I have an Asus Vivobook and I (almost) never turn off it ; instead, i put it to sleep at the end of the day, then next day, i wake up it by clicking or typing any key. It works well, computer wakes fast for work. BUT i’ve noticed that […]
Monthly Archives: August 2025
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I have been lining everything up to register for the year of Extended Security Updates (ESU) that Microsoft is now offering affordably (free with points or backup) to end-users of Windows 10. I’m on version 2H22 build 19045.6159, I’m Activated, I’m up to date, I have a Windows Account (though […]
I am on Debian 12 with Etckeeper and OpenVPN running as a service. If I manually start/stop openVPN, it modifies few files, including /etc/resolv.conf. I would like to run a script to automatically commit these changes. So I wrote a script (which is working on its own) and called it […]
About ten minutes after freshly rebooting my Win10 desktop, File Explorer refuses to launch some apps for which it has a “default app” file type association. Doubleclicking on a .jpg or .png, instead of launching Irfanview, gives the File Explorer window an eternal hourglass. Ditto for doubleclicking on a .pdf […]
I want to separate my home network into different VLANs. The router provided by my ISP has no functionality for this, so I am considering buying a separate router to make this separation possible. Unfortunately, I am not sure if it is even possible with a separate router. The ISP […]
Recently, I’ve started getting popup alerts warning me that a file is in use: “Another program is currently using this file.” It purports to come from Microsoft’s Your Phone/Phone Link app, which I’ve never used and would uninstall if it wasn’t baked into the operating system. I’m not doing anything […]
The issue described in the title can be seen in the picture. The layout US – Norman – PL, which has been created by me using MSKLC can’t be selected. The other layouts can’t be eliminated. I would appreciate help with: Selecting US – Norman – PL Eliminating all other […]
Environment: Apple M3 macOS Sequoia Version 15.5 (24F74) Problems: I find Disk Utility does not require password to mount an Encrypted APFS volume after I force eject the encrypted APFS volume. As shown below, store2 is an encrypted APFS volume: After I force unmount it. The token grey out. Then […]
When I select a cell with a comment and press the Delete key, the comment is also deleted, which I don’t want. I know I can delete the contents of a cell by right-clicking, clicking “Clear Contents” and then clicking a box that allows me to deselect “Comment,” but this […]