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My toddler wants to type randomly on the keyboard. Is there a way to safely do this (and with the computer on)? OS can be windows or Mac OS.

I have a gaming keyboard I want on as a decoration. It lights up well when used with a computer, but not at all when plugged into a USB charger. Any options I have?

I have a 3k portable 13" display. The resolution is 3200x1800. That means it should run at high DPI at 1600x900. I also have two Macbooks. One is a MBP Intel 2018 and the other is the MBA M1. The MBP runs it either 3200x1600 with super tiny everything or 1600x900 and pixelated. The MBA runs...

I'm trying to install a Windows software on my M1 MBA running Parallels. I get this error: https://i.postimg.cc/XqztB0FR/Screenshot-2022-11-22-at-8-03-28-PM.png It says I need to turn Controlled Folder Access off which I already did before running the installation (see the screenshot). I...

4K monitors are plenty and around the $300 price range. To go to 5k it's looking at $1000 or higher for similar physical display size but more pixels. Why is that?

I tried plugging in an adapter a lot like this one: https://www.amazon.com/DisplayPort-JSAUX-Thunderbolt-Compatible-Plus-Grey/dp/B0836HGBD7/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3K601WRGCEUWZ&keywords=usb+c+to+mini+displayport&qid=1667760275&s=electronics&sprefix=usb+c+to+mini+displaypor,electronics,138&sr=1-3 This...

In Mac's Disk Utility I can see my external hard drive. However it is not mounted and when I attempt to do so it spins forever and eventually errors out. I've tried this a few times. One time after rebooting I saw it was mounted for like 15 seconds but then unmounted shortly after. I don't know...

been using previous versions of MacBook (intel 2019, 2017, etc) in clamshell mode for years now. I have an external display (Dell 3007WFP) connected and when I tap my Magic Keyboard, the external display wakes up and I'm at the login screen. Since upgrading to an M1 MacBook Air and putting it...

Okay so I've reinstalled Win 10 on my laptop. The manufacturer's site has a list of a dozen or so drivers. So far everything seems to be working without drivers. Which ones do I need to install? Are any of them required? Does Win 10 come with all the drivers I need?

I'm wondering if I'll run into Windows installation issues later like with product keys. I found this article https://answers.gethuman.com/Asus/How-Do-I-Find-My-Asus-Product-Key/how-flX and it allowed me to get the product key out of my laptop. Is this sufficient to reactivate Windows after I...

After backing up my data, I just tried the recovery menu in Win 10's settings. I told it to download Windows from Cloud and wipe everything. The system rebooted and dumped me with a 0x0000185 error. The recovery failed. I managed to get back into Win 10 after another reboot. It says "There was...

So I have this enclosure: https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-External-Lay-Flat-Docking-EC-DFFN/dp/B013WODZH0?th=1 It works with a 2.0TB WD20EZRX SATA 64MB Cache. It reads and writes just fine. However it doesn't work with a 3.0TB WD30EZRX SATA 64MB Cache. When I plug it in a Windows or Mac laptop...

I'm not sure I can do that easily. I'd have to open up the laptop. What do I gain by doing so?

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1304025-REG/asus_gl753ve_ds74_17_3_republic_of_gamers.html 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7-7700HQ Quad-Core 16GB DDR4 RAM | 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD 17.3" 1920 x 1080 Anti-Glare Display NVIDIA GeForce GTX1050Ti (4GB GDDR5) SuperMulti DVD Drive | SD Card Reader 802.11ac...

any suggestions for how to back up all my data first? is there a tool will let me plug in an external hard drive and just back up everything on my laptop? is it a good idea to just format it all? i dont want legacy files sitting around after a reformat...