I recently replaced a 2.5″ SATA HDD in a laptop with a 2.5″ SATA SSD. The HDD had thin piece of flexible metallic foil attached to it via adhesive and 2 screws. The foil had a lead that then got screwed into the motherboard. I’m guessing this was to shield […]
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The code: import socket HOST = '' PORT = 1000 server = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) server.bind((HOST,PORT)) server.listen() server.accept() #the script stops here waiting for a connection to the server, but I want it # to keep running the lines below if no one connects in the next 5 seconds. print('running...') ‘runnung’ […]
I know there is now this setting in Microsoft Edge: edge://flags/#enable-force-dark https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/143927-enable-disable-dark-mode-websites-microsoft-edge-chromium.html You can enable dark mode which works well for many sites. But is there a way to do this on demands for certain sites? For example, there are certain websites I would like to use this dark mode […]
I want to put a computer in the basement for my recording studio. I also want to connect and operate the same computer whilst in the attic of the house. The connections for the keyboard, mouse and monitor in the studio can be made directly to the computer. The connection […]
On my Ubuntu machine, I’d like to create compressed archive files of 10mb size for Windows users. So that a 25MB myfile becomes something like: myfile1.rar myfile2.rar myfile1.rar I could not find any working example of that in rar tutorials on Linux like here. And for zip, a command that […]
How can I temp throttle my laptop? I’m on Windows 11. I want it to be as cool as possible. I don’t need performance, either when plugged in or on battery. Are there registry settings or a third party tool?
I have a 2009 Macbook Pro with El Capitan which a want to share remotely via SFTP. I did many attempts following many guides, using both terminal and the graphic process in MacOS Settings but I did not succeed to restrict a user to its folder. What I’ve done so […]
My situation is probably a little unique. I’m building a console gaming PC for my Living Room. I want it to be as console-like as possible. I’ve edited the BIOS to be completed blacked out and silent during boot and I’ve disabled the Login Screen for Windows 10 Enterprise. I’m […]
We have an old VGA cable built into our wall. It isn’t used any more. But now I need a USB cable, but it is too much effort to build it into the wall. I got an idea to make two reductions USB to VGA, and pass the four USB […]