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    Why such big difference in outdoor camera price?

    https://www.amazon.com/Blink-Outdoor-4th-Gen-Wire-free-4Camera/dp/B0BWFDK7Y4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16WC5D7X0F7NN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.wwU-pIkNt3pNq-VfMHOXL-qb0A_s2jjmSL-KzaGi7O-MTOWi96rzYWN4tbHFFZVssUfRAC-l1UcjBHXsYMZrKwlozherd_wfPPQDXCb6gsoU0_1ASgBre_CHcmf_TK3OhRv-S1RauThyqS3tJ3ZeVN9icXepBAS9WNroxlwEbsLcW...
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    How do you delete those "recommend" subject by youtube?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfbenhJ7sm0&t=24s so in this video, at the top, they have : All Music Gaming Mixes Live Bitcoin Website etc. say you want to remove the suggested subject of "Bitcoin", is there a way to do it?
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    Nikon Z9 specification sheet does not show how much time it can record on each mode

    https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/mirrorless-cameras/z-9.html?utm_term=vwo-ml_learnmore_lk#tab-ProductDetail-ProductTabs-TechSpecs as the above link shows, it has no data as to how much GB / time it can record per mode, whereas Canon shows the breakdown...
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    Gigabyte PCI-E 5 SSD's nanocarbon coating may cause cancer

    https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gigabyte-aorus-gen5-12000-ssd-review https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/carbon-nanotube-danger/ https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/may/20/asbestos.nanotubes 2 different sources, among other links that you can dig on the internet, are saying...
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    how heavy are these VR head set?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDu4gxd7Gtw at CNBC this morning, the host is saying his tested Apple vision pro head set is very heavy, the battery is 2 hr., but he said it's too heavy for him even for 1 hr. He also said about the issue of nauseous. Now the Youtube is from some brand VR head...
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    How many % of today's PC can be windows 12 ready? And why is Windows 10 lifespan shorter than prev. version?

    Since Windows 12 is coming out in June 2024 (that's THIS year), how many % of today's motherboard can be windows 12 ready? and w/ prev. version of windows, such as XP or Windows 7, their product cycle is about 10 yr., how come windows 10/11 is quite a bit shorter? what's the scoop on that...
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    If the wireless signal strength of a fibre modem is weak, what are the remedies?

    There is a Nokia fibre modem, in which the wireless signal is fading in / out, from the dining room to the PC room. What I am thinking is: a) signal booster on the wall b) move the modem from the co-ax cable spot w/ 100 ft. Ethernet, to reduce the distance from the Nokia to the PC room c) a...
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    for old GPU fan, does people put lubricant on the fan?

    https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/evga-gt-740-superclocked.b2948 say a fan like this that has been running for years, and the fan is noisy. Is there a way to add lubricant oil on the fan? if so, how?
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    Laptop of the 1980s

    I am guessing the co. who sells those velcro for "laptop" has stopped selling that model
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    Can an universal remote add a function that the original remote doesn't have?

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/175990610491?hash=item28f9db9a3b:g:BzEAAOSwdAJdVCrd&amdata=enc:AQAIAAAA0LUK1HNB2E8CceuvgBFXvMsmAyv6Dz0+RUsylJQaJIfVHc0g/xRnPg21b85iYNjGO3oEZaXPNSsdXsHQ/rmiu1rUmpfJCoxUyAeZyhfUCpLKXAz7VI2ExW8mvMY+Sy1EXWEG4BJrtlo4/8oPpTGMafK3rvHK2ieYbYifn6abOdjZqARqY3FYVv68LM3FV4SZyAgYzfUWr...
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    How many % of system builder uses Non transparent water cooling tubes

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXEi9pFXxoo I never seen a sys. builder who purposely spray paint her tubes from transparent to non-transparent. I thought it makes more sense to see the flow of the liquid in case there is something wrong P.S. not to mention spray paint w/o wearing mask is a...
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    Is this real? a 5 MB hard drive by IBM in 1956 weighs that much, in that size?

    https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=835419571920974&set=a.503690401760561 I remember my professor told me she uses punch card to enter the program, but now I wonder how big the computer is, if the drive is that big
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    Does today's dashcam really cover all 4 side w/ 170 deg. view for only $20?

