I am currently trying to move things from my SSD media server to my EHDD slave drive, but explorer is currently saying that it will take "about 55 minutes" to transfer a 6gb folder. I have another 400gb that needs to be moved.. Is this simply a sign that my EHDD is about to die? It's by no means new (Been in the garage for a couple of years).

Thanks in advance.

My IT guy at work told me "never use public wifi on your business laptop. Tether it to your phone instead. And you can just connect your phone to the public wifi, because the phone encrypts everything." Is that true at all?

If the latter statement is bullshit, what about the safety of tethering my laptop to my phone in general? Is it safe? Is wired tethering safer?

How is it possible to control a TV which is hundreds of km away from me at my hometown through Google Home when I connect to the WiFi in my current city? This happened to me(could it be due to someone hacking or spying my phone)

my strip lights have been working perfectly for like 4 years up until a few hours ago, they flash for a split second then turn off/aren’t illuminated. i’ve tried unplugging from the power brick, wall and control box. it was connected through an extension for a year so i tried plugging it into the wall directly and still no luck. any advice ?

I’m having a party next weekend and have two bluetooth speakers I’d like to simultaneously play music with from what I’ve seen with an iPhone I can’t use Bluetooth but they do have aux inputs so can I use any old splitter or does it have to be a specific type Thanks for any help and suggestions

Long story short, I've had a problem with my phone number where I don't receive calls from certain phone numbers, mainly my daughter's current and future school and a few different doctors offices. I've been back and forth with Verizon tech support for weeks and no one seems to know why this is happening or how to fix it. So my last ditch effort to fix this is to just change my phone number, which I don't completely mind. I haven't lived in the zip code where my old number is from in close to 15 years. However, I'm afraid to pull the trigger and lose access to 2FA for my various accounts. Is there anything important I need to keep in mind before I do this?

Please don't judge I know I could have prevented this.

So had a major house renovation (UK) and had a new media wall installed as a partition between a large living room, as such I decided not to move the virgin media TV and broadband and instead run a hdmi cable under the floor up into the media wall and out behind the TV. Floorboards then replaced and laminate flooring on top, finished with new skirting boards meaning getting to back under the floor is going to be an issue. Cable is roughly 4m under the floor through holes in joists and around several corners.

Installed my new amazon fire TV 4 series only to realise that I'd bought hmdi 2.1 120hz 8k cable and as such doesn't work.

Are there any solutions to my problem other than buying a new TV that is compatible?

I did consider trying to tie a hmdi cable to the old and pulling it through but I feel the likelihood of me pulling it off will be slim.

Yes I should have tested it all before install but I haven't.

Thanks in advance

Posting title explains what I’m looking for I want this to be as hassle free as possible for the customer to leave me a review. What is the easiest way to generate this code.

I found an used xfinity modem at the local thrift store. Are there any way I can use it as a modem for other services and not xfinity?

Okay so I'm looking for SD cards for both my phone and my Nintendo Switch, I keep finding SD cards like this one

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW5V7W9H?starsLeft=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_4RGZZ5PJRJNFQM868YCT

This one here say 1TB but it says it's a smart card, not SDXC or anything like PNY, SanDisk, or others. And it's ridiculously cheap for a 1TB Micro SD card, but I've been seeing stuff like this a lot on Amazon, Walmart, and other sites.

Are they legit?

Can they be used?

If they can how much actual storage do I get out of the 1TB?

A few months ago I wrote a post on this sub on how I started working on cleaning up my digital footprint. I received encouragement, and great tips, so I wanted to share how it goes. Why now? On TV I saw that today is the Deletion Day - a day reminding everyone to make their internet usage habits better. Most of such days are created for marketing but this one seems different. So my brain went ‘why the hell not’.

Maybe this will help someone else to start their digital detox. So, let me briefly summarize how to delete digital footprint:

• Erasing your details from people search sites and data brokers databases. When I googled myself I found my profile on Spokeo, Truthfinder and others. However, they asked to put in my details when I was trying to opt out, which seemed like a scam. So, instead I went with another option - paying for a data removal service subscription to opt out on my behalf.

