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Long story short... I tried to save my sister's laptop since updating Windows 10 crashed it. I first installed the latest Ubuntu, worked for a few days before crashing. I installed again, did the same thing. I tried to install Mint instead, crashed sooner than Ubuntu. I changed the RAM then tried to install Ubuntu one more time, still crashed after some time. Now I'm confused. Any kind of advice or help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

So recently my pc has collected a good bit of small things of dust since I haven't cleaned it in a few months, I cant run many games except for things like rocket league or fall guys, when I try even something like fortnite it only works for like 5 minutes before crashing, is it just the dust or should I be worried?

I've noticed more businesses talking about making their content understandable for AI assistants rather than only focusing on traditional SEO.

Things like structured content, clear entities, citations, and building topical authority seem to be getting much more attention.

Has anyone here actually started optimizing for AI-generated answers? Have you seen any measurable impact yet, or is it still too early?

Hello I am looking for assistance in setting up a music studio.

Bit of a bizarre story but while I wait for my phone company to look into this I thought id ask here too.

Recently I started receiving multiple spam calls/texts, upwards of 50/day. Some very generalized but some specific to recent life events. All from a new number nearly each time.

First I thought it was a stalker but the frequency of number changes didnt make sense, nor did their information. I spoke to a few friends about it and we assumed AI scammers.

The big concern i have now however is the accuracy of the messages. For example, i recently changed my instagram profile header, just changed a few words, nothing most people would notice. Within 2 minutes of me changing this I got a text from one of these spam-appearing numbers directly referencing the change.

I had already deleted all apps I didn’t regularly use or recognize; additionally I had already went through my followings on all socials, all which are private, to ensure only people I knew were on there.

My big concern is somehow I have somehow got malware of some sort that is reading my screen -
I am avoiding any banking and have changed sensitive passwords. But I have no other explanation as to how a change I did rather silently would get noticed by scammers and immediately acted upon.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi guys,

I currently have an HP 250 G8 with an i5 11th Gen, 16GB DDR4 RAM, a 256GB SSD, and integrated graphics. The only real issue with it is the condition of the chassis. One of the corners was broken, but I repaired it with epoxy, repainted the whole bottom shell with spray paint, and added some stickers to hide the damage. Honestly, it turned out much better than I expected.

Someone has offered to trade it for an Acer Spin 3 (I'm not sure about the exact model). It's a 2-in-1 laptop with a built-in stylus, which is really appealing to me. The downside is that it has an i3 10th Gen and only 8GB of DDR4 RAM, which I believe is soldered, so there's no upgrade path. On the other hand, it comes with a 500GB SSD.

I know this seems like an obvious downgrade in terms of performance, but I don't play games or do anything demanding. I mainly use my laptop for school, programming, web browsing, and note-taking.

The biggest issue with my HP is the battery. Its health is around 76%, and I usually only get about 2–3 hours of battery life. That's becoming a real problem because I often study in the library, and I can't always get a seat near a power outlet.

I was already planning to buy a budget tablet in the future (something like a Lenovo Tab M11 or P11) for digital note-taking. If I got the Acer Spin 3, I'd basically have both a laptop and a tablet in one device, so I wouldn't need to buy a separate tablet anymore.

So, what do you guys think?

Would you make the trade, or would you keep the HP and buy a separate tablet later on?

My dad gave me his old graphing calculators from high school and college. I want to get games on them but, they had to be the ti-83 and ti-85. How would I connect them both to my pc and where could I get my games, and for the ti-85 it’s not supported by Texas Instruments anymore so what cord should I use and what 3rd party website should I use? I want to keep this cheap, and buy from eBay, and these are not pluses or any special edition just the base models.

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Hello again everyone!

Ive made some other posts about being new to IT and feeling completely lost in what to learn. And ive gotten a lot of great advice which I wanna thank everyone for!

I was wondering if anyone have any good video recommendation that explains the stuff u need to know as a beginner in a way that wont make me feel even more confused afterwards😅

I really appreciate all the help ive gotten so far!

I’ve been looking for a tech company that has as little stake in AI as possible for my next mobile phone purchase. Apple is the frontrunner for me at the moment. Are they intentionally laying low on AI, or are they so behind that they've unintentionally gained a moral victory over others who are going all in on AI?

My galaxy tab a7 lite charges extremely slowly (takes like 3 hours to get to 30% from 0%) but i also drains extremely slowly (50% last like 10 hours) the opposite happens with my very old tab a7 which charges very fast and drains really fast, google didnt understand what i told it so i decided to go here

I have a suspicious shaped lan or landline plug hole in the wall, how do i tell the difference between the two? There is no mount for where a phone would've been so should I assume lan? I dont wanna cram a cord in there and damage anything if I get it wrong. If it is telephone could i perhaps renovate it into a lan??? (First time lan compatible pc haver so leave further tips, nerd out)

Edit: sop ethernet is not as good as peeps make it seem to be, shame, wtv guess I'll switch to offline games

Edit 2: thank you everyone, it was infact a landline!