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Western Digital SSD failures reported - (rcareaga) - (2) - Aug. 18, 2023, 03:10:08 PM EDT

That's bad news! - (a6l6e6x) - Aug. 18, 2023, 10:05:49 PM EDT

Micron and Samsung here. Phew :-) -NT - (scoenye) - Aug. 23, 2023, 10:38:42 PM EDT

DLP well explained - (crazy) - (4) - Sept. 10, 2022, 02:49:42 PM EDT

You're right, that's a great video -NT - (drook) - Sept. 10, 2022, 09:59:17 PM EDT

They just seem to be very fragile - (scoenye) - (2) - Sept. 11, 2022, 10:45:45 AM EDT

As far as I'm concerned, 99% of projectors suck - (crazy) - Sept. 11, 2022, 09:28:13 PM EDT

Bad batch of chips, I suspect. - (static) - Sept. 13, 2022, 06:08:58 AM EDT

Upgraded the relic with an SSD - (drook) - (1) - March 14, 2022, 01:56:19 PM EDT

Slowest part of the machine. - (malraux) - March 14, 2022, 02:04:17 PM EDT

I have to get a new box to run Microsoft Excel - (crazy) - (15) - March 2, 2022, 11:48:58 AM EST

8GB, SSD, AMD APU - (pwhysall) - (1) - March 2, 2022, 01:09:55 PM EST

Ditto on checking online Excel -NT - (malraux) - March 2, 2022, 02:06:08 PM EST

Tiny form factor PCs might have heat issues. - (Another Scott) - (1) - March 2, 2022, 02:48:33 PM EST

Not a thing - (pwhysall) - March 2, 2022, 03:13:48 PM EST

If you have a Mac - Microsoft Excel 2021 for Mac. -NT - (a6l6e6x) - March 2, 2022, 10:10:03 PM EST

Have you checked that it can't be edited in LibreOffice (or similar)? - (CRConrad) - (8) - March 3, 2022, 02:39:11 AM EST

Oh, it probably can be - (pwhysall) - (7) - March 3, 2022, 04:16:43 AM EST

Yeah, you're right about the blamage-potential, but wrong about... - (CRConrad) - (6) - March 4, 2022, 03:27:54 AM EST

Spin up a VM, install Windows XP and Office XP, and see how you like it - (pwhysall) - (5) - March 4, 2022, 04:18:12 AM EST

Don't have to, I'll just boot up my old Thinkpad T510. - (CRConrad) - (4) - March 4, 2022, 06:15:43 AM EST

Hang on… - (pwhysall) - (2) - March 4, 2022, 09:52:14 AM EST

And if it is ... - (drook) - March 4, 2022, 11:13:03 AM EST

Of course. Aren't they all? - (CRConrad) - March 4, 2022, 02:15:39 PM EST

Fortunately, ArcaOS . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - March 4, 2022, 11:35:23 AM EST

I dodged the bullet - (crazy) - March 5, 2022, 12:20:32 AM EST

Laser printers are ridiculous. - (Another Scott) - (8) - Feb. 27, 2022, 12:05:43 PM EST

I have a Xerox Phaser 6510 - (Andrew Grygus) - (6) - Feb. 27, 2022, 12:19:08 PM EST

We had Phasers at work for a while. - (Another Scott) - (5) - Feb. 27, 2022, 02:05:37 PM EST

Brother. - (InThane) - (4) - Feb. 27, 2022, 10:35:43 PM EST

That used to be the LaserJet description - (drook) - (3) - Feb. 27, 2022, 11:26:49 PM EST

I think the LaserJet 5 was the start of the decline. - (static) - (2) - Feb. 28, 2022, 03:32:44 AM EST

Decline started to set in . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - Feb. 28, 2022, 12:20:43 PM EST

3 was a tank, 4 was a *fast* tank, 5 was an integrated weapons platform -NT - (drook) - Feb. 28, 2022, 12:32:41 PM EST

I have a cheapo Samsung B&W laser - (pwhysall) - Feb. 28, 2022, 03:24:54 PM EST

Lenovo Chromebook and HP 4100 printer scanner - (crazy) - (9) - Dec. 13, 2021, 03:38:18 AM EST

Some of the setup has finally gotten easier - (drook) - (8) - Dec. 13, 2021, 11:16:45 AM EST

+1 I hate the Blue Box. - (Another Scott) - (7) - Dec. 13, 2021, 12:37:05 PM EST

My issue isn't with sites blocking it - (drook) - (6) - Dec. 14, 2021, 11:24:12 AM EST

On the other hand it works fine with my Chromecast that I already had - (crazy) - (5) - Dec. 14, 2021, 05:42:30 PM EST

Yeah, will probably break down and get a Chromecast at some point - (drook) - (4) - Dec. 14, 2021, 11:51:03 PM EST

It's tales like this... - (pwhysall) - Dec. 15, 2021, 01:44:45 AM EST

Desktop mirroring is built in - (crazy) - Dec. 15, 2021, 08:34:44 PM EST

And the concept of breaking down for a $35 device is just crazy - (crazy) - (1) - Dec. 15, 2021, 08:40:03 PM EST

I get hung up on weird things - (drook) - Dec. 15, 2021, 11:18:02 PM EST

Mouse troubleshooting - (drook) - (24) - Dec. 7, 2021, 11:29:03 AM EST

Depends on the mouse. £100 SteelSeries? Dismantle and troubleshoot. - (pwhysall) - (23) - Dec. 7, 2021, 12:19:31 PM EST

