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I think your best option is to hibernate your machine. This should dump your memory to disk, which Windows will read back into memory when you boot up. -
I believe, at least with Linksys Products, their 6e devices will use the 6GHz band as their back haul. Their Wifi 6 devices should favor the second 5Ghz band (if available) but can allegedly dynamically use bits of all available bands.
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What make and model is your mesh network comprised of? Keep in mind that using wireless back haul will adversely affect the speed of your client devices as some of that bandwidth is used for connecting the nodes together. This is especially noticeable on dual band mesh systems. On tri-band mesh systems, this effect is hardly noticeable. What you can do is try taking all child nodes offline and then running a speed test connected to just the main node. If your speeds improve, you can safely say that the slowdown is due to the wireless connection between your other nodes.
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I bought a used 2007 Ford Taurus SE w/ 183k miles for $1000 in July of 2023. This car has needed so many repairs, all in I've spent about $5000 in maintenance and repairs. This car is arguably a financial mistake. However, the engine and transmission are still fine, the AC and heater work, and the fact that I have CarPlay in it means this car is reliable enough and enjoyable enough to be my daily drive. It does great on 300 mile+ road trips, and the best part is, its paid for. Every repair/maintenance item I've had done was paid for in full. Sure, all the money I spent on it could have went towards a down payment on something like a brand new Honda Accord....but then I'd be stuck with a huge monthly payment and insane insurance prices. I'll stick with keeping my Taurus alive until the engine blows up.
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The Apple Ecosystem: I'm traveling with my laptop and I need another display -> iPad w/ Sidecar lets your Mac use your iPad as an external display. I take a photo with my iPhone -> It shows up on all my devices. I delete a photo on my Mac -> It gets deleted from all my devices. I'm working on my MacBook and get a phone call -> I can answer it on my Mac. I copy some text/a link/a file on my iPhone -> I can paste it on my Mac. I'm listening to Music with AirPods on my iPhone and log into my Mac -> My mac asks if I want to use the AirPods and the connection transfers. I'm wearing an Apple Watch and wake my Mac -> The watch will unlock the Mac for me. I have an email/website/app open on one Apple Device, another Apple Device nearby will suggest that content and open it where I left off. I can wirelessly stream content to my AppleTV/HomePod from anywhere in my home network with two button taps. I can use my iPhone as an AppleTV remote. Standardized MagSafe accessories and cases. iOS, macOS, tvOS, and HomePod can control my HomeKit accessories. Supported HomeKit Routers can secure my HomeKit accessories from communicating outside of my home network. iCloud Keychain (free password manager) Apple Music syncs across all your devices. Including music that you provided. (Its a personal cloud for your ripped music library) iCloud Drive syncs across all your devices. I can upload a .epub file and the Books app will sync that file to all my devices (even if I didn't buy that .epub file from Apple) All Macs, iPads, and iPhones come with a free Office Suite (Pages, Keynote, and Numbers) Preview.app on the Mac has many premium features that Adobe Acrobat charges your first born son for. All for free. The FindMy Network Emergency SOS & Crash detection GPS way points on Apple Watch FaceTime/iMessage AirDrop Apple CarPlay (my 2007 Ford Taurus has a totally modern infotainment system). The list continues, but these are just some of the reasons my personal electronics (outside of my gaming desktop and select accessories) are all Apple Products.
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A MacBook will give you the best battery life, screens, and speakers. But the moment you need to run Windows or want to play Windows only video games, they start to fall apart.
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Help! My GPU Idles at 50°-56° C (Laptop)
DrMacintosh replied to STORMSHADOW_15's topic in Graphics Cards
Those temps are fine tbh. My 2019 16" MacBook Pro runs at those temps and the dGPU does not even have to be running. -
Does your router support running a VPN? That would be the most elegant solution.
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Fed up with Apple. What do I switch to?
DrMacintosh replied to Indian pc builder's topic in General Discussion
It's kind of hard to point you in a direction without knowing where Apple's products are falling short for you. -
We did it bois, launchers are now on iOS. 2 apps for 1! This is surely a much better user experience than before.
