Alpha_Tech

Time has come I guess for me to move out of Optimum's service area, or just switch to 5G home internet.

I'm in an area with buried utilities, so am not a candidate for fiber anytime soon. I remember maybe 10? years ago, I had 100mbit up. Several years ago, Optimum decided 30mbit is all we need.

When that was announced I thought, surely they'll increase it over time. Boy, was I wrong!

My phone gets 40mbit uploads when I'm in the yard. My buddy, two towns over is getting 60mbit from Starlink (MORE than their stated capacity). Another friend has similar on his 5G Tmobile? Home internet.

I work exclusively from Home, and with kids being home in the summer, playing games, and chatting on d

So I've been live previewing Zorin 18 for a couple of weeks now - on and off. I'm finally ready to make the switch; Saw the announcement of 18.1 - and figured, let's go with that.

After getting everything configured just right - I fire up Remmina to connect to my corporate work - and it gives a dreaded Protocol error. I need to connect over a RDP Gateway.

Tried every possible combination here - NLA/TLS, etc. Nothing works. Same error.

Live boot into Zorin 18 - and it works like a charm. Saved the config file.. maybe I'm doing something wrong? Nope - still the same error. It looks like it's the same Remmina version between 18 and 18.1. So did something else change?

AI suggested removi

I'm almost convert - from Windows 11 to Zorin. The only thing holding me back is fractional scaling. It seems that Zorin is completely unstable on my Lenovo X1 13th Gen.

same machine - live booted into CachyOS does fine.

IS there something I can do to get Zorin to handle Scaling at 160%?

For what it's worth, this is a 14" laptop with a ridiculous 2880x1800 (16:10) screen.

I've had Thinkpad laptops from the days of the IBM versions. Like the one where you can open the keyboard by just sliding the latches.

No joke, I used to pick-up my paycheck and stick it under there until I can go cash it.

In that time, I've had some chunky bois - my largest was the "workstation replacement" - W510. It was a Brick, in weight and size. I'm 100% convinced that my current shoulder pain was from carrying that puppy around (before we had "business backpacks").

Since the 1st gen of the Carbon X1 - I've been team thin and light.

Now - I'm in need of a machine with pure power - I need 64GB of RAM.

The T1G seems to fit the bill - anyone have thoughts? Is it like carrying 2x

This puddle seems to be getting larger. Not sure if it's leaking or someone is taking a leak next to it, but this isn't normal, right? My other unit has grass next to it, so I can't tell if it's doing the same. This was installed in September, really didn't see a whole lot of A/C action during the "summer", since it was installed at the end of season.

It is NOT a heat pump.

Title Says it all!

Can the good folks here take a look at this estimate and let me know if there's anything out of the ordinary - or if this is what's expected in 2025?

Background - I have a failed compressor on a 32 yr old system. I asked for a system replacement, energy audit/sealing (to take advantage of NJ state incentives).

Additionally, I have two larger rooms on the furthest end from the air handler that get very little air, and the rooms are over unconditioned space, so the temp differential is sometimes +/- 7 or more degrees F from set point. Thermostat just happens to be in the part of the house that nearest the air handler, in a room that has significant air flow, so thermost

I'd like to use the live video feed of the Video Doorbell - and ONLY that. I don't need remote open/close or any notifications etc. Is it possible to just setup the video doorbell ? Or does the opener need to be on MyQ also?

I have a long in the tooth 14+ year old HTPC, built around an Intel i7 930, with a whopping 24GB of Ram. Around 2019 or 2020, I added a GPU to be able to handle 4K.

Everything was perfect ... originally started as a Windows 7 Media Center, and has now evolved to just Emby Theater.

I'm looking to finally move off Windows 7, and to the new Emby app.

If I were to do a whole new build, I think I can salvage the GPU (https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GeForce-128-Bit-Support-Graphics/dp/B07QTMRJTK), case, and PSU. Makes me feel like I'm almost there.

I tried a weaker NUC (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CH5D8JRZ) which even with the Intel Drivers seems to be underpowered to run Emby's new app on high

Update in Playstore shows there's GPP support for US MSPA privacy regulations?

What does that have to do with Textra?

After accidentally finding and fixing an unknown leak, I have significant pressure coming at my landscaping. However, one of the heads, is overshooting by a LOT - and I need to adjust it.

It's on a riser, and because of that it's able to shoot over the side and onto the top of my steps. It's a 35 degree half circle type thing. the "back" side of it is the house, so even if I attempt to adjust the arc, it may not help.

Should I swap out the head, or should I cut the riser, so that the over spray hits just the bricks of the steps?

I had a leak on my main line (1" poly) - and did a DIY repair with a blue barbed fitting.

I put one clamp right on the barb on each side. I preheated the pipe before putting the fitting in.

After I was super proud of my fix, I realized maybe I should've done two clamps on that main line. Is this a re-repair in the future? Should I dig everything (rocks and crap) and put a dang screw on clamp, since it's not likely that I can get another crimp on? Or just pray to the irrigation gods?

I have four switches on the wall - that are for two separate loads.

Box #1: Imgur Box #2: Imgur Inside Box#2: Imgur

Note in Box #2 the switches switch place (left switch on Box #1 controls the same load as the right switch on Box #2).

How do I go about finding out which wires are what here? I'm being told that this is a 4-way circuit - but there are no other switches in the house that control these two loads. I contacted the previous owner who confirmed there's no other switch to control these loads.

They lived here 30 years, maybe they buried a pair of switches somewhere during a r

I bought two sets of the Orbi Pro routers from Amazon due to the crazy pricing. I needed the extra satellite, but it was cheaper than buying set with router and two satelites (by like $300).

Question is - what do I do with the extra Orbi Router? I've tried selling locally, but no bites.

I really like a wood floor that Lumber Liquidators carries - but lots of people here say stay far away from them.

spent over an hour trying to find smaller places - none have any websites, or the ones that do, the contact forms or email addresses don't work, etc etc. I feel like I got zapped back to 2002 the way some of these sites were.

I just want to preview the selection before I drive 45 minutes out to see the one corner of your store that would matter to me. Please for the love of all things holy - join the post 2020 world and have some photos, perhaps pricing available.

LL might suck monkey balls - but at least the put their crap right up front.

/rant

This is on a Weber 18" Smokey mountian....So as my pit started cooling down, I added some coals in to it. One hot coal went into the water pan. I was intending on using the drippings as aujus the way Malcom Reed and Meat Church do ...

Is it safe to use the au jus? or should i just chuck it ?

Thanks!