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    Solved! Android App that Lets You Schedule Weekly Reminders?

    Hey everyone. I found a solution to this problem by using the Google Calendar app.
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    Solved! Android App that Lets You Schedule Weekly Reminders?

    Hi everyone. Does anyone know of an app for Android that lets you schedule weekly reminders? I want to use an app to remind me when it's recycling day (as I sometimes forget) and I believe an app that notified me of this would definitely solve this problem for me. Thank you.
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    Solved! Can you make this kind of save state on your computer?

    Hi everyone. Is it possible to make a save state of a computer that has open files, folders, and programs on it in such a way that you could shut down the computer completely and then, once you restarted it, open up said save state and continue exactly where you left off? All of the programs...
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    Solved! Which matters more when it comes to gaming performance: the CPU or the graphics card?

    Hi everyone. I have a hypothetical question to ask: When it comes to a computer's gaming performance with newer AAA titles which matters more: The computer's CPU or it's graphics card? For example, regarding AAA gaming, if your computer had an underpowered CPU but somehow had a high-end...
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    Solved! Can you use a smart card reader slot like an express card slot? Are there smart card adapters?

    Hi everyone. I happen to have a laptop with a slot that is a smart card reader. I was wondering if it it's at all possible to use this slot in the same way that an express card slot may be used (i.e. with an adapter that gets inserted into the slot) to add functionality that wasn't there...
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    Solved! How do you record audio playing on your computer WITHOUT recording audio in the surrounding environment?

    Hi everyone. Can anyone please tell me how to record the audio playing on a computer WITHOUT recording the audio in the surrounding environment? I want to record the audio of a video on my computer, but I don't want to record background noises from outside of my computer. I haven't been able...
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    Solved! How to open my diskdrive of laptop

    Are you talking about the optical drive? If your laptop has an optical drive there will be a button on the side of your laptop that opens the disc drive when you press it. If you're talking about how to remove the optical/disc drive of your laptop, if you open up your laptop (i.e. remove the...
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    Solved! Is there any way to improve the viewing experience of a TN laptop screen?

    Hi everyone. I have a laptop (HP2570P) that has a TN screen (as opposed to an IPS screen). The colors on this laptop are not very good compared to my other laptop, but aside from the screen (which has poor color quality on top of a 1366 x 768 resolution), the laptop is adequate for most...
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    Solved! What are the practical applications of connecting two computers together with an Ethernet cable?

    Hi everyone. I was wondering, what are the practical applications of connecting two computers together with an Ethernet cable? Why might someone want to do this? For instance, can you transfer data from one computer to another if they're connected with an Ethernet cable? Or, if one computer...
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    Solved! Which would you choose to use in your laptop: A 1 terabyte SATA SSD or a 500 gigabyte M.2 SSD?

    Hi everyone. I have a question I would like to ask. Which of the following would you choose to use in your laptop if you had one of each: 1) A 1 terabyte SATA SSD OR 2) A 500 gigabyte M.2 SSD Why would you choose this one over the other? Thank you.
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    If you have a number pad on your laptop, do you use it?

    Hi everyone. My question is for people with number pads on their laptops. If you are such a person, do you use your laptop's number pad? If so, what do you use it for? I ask because I have a laptop with a number pad and I'm not sure what I can use it for so I thought I would ask everyone here...
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    Solved! Why do older laptops have squarish screens while newer laptops have rectangular screens?

    Hi everyone. I noticed after looking at some older laptops that their screens look a lot more like squarish than current laptops. Current laptops have screens that look decidedly more rectangular it seems. Why is this? In other words, why do older laptops have screens that look more or less...
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    Solved! Is there a program that will show you your computer's display's sRGB and Adobe RGB information?

    Hi everyone. Is there a program that will show you what your computer's display's sRGB and Adobe RGB information is? If one exists, would someone please tell me what it's called? Thank you.
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    Solved! How much does having Airplane Mode turned on affect a laptop's battery life?

    Hi everyone. How much does having Airplane Mode turned on affect a laptop's battery life? I've heard more than once that turning on Airplane mode increases a laptop's battery life. Is this true? If this is true, how much does having a Airplane mode turned on affect a laptop's battery life...