    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005818795958.html?spm=a2g0o.tm800085453.5027142440.1.454c31ba26bbM8&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22ship_from%22:%22CN%22,%22sku_id%22:%2212000034460307889%22%7D&&scm=1007.25281.317569.0&scm_id=1007.25281.317569.0&scm-url=1007.25281.317569.0&pvid=2f1dcc66-e4df-418e-9163-568550...
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    For Sale: QTY. 10 x Mitsubishi 100GB BD-R BDXL 4x speed, Brand New, $80

    The box is 100% sealed with QTY 10 of 100GB BD-R. No longer available, please delete this listing
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    what sort of video card is sufficient to run games like this in 2024?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C40id-yjyk8 The first game, the animation / rendering is sto close to an actual TV show, that I wonder which video card can do the proper rendering, assuming we are running at 4K 60 fps The 2nd game, today's video game should do it The Project E & The Project...
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    Is there an actual security dept. in Facebook to report illegal scam?

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1423415171345115 so this is an elaborate scam. ALL the administrators are in on this. They posted regular rabbit photos. Then every so many posts, you'll see some "member" who may or may not be an administrator post some item such as jewelery or t-shirt, but...
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    Anyone owns the Asus ROG Z790 series motherboard?

    For those who own the above, did you buy a special PSU that connects to 2 x 8 pin motherboard "dual procool II power connectors"? as most motherboard only have 1, and only high end PSU c/w 2 x 8 pin power secondary connectors and while I'm looking at that Z790, what is the a surface mount...
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    What VPN services is good besides NordVPN and ExpressVPN?

    I would like to sign up w/ ExpressVPN, but they want me to flash my router w/ their firmware. I'm happy to do so, but I don't have their router. I have a router very similar but not the exact model. They have: Asus RT-AC68U (up to v3) RT-AC87U RT-AC56R RT-AC56S RT-AC56U and I have Asus...
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    what website offer live streams recording services for streaming sites such as NBC Peacock ?

    I try PlayOn.tv, they just replied back to me that they don't have services to record live streams. Their rate is good if it works does anyone uses some service to record some show?
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    has anyone seen this kind of USB speed control fan comes in 200 mm

    https://www.amazon.com/SCCCF-Cabinet-Cooling-Control-Cabinets/dp/B09VD75DHX/ref=sr_1_3?crid=16O80R8XHNNPR&keywords=scccf%2Busb%2Bcabinet%2Bquiet%2Bfan&qid=1694767210&sprefix=%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-3&th=1 this product is very good. But has anyone seen some other brand that has the 200 mm silent...
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    Is there a support group / solution in facebook that can combat against hacker?

    a page was hacked. This hacker claims he would like to " help me set up some sponsored ads" and next thing you know, he takes control of the page, now asking for advertising revenue. The original owner needs help, as that page has followers. Is there any way to fix this? also, does...
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    How exactly can you hang this lamptron hardware monitor at the inside of the PC?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnxnnwY47D4&t=337s at 1:42 min., he somehow mount that display kissing the screen. Now at 6:04 min, he show the back side of the Lamptron, it's meant for 2 screw to click on, so I don't see how does he manage to mount that display just behind the glass on th...
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    For Sale: JVC CD-R White Hub Inkjet Professional Use, made in Japan, part no. J-CDR-WPP-SK, 4 barrel x QTY 100 CDR

    I am selling QTY 4 barrel of JVC, CD-R blank media, a total of 100 CD-R each per barrel, made in Japan, part no. J-CDR-WPP-SK, for $100 / barrel, see photo labelled no. 1 to 4 As shown from last photo, I bought them from ebay last year. The original package is plastic shrink wrapped without...
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    What's the difference btwn. Asus ProArt RTX 4060Ti OC vs. ROG Strix GeForce RTX™ 4060 Ti OC

    besides the price, that is. https://rog.asus.com/graphics-cards/graphics-cards/rog-strix/rog-strix-rtx4060ti-o16g-gaming/ https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/proart/proart-rtx4060ti-o16g/
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    Is mini USB flash drive just as reliable as regular length USB flash drive?

    https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=mini+usb+flash+drive+reliable#ip=1 according to this link, samsung mini is the most reliable, who wrote this? where's the source? As Samsung is only 5 yr. warranty, whereas Verbatim is Lifetime warranty. and are these mini just as...
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    anyone owns an Asus 13.3" ZenScreen OLED?