I personally went with Incogni, but there are several good options. My profiles on Spokeo and Truthfinder are gone, and I receive less spam. So, I would say, this helped to clean up my digital footprint.

• Tracking which companies sell your data. One great tip came from my socials. Whenever you are asked to fill in your payment details, let’s say when shopping online, add the company's name next to your surname e.g. John Doe Amazon. This way whenever you’ll receive spam, you’ll know which company sold your details to other companies. Then message both companies and insist that they erase your profile.
• Creating email aliases for online shopping, non-important websites and stuff. It’s not that hard to remember several logins, but I see how much spam gets to these fake emails instead of my main one.
• Separating browsers for different things. It took some time to set up, but now when all the settings, bookmarks and stuff are saved, I don’t even notice. I also went an extra step, and created separate profiles on Firefox for different purposes, and I believe I leave less digital footprint.

There are so much more tips worth sharing on this Deletion Day. But this post is already becoming too long, so I only included key tips that I feel had an instant impact. I’ll just leave a link to my previous post here with more basic tips.
I would love to hear Deletion Day tips from someone else who went on digital detox. Did it work for you? What did you choose to do? What are lessons and tips that you’ve learned on how to delete digital footprint? Please share your progress.

Hello, I just bought a new computer and as expected, it did not include Microsoft Office. My old computer is pretty old but at the time of purchase, Microsoft Office Home edition was already installed on the computer.

My question:

Is there a way to transfer that version of Microsoft Office to the new computer?

I don’t need the newest version of Office, just a version. And Free is better than paying $150.

Thank you.

You might have heard that AT&T data breach just happened. This is a nasty one, because social security numbers, full names, email and mailing addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth, as well as AT&T account numbers and passcodes have been compromised. It impacts somewhat 73 million, myself included. Many people are sharing news about AT&T security breach but not many share tips. So, I thought I’d start this thread.

How to protect yourself from att breach:

• Change your passcodes. AT&T said that it had already reset the passcodes of current users, but if you’re using the same details for other logins, you might want to change them too. How will you remember them all? Probably the simplest way is to use a password manager. This comparison table created by a redditor was helpful for me in understanding it all better, and I personally use Nordpass at the moment.
• Turn on 2FA. This will protect your account even if someone else has your login details. It's a good idea to turn on 2FA on as many accounts as possible not only because of att breach but in general. I've been using the Google Authenticator app, but there are many others.
• Freeze your credit reports. I also saw a tip to freeze your credit reports at all three major agencies — Equifax, Experience, and TransUnion circling around. I haven’t done this, because I’m afraid it will mess up my credit history. Does anybody know if it comes with any consequences?

How to check for AT&T data leak

If you have been impacted by this breach, you should receive an email or letter directly from AT&T about the incident. 

I know these tips are basic cybersecurity knowledge, and I would love to hear more advice on AT&T security breach from you guys.

I work in an office where every week one of my responsibilities is to update 5 different TVs with sales numbers and upcoming information via USB flash drives. We make powerpoint presentations and then export the material to video files on the USB drives. I then manually plug a flash drive into each TV and tell it to play the media on the drive. I repeat this process for each TV, and I actually do it at two other locations when I'm able to get to those remote sites.

My thinking is that there's got to be a better way than all of this flash drive file swapping. Can anyone give me any recommendations for alternative ways to accomplish this task?

I’ve just received an old laptop from my mother-in-law to use for some work at home, but it can’t seem to find my house network. It can see networks from my neighbors etc., but not my own. My other devices have no problem seeing it and connecting to it.

So far I’ve tried:

• using an Ethernet cable (it will connect, but I don’t have my router close by and can’t move it)
• adding it manually through the networkcenter (doesn’t work)
• reinstalling the network drivers (didn’t do the trick)
• using some commands to renew and restart things like me ipconfig (nope)

Does anyone have any clue what could help?

I'd like to stop scrolling before bed but I need my phone near me for alarms which leads to scrolling

Traditional clocks can set one alarm only I need to set multiple alarms to wake up Any solutions?

