Why IT people act the way they do.
Four common sectors of the labor market that have the highest number of substance abuse cases are police/fire, medical, IT and the armed forces. I am self made because I have be. IT people in most cases would rather not deal with an end user who is a picnic. (Problem in chair not in computer) In a corporate setting they have to answer to whoever is in charge of the IT person and the person in charge is stuck with a time constraint for each incoming ticket because they are given so much in a budget for labor in an IT department.
The grunt level IT person who actually does the work will self medicate with alcohol because they deal with end users who don't have common sense. Picnic end users usually get two IT people a ticket.
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AI frightens me and here's why.
Microsoft rolled out an update called 24h2 and this runs something called Copilot. Copilot is the replacement for Cortana. Part of copilot is a software feature called Recall.
Recall takes a picture of what you do on your computer every five seconds and runs in the background. The screen shots are stored locally as well as online. Why does Microsoft need to know about what you do on your computer? Why does Microsoft need to know about your every mouse click?
Trying to explain the dangers of this is like a heart surgeon telling you to quit eating bacon because it makes you fat. People will do what they want to do and if they wish to eat bacon and lots of said bacon, they suffer their own fate in the form of a heart attack.
Embracing the internet of things is like someone who refuses to listen to medical advice when they are told not to eat bacon.
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How to install linux mint on a laptop
I am going to walk you through the process on how to install linux mint. This is the method that works for me, mileage results will vary for you.
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Do you have a cloud in your basement?
I have a cloud in my basement that I call the anti cloud. The anti cloud serves two functions. It archives what I create digitally and I can carbon copy a system installation of any operating system from a smaller disk to a larger disk for a flat fee plus the cost of a hard drive or hard drives.
My contact information is legacyclassiccomputers@yahoo.com
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The best laptop to get if you want it cheap
The best laptop to get if you want a cheap laptop used would be a lenovo t460 or a t470 laptop. There were so many of them made and they are like the toyota camary of laptops. They are easy to fix.
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Common point of failure on a laptop is the power button
On any laptop you will have a power button. That power button sits on top of a mechanical switch which turns on your laptop. If you use your laptop a lot, the switch wears out. Some power buttons are easier than others to replace.
On this lenovo t460 laptop, you can configure it in the bios to switch on when you plug it in. This is also one of the easier ones to replace a power button on. Some laptops require taking the entire laptop apart.
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Does heat cause a computer to act funny?
In a large scale data center that supports social media or a cloud account, heat is bad. Heat is really really bad and you need redundant hvac equipment to keep everything cool.
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Why would you pay a subscription fee?
Why would you pay a subscription fee to apple for Icloud? I cloud recently is now offering Icloud+ where everything you hold sacred can be kept online for a monthly fee.
If you choose their top tier pan you are paying 720 bucks a year.
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Why your laptop suddenly doesn't work
In this video I will do my best to explain what goes on when you turn your laptop on and off. The common reason why a laptop doesn't work anymore is due to the resistors in the charging and power circuits inside a laptop. If you are the type who leaves your laptop in sleep mode that will also shorten the lifespan in your laptop. Just switch it completely off and the reason why you want to do this is because your laptop is still discharging while asleep which causes resistor failure over time.
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This is how you do it.
I am the type who will always find a way around it or through it.
This is how you do it.
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How to service a lenovo p700 workstation desktop
Today I am servicing my lenovo p700 workstation computer. I am removing the oem heat paste and replacing it with carbon heat paste.
Scale of one to 10 depending on ease of work is about a six.
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How to change out a heat sink on an AM3+ motherboard (Socket 942)
I am doing maintenance on my wifes desktop in this video and I am changing the stock heat sink from the smaller heat sinks that come with older era AMD processors to a larger stock AMD heat sink.
Bulldozer, zambezi, pile driver era AMD processors will dial it back in TDP if they exceed a temperature threshold. A larger heatsink aside from liquid cooling will fix the issue.