Yeah, was just trying to do something to fix the annoyance now - (drook) - (22) - Dec. 7, 2021, 01:26:12 PM EST

I paid A LOT more... - (CRConrad) - (1) - Dec. 8, 2021, 03:45:17 AM EST

SteelSeries Sensei Ten here. Ambidextrous. -NT - (pwhysall) - Dec. 8, 2021, 02:26:20 PM EST

Beware Logitech - even their higher end mice - (scoenye) - (19) - Dec. 9, 2021, 07:43:48 PM EST

Heh, we've got a different range for "cheap" - (drook) - (18) - Dec. 10, 2021, 12:16:26 PM EST

I have no idea what that meant - (crazy) - (16) - Dec. 10, 2021, 11:20:51 AM EST

$6 is kind of expensive for a mouse to me -NT - (boxley) - (14) - Dec. 10, 2021, 11:28:14 AM EST

Yeah, that's my range - (drook) - (13) - Dec. 10, 2021, 12:18:09 PM EST

I've become a fan of these Anker vertical things for $28. - (Another Scott) - (12) - Dec. 10, 2021, 12:38:27 PM EST

I have one of those - (malraux) - Dec. 10, 2021, 03:08:04 PM EST

What horrible marketing - (drook) - (8) - Dec. 10, 2021, 05:38:02 PM EST

Look again. - (CRConrad) - (7) - Dec. 10, 2021, 06:03:41 PM EST

Easier way to visualize it. - (Another Scott) - (6) - Dec. 10, 2021, 06:23:01 PM EST

I would hate it - (drook) - (2) - Dec. 10, 2021, 07:48:03 PM EST

It makes sense for their target market - (crazy) - Dec. 11, 2021, 02:29:51 AM EST

Fine finger movements still work - (malraux) - Dec. 11, 2021, 04:38:23 PM EST

Why lift up your RIGHT forearm; doesn't it work for you if you do it with the left one? - (CRConrad) - (2) - Dec. 13, 2021, 03:17:14 AM EST

Symmetrical yes, ambidextrous no - (crazy) - Dec. 13, 2021, 03:42:51 AM EST

It's a right-handed vertical mouse. (I don't think they have a lefty version.) ;-) -NT - (Another Scott) - Dec. 13, 2021, 12:27:28 PM EST

I can't get on with those... - (pwhysall) - (1) - Dec. 11, 2021, 04:28:49 AM EST

The worst thing about them is the height - (malraux) - Dec. 11, 2021, 04:39:53 PM EST

I too value my input devices - (pwhysall) - Dec. 11, 2021, 04:27:28 AM EST

I didn't consider it cheap - (scoenye) - Dec. 11, 2021, 07:51:25 PM EST

My Samsung LCD monitor died this morning - (lincoln) - (7) - Oct. 30, 2021, 01:29:14 PM EDT

If you have the space... - (Another Scott) - (4) - Oct. 30, 2021, 02:07:12 PM EDT

monitor was in the corner - (lincoln) - (2) - Oct. 31, 2021, 06:05:10 PM EDT

A portrait-capable monitor might be another option. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Oct. 31, 2021, 09:51:00 PM EDT

Re: A portrait-capable monitor might be another option. - (lincoln) - Nov. 1, 2021, 05:14:58 PM EDT

ETA... - (Another Scott) - Nov. 1, 2021, 09:18:17 AM EDT

5:4 ratio monitors are still quite available . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - Oct. 30, 2021, 03:17:42 PM EDT

Happy with my Dell U2419H and U2419HC so far - (malraux) - Oct. 30, 2021, 07:31:56 PM EDT

One for Ashton. - (Another Scott) - (1) - July 30, 2021, 09:54:01 PM EDT

Re: "I hope he's doing well." - (a6l6e6x) - July 30, 2021, 11:04:28 PM EDT

So, I've got a couple of Synology NAS boxes at home. - (Another Scott) - (12) - March 16, 2021, 09:29:53 PM EDT

Is there something you cam measure before and after? -NT - (a6l6e6x) - (11) - March 16, 2021, 10:28:41 PM EDT

Maybe... - (Another Scott) - (10) - March 16, 2021, 10:33:52 PM EDT

Damn, what kind of work are you doing that needs that? -NT - (drook) - (9) - March 17, 2021, 12:56:21 AM EDT

Re: Damn, what kind of work are you doing that needs that? - (pwhysall) - (8) - March 17, 2021, 01:58:51 AM EDT

Read that again, he's not talking about storage - (drook) - (7) - March 17, 2021, 09:58:40 AM EDT

RAID 1 - 500 GB - (Another Scott) - (6) - March 17, 2021, 11:53:27 AM EDT

Oh, so you're a digital hoarder - (drook) - (2) - March 17, 2021, 06:16:45 PM EDT

:) -NT - (a6l6e6x) - March 17, 2021, 11:06:08 PM EDT

I'm Ok. So far. - (Another Scott) - March 18, 2021, 11:00:53 AM EDT

I recommend curating your photos, if you're not already - (pwhysall) - (2) - March 18, 2021, 11:50:48 AM EDT

One of my retirement tasks. It'll be a while. :-) Thanks. -NT - (Another Scott) - March 18, 2021, 12:50:17 PM EDT

Please contribute to my Kickstarter, "Digital Sludge" - (drook) - March 18, 2021, 02:40:56 PM EDT

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