Michael McChesney

Hi. I don't have any new sponsorship ideas, but I am wondering if there is any way to quickly find the most recent video with a specific sponsor. I don't know that I have ever watched a video and immediately decided to sign up for a sponsored product. But when I was ready to sign up for a VPN and an online backup service, I decided to go with PIA (well over a year ago) and Backblaze because they sponsored LMG videos. While I found the forum link to all the current sponsors working with LMG, I didn't see a quick way to find the most recent video sponsored by a specific company. I'd like to watch the most recent sponsor spot so that I can find their most recent/current offer. Finding the most recent sponsor spot would also allow me to make sure LMG gets credit for the sale. Is there a way to easily search for such videos? If not, could someone create a way to do that?

I just tried unplugging and then plugging the cable into a different HDMI port on the TV. Now the sound is working. I have no idea why, but working is working. Thanks for helping me.

I have a PC with a Core I9 9900K, an RTX 2060 and 32 GB of ram running 64-bit Windows 10 Home, Version 22H2 OS build 19045.2364. It is connected via the HDMI port on my GPU to a Samsung Q70 series TV. I've been using the PC and TV together since late 2019 without any issues. But when I turned it on this morning I had no audio from the PC through the TV. The picture/video works fine. The TV audio itself was also fine. It's just the audio from the PC that isn't working. I tried rebooting and then used the Windows troubleshooting function to reinstall my audio drivers. Still no audio through the TV. I tried some bluetooth headphones and I had audio through the headphones. I tried disconnecting the headphones and then tried uninstalling/removing them. Still no audio through the TV. I unplugged the HDMI cable from both the PC and TV and then reconnected it. Still no audio through the TV. Finally, I tried plugging the HDMI cable into the motherboard's HDMI port because that port worked before I installed my GPU, but I got neither audio nor video from it. I am not sure why the motherboard port didn't work, but ultimately it's the GPU port I want to get working. I am not sure what to try next. I would really appreciate any ideas. Thank you in advance.

Thanks for the information. It lead me to a video by the YouTube community manager that says handles were rolling out but that everyone would receive an email about it. Would Gmail have sent an email from YouTube to my spam folder? Now that I know how to change the handle, I suppose I could change the number to my birth year or zip code, but that would only help identity thieves. At least now I understand why it changed. I also learned "my channel" to which I have never posted anything added 7 subscribers in the last 90 days. Imagine how great I could do if I ever posted a video? Maybe I should record some paint drying so my subscribers have something to watch. Watch out LTT, I'm coming for you!

Whenever I commented on a YouTube video, the comment would have my name: Michael McChesney. But starting a few days ago the name on my comments was changed to @michaelmcchesney6645. I have no idea where the @ or the 6645 came from. It is not a social media handle that I use and nothing comes up when I google it. If I remove the @ from a google search, a Linked In page for a Michael McChesney that isn't me is the top result. My name was changed on not only new comments I leave, but comments I left over a year ago. Does anyone know why my name might have changed? Any idea how I could change it back? Thanks in advance for any ideas.

Actually, my data is being encrypted. They call it "invisible encryption" and my data is being encrypted before the upload. That is probably what's responsible for the drain on my CPU. Thank you for the advice.

I knew my PC has 16 threads. What I meant was that even if the backup was using 8 the other 8 should have been enough. I did not set up an encryption key. Do you know if it is possible to encrypt the backup after it has been uploaded? Or would I need to start the upload over? I really do not want to spend another month on this backup. Though I suppose worse case scenario, my only really sensitive files are on my C drive and that's only a couple hundred GBs.

My drives aren't encrypted, but that might be it. I checked the settings and it has a setting for "maximum number of backup threads." The recommended setting is 8 threads. I am not sure if that is the same thing as CPU threads. But even if it was I'm running a 9900K so I would think it would be able to handle playing a YouTube video and playing a game of spider solitaire with the other 8 threads. But I've reduced the backup threads to 1 and restarted the upload. So far it is letting me type this reply. I'll increase the threads to 8 again when I am not using my computer. Thank you for the suggestion.

I have a computer in my living room connected to my TV with almost 10 TB of files spread between 2 HDs & an SSD. I had some of it backuped on external drives, but really didn't backup regularly enough. I figured an online backup solution would be too expensive, but I saw LTT sponsor backblaze offered unlimited storage for $70/year. I started my backup at 8:58 am on 9/9/2021 and am now almost 90% backed up. I have had one problem though. My mouse and keyboard freeze up on me. I am using an inexpensive Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard that use one bluetooth dongle. . At first it was something that only happened occasionally. But as the month has gone on it has just gotten worse and worse, I changed the batteries so I know it's not that. Funny thing though, when I rebooted and paused the backup as soon as it restarted, both are working fine again. I am not so much looking for solutions as just wondering of anyone has had any similar experience? I was thinking the PCIE WiFi/Bluetooth card might have been getting overwhelmed, but the mouse and keyboard connect to a dongle. The backup is almost finished and even if I only run it when I am not using my computer it will be fully backuped in less than a week. While having the initial backup take this long has been a little annoying, it will be nice no longer feel guilty because I know better than not to keep my drives backed up.

