Larry Ortiz5 — how many GBs are you actually burning through in a day?? And while we're on the subject... when it comes to torrenting, wouldn't it be smarter to just set everything to dump straight onto an HDD??
I’d definitely want more options if I ever decide to move files from one thumb drive to another—especially if it means avoiding buying yet another cheap little stick...
Actually, thinking about it now, that Icy Box setup might be better, but only if it's the 3.5-inch desktop version.
Honestly, I’m pretty underwhelmed by what's out there. I was really hoping to find something with at least three or four USB 3.0 ports—just a basic requirement at this point—but it feels like everything is either bundled with some random card reader I don't even need, or it's one of those cheap options that only gives you three USB 3.0 slots... which isn't enough.
The specific one I tracked down uses a PCI Express connection plus some other extra hardware, so it's obviously a bit more substantial than the stuff you suggested. Anyway, if anyone else wants to throw some suggestions my way, I'd appreciate it. Is there anything actually decent out there? Or maybe just something similar to the one I picked, but from a brand I actually recognize...
That’s what I was thinking too, but he insisted nothing would run—not a single thing. So, honestly, it doesn't sound like they're just handing over an antivirus to him...
In my experience, you open up an installer and suddenly there's some random bloatware trying to sneak its way onto your system. Maybe his daughter installed some extra firewall or something without thinking... people just get careless sometimes and click "next" through everything without paying attention...
I’m looking to get some USB 3.0 ports on the front of my case since I've got those faster sticks lying around—plus, honestly, I just can't get enough USB ports in general, so I was eyeing this http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-5-Front-Pa...IAAOSwwpdW3j3g
I'm running an ASUS ROG Maximus https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8B75M_LX_PLUS/ and I'm pretty sure this will work... the old USB 2.0 headers have different pins, right? I've got a spare PCIe slot ready to go, and there's actually another one free too, though it's tucked right under the graphics card fan, so it's a bit of a pain to reach...
So, quick question for you guys... is this reader actually any good? Do you think there's anything better out there for the price? It seems decent since the USB 3.0 drives come in that 3.5" format and it looks like it handles all the standard cards...
Would you actually go through the trouble of insulting an LCD panel just because the backlight is acting up when everything else works perfectly? Honestly... instead of messing around with replacing the lamp, I just bit the bullet and swapped out the entire screen with one I snagged on eBay. It was a panel for a Dell Latitude
Honestly, I’d suggest reaching out to the original dev and asking if they’re actually cool with you messing around with their work to polish it up or tweak things... If it isn't under a GPL license, you really don't have any right to touch it—let alone modify it—without getting the green light first.
Otherwise, just bite the bullet and build something from scratch using whatever language you actually know... even if it's just basic HTML, at least it's yours. You could always grab some help to brainstorm the questions, too.
Do you happen to have an image in that format? Maybe you could toss it into a cloud drive or just drop a link here so we can play around with it ourselves...
If the issue is strictly limited to her laptop, we might be looking at a botched Windows installation—especially if she’s running some sketchy, unlicensed version...
Maybe try a clean reinstall using a different bootable drive. Another possibility is that the OS got compromised by some junk software that was carrying a virus in the first place.
Did you happen to install some random firewall recently?
If you're really dead set on tackling this on Ubuntu—or any Linux distro, for that matter—your best bet is probably hitting up the folks over at the tech forums www.linuxforall.com... those guys actually know their way around a terminal.
Honestly, though? You’re probably going to have a hell of a time doing this solo. Unless you've spent years tinkering with command lines, the whole process is just... different. It’s a bit more of a headache than most people expect.
The path of least resistance is definitely just sticking with Windows. It’ll save you a massive amount of frustration, and you can just follow the instructions that came with your laptop and call it a day.
Just so you know, with Linux, most drivers are baked right into the kernel and get updated whenever you run a system update, so that part isn't usually the nightmare it seems to be. But if you still want to dive into the deep end, go ahead and reach out to the crew at the forum. 🙂
Look, if your doctor hasn't been able to help you after five different visits, you really need to go get a second opinion—just find someone else...
I’m a total amateur when it comes to this stuff, obviously, but if your bloodwork came back totally clean, is it even possible that there's some kind of foreign object stuck in your lungs? Something that just won't let them work right and keeps triggering that constant coughing fit... You'd definitely have to run that by a professional since I don't know the first thing about medicine, but I can drop a link here where I saw something similar...
Choking or coughing shows up in about 95% of patients who have aspirated a foreign object into their trachea. You also commonly see stridor if the object is lodged in the upper airways or the top part of the trachea. It can manifest as shortness of breath, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, or wheezing.
The link mentions what kind of tests you should probably look into...
What kind of tests?
- ESR, a full blood count, - Chest and heart X-rays (PA and lateral views), maybe an X-ray of the neck from the side too, - A CT scan of the chest (especially if there's a foreign object that doesn't show up on a standard X-ray), - Bronchoscopy (that endoscopic technique where they use a tube to go down into the airways)
Again, I'm a complete novice here, so please don't take this as gospel... just talk to your doctor about these possibilities. And honestly, you shouldn't rule out food allergies or something in the air either...
So, how exactly are you powering it down? Are we talking Sleep mode or a full-on Shutdown? If you go with the first one, the USB ports might still be drawing juice... but if you actually shut it down, everything should be dead and buried.
What kind of motherboard are we even dealing with here?
Maybe you could just whip up a bootable USB with all that stuff we used to burn onto floppy disks back in the day—you know, for those old Windows 98 or Millennium Edition installs... Then you just fire off a `format c:` command and hope for the best.
Honestly, virtual machines are the way to go if you want the real deal. They simulate the old hardware much better—modern rigs are just too beefy and fundamentally different from what was out back then, plus modern drivers don't play nice with those ancient graphics setups at all... If you’re actually looking to relive the whole installation headache, stick with a VM, but if you just want to mess around for a bit, you can run them right in your browser. Here, check these out:
Since you aren't officially an adult yet, you’ll probably need to drag your parents along with you—just kidding... mostly. Seriously though, just give the hospital a call and ask the urology department exactly what the requirements are. You might be able to get it all sorted in one trip without needing them there, depending on their policy. Hopefully, making the trek into NYC isn't too much of a hassle for you...
The motherboard usually costs about as much as a brand-new laptop anyway... and a keyboard? Hmm, you could probably find one on eBay for $100. Honestly, it’s just not worth the headache to fix it—especially since you mentioned some water got inside. You never really know if there's more damage lurking under the surface...
My advice? Just sell whatever parts are still working for scrap. Use that cash to grab a new laptop instead. Still, go ahead and ask them for a quote, just out of curiosity... see what they'd even charge you.
At the end of the day, desktop PCs are different—if a component fails, it's easy and cheap to swap out. Laptops are a whole different beast. Every single model uses its own specific motherboard, and you're stuck buying the exact one from the manufacturer. With desktops, you've got tons of different brands competing, which keeps the prices down.
If the backlight had kicked the bucket, the whole thing would just stay dark... you wouldn't be seeing any image at all.
It could be the inverter or some chip inside the monitor, but honestly, if that's the case, just take it to a repair shop. Let the pros swap the part out.
First things first, though—try plugging the monitor into a different computer. We need to be 100% sure the problem isn't actually the PC before we start tearing things apart.