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So, when are we gonna start considering nuclear…
DrMacintosh replied to TopHatProductions115's status update
It's less about what source of power is better, and more where are you going to build them. No matter how much you convince the public its ok, at the end of the day nobody is going to want a nuclear plant next to their house. -
Veeam is looking into supporting Proxmox: https…
DrMacintosh replied to TopHatProductions115's status update
Veeam seems like an interesting company. We were looking into them as a M365 backup solution, but we bought a Synology DS923+ which has active backup for M365. -
All brick and concrete means you're going to have some significant signal challenges. Home being so old, with messy wiring, means that powerline adapters really are not viable either. Mesh is your only real option. What is the approximate square footage of your home? Knowing this should help in figuring out how many mesh nodes you might need. Personally, I own 2 Linksys Velop MX4200 mesh wifi 6 routers. These device are super solid and I can count on one hand how many times I've had to restart them. Linksys has a huge lineup of routers, anything Wifi 6 or greater from them should be a great experience. https://www.linksys.com/gb/shop/shop-home/mesh-wifi-systems/
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Mechanic lifted my Taurus today. Power steering fluid leaking all along the bottom of the car. Says the bump is leaking. Bummer, but better than a front main seal. There may be other oil leaks, but it’s hard to tell while the bottom of the car has atf on it.
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This Mac supports macOS Monterey. Go to the Mac App Store, search for macOS Monterey, download it, install it.
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A 2015 MacBook Air/Pro is about all you're gonna be able to get for $300. Not really worth it.
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Why does my new system suck compared to my old one?
DrMacintosh replied to HayuPhukmiWife's topic in Troubleshooting
Is this a fresh install of Windows? Have you removed your old chipset/graphics drivers? Is your memory set to beyond the base speed? -
Why does my new system suck compared to my old one?
DrMacintosh replied to HayuPhukmiWife's topic in Troubleshooting
What is "system latency"? Have you made sure your refresh rate is set properly on your monitors? -
I could do that, but my shop hasn't been charging to do these leak checks. They steam cleaned the engine for free, I drove it around for a day or to and returned it with no evidence of leaks. Again they didn't charge me for that. Even if I find out what it is, I'm going to have them do the repair, so why spend money on a leak test kit? I'm probably also going to have them do rear shocks on the car depending on how severe/how expensive it is to repair this leak.
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My damn Taurus is leaking again
To date I have had the valve cover and intake gaskets replaced as well as the crank seal. I also tracked down a coolant leak to the lower radiator hose clamp that was loose. I had the car engine bay cleaned and checked for leaks prior to my Arizona trip. Now that the trip is over, and having put over 900 miles on the car, oil is starting to drip on the floor. Even before the previous repairs, oil was not visibly dripping on the ground. I'm taking her in on Monday to see where the leak is coming from. It better not be the timing chain cover.
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2 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:
If you wanna find it yourself, you can put some of the UV leak stuff into your vehicle, and then use a UV flashlight to look at it.
I could do that, but my shop hasn't been charging to do these leak checks. They steam cleaned the engine for free, I drove it around for a day or to and returned it with no evidence of leaks. Again they didn't charge me for that. Even if I find out what it is, I'm going to have them do the repair, so why spend money on a leak test kit? I'm probably also going to have them do rear shocks on the car depending on how severe/how expensive it is to repair this leak.
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3 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:I could do that, but my shop hasn't been charging to do these leak checks. They steam cleaned the engine for free, I drove it around for a day or to and returned it with no evidence of leaks. Again they didn't charge me for that. Even if I find out what it is, I'm going to have them do the repair, so why spend money on a leak test kit? I'm probably also going to have them do rear shocks on the car depending on how severe/how expensive it is to repair this leak.
You could also look for any location that's wet with oil under the hood.
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Put 32GB of RAM in my desktop rig. 16GB was just too little. My system would be pegged at near 90% memory usage while playing World of Warships, having a YouTube video up, and having Discord open. 32GB is now overkill, but at least there is plenty of breathing room.
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2 hours ago, DrMacintosh said:32GB is now overkill, but at least there is plenty of breathing room.
Imo, 32gb is the mid-high end now, and 16gb is mid-low
If someone asks me to spec a new PC, I'd totally suggest 32gb for the PC to last the next five years
I've personally been using 32gb for past three years as 16gb wasn't quite enough for me already then, but I also understand I'm more demanding than the typical user in term of computing headroom needed
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Have you tried to rescan your library?
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All three of my cats on thermal camera. Apparen…
DrMacintosh replied to iamdarkyoshi's status update
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You don't really need a NAS, what you need is a backup solution. A NAS itself is not a backup. Checkout BackBlaze. Really cheap unlimited cloud storage. They can ship out up to 8TB drives for recovery purposes. You can also download about 500GB of data at a time from their downloader.
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