home setup

In an era where “always-on” computing often collides headlong with rising electricity costs, power-hungry hardware, and the persistent quest for quieter, simpler workflows, the humble Raspberry Pi has quietly stepped into a starring role in many home labs and enthusiast setups. For anyone who...

I'm working on networking our new-old (1995 vintage) house. It has already had some cable drops installed and all in the "wrong" places (well, duh). I looked at MoCA (2 different coax cable sets already in the walls) - $180.00/cable run? - I don't think so. Then I looked at MESH - interesting...

An answer to this question may clear up my confusion: Can the C: drive be part of a pool, having all drives (including the c: drive) look like 1 drive? If so, how do I do that? I created a storage space, but it made me set it up as drive D:, and I see no way to combine it with C:. To clarify...

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HI! Yesterday I came home and my computer wouldn't start anymore. nothing happenened so I figured it was my "feeding" (in case this is a weird translation: what I mean is the power distribution) So I bought a new one, hooked up all the plugs, well not all Computer works again, but my hdmi...

I've been trying to track the cause of this BSOD down for a few months now. I've updated all the drivers, scanned drives and memory for errors, but nothing seems to point in a useful direction. I work on a laptop connected to an external screen for a dual display setup. This is the same with...

I was just wondering if there is any way to use my laptop to play the games I have installed on my desktop? Like the game is running on the desktop but I see the video and I control it from my laptop? Would I have to install a server program on the desktop, I was thinking of having a set up...

I have two Lenovo laptops, one for work and one for home. They are both running Windows 7 professional. The work laptop is the x210 and is the one I am having problems with. When I am at HOME it does not shut down and sits on the blue shutting down screen requiring me to force shut down...

I am pulling my hair out trying to get a few things sorted out with my home setup. I have media pc running windows 7 ultimate. But trying to stream AVI files over Cat6 cable to my local network to my media player [zensonic/ziova z500] just doesnt work, I can see the folders but not the...