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A while ago I was poor
A while ago I was poor and couldn't afford the internet so I improvised. I was so poor a bicycle was a real nice thing to have and I was doing alright at 10 bucks a day collecting pop cans.
But when I was poor that's when I decided to learn linux and really dive into fixing computers.
This is one of the better long distance usb network adapters you can buy on amazon. If you can find a metal coffee can or a metal pipe with one end closed you can make your own wifi telescope and extend the reach of this usb network adapter to 1.5 miles by focusing the signal to a singular point.
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If you have computer questions feel free to ask.
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The cloud is expected to get bigger. Is this good or bad?
Your average end user doesn't maintain it but uploads it without thinking about what happens long term.
The biggest energy consuming machine that the world has invented is the internet. Since 1969 it has ran 24 hours a day. Do you run your car 24 hours a day?
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All kinds of interesting stuff today
People ask why I have my own server, also the country of France has made it illegal in the government sector to use Microsoft office 365 and google work space because it violates french national security. Also answering questions about laptops.
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The idea and mindset of a gas pump skimmer
With the most recent elections going on and times getting harder for many, you will have people like me who use their technological know how for the wrong reasons.
Ultimately the best method of protection is to pay inside before you pump your gas.
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How to clone everything to a bigger hard drive
I am using my laptop for this video. It's easier than you think.
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How do you control your computer?
Do you use a keyboard and mouse?
Do you use a hologram keyboard?
Do you use a wireless keyboard?
In my house I have a computer attached to my living room tv for streaming. It's a single function computer and I don't need it for much else.
It just works and sometimes I forget to charge the keyboard so I use a software program called nomachine.
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How do I get on THE ANTICLOUD when it's not attached to the internet?
I'm gonna walk you through the process. I have my server attached to a router without web access. I physically have to walk to my server to do what I need to do. Or I can access it through my TP link wifi extender.
Want an anticloud in your house?
Hit me up at legacyclassiccomputers@yahoo.com
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Why your intel era macbook may not start.
Is it a good idea to put your computer to sleep? Components inside a computer are rated for so many hours before they stop working. Then your computer stops working when you try to restart it.
Some people will just say screw it and buy a new one. Some will seek out geeks like myself to attempt to fix it.
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This hard drive has issues
A typical hard drive has a rotating disc, those rotating discs are spun by an electric motor. The motor has bearings and then bearings wear out.
When a hard drive is built it typically is ran for so many hours before it is packaged. This is the quality assurance portion of manufacturing. The issue with this hard drive is when the motor heats up due to normal operation, it expands which causes the discs to shift out of position. You can tell that they are out of position by the read write arm getting stuck on the disc and grinding against the disc.
This is pretty common with western digital blue 4 terabyte hard drives but it can happen to any hard drive.
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Changing a power supply in a lenovo thinkstation p700
My office computer uses two xeon e5 v3 2620 processors. I was unable to run them comfortably at their full potential due to the power supply that was in the computer being 495 watts.
I found a used scratch and dent one on ebay and it will suit my needs.
Lenovo thinkstation p series desktops have interchangeable power supplies with the exception of the p 900 series power supply. That one looks more like a book with a handle on it.
Want a bigger power supply in your computer?
Hit me up at legacyclassiccomputers@yahoo.com
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Doing some maintenance on my server
You can pretty much turn any old computer into a server for your own personal use to avoid paying cloud storage fees.
If you are local in the West Michigan area you can hit me up at legacyclassiccomputers@yahoo.com
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Can you turn any system into your own personal cloud?
Yes, anything is possible. Basically all you need is a computer and a bunch of hard drives attached. The rest is the software needed to make it work.
Many would argue that they have their own cloud on the internet. Their own cloud is hosted and managed by someone they will never meet.
In a sense it's not their own.
I have my own in my basement. Do you want your own cloud in your residence? Do you wanna know how to maintain it? It's easy.
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