Hi- I am frustrated and could use some advice. I left on vacation and came back and my 2017? 2018? MacBook Air is not functioning at all. It only charges. I contacted Apple support and they suggested bringing it in, but said my data might be wiped during the repair. I have three important Zoom recorded interviews that I would like to get off my computer before it’s repaired. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get these files? When I log into Zoom on my husband’s computer, I can see them under locally recorded files, but when I click on them it says I have to be on my (dead) computer to access them. Unfortunately, I thought I was saving on the Zoom cloud this whole time but apparently wasn’t.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Hey, as you might have heard, a recent journalist investigation found that the CEO of data removal company Onerep has been found to have also created many people finder sites. Basically, the situation with Onerep is: create a problem, then sell the solution. I personally don’t trust the service anymore, and want to switch from Onerep to something else.

But it's tough to pick the best Onerep alternative because several tools (Incogni, Deleteme, Kanary) seem pretty solid: they all do recurring scans, search not just through people finder sites but marketing and other databases. Also, all keep you in the loop with regular reports.

I'm after some genuine reviews from people who've used one or all of these services and can tell more about their trustworthiness, effectiveness, and features. Or someone who’s canceling Onerep already.

Please share. Thank you.

EDIT: A lot of great tips in the comment section. I personally gave Incogni a try. Big thanks to the user who advised getting a discount coupon ‘reddit55’ from this comparison table. I’ve tested it, and it worked. Thanks to all you guys!

Could someone clarify the connection between Watts, Volts, and Amps for me?
I found myself delving into electricity topics while searching for a charger brick to purchase. What factors should I consider when selecting a charging brick?
Additionally, what aspects should I inspect regarding the cable connecting it and the device it will charge?

Hey Everyone, I work for a pesticide company and we end up leaving voicemails for clients on a daily basis. We have a full script we follow and everything. Obviously, if a customer answers, it's a more specific conversation about their property, but the voicemail is a generic why were calling and how to get a hold of us.

I'm looking for something that I'd be able to record my message on and play it when the voicemail kicks in, without it sounding like I'm playing the message off my cellphone into the office phone.

My boss even told me if I can find a way to do it, a bonus is in mind as it'll help productivity.

Hey Everyone, I work for a pesticide company and we end up leaving voicemails for clients on a daily basis. We have a full script we follow and everything. Obviously, if a customer answers, it's a more specific conversation about their property, but the voicemail is a generic why were calling and how to get a hold of us.

I'm looking for something that I'd be able to record my message on and play it when the voicemail kicks in, without it sounding like I'm playing the message off my cellphone into the office phone.

My boss even told me if I can find a way to do it, a bonus is in mind as it'll help productivity.

I've been trying to figure out how to make my online presence more private because several websites now show detailed profiles with my personal details (it even shows my spouse's name!). What caught my eye were data removal services. From what I've gathered, these tools can pretty effectively remove search results about you from Google, Whitepages, and other people-finder sites.

After some research, I don’t know why, but I was very surprised about how many different options we have here. And boy, it is hard to choose the one you like from the first sight.

So, over the past few days, I took some time to do in-depth research on data removal services myself. I thought that I would share it with you as well, so you can hear some tips.

The top criteria I was looking for:

• Availability of data removal tools in different countries
• Scanning a wide range of people finder sites
• Scanning a wide selection of data broker databases
• Recurring scans and removals

Here is the Comparison Table.
As it was done for my own research, let me know if there are other brands that you think I should include. Also, feel free to suggest any other criteria for the table. Let’s make this as helpful as possible for everyone like me who has no idea how to choose the best data removal service.

I am completely lost on what tech device I may need. I'm looking for something that will allow me to stream music without having to download MP3 files to the device. It needs to be portable, have parental locks, and no access to web browsers/internet. Most MP3 players i am finding still need you to download the music from a laptop or computer which I don't have access to. They also have the ability to get on the internet which is troublesome since this will be for a child. I have already asked several people for input but we all keep coming up short. I'm hoping some of you well versed people in the tech world can help me out here.

