I have an ooooooold Acer Aspire AT3-600-UR33

According to CPUx, the motherboard model is IPIMB-AR rev 1.02A

My current BIOS version is P11-B0 by American Megatrends Inc.

South Bridge chipset says P75/B75

I was searching for an update, and I found that Acer no longer has the update pages for this model.

It originally shipped with a Celeron G1620, and had no included graphics card.

I recently installed an i7-3770, which is supposed to clock at 3.4 GHz, but the motherboard caps the clock speed on the CPU to a god awful 2.7 GHz and the performance loss is dramatic when comparing Cinebench scores.

I also have a GTX 1060 6GB that I intend to install once the higher wattage PSU gets here, but the forums that I have seen have expressed some troubles when it comes to installing or upgrading graphics cards.

After consulting ChatGPT, it appears that there are existing BIOS updates by AMI labeled P11-B3, but I am not sure if this is compatible.

A forum on tomshardware(dot)com states that the most recent BIOS update is P11-B1 but again, since the Acer site no longer has the info for my pc published, it is speculative.

I would ultimately like to achieve the rated clock speeds for the CPU but I wonder if it is a memory cooling issue, or the lack thereof. I have little heat syncs to put on the memory controllers and such, but there is no way to force the system to hit clock speeds in BIOS.

I am still new to the scene, and while the system is old, it’s still a relatively decent performer. I would just like to maximize its ability with hardware I’m not afraid to break. I am considering getting a different motherboard from MSI or ASrock or something similar, but I want to push myself a bit.

Any direction is much appreciated! Thanks!

Hello, I'm looking for a free software that can do all the above in the title. Preferably I can edit the files, simple stuff like crop picture, adjust length of video, etc. I really am not looking for a full on video editing software. just something similar to how the iPhone photos app displays files. The whole screen is just the file playing and I can open a separate menu to edit the file, no clutter or complex options.

Preferably open source? Idk if this is asking too much.

I I'm looking for a program to replace sounds over gameplay—for funnies. Something that lets you have an easy-to-access library of your own sounds, so you can surgically drop the same sound whenever and wherever you want without digging through files every time. Like Audacity, but with video support.

Preferred free

Which software or tools can combine two or more subtitle files together? For example, I merged two episodes of a TV series together, and now I want to combine their two PGS (.SUP) files together for my video.

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With this software you can add custom colors and covers to your folders in Windows 11. https://www.foldercolorchanger.com A license is $6. One time payment. I like how the folders keep their shape so they stand out from other desktop icons and you know you're opening a folder. Turning images into .ico files is simple enough if you just want that, but this is huge for me. I can't stand sifting through all these files that look exactly the same.

I had previously tried Folderico and really liked it. My trial ran out and I went to buy a license. $29.99 A YEAR. https://www.folderico.com/order.html What a joke. Windows 11 Folder Color Changer FTW. Same thing but better interface and yeah, $6. Worth it.

Hello party people! I love notepad++ as a lightweight way to write code. However, sometimes I have to work on library computers or school lab computers that don't have it installed. Since I can't install anything, I would love to use a browser-based version. While I can use the native notepad app, I would rather not. The font colors make code far more readable for me.

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Got a brand spanking new PC, only Windows Pro on it. Normally I would just go ahead and start installing whatever software I needed, but this time around I was thinking of installing VMWare WS and installing everything under a VM. This woul dkeep my underlying PC nice and clean. I would just need to start VMWare. The benefits I see are the likes of MSO and Adobe crap all contained. I would just install the essentials like anti-virus etc. on main PC. Wonder what pepel think of this approach? PC is super powerful so performance isn't an issue. Thanks!

I'm looking for apps that allow you markup as the video plays, similar to the "Live Message" feature on Android. I only want the markups to show as I draw them, not stay permanently.

Hi everyone,

I released a stable version of my tool for PC!

I invite you to try it or test it.

This tool may be useful for you :

This software allows you to automatically schedule simulations of the actions you would perform on your PC.

This means that it will simulate mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, opening files and applications, and much more, without needing your interaction.

The sequence of actions can be executed in a loop.

