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My toddler wants to type randomly on the keyboard. Is there a way to safely do this (and with the computer on)? OS can be windows or Mac OS.

I have a gaming keyboard I want on as a decoration. It lights up well when used with a computer, but not at all when plugged into a USB charger. Any options I have?

I have a 3k portable 13" display. The resolution is 3200x1800. That means it should run at high DPI at 1600x900. I also have two Macbooks. One is a MBP Intel 2018 and the other is the MBA M1. The MBP runs it either 3200x1600 with super tiny everything or 1600x900 and pixelated. The MBA runs...

I'm trying to install a Windows software on my M1 MBA running Parallels. I get this error: https://i.postimg.cc/XqztB0FR/Screenshot-2022-11-22-at-8-03-28-PM.png It says I need to turn Controlled Folder Access off which I already did before running the installation (see the screenshot). I...

4K monitors are plenty and around the $300 price range. To go to 5k it's looking at $1000 or higher for similar physical display size but more pixels. Why is that?

In Mac's Disk Utility I can see my external hard drive. However it is not mounted and when I attempt to do so it spins forever and eventually errors out. I've tried this a few times. One time after rebooting I saw it was mounted for like 15 seconds but then unmounted shortly after. I don't know...

been using previous versions of MacBook (intel 2019, 2017, etc) in clamshell mode for years now. I have an external display (Dell 3007WFP) connected and when I tap my Magic Keyboard, the external display wakes up and I'm at the login screen. Since upgrading to an M1 MacBook Air and putting it...

Okay so I've reinstalled Win 10 on my laptop. The manufacturer's site has a list of a dozen or so drivers. So far everything seems to be working without drivers. Which ones do I need to install? Are any of them required? Does Win 10 come with all the drivers I need?

So I have this enclosure: https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-External-Lay-Flat-Docking-EC-DFFN/dp/B013WODZH0?th=1 It works with a 2.0TB WD20EZRX SATA 64MB Cache. It reads and writes just fine. However it doesn't work with a 3.0TB WD30EZRX SATA 64MB Cache. When I plug it in a Windows or Mac laptop...

My Win 10 laptop is having serious symptoms. They include? 1) When booting, the desktop icons sometimes don't appear or take a long time to appear. 2) When clicking on the Windows Explorer, sometimes nothing happens or the app opens for a split second and disappears. 3) Sometimes the...

I'm having trouble connecting these two. My laptop has a mini DP port and my external monitor has a USB-C like port. The manual does say it is DP compatible. However, all the adapters out there say they are unidirectional in the wrong direction. An example...

My 15" portable display has a resolution of 3200x1800, which is more than my 15" MBP 2017 v12.4 Monterey running 2880x1800. So my external display should look just as awesome if not better correct? Nope. It's blurry or very tiny. In my Display system preferences, when selecting the external...

It is out of warranty and Asus is asking $60 just for a diagnostic. What would the cost of repair likely be and are there other options? Please see this image for the damage:

I have one of the latest macbook pro 15" with 4x Thunderbolt 3 ports I also have two older 3007WFP 30" Dell LCDs which use Dual link DVI connections. I currently have thunderbolt to display port adapters and then the display port to apple dual link DVI adapters so I can technically hook...

So my Xfinity internet max speeds are plenty high, but often it slows to a crawl or is easily interrupted making video calls impossible. I find that a reboot of my router is enough to bring everything back to full speed, but this happens often. For best performance I find a daily reboot is...

Hello My laptop often drops into sleep mode randomly. I checked all the power settings and it is not set to turn off anything for multiple hours, yet it sometimes falls asleep randomly. I've noticed it usually happens when I have multiple astronomy USB cameras and peripherals setup. The...

I've got a Dell 30" LCD which only accepts dual link DVI. How do I find a laptop that supports its sole resolution of 2560x1600? Will a laptop with HDMI work? how about display port? how about USB-C only? how about thunderbolt? How do I know if a laptop supports the dual link DVI standard?

I've got a Dell 30" LCD which only accepts dual link DVI. How do I find a laptop that supports its sole resolution of 2560x1600? Will a laptop with HDMI work? how about display port? how about USB-C only? how about thunderbolt? How do I know if a laptop supports the dual link DVI standard?

So I bought one of these http://www.amazon.com/Maxell-BR-GAME-Blu-ray-Game-Cleaner/dp/B0029HLO4S/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_1 Will they work for a LG Blu-Ray drive running PowerDVD 11? I can't seem to get PowerDVD to start it...

So I recently purchased a LG Blu-ray Disc Rewriter model WH10LS30 from eBay (new condition). Whenever I put a Blu-ray disc in, I hear clicking noises separated by a second or two. After a while, PowerDVD 11 trial version comes up and the video starts up fine. When I get to the halfway point, I...

