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Devices: crackly speakers

By Jack Posted on December 18, 2022 Posted in devices

Self-tutoring about device management: the tutor mentions speakers that suddenly crackled, and what he did about it. Our main computer, in the kitchen, is a desktop. It’s the one people use when more than one is involved – for instance, …

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Devices: micro USB vs USB-C

By Jack Posted on December 5, 2022 Posted in devices

Self-tutoring about electronic devices and connectors: the tutor mentions micro USB vs USB-C. Micro USB and USB-C are indeed different. A micro USB port is shaped so a device can only connect to it in one orientation. My understanding is …

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Devices: laptops: how long should a battery charge last?

By Jack Posted on November 14, 2022 Posted in devices

Self-tutoring about device use: the tutor mentions laptop battery duration between charges. This laptop, I’m pretty happy with. I got it last summer; it’s got an i5 core, 8GB Ram, etc. I’ve seldom – if ever – seen it flap …

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Devices: Samsung Galaxy S2 won’t start

By Jack Posted on November 13, 2022 Posted in devices

Self-tutoring about devices: the tutor mentions the Samsung Galaxy S2 and how he was able to turn one back on when it wouldn’t. My wife bought a Samsung Galaxy S2 tablet maybe around five years ago. She has happily used …

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Devices: cooling mat: it wouldn’t run, until….

By Jack Posted on November 12, 2022 Posted in devices

Self-tutoring about devices: the tutor mentions the cooling mat his son recently received. My younger son has a gaming computer that gets very hot during play. It’s an amazing device, he says, but it’s surprising how hot it gets sometimes. …

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Devices: microphone quality: potential surprise

By Jack Posted on October 10, 2021 Posted in devices

Self-tutoring about microphones: the tutor mentions a discovery. At an online site, I checked the quality of a gaming headset’s mic against the PC’s onboard one. The quality of the onboard one was reported around 10 times higher than that …

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