Thanks guys. I guess I will try an adapter first and if that won't work buy a USB drive.

My family recently sold the house I grew up in requiring me to remove a number of boxes that I had stored there. In those boxes was a Zip Drive (parallel port version) I had purchased in or around 1996. There were also a number of 100 MB zip disks. I know, imagine a disk that could store a whole 100 MB!!! I don't remember exactly what is stored on those disks. There were probably backups of my 486 PC and files I moved to a zip disk to make room on my 420 MB HD. I would like to find something that will let me read those disks because there may be pictures or other files I would like to have. But since I haven't accessed any of these disks in well over 20 years, there are limits to how much I am willing to spend. I am not sure if the drive I have still works, but as I don't have a PC with a parallel port, it doesn't really matter. There are USB Zip Drives available on eBay for between $16 and $60. I am willing to spend that much, but I am concerned there will be driver and/or Windows 10 issues. Does anyone know if a USB Zip drive will work with Windows 10? I actually looked at some vintage PCs on eBay and saw a 486 clone that from the pictures not only had a parallel port, but appeared to have an internal Zip Drive for $450 with shipping. But what it didn't have was a description, other than a statement that the seller didn't accept returns. I might be tempted to buy that machine if I wasn't worried the only thing in the PC case was a burnt out motherboard and broken CPU. Thanks in advance for any info/advice you guys can share.

I think we really need to cut them some slack because they are attempting something they haven't done before and encountered unexpected problems that they thought could be fixed within a week that actually took longer. So Linus is not going to make any promises as to when it will be ready. That seems reasonable. If on the other hand it was the video itself we were waiting for as opposed to the program the video is going to explain and production problems delayed it two weeks in a row I might be less understanding. I mean if Linus said, "we shot the video this week, but you know what? The video needs to be edited before it can be uploaded. We got some editing software, but our editors need to learn how to use it before they can edit the video." Well LMG's whole business is video production and they certainly know how to edit videos. Figuring out how to add tariffs in the shopping cart for every possible jurisdiction isn't their normal business.

I'm wondering the same thing. It seemed they may just figure that if they announce the program is live in an LTT video, the cards are most likely going to go to regular LTT viewers who are most likely to be gamers. But on tonight's WAN Show, Luke seemed pretty emphatic that they can guarantee the cards only go to gamers. If you are going to confirm gamer status with Steam account names, does that mean they would need Steam to assist with the program? Does anyone have any other ideas about how gamer status could be verified? I suppose they could ask a question about Minecraft that someone that plays it will be able to answer. But not everyone plays Minecraft. Or perhaps they have a way to prevent bots from buying the cards and they figure if you are not a bot, you must be a gamer?

I am not a senior citizen, but I am a retired person. A very considerate sanitation driver was kind enough to rear end my car while I was stopped at a red light. My car was totaled and my back was messed up. Surgery didn't fix it so I got to retire on disability. The City of New York spent about 5 years arguing the accident was my fault but eventually settled. So now I just sit at home watching LTT videos. At least I don't have a mortgage.

I joined AARP a few months ago. I am only 53, but I needed a new pair of glasses and the AARP discount was 4 times the annual membership cost. I got their news paper the other day and it included a full page ad for Wow! Computers for seniors, $200 off!!!. I was curious and went to their page. The computer is an all in one with a 22" touch screen. It was easy to find out it was running a linux distro. It was also easy to find out the price was $1,099 (reduced from $1,299). What was hard to find were the specifications. But I found them. Screen 21.5" High Definition Touch Panel Processor Intel Celeron Quad Core Processor Memory 2 GB RAM Hard Drive 32 GB SSD Flash Drive (Additional Cloud Storage Available) Webcam Built-in 1.0MP Webcam with Microphone Input/Output 6 USB Ports, 1 Microphone In, 1 Earphone Out, 10/100/1000 LAN Wireless 802.11 b/g/n Speakers Stereo Speakers with Premium Sound Input Devices Keyboard and Mouse Included Even for a senior citizen, only 2GB of ram and a 32 GB SSD? A ONE MP webcam? For $1,099? I get that they are making a computer that will be easy for elderly non tech people to use. But at the very least, with everyone locked down and dependent on video calls, they should at least include a better webcam. My parents and grandparents have passed away so I don't have a family member that would need a PC like this. But if I did, I am sure I could find (or build) them a much better computer.