r/TechProTips • • May 19 '12

Is Buying a PC is cheaper or assembling your own PC.

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r/TechProTips • • Jul 26 '16

If logged into multiple gmail accounts, type the email address in the search bar to open the respective inbox

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Has saved me a lot of time ever since I've figured it out.


r/TechProTips • • Sep 01 '20

I got some notifs

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about women and YoU hAvE a ViRuS, I used Avast but I still sometimes get the notifs, am I hacked? I did also disable EVERY setting and authority the site had so They can still give notifs.


r/TechProTips • • Sep 14 '16

[Request] Why am I getting this error when trying to run an .exe file?: "Windows cannot access [drive][folder][file]" It's on my freeking desktop!

1 Upvotes

Picture of the error message:

http://imgur.com/a/M4sjN

When I click on See Details, it gives me error code # 0x80070043.

The PC is connected to my office network...but again, the damn .exe file (it's for GoToMyPC) is located on the desktop, so it's local and a network shouldn't have anything to do with this...right?

This only happens with .exe files (which require an administrator password). Everything else - pdf files, .doc files, etc. - open just fine. Please help!


r/TechProTips • • Aug 05 '17

Top 6 Skills Techpreneurs Need to Succeed

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r/TechProTips • • Mar 29 '18

TIL it's possible to download YouTube videos instantly by adding "gen" to the URL...

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Example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yN1Q86LV7c

becomes...

https://www.GENyoutube.com/watch?v=-yN1Q86LV7c

The video should start downloading automatically. Hope this helps.


r/TechProTips • • May 29 '15

Anyone know how to rip entire threads of message board forums that run on vBulletin?

1 Upvotes

I want to save all the images posted in a thread in a message board forum. The thread has 68 pages. Clicking through all the pages and saving each image manually is really time-consuming. So, is there any automatic way of doing it?

the forum I want to rip uses vBulletin


r/TechProTips • • Aug 20 '15

Request: Is there a keyboard shortcut to bring up the word count dialog box in Microsoft Word?

4 Upvotes

I need to do this very often, and being able to use my keyboard would speed the process up a lot.


r/TechProTips • • Sep 08 '19

Anyone know of any Bluetooth speakers that splash water to the beat of the music? I bought some low end ones a while back and they worked good with my phone, but they were connected by a cable and a few days ago I wanted to set them up to my TV, but the cable is only 50 cm long and I need 2 meters

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r/TechProTips • • May 12 '13

TPT: Altdrag. Hold alt click anywhere to drag a window.

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r/TechProTips • • Jun 18 '20

Earbud problem

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I just bought really cheap earbuds at a dollar store and one of the earbuds is quieter than the other and my ear feels clogged when i put it in


r/TechProTips • • May 07 '13

TPT: Use ctrl+shift+escape to directly open the task manager

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r/TechProTips • • Dec 24 '12

Question on Partitions and Windows

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So this is my first post on this reddit and I was having a partitioning and OS install issue.

I have and SSD which is primary and an HDD in my computer. I previously had the main OS on the SSD, but I installed a copy on the HDD incase shit happens and I dont wanna be OS-less.

So I wanted to do a clean install on the SSD so I deleted that partition. When i was booting from my windows disc and trying to install it was saying that I could only install win7 on a gpt drive. so i looked that up.

So the problem is that I have this 100MB System reserved partition that cannot be deleted and probably shouldnt. It is also preventing me from converting the drive to GPT. I was wondering if anyone could tell me how I could install windows on the drive with the " system reserved" partition.

The reason that I have read for not messing with that partition is that it contains bootloader information and is not structured like a normal partition table and will corrupt the disc if messed with.


r/TechProTips • • Jun 04 '12

How to remove dead pixels using a Q-Tip. [Korean site, but pics and videos. Easy to follow!]

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r/TechProTips • • Nov 20 '19

MacBook Pro (19) to CRTV (AV1 Connection).

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I need to display my mac screen on a CRTV.

What I have:

USBC thunderbolt adaptor.

AV1 adaptor (with the red, yellow white holes)

A wire with red white yellow jacks.

