one of the most annoying, frustrating, idiotic things Windows has ever done. Thanks.