Has anyone tried one of these? What kind of speedup can we execpt from day to day operations such as: copying large files? 10x faster than normal? running applications? .001 sec to load IE? boot up times? under 1 sec...

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5839234 Does anyone know anything about this display? I've been looking all over the web and can't seem to find anything about it. What is the difference between this one and...

Hello Whenver you guys buy a used display from ebay, how do you claim warranty in it if something breaks? Lets say the manufacturer's policy is 1 year since date of sale, you buy your display used from a guy who doesn't have his receipt anymore. However, the back of the display says...

The LN-S2338W has a perfect 1280x720 display. If I hook up a 720p source i should be a 1 to 1 pixel mapping right? Meaning I don't want to see any overscanning on any of the HD inputs (VGA, HDMI, component) as that would be ludicriously, horrendously bad....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ATI-RADEON-X300-SE-128MB-16X-PCI-E-ABIT-uGuru-NEW_W0QQitemZ150114360299QQihZ005QQcategoryZ40161QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Look on that page, it says HDCP compliant

Here's how you get it: 1. Go to www.sprint.com/sero 2. Type in [email protected] in the login box, with your zip code. After you add to cart one of the features it says is: FREE! Unlimited Web, Data and Picture Mail And the phone highlights are: Bluetooth Wireless Technology...

My understanding that the difference between a LCD monitor and an LCD HDTV is that HDTVs tend to be brighter with better contrast ratios I am looking at the specs on the 2407WFP and it says: Image Brightness 450 cd/m2 Image Contrast Ratio 1000:1 Now lets take a standard HDTV of a...

http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-XBOX-360-HD-DVD-ROM-DRIVE-TOSHIBA-SD-S802A_W0QQitemZ250104427738QQihZ015QQcategoryZ122517QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem It's buy it now so that qualifies to be on this forum right? Does anyone know if this will work properly? Can I just hook a USB and power cable to it...

Hi Everyone Where can I find component out on an AGP video card.... I would like to be able to output HD-DVD video to an HDTV using component out or HDMI. All HDMI solutions are way overpriced so it seems component out would be the solution. Any for around $50-60?

I am looking for a TV of that size and was wondering what some of the top models are... I looked on cnet and it seems most of the reviews for displays are for much larger sizes 32"+. Anyone know what I should get?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824232002 Wow, does anyone know if this LCD is worth jumping for?

I'm looking for a small LCD for a bedroom. How are the Panasonic lines? There seems to be very few reviews for them out there. http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Panasonic-26-LCD-HDTV-TC-26LX70/sem/rpsm/oid/176850/catOid/-12867/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do How about that one? Fry's has it for $600!

I'm looking for a panel of that size. I would like a price around $400. I know that sounds picky but what are my available options? How is Syntax?

I'm about to retire a Win XP PC that has some videos I purchased on iTunes. I don't own an iPod video, rather I have a 1st gen iPod shuffle. I know with the shuffle I can transfer music from one computer to another. Is there a way I can transfer video using the same or an alternate...

Samsung has a few HDTVs that feature ultra high contrast ratios. Are these for real? Has anyone who has seen these really feel that they're worth a premium. For example, Samsung's 32" LCD HDTV is around $1000 while Syntax has them for under $500..... Regarding the new 226BW with a 3000:1...

I was wondering if there was any difference between using a 22" or 24" LCD (such as the 2407WFP) as a home electronics TV versus using say a Panasonic/Samsung 26" LCD HDTV. The Panasonic/Samsung LCD HDTVs also seem to be quite pricey ($700+) and have lower resolution (usually 1366x768)...

http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/detail.asp?dpno=5115438 Is this deal hot or what? Unfortunately I looked online and saw quite a few negative reviews for eCost. About 20% of the time they're thumbs down. Anyone know where to get this monitor elsewhere (mabye at B&M store) for about the...

Hi Everyone I have the ECS P4M800PRO-M and E4300 pin modded from Fry's. The E4300 is running at 2.40 Ghz and I also have 2GB of DDR2 running at 533 Mhz. Therefore I believe that the memory and FSB are in sync... My Super PI 1M score is only 30 seconds. Last generation Athlon 64s run faster...

I have a segate 300GB. I moved it from an old Win XP box to a new Win XP box. When I turned it on and go to disk management under computer management in the control panel, I see that it is a dynamic disk. The status is foreign. Is there a way I can make this data visible on my new box?

Hi Everyone I was reinstalling a video driver once and then upon boot up, my entire screen had thin black bars over it in a checkerboard pattern. I restarted, the bars went away except now on a few desktop icons: such as putty and outlook, the black bars remain. If I copy the icon to...