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General Discussion / Pointers on setting up Windows 11.
« on: March 14, 2025, 11:51:45 PM »
Ed Bott of ZDNet.com article: 6 things I always do after setting up Windows 11 - and why you should too.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/6-things-i-always-do-after-setting-up-windows-11-and-why-you-should-too/

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General Discussion / Re: RAM keeps filling up causing very sluggish browser response.
« on: March 13, 2025, 11:55:20 AM »
I have countered this problem by loading up all the programs I anticipate using during a session immediately after booting up, before the unidentified cause gradually takes up 95% of the RAM. The computer works fairly well this way. I am still trying to nail the cause for the RAM hogging. Perhaps it is OneDrive, or possibly even malware. I noticed that the amount of RAM taken up is about 16GB, which is the maximum capacity on the Dell computer. My HP computer has 32G of RAM and it loads up around 16GB also. I will eventually figure out what program is overloading the RAM on the Dell computer.

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General Discussion / RAM keeps filling up causing very sluggish browser response.
« on: March 10, 2025, 08:30:05 PM »
Advice requested.

My Dell computer is loading RAM to the point of causing my browsers to have a sluggish performance.

I have brought up the resource manager showing where it starts upon booting up and where it ends up twenty minutes later.

I have run the MS Defender Antivirus (offline scan) and RAM still loads up to the maximum. 

I am still looking for whatever program is loading all this into RAM.

I think it is other than Windows Defender.

Any tips?


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General Discussion / The best smartwatches you can buy: Expert tested - ZDNet.
« on: March 04, 2025, 11:02:54 AM »
The best smartwatches you can buy: Expert tested - ZDNet

https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-smartwatch/

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General Discussion / The best mechanical keyboards: Expert tested - ZDNet.
« on: March 04, 2025, 10:41:34 AM »
The best mechanical keyboards: Expert tested - ZDNet

https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/smart-office/best-mechanical-keyboard/

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General Discussion / Charger evaluation by ZDNet.com
« on: February 10, 2025, 05:29:23 PM »
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Senior Contributing Editor for ZDNet: "I took apart this cheap 600W charger to test its claims. What I found inside was not right."


https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-took-apart-this-cheap-600w-charger-to-test-its-claims-what-i-found-inside-was-not-right/

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General Discussion / Microsoft will start charging for Windows 10 updates next year-here's how much.
« on: September 13, 2024, 10:50:44 AM »
Microsoft will start charging for Windows 10 updates next year. Here's how much:

A subscription for Windows 10 Extended Security Updates will be shockingly expensive for businesses. For educators, the cost is just a few bucks. But what about consumers?

Ed Bott:  https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-will-start-charging-for-windows-10-updates-next-year-heres-how-much

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General Discussion / More Mini PCs to consider.
« on: August 28, 2024, 04:12:17 PM »
The best mini PCs you can buy: Expert recommended by ZDNet.com.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-mini-pc/

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General Discussion / You can upgrade your old PC to Windows 11 - even if MS says it's incompatible.
« on: August 12, 2024, 09:29:55 AM »
Ed Bott, ZD Net: You can upgrade your old PC to Windows 11 - even if Microsoft says it's 'incompatible'.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/yes-you-can-upgrade-your-old-pc-to-windows-11-even-if-microsoft-says-its-incompatible/

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General Discussion / Re: Raspberry Pi 5 No Audio
« on: June 28, 2024, 12:10:32 AM »
Ralph, FYI - I just noticed a rival to the Raspberry Pi that does have an audio plug.

https://www.gmktec.com/products/amd-ryzen-7-5700u-mini-pc-nucbox-m5-upgraded-version

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General Discussion / DuckDuckGo Updates, Search Engine and Browser (stops tracking).
« on: June 08, 2024, 03:41:44 PM »
What's New in DuckDuckGo:

"We're constantly making improvements to our product. Every quarter, we'll post the best of our most recent updates here."

https://duckduckgo.com/updates

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General Discussion / ZDNet: 5 ways to save your Windows 10 PC in 2025 - and most are free
« on: June 07, 2024, 09:01:18 PM »
ZDNet: 5 ways to save your Windows 10 PC in 2025 - and most are free. Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Senior Contributing Editor.

"For Windows 365 Customers:
Extended Security Updates will be included at no additional cost for Windows 10 devices accessing Windows 365 Cloud PCs."

https://www.zdnet.com/article/5-ways-to-save-your-windows-10-pc-in-2025-and-most-are-free/

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General Discussion / Wildfire Websites and Maps (Updated 7/3/2024).
« on: June 06, 2024, 10:03:02 PM »
https://www.fireweatheravalanche.org/fire/

Watch Duty:  https://apps.apple.com/us/app/watch-duty-wildfire-maps/id1574452924

Fire and Smoke Map:  https://fire.airnow.gov/

Cal Fire:  https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents

Frontline Wildfire Map: https://www.frontlinewildfire.com/california-wildfire-map/



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General Discussion / Connect to your Raspberry Pi from a web browser, anywhere in the world. ZDNet.
« on: May 10, 2024, 12:03:16 PM »
https://www.zdnet.com/article/now-you-can-connect-to-your-raspberry-pi-from-a-web-browser-anywhere-in-the-world-heres-how

Connect to your Raspberry Pi from a web browser, anywhere in the world - here's how. The remote desktop tool that Raspberry Pi fans have been waiting for is finally here. Here's what you need to know to access it.

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General Discussion / When Windows 10 support runs out, you have 5 options. Ed Bott.
« on: December 18, 2023, 03:52:47 PM »
https://www.zdnet.com/article/when-windows-10-support-ends-you-have-5-options-but-only-2-are-worth-considering/

Ed Bott: When Windows 10 support runs out, you have 5 options but only 2 are worth considering.

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