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(Answer requested by Dennis Willis) You’ll need a cable lock and either an adhesive anchor or a cable long enough to lasso itself after passing around or through an immovable object. A PC cable lock (examples) attaches to a security point built into most laptop bodies; the attachment point is connected to the laptop’s frame,…
(Answer requested by “Weslo”) The three primary reasons for RAM limitations: There can be mathematical limitations: a 32-bit PC can only access about 4GB of RAM, because that — roughly 4 billion — is the highest you can count using 32 bits of data. A 32-bit operating system literally can’t “see” or access memory at…
(Answer requested via Quora) If you go by sales, the answer is about 10%, which is Apple’s current smartphone marketshare: (Apple fans tend not to believe stats like this, so here’s a pile of alternate sources: “smartphone market share” – (Google Search) Apple’s aggressive marketing makes most people think that Apple sales are far larger/better…
(Answer requested by Dinju Sebastian) No. Amps are amps; volts are volts; watts are watts. Doesn’t matter where they come from. Your phone treats your PC-provided power as just another recharge source. There are no unusual effects on the phone’s battery from PC-delivered power, as compared to power delivered by a wall-adaptor (or any other…
That could be problematic — how will you control the PC if none of the keys work? A better option is a software-moderated kiosk mode, which severely restricts what users can do with the PC while not preventing the PC from acting normally, outside of kiosk mode. Operating systems and browsers usually each support their…
(Answer requested by José Marulanda) The magic isn’t in having two screens, per se, but being able to see and usefully access two different things on screen at the same time. That can be accomplished with two screens; or — if it’s large enough — one screen with the two items displayed side by side….
(Answer requested by Jake Timchak) Degrade by how much? Lithium-ion batteries are “consumables” that inevitably get used up, even just sitting on the shelf. Li-ion batteries actually start degrading (very slowly) the moment they’re assembled at the factory. Each discharge/recharge cycle then accelerates the irreversible chemical changes in the battery, ever-so-slightly reducing the battery’s capacity….
(Answer requested by Rodrigo Melgar) Rodrigo’s full question: “How can I recover lost internet files? I want to recover Steam reviews I deleted a while ago (I only managed to retrieve a couple using Wayback Machine). Bear in mind it’s only raw text, which used to be under the link shown as an attachment.” If…
(Answer requested by Natalie Hen) Keyboards primarily differ in the quality of their internal key mechanisms — how robust the springs or domes are; how much pressure and vertical key travel it takes to trigger a keystroke; how well the keys are 2-axis stabilized; how much noise they make; and how long the electrical contacts…
(Answer requested by Andrea Hemphill) Laptops usually get resold when something’s broken or becoming obsolete. Laptops can be hard to work on. Even routine upgrades — simply adding RAM or installing a faster hard drive — sometimes require special tools or knowledge, and may be actively prohibited by the manufacturer’s warranty. It’s even worse for…