My ex boyfriend has been paranoid for at least 2 months that I have somehow hacked into his Gmail, his phone, his chromebook and now his work apple phone. Claiming I've screwed them all up he can't use them along with saying I've made myself in control of them so I can digitally take over. It's insane. When he wasn't in one of his paranoia fits, he asked me to help him to delete a Gmail, create a new one and change the google fi service to that one. I did it all with him sitting next to me. He smashed his chromebook tk shot because he had that chromebook ghost thing, which I helped by doing some googling. And then I helped him get a new windows laptop all without my own access, again while he sat right next to me.

He is so paranoid (for quite a few reasons) that I've done all this stuff to his accounts and keeps demanding I stop. I'm not doing anything. I've never done any of the stuff he's accused me of. I honestly wouldn't even know how. I can do some basic stuff but that's it. I've let him go through jy phone, my tablet my laptop to try to prove it's not me. Dumb move looking at it now, but when he went into that paranoia fight about it I just wanted to prove to him with his own hands it's not me. But it was and is never enough. He sent me a message today from him work iphone demanding I stop stealing his life digitally. I hate apple products I can't even get the darned phones to pull up the menu right so it's even crazier that I'd do anything to that phone.

I need to know if there is a way or some place to take my phone to see if he's changed anything on it when he's used them. I did the cancel my debit card, change my passwords for important things and emails and hopefully the things that I would need to just in case. But he is so set that he's going to take his shit somewhere and prove it's me...now I don't think he had the intelligence to do enough to frame me, but probably enough to make it look odd like put my name on his accounts or something. But can all that be tracked to when he used the device and location or not? I mean I'm seriously beyond exhausted and miserable having to deal with his constant paranoia over this, even now broken up, because he can be extremely angry and violent. Yes, I have left. And I am in a sage place but not like I can just sell ky house and move because of him. I've reached out regarding legal measures for an order of protection but it's a piece of paper and I've seen the bad side of that as an ER nurse.

I just need some help to know where to go or what to do to see if he screwed with my phone beyond what my knowledge can do and look for. I'm just in a mess right jow with this all and it's breaking me down. I can't take it anymore.

I have a very nice wired headset. As I now have a condenser microphone and nice sennheiser 560s for when I'm sitting at my desk I would like to still make use of my wired headset for something I wanted for a while. That being having a wireless headset for when am not constantly sitting at my desk and might have to move around a little more. I thought that would be an easy problem to fix I probably can just get a Bluetooth dongle or maybe a set of some dongle transmitter plus usb receiver. Come to find out after hours of searching there at least to my research is not a single bluetooth adapter that allows for a 4 pole aux connection. And I couldn't find any kind of wireless adeptar that allows my to use the mic only their own mic which is shity. I even searched if I might be able to use my phone and the best solution is not really up to it. The only thing I found was AudioRelay which doesn't use a direct wireless connection but goes through the router. I have a more then capable router which means it mostly works fairly well, but no matter the router that extra step will always cause connection errors in a while.

So if anyone has any kind of solutions that would be greatly appreciated!!

An investigation into the history of onerep.com finds this company is operating not from the USA but out of Belarus and Cyprus, and that its founder has launched dozens of people-search services (Nuwber.com, pplcrwlr.in, peeepl.co.uk are just a few of them) over the years.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/03/ceo-of-data-privacy-company-onerep-com-founded-dozens-of-people-search-firms/

My cell is with the battery messed up. If I put to charge, it takes too long to charge. Some info in the own cell says that I've put to charge when it was at 5% or lower.

But that was the way I was teached! I tried to use the battery as much as I can before I put to charge up, but I couldn't do it every time because of work and other daily activities (like, "I know I won't have time and my cell will be low om battery, so I'll put to charge now"). But then, I'll put tp charge, like, when it is 60%.

What's yhe better way to put tp charge? Is there one for the battery don't be like mine is right now?

Sometimes it's obvious a post/tweet/whatever might be from ChatGPT, it just looks like paraphrasing from Wikipedia or something about its tone. Is there a browser extension that could help spot these?

I’d also like for it to have a big screen to work on. What minimum specs do I need in this ideal laptop? Or do you have any recommendations of laptops? My budget cap is $1500 but I’d prefer to spend around $1000 if that’s possible.