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Yesterday was the perfect time to make a backup of any important data you cannot easily re-create or download again. Today is the next best time. If you don't want to lose data that exists on a, well, an existing drive, you'll need to copy the data somewhere else, in addition to having a backup in case something goes wrong. Linked below are some good resources on backing up you data. https://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy/

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So you want... Wireless USB? Such adapters exist, but they're very niche / expensive, and may or may not work with every USB device. https://superuser.com/questions/119056/usb-to-wireless-to-usb-is-it-possible https://superuser.com/questions/1223464/a-way-to-do-wireless-usb/1223868

No idea. I don't use this service. I recommend contacting the photo sharing service itself, since they are responsible for supporting their service.

That looks like a power supply. Whether or not it's been tampered with would require intimate knowledge of the manufacturing process or access to OEM / ODM schematics from the manufacturer. Not trying to be difficult here - just being realistic in that unless one of us happens to work for the manufacturer's engineering department, we're not going to be able to tell you if that power supply has / has not been tampered with. Also, I highly recommend speaking to a lawyer and law enforcement about the spying. If what you say is truly happening, this is a legal matter that requires the services of a lawyer and law enforcement, in addition to replacing all your devices with one's that haven't ever come into contact with the people who are allegedly spying on you. Even if someone on the forum could help, this is a public space the spies could also view...

Return the defective battery. Order a replacement. Regardless of whether or not it needs this cable, I wouldn't be trying to use anything power related if it arrived with cables missing or otherwise not fully connected. Who knows if it's a fire hazard waiting to happen?

While I cannot speak to legitimacy of OP's site, this is pretty standard for many Domains registered today, and even over the last 15-20 years. All of my domains are fully privacy redacted, including those I use for business purposes. Why? Because my businesses are all virtual - I do not have people coming to my physical address, and do not want my physical address publicized for all of the internet to view.

This depends entirely on whether or not the printer is compatible with ChromeOS. Most networked / WiFi printers that let you print from a mobile phone should also let you print from ChromeOS. There are no "drivers" for ChromeOS, but you might have to add the printer to ChromeOS first.

While true and I agree, we live in a world where rushing out unfinished software because you can "just fix it later" is normal behavior for companies. Microsoft, Apple, Google, Oracle, Broadcom, and every Android phone manufacturer all do this today, sometimes at the expense of consumers' time, and sometimes at the expense of causing data loss. (Yes, yes, we should always have backups, of course, but also... a regular update should not hose someone's system either.) Pretty much every piece of tech we buy is a unfinished nightmare of spaghetti code rushed to production because it makes companies look good in the eyes of stonkholders. Until this changes, expect to continue paying to beta test pretty much everything tech-related in your life.

Reinstall your operating system. You have no idea what that code ran on your computer, so consider the operating system and any accounts you were logged into on it compromised until you reinstall. Change all your passwords too.

What @Eigenvektor said above, combined with using a tool like Ubiquiti's ISP Design Center will likely help with your planning. https://ispdesign.ui.com/ You can indeed use a single source antenna / device to feed multiple destination antenna / devices - the source just needs to support Point to Multi-Point (PtMP) and be mounted high enough up that it has a clear line of sight to both destination antenna / devices within its coverage cone. Keep in mind that most of these design tools cannot account for obstructions like trees or buildings, so you'll need to plan for this.

If you watch the video... around 7:40 they explain exactly what the User Choice Protection Driver does. TL;DR: UCPD exists to prevent unwanted changes to default programs and/or certain device / app features, like news feed sources, default web searches, etc. This has the unfortunate side effect of preventing System Administrators or even power users from using scripts to change these settings to those that they prefer, such as changing their default PDF application from Microsoft Edge to Adobe Acrobat, for example. https://kolbi.cz/blog/2024/04/03/userchoice-protection-driver-ucpd-sys/ https://binary.ninja/2025/03/25/default-browser-upcd.html https://kolbi.cz/blog/2025/04/20/userchoicelatest-microsofts-new-protection-for-file-type-associations/ https://oofhours.com/2025/05/02/what-is-windows-11s-new-ucpd-feature/ https://kolbi.cz/blog/2025/07/15/ucpd-sys-userchoice-protection-driver-part-2/ https://setuserfta.com/

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I don't want to stray too far off topic here, but it certainly feels like the world's DRAM supply is up there competing with the value of the US Cheese Cave and Canadian Maple Syrup vault. Perhaps we can blend all 3 together into a new form of Complete and Balanced Breakfast™ for the wealthy!

This is something OP will have to experiment with to see what works best for their needs. Fact is, if you're repositioning speakers from their intended orientation in any way, shape, or form, there could indeed be a chance to alter the audio. This may not matter for most home users, but if OP has a custom, tuned audio setup, they'll likely know this already. Besides, they don't have to shove the speakers inside the cabinet.