Available for free on the Microsoft Store: Scheduled PC Tasks

https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/xp9cjlhwvxs49p

It is open source ^^ (C++ using Qt6) :

https://github.com/AmirHammouteneEI/ScheduledPasteAndKeys

Don't hesitate to give me your feedback

Hey everyone!

I’ve been having a blast building BoltNote.ai, an AI-powered productivity tool that helps you take and organize notes faster, surface connections between ideas, and get instant, context-aware answers—so you can focus on actual work instead of just documenting it.

The idea came from my time at Tesla, where I saw how much productivity is lost just trying to capture what we do throughout the day. I wanted a tool that does the heavy lifting for you.

Right now, BoltNote.ai is free to try, and I’d love to hear what this community thinks—especially if you’ve been looking for a better way to manage notes without disrupting your workflow.

Would this be useful in your setup? What features do you think would make it even better?

Try it here: https://boltnote.ai

Looking forward to your thoughts!

Hey everyone, I am using AHK 1.1.37.02 at work. I started writing a script and I am slowly learning with CHatGPT how to use AHK. Basically, I need to do a couple of things over and over again with different keystrokes:

1. Put forward one of the open windows already opened

2. Check that is the right tab in the right window

3. Press some buttons to copy some text or clic somewhere specific relatively to the screen and not the window and then copy the text

4. Count how many items I copied

5. Put forward another window (for example Gmail)

6. Check it is the right tab (for example "inbox" instead of "sent")

7. Paste what you copied in a specific position and press these keystrokes on the keyboard.

What is the best way to write any of these things without tons of lines of code? The main issues I have is checking it is the right tab or change if it is the wrong one. Also, it should stop the code if it is the wrong one. I also tried telling the code where to move the mouse and then left clic to change tab, but the coordinates are always relative to the window I have active and it messes up my code when I change the active window

If you need more details, I am happy to provide them. Thank you in advance

As the title states, I want to insert videos (or at least gifs) that relate to what I'm writing. Any app that will allow this for Android? OneNote doesn't. Thanks in advance.

Normally to extract subtitles to an SRT file from a video I'll use the command ffmpeg -i <inputFile> <outputFile.srt>. For an occasional video this doesn't work - ffmpeg reports no subtitle track. Sometimes I can use a program named CCExtractor. But there are videos for which neither of these work.

The video in question definitely has a subtitle track. I can select it with Windows video player. I can see it using MediaInfo. But although I've tried numerous video subtitle programs, I can't extract from some of these videos.

Any suggestions?

Here is (edited) mediainfo for one of the problem videos:

General Complete name : L:\stream\Law & Order\S16\junk\Law and Order - Acid (Recorded Jan 12,2025,WEHD-E,16,10).mp4 Format : MPEG-4 Format profile : Base Media Codec ID : isom (isom/iso2/avc1/mp41) File size : 1.50 GiB

Text #1 ID : 1-CC1 Format : EIA-608 Muxing mode : SCTE 128 / DTVCC Transport Muxing mode, more info : Muxed in Video #1 Duration : 1 h 4 min Start time : 901 ms Bit rate mode : Constant Stream size : 0.00 Byte (0%) Count of frames before first event : 54 Type of the first event : PopOn

Text #2 ID : 1-1 Format : EIA-708 Muxing mode : SCTE 128 / DTVCC Transport Muxing mode, more info : Muxed in Video #1 Duration : 1 h 4 min Bit rate mode : Constant Stream size : 0.00 Byte (0%)

Adobe acrobat is insanely expensive, on the subscription. And it generally speaking gets revised to get worse over time. And it is slow as it has to constantly check in on your subscription. And you struggle to turn off new annoying features and they turn back on with automatic updates.

I would like to banish adobe from my life. Can anyone suggest PDF editors that improve?

Let me give you some more specific parameters to differentiate this post: Preferably available without a subscription, if possible? Preferably a company that seems to care about making useful software, at least as much as $ extraction.

My specific use case requires it be powerful at search hits and moving through search hits. (Acrobat has that separate search window, which is ... ok.)

Some editing needed: OCR, cropping, etc.

Ability to navigate with keyboard shortcuts is also really important.

Any thoughts?

Edit: Prefer something that works on mac and PC. Not interested in Linux.

Hi, can I get help finding the best software to use my phone as a webcam? I use Iriun webcam, and I'm looking into getting the pro version, but I want to make your whether it is my best option. thanks!