    if so, does the 13,3" model allows the smart case allows all 3 of these viewing position? https://www.asus.com/displays-desktops/monitors/zenscreen/asus-zenscreen-oled-mq13ah/
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    From RTings: Anyone seen a cheap cable can achieve chroma 4:4:4 but a good cable cannot?

    https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/samsung/ju7100 anyone heard of a story like this?
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    Is it normal for Fenix Torch night battery to drop a lot thru time without use?

    https://www.thegadgetcompany.com/fenix-tk72r-rechargeable-led-9000-lumens.html I bought this in Xmas 2019. I charge it about 2 to 3 times per yr., as I only use it as an emergency. I notice the battery drop by itself, not just a bit, but a lot. Just all by itself w/o use, thru time say, in a...
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    Compares Asus motherboard "heatsink" vs. Gigabyte motherboard Heatsink

    https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z790I-AORUS-ULTRA-rev-10#kf so at the Gigabyte high end motherboard series, they have this technology called M.2 thermal Guard III, which appears to be a multi layer of fin. The standard for M.2 heatsink...
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    what bandwidth can you get on PCIe Gen 5 NVMe running Windows 7?

    https://www.crucial.com/ssd/t700/ct1000t700ssd5 so for motherboard running windows 7, they support PCIe 3.0, these NVMe drive claims it can do 12.4 GB/s read and 11.8 GB/s write. What speed can you get if these were install on PCIe 3.0 motherboard? because I read some of you using PCIe 4...
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    Anyone uses PowerPost to upload to Usenet?

    I haven't use PowerPost for many yr. Just try it and it only c/w 4 connections even though my news server support 30. Then I do a speedtest.net, my upload speed is 12 M bytes / sec. The s/w is uploading at 1 M bytes / sec. Is that a limitation to this old software? if so, what's a current...
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    how to remove all traces of a newer version of Outlook

    someone is renting that Outlook 365. Since it costs a rental fee, I removes it for him. And we then re-install an older ver. of MS Office 2007, which works fine but Outlook 2007 still see some trace of Outlook 365 and it found an old email profile from an old ISP that he no longer uses. So...
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    Is Kingston the only co. that can makes compatible memory for brand name laptop such as Lenovo, HP etc.?

    are brand name such as Lenovo still making proprietary memory for their laptop that you have to buy it from Lenovo or the compatible equivalent from Kingston? or has it all change to generic DDR4 memory that you can buy extra memory from any other 3rd party? because back in 1990's, it's all...
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    what's a good small size LCD panel w/ HDMI input connects to an universal blu-ray player?

    I need this to connect to the Oppo blu-ray player, so I select visually see a list of songs from a USB stick and play them, so I don't need a big screen, and space is limited, as the blu-ray player connects to a DAC etc. So just a tiny display to see a song list is all I care about. But it has...
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    Is Adobe Reader DC no longer free?

    I have been using Adobe Reader DC for a no. of yr., lately, it seems to auto upgrade itself and turns it's a 7 day trial software so I un-install and re-install, and that works for a while, but then the software does the same thing again. is there a way to disable all the auto update from this...
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    any software better than DVD Identifier 5.2 that can read what country makes the disc?

    On this old software (see encl. screen capture), all it says is: Manufacturer name, manufacturer ID, media type ID I need a software that can tell what country the disc is from. I remember we talk about this many years ago, and there is a way to tell what country it is from anyone knows?
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    Fraud Alert: Newegg sold me a laptop w/ 48GB SSD, but it states 256GB SSD on the receipt

    https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/300-series/330-15ich/solutions/pd500226-product-overview-330-15ich-330-17ich on the receipt, it clearly states 256GB SSD, as shown from the above link, it's either 128 or 256GB. Found out when windows 10 keep saying low disk...
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    How to Activate Windows Digital License using PowerShell

    https://techlabs.blog/categories/guides/solved-we-cant-activate-windows-on-this-device-as-we-cant-connect-to-your-organizations-activation-server-error-code-0x8007007b I got the "We can't activate Windows on this device as we can't connect to your organization's activation server" error so the...
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    Survey Question: for a Windows network of 12 to 15 people, do they really need a full or part time IT administrator on staff?

    I think someone is taking this co. for the ride. They sell fridge and washer, and there is only 12 to 15 people. In all the other places I went to, a sales co. that small shouldn't require any IT staff on standby. That they usually call someone to help if there is a real need. I thought it...
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