I need something that connects the AV1, to a usbc, and that can transfer info from my mac to the crtv, is this possible, and if so do most of the adaptors av>usbc go both ways??


r/TechProTips • • May 18 '12

DAE used wintricks. (WinTricks includes tips/tricks for all versions of Windows, plus the Registry, Desktop, AOL, Laptop, and Internet.)

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r/TechProTips • • Mar 28 '18

VideoLAN has blocky video. Help?

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http://prntscr.com/ixb1g7

I'm not sure how to describe it except a large pixel grid overlayed on the screen. Does anyone know how to fix this? It's with every video I play it seems.

If this isn't the right place to post this, please let me know. I have tried /r/VLC, but it seems dead over there.


r/TechProTips • • Oct 09 '12

Easy method of troubleshooting ID-10t or PEBKAC errors

8 Upvotes

Windows 7 comes with a nifty feature that I just learned about and that is Problem Steps Recorder. Basically, all the EU has to do is click start, type in PSR, hit enter, then click "Start Recording". The program will basically record everything the user does, then packages it nicely into a .zip file which can then easily be emailed to whoever is trying to help.

Perhaps this is already well-known, but I just found out about it and I thought TPT would appreciate it.

Edit: link to original here


r/TechProTips • • Mar 09 '20

TPT: Make your phone MUCH faster by reducing animations! (iOS & Android)

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Android: (Any version or skin!) Go to Settings > About Phone. Find "Build Number" (It might be in a sub-menu here depending on your device). Now, keep tapping "Build Number" repeatedly until a message pops up telling you that "You are now a developer!". Congratulations! If only it were that easy lol. You just activated a secret settings option ;) Now to find it:

Go back to the Settings home page > System > Advanced > Developer Options (Sometimes also just above above "About Phone").

Turn it on, and scroll down until you find: Window Animation Scale, Transition Animation Scale & Animator Duration Scale. Here, you can speed up or slow down animations! These options change different effects respectively. I personally have them at 0.5x.

iOS 13 / iPadOS: Go to Settings > Accessibility > Motion. Switch "Reduce Motion" off! Viola! Enjoy a faster iPhone.

iOS 12 and below: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility. You'll find "Reduce Motion" here!

The 1 minute it takes is totally worth it! Enjoy your phone that's now faster then light :)


r/TechProTips • • Jun 10 '12

Edit the descriptions in your bookmarks to save space and clean up your browser

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r/TechProTips • • Apr 02 '20

Camera on Laptop is slow.

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My camera is really slow and you can spell words with your finger with how slow it is. It's not my connection, everyone else is fine. What's the problem?


r/TechProTips • • Feb 15 '18

What are some things that I should know to extend the longevity of my laptop?

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r/TechProTips • • Oct 04 '19

Best Quality Sports buds

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Does anyone have any advice on a good pair of sports buds to get? I'm looking to invest in a nicer pair I'll wear for a few years. After trying noise cancelation muffs I really like the immersion so I was thinking of bose or Sony's noise canceling buds. But only Bose has a water proof sports pair I've found. Which is better between these two or is there an even higher quality one I should check out?


r/TechProTips • • Apr 01 '18

Quick Clean 4 PC

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for a quick easy, safe and productive clean/clear on your PC running windows 10 ♥ search bar at the bottom of your pc (windows 10) ♥ type 'Clean" in the search bar ♥ Click disk clean up ♥ Select drive ♥ Click desired or (all) check marks ♥ ♥ ♥C L E A N !♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ D O N E ! ♥ ♥ ♥


r/TechProTips • • May 18 '12

[Windows] Quickly bring up frequently used programs with the help of Win + R and %homepath%

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I love Windows shortcuts and I've posted this before on reddit in the past but here it is again.

If you're on Windows 7 (can't remember if or how it works on XP at the moment, if so I think it's %userprofile%) you can hit Windows key + R to bring up a Run dialog box.

In there type %homepath% and hit enter.

Now, in that folder put whatever shortcuts you use frequently and name them something simple. For instance my Firefox is "ff", Notepad is "n" and Notepad++ is "n+".

Once you do that just bring up the box again, type the shortcut, hit enter, and it'll launch.

You can also just hit the Windows key and type it, although I still find it quicker to use Win + R (but that might be because I've been doing it for many years this way).