Recent content by Sqrly

The new Microsoft Keyboard, fully streamlined and optimized. Bluetooth with a Microphone and Speaker built in. (So we can hear what you say and tell you what you want!)

You don't. G.I.M.P. is not the right program for this. You want Photoshop. I'm not saying you can't, because you absolutely can but it's extremely, counter intuitive. I actually created an A.I. powered G.I.M.P. tutor, a project in Claude, to help me learn how to do that stuff but I'm also...

I've created an interactive novel with Gemini. I've been able to write detailed characters into the instructions. Looks, personalities, extensive backgrounds including likes, dislikes, hobbies, jobs. There's even a blueprint of the house so they know the home office is down the hall to the...

I'm getting really tired of Microsoft breaking my 5.1 surround output. I have a Z-906 5.1 500W speaker system for a reason, and it's not to watch TV. I need 6 ch discrete sound not DTS or Dolby. I'm looking at Sound Blaster cards and can find plenty of info about them, but nothing about this...

I use Claude and Gemini, both paid accounts. When you want entertainment, Gemini. When you want answers you can actually trust instead of hallucinations, Claude.

Pretty sure we're going to lose this fight. At least Macrium will do an in place upgrade so I don't have to rebuild my backup schedule.

Now Microsoft is trying to sneak in through a back door. I found the offending "security update" sitting in the update queue. I increased my deferral length from 14 days to 30 days in gpedit then I went into settings and hit the "pause updates" for 5 weeks. Then I turned the pause off and did a...

So if the "Microsoft Vulnerable Driver Blacklist" is turn off, none of this matters and the Free version of Macrium Reflect 8 I use for only system images will continue working regardless of Microsoft's (expletive laden rant here) actions? I have none of that stuff on because I have virtualization technology...

Not a simple job. I do it because I can't find a suitable replacement for my ancient Microsoft mouse. I would rebuild one you don't count on the first time. Note: During disassembly the plastic bosses the screws screw into can break. I've been lucky enough to find some replacement mice on Ebay...

My Mobo supports all the argb stuff. My CPU cooler and Ram have it. I had it all disabled at first even though my case has a window because I'm not into that stuff. Then I discovered it will change colors with CPU temp so I use it now with MSI Center and Mystic Light as a temperature gauge...

You can replace the switches too, if you have the tools and know how. I replace them all the time in my mouse and my Razer Tartarus'. Your mouse however, Logitech makes a new one almost identical to it. I'd just buy a new one. I have one of those M535 (It's on the garage laptop), it's too...

Assuming you keep it clean inside. Pop the ball out and inspect the tiny ball bearings with a magnifying glass. Look for flat spots on the bearings. I use a Microsoft Trackball Optical D67-00001 and have replaced the steel bearings with silicone nitride bearings. You can also use Mothers...

Note: I have a very nice 5.1 surround system for my PC. I use the realtek audio console to set things up. So, at the pc one day, I hear a pop and suddenly my surround sound is fubar. Everything sounds wrong, flat. Speaker tests in the Realtek console, all fine. Speaker tests in the windows...

I gave up on "Network Discovery" long ago. M.$ want's you to use their cloud instead of your LAN. I now make shortcuts to the other computers on the LAN then pin the opened LAN destination to Quick Access. Oddly, once the destination has been opened via the shortcut, it shows normally in the...