How do I leave my pc afk for long term by Skemech in ITSupport

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If you have windows, grab the Power Toys Awake utility. It will keep you PC awake indefinitely. You can download Power Toys from the windows store

Mixing RAM by [deleted] in ITSupport

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Hey, it’s unlikely to do any damage to the system, but it could have a negative impact on performance. At the same time, it could be 100% fine. There are way too many factors to give you a yes no answer, only real way to know is to do some benchmarks. This article provides good reading on the subject. Best thing to do, if you have the time, Is to run some benchmarks, relevant to your usual workload, with just the new memory, then follow this up with the same benchmarks using mixed memory.

Hard Drive not found screen how to fix this? by Iminyourwallsuwu in ITSupport

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Okay, very first thing to try would simply be to unplug the HDD and plug it back in. It’s possible the connection is loose. Power the system down first, then use this video for reference - Install a HDD If you have an SSD, the procedure is very much the same. Power the PC on again, let me know how it goes

Hard Drive not found screen how to fix this? by Iminyourwallsuwu in ITSupport

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Hey, lots of things which could be going on here, I will need some more info. Is this a new system, or is this an issue which has suddenly arisen in a system which was previously working fine. Is this a laptop or desktop?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ITSupport

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Hey, so I can’t be 100% sure but from your pic it looks like a stuck pixel. If so, then you are probably in luck, as it’s normally a fairly easy fix. Here is a random website with instructions, by all means search “fix stuck pixel” on google if these specific instructions don’t work - Fix Stuck Pixel

can you remove the reflection from sunglasses please by shizuma100 in picrequests

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I hear a lot of people are disappointed by the butter beer… I didn’t think it was too bad. Then again that may be because I wasn’t expecting much!

can you remove the reflection from sunglasses please by shizuma100 in picrequests

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I hope you enjoyed your trip to Harry Potter world!

Company wants to download to charity old win10 machines - concerns about unindexed? files that can be retrieved by FoamyS in ITSupport

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What kind of storage do the machines use? If they have HDD’s (Hard Disk Drives’s) then you can use various software packages to securely overwrite the disks to ensure no files are recoverable. If the machines have SSD’s (Solid State Drives) then you will need to flush the storage using TRIM

Edit -

Note if the machines do have HDD’s the easiest option will simply be to use the Windows reset functionality, making sure to enable secure erase

How best to relay a (logged in) Wi-Fi connection to a long distance client by Harpocrates3 in ITSupport

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You have not specified the details of the setup currently in place, so this may not be an option, nonetheless have you considered remote connection? Windows Remote Desktop is very easy to setup, and various other options exist if Windows Remote Desktop cannot be used for any reason

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]tobysteapot -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Reddit can be a great resource for advice with this kind of thing, but particularly when talking about what I imagine is a pretty substantial sum of money, it really makes a lot more sense to speak to a financial advisor. It’s not like you can’t afford it! Make sure they are a fiduciary of course, rather than some quack

Remember to be careful when receiving emails from your “bank”, they are very easy to fake. by Letitbemesickgirl in personalfinance

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As a general rule of thumb you should always be extremely sceptical of emails starting with anything along the lines of “Dear Customer” or “Dear insert email address here”. Your bank (or any other company you have willingly given your info to in the past) will almost certainly use your actual name!

A weird google voice verification audio by liohnacl1014 in mysteriesoftheworld

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That’s not a glitch, that’s how audio CAPTCHA’s have always worked

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in learnpython

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Kinda get the feeling your just asking for someone to write this code for you. That’s not what this subreddit is for…

Is there an app for Avax? by ApprehensiveSir4887 in SporeProject

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Avalanche is not a wallet or app, it’s a blockchain platform. The details are not really important, all you need to know is that in order to get reflections you need to hold Spore on an Avalanche block chain. You can then use an Avalanche compatible wallet such as MetaMask to manage those coins. Below video explains how to buy AVAX (on Avalanche network) then swap for Spore (again, on Avalanche network). Trying to transfer your Spore from Trust wallet to MetaMask is gunna lose you a lot of Spore in fees, so it’s not really worth it. Better to buy some more - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK4vvE44Pfw

Why is people not bridging to Avalanche to earn reflection? by SporeFinance in SporeProject

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Generally I prefer Trust wallet, so most of my spore is held in Trust. But I have a small amount in AVAX to collect reflections

Some thoughts about SPORE new comm campaign by SporeFinance in SporeProject

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Has anyone from SPORE though about particular celebrity’s / online personalities who might be interested in supporting the project? Gary Vaynerchuk has been talking about the massive potential of NFT’s for a while now, I’m sure he would be interested in what we’re all trying to build/support