Hi, can I get help finding the best software to use my phone as a webcam? I use Iriun webcam, and I'm looking into getting the pro version, but I want to make your whether it is my best option. thanks!

I'm on Windows 10. I have a multi-monitor setup and have to regularly dock my work laptop and remove it. One thing I hate is dragging stuff from one screen to the next, because it always stutters like crazy due to resizing. Please tell me there's something out there that would let me easily move an open window or app to another screen. I'm on Windows 10. I have a multi-monitor setup and have to regularly dock my work laptop and remove it. One thing I hate is dragging stuff from one screen to the next, because it always stutters like crazy due to resizing. Please tell me there's a software out there that would let me easily move an open window or app to another screen.

I'm looking to take better notes of my therapy sessions that I record. Is there a website or software that can turn .mp3 files into a transcript or subtitle that I can copy and paste?

I’m looking for a software that can take measurements through a camera feed and then use those measurements to close a gate to the correct distance. The gate is controlled by a servo motor. Preferably it would be a free software but any suggestions are appreciated.

So I play a game and want to use the same hotkey in-game as I do for a timer to start. Been trying to google timer programs and couldn't find one.

I saw autohotkey has this feature but I found out the game I play (maplestory) bans programs like that to avoid botting.

So strictly looking for any timers with this feature and can run in the background with the hotkey working even if I'm not focused on that window.

Looking for a software that will make it so I can adjust spotifys audio using my macro board with keybinds, the built in keybinds for Spotify only works when it’s focused, so I’m either looking for a software, or a work around for this

Hi! I’m looking for software that allows my Windows laptop and Windows PC to connect. I do a lot of schoolwork on my laptop and want to transfer my work files or work on them from my PC. I’ve tried HelpWire, but it’s designed for incidental use, not daily or recurring use.

Is there any software (preferably free) that would allow me to connect these two devices and work on them both from my PC?

hey folks! let me preface this by saying i've never burned a DVD or anything similar before, so i apologize if this has a rather obvious answer. it's my understanding that simply burning DVD's through windows won't allow the video to be played through regular DVD players, so i installed DVD styler to make a REALLY BASIC menu. as in, the menu is a single image, the name of the file, and a button to play it. the video file itself is 1.4GB, and the disc i'm burning onto can take 4.7GB. now, when i try to generate the dvd file or whatever using DVD styler, it makes a file that is 4.9GB (!!!) large, and then says the disc is too tiny for it to burn.

my question is, what am i doing wrong that DVD styler is turning a 1.4GB video + a simple menu into nearly 5GB? i imagine converting files and stuff into something for a dvd would make it a bit bigger, but ~3x times the OG size seems a bit much.

thank you!

hey folks! let me preface this by saying i've never burned a DVD or anything similar before, so i apologize if this has a rather obvious answer. it's my understanding that simply burning DVD's through windows won't allow the video to be played through regular DVD players, so i installed DVD styler to make a REALLY BASIC menu. as in, the menu is a single image, the name of the file, and a button to play it. the video file itself is 1.4GB, and the disc i'm burning onto can take 4.7GB. now, when i try to generate the dvd file or whatever using DVD styler, it makes a file that is 4.9GB (!!!) large, and then says the disc is too tiny for it to burn.

my question is, what am i doing wrong that DVD styler is turning a 1.4GB video + a simple menu into nearly 5GB? i imagine converting files and stuff into something for a dvd would make it a bit bigger, but ~3x times the OG size seems a bit much.

thank you!

im looking for some software that can block the use of devices since my little brother keeps sneaking downstairs to play games or watch tv pass his bedtime (sometimes he even stays passed midnight). me and my mom have tried to keep him upstairs during bedtime, blocking the internet, changing his passwords, all that type of stuff. and when called out on it he says "i wont do it again" he proceeds to the exact same thing again the next day (sometimes its even the same day). then in the morning he complains about how tired he feels...

This is a great app, but I haven't seen any updates for a couple of years. The developer website does not work. Is it on github? Are there forked projects similar to this but different names?

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As the title says, I’m searching for software to use on my MacBook that functions like the Xbox Game Bar, used primarily to record lectures with video and audio. Thanks!