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I'd be more tempted to place a silicone stopper under the right button to prevent it being depressed. Easy to remove to return it back to normal use if needed. Then to use right click functionality (in windows) press Shift + F10 to simulate a right-click Hope that helps

If you're only moving to a new OS due to lack of diskspace then you can remove unnecessary temp, log files and software update files to free up space. Try WinDirStat to see what could be hogging the space e.g.

It shouldn't be that big. My system is old as shit too and I run some space hungry programs on there (Photoshop suite etc) 1st thing to do is: Start | Run | cleanmgr.exe This is the system "disk cleaner". Select C drive and then once it comes up with the list of things it can clean, ignore it and click "Clean up system files" It will ask you for the C: drive again and this time it'll show you the same as before + the update backups. This should get you back a decent amount of space. On my system tho, the one thing that helped was Treesize. Same idea as WinDirStat although I find it easier to read the old Treesize Pi-chart. With that I saw that 1/3 of my 100Gb C partition was being used by Adobe updates. Every time I opened a PDF, Adobe offers to do an update to the reader. I always ignore it, but what I didn't realise is that it downloaded it in the background ready to install. It does this for every new version, but because I never let it install it didn't expunge the download(s). They get put in this directory: C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ So I added a line to my logon/start-up script to auto remove them, so they no longer hog any space. Here's all the files I remove on startup in case that's useful to keep your system clean too Start /MIN cmd /c del /q /f C:\windows\user.dmp Start /MIN cmd /c del /Q /F C:\windows\memory.dmp Start /MIN cmd /c del /Q /F C:\windows\drwtsn32.log Start /MIN cmd /c del /Q /F C:\windows\Qtc_temp* Start /MIN cmd /c del /Q /F C:\temp\*.tmp Start /MIN cmd /c del /Q /F C:\temp\~* Start /MIN cmd /c del /Q /F %temp%\* Start /MIN cmd /c del /Q /F %tmp%\* Start /MIN cmd /c del /Q /F %SystemRoot%\temp\* Start /MIN cmd /c del /Q /F C:\windows\~*.tmp Start /MIN cmd /c del /Q /F %userprofile%\Desktop\*.log Start /MIN cmd /c del /Q /F %userprofile%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\*.dmp Start /MIN cmd /c del /Q /F /S C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\* Before, my C drive was like yours - 99% full After I got rid of the Adobe downloads: If you still want to migrate across to a new drive, I can recommend the Macrium Reflect software. Put the new drive in a caddy and select "Clone Drive" and it'll clone it across. Then power off, put the new drive in and boot up. Should work first time.

You'd think Linus would be using something like NextCloud to auto-backup his (and the family) devices. It can be self hosted on his NAS so maybe useful video project for the team to share?

Suggestion for remote start and shutdown .... as you have Home Assistant, use it (triggered by a zigbee or Wifi button) to send magic packet to power on. To switch it off is pretty easy too. Just needs an addon (RPC Shutdown) to power the machine off and a local admin account on the PC for HomeAssistant to use. To set it up - follow the steps in this vid (8mins 28s)

Hi I'd modded my old ASUS Strix 1080Ti card with an EK waterblock as part of a water loop I had in my system. As time went by I updated my system back to air and changed the GPU to a 3 series card keeping the 1080 as a spare in case of issues. The new system has remained stable and so I was looking to sell the 1080Ti on, but when I was converting it back to the triple fan I realised I couldn't find any of the card's screws. I have one that holds a mounting bracket to the backplate if the card, but that's it. Just one Does anyone know where I could get them so I can return the card back to stock configuration? Should be 4 for the heatsink and about 12-14 others for the backplate

It's cool to know that ideas posted on here do get read and picked up for future testing/videos

Yea, it'll al be in a database. Just needs to be restored to x point in time for his channels to recover them all

Damn ... who was opening spam email on the PC that had cookies installed to access the LMG account? Or maybe it could be done on a phone?

Linus mentioned he likes to sleep cool and Yvonne likes to sleep warm. This could be a perfect solution https://www.eightsleep.com/uk/ "Automatic cooling and heating. The Pod dynamically cools and heats each half of the bed based on your personal sleep data."

Here's a real world application I've built a system that's almost ready to deploy into my elderly mum's house. Motion sensors, door sensors, water leak sensors, thermostats, smart switches, a camera and a tidy wee dashboard interface for her mobile and tablet. Why? She's had a couple of falls this year, but hasn't called us because she didn't want us to worry She had an SOS dongle before, but didn't use it even though she was once down for over a day (covid related) I got her an early Crimbo present of an LTE smart watch which she loves. Complete with fall detection and SOS to replace the dongle, but we still don't completely trust her to use it. So with the motion sensors I'm putting in, if she has another fall then, after a period of no motion all siblings will get an sms to let us know which room she was in last and how long she's not moved. That way we can call her to make sure she's ok or coordinate whoever's closest to stop by and make sure all is well. Could be as simple as she's passed out on the sofa, but we can also account for false positives with logic. Well worth the time and effort

Linus said at the end of the video that he may need to get separate temperature sensors. There's no need, there is a workaround using the existing hardware. My Aqara motion sensors also detect temperature, but they vary wildly in accuracy. Some are ok. Some way off. Easy fix is to note each thermostat reading and use a laser temperature reader (like one used for for cooking) and measure either near the thermostat, or areas where people are most likely to inhabit. Take the thermostat reading and subtract the laser value and you have the offset you need to correct the thermostat. Then you can either use the compensation integration to create sensors with a calculated correction. or... create a simple template sensors for each thermostat instead. Example: If the thermostat is reporting 25.0C, but next to it is a read of 20.0C, then the following template sensor will work: - name: thermostat_7_temperature_corrected unique_id: thisisauniqueid-4de0-b2b5-f2e2f8c4ccd3 unit_of_measurement: °C icon: mdi:thermometer state: "{{ (states.sensor.ecobee_thermostat_7.state | float -5) | round(1) }}" p.s. Shout out to fellow Scot Louis from ESH and his amazing mm wave motion sensor

No, no ... I got it. You still missed the point. It's like saying someone restoring/building a show car is a waste of time and money. The builder enjoys the build, enjoys the hobby, can tinker as much or little as they like, make it custom or buy off the shelf, enjoy using it and sharing the final results and others get to enjoy it too. They're not wrong for doing it just because other people don't recognise the value and enjoyment of it. And it's not like they're spending your money lol

You've totally missed the point. This was just one isolated example of how automations can improve home life as well as save cost over time. People will pay for convenience. That's always been the case. Not that long ago, owning a dishwasher was seen as excessive or extravagant. Nowadays it's normal for homes to have one (or more). Which costs money. Automation in the home will one day (soon) be the norm

The problem with the switches was with the manufacturer, not the end user so it looks bad in this light, as it would with any faulty product. My desire is to have an automated home (not a "smart home") that is simple so it compliments your home life and be seamless in the background. Like headlights on your car that automatically come on when it's dark enough. Such a simple thing and it quickly becomes second nature to let it do it for you. Another advantage is that it saves time. A video I saw recently there was a guy saying it took him about 4 minutes at night to walk through the house switching off lights (he has kids) before he went to bed. Not a chore in itself, but over a year that works out to be 24hrs. 1 whole day of the year spent just switching off lights at night. The hardest thing I found in setting up mine is re-training myself not to switch lights off when leaving a room. I set up mine about a month ago and I'm still occasionally trying to knock the light switch with my elbow when leaving the kitchen with my hands full