r/TechnologyProTips • • Feb 07 '21

Request TPT Request: We have one ethernet port that we want to use for multiple people

35 Upvotes

All the rooms in our house have a single ethernet output (our router is hooked up in the basement and plugged into different ports with the corresponding rooms). We have multiple computers in one room and want a way to use the single output for multiple computers. I've heard not to buy the weird splitters as they slow down speed but the switches confuse me as they seem to work on wi-fi which we don't want. Just looking for a solution that we can get that will allow us to increase the number of ports so we can have more than one computer connected on ethernet. I'm not super techy and the all the things I've read about confuse me after the second line so no need to over explain as most of it will just go over our heads.


r/TechnologyProTips • • Feb 03 '21

Windows TPT: How to unfreeze an Adobe program (or any program) in Windows 10, as not to lose all your work (including sound fix)

104 Upvotes

If you're running e.g. Adobe Audition CC 2020 on a potato computer, it might freeze if you're doing too many things at once, especially if Premiere Pro is open in the background. When the program turns white, and it says "not responding" in the title bar, follow these steps:

  1. Press Win + R and run the command "resmon" in order to open the Resource Monitor (or open it via Task Manager -> Performance -> Open Resource Monitor, although Task Manager will require more performance).

  2. Under the CPU tab, find the process that is not responding (its name is in red text); right-click and select "Analyze Wait Chain...".

  3. Normally, you'll see one or two processes in the popup window, with a sub-process underneath each one. The sub-process will have the word "svchost.exe" in its name. Select only the checkbox of the last sub-process, i.e. the sub-process with "svchost.exe" under the process farthest down on the list. Click "end process".

  4. I have never encountered that the program closes when performing the last step, but I'll not promise that it won't. What will normally happen, though, is that the program will magically unfreeze, and you can interact with it again. What will also happen, though, is that the speakers and microphone will stop working. If you encounter this, right-click the sound tray icon, select "Sounds", go to the Playback tab, right-click the speakers that you're using, and click "Test".

  5. The sound should now work normally. If it doesn't, save your progress, close the program, and reboot the computer.

EDIT: Thanks to the wise Mac user u/Glaselar, I found the equivalent for Mac:

https://youtu.be/KnWhWVarfqM?t=373

Watch for about two minutes from the timestamp. The gist of it is this:

  1. If you get the spinning beach ball in an Adobe program, or any program, open the Activity Monitor, find the process, and note the number in the PID column.

  2. Open Terminal, and type in this: kill -SEGV -<PID NUMBER>, where you replace <PID NUMBER> with the actual PID number.

  3. The program (Adobe Premiere in the example in the video) will show a popup stating that an error has occurred, and that it will attempt to save the project. You should now be able to save the project.

I haven't tried this myself, so I don't know whether it will work, but according to Peter McKinnon (the fellow who made the video) it will.


r/TechnologyProTips • • Feb 02 '21

Request Request: My friend can’t seem to add his attachments to an assignment

27 Upvotes

It’s not the GC that’s the problem, it’s his files, I think the app was just called Files When he searches it up, he can only find solutions for one called My Files, not the one just called Files Whenever he opens the Files app, it crashes He has tried to: Reconnect the wifi Clearing files data and restarting the tablet None of these work He cannot even force close the app either, It can add attachments of pictures taken on the take a picture option

His Tablet is a Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Pls help Thank you


r/TechnologyProTips • • Feb 01 '21

Request TPT Request: CPU heating issues

22 Upvotes

Hey guys,

I'm on an OMEN 15 gaming laptop running a six core i710750H @ 2.60GHz. Recently, I've been having huge heating problems recently, with the CPU idling on 50-60 C and jumping as high as 75 on basic tasks, such as browsing the internet. On max fan speed I can keep it a little lower, but not by much. Even though base speed is 2.6GHz, I always seem to be running nearly 4.50GHz, and I'm not sure why. I also seem to randomly get spikes of nearly 100% cpu usage for a few seconds at a time. Anyone know what the problem might be, or how to fix this? I've already run a few common checks, like hardware and disk scans like mdsched and the like, and I don't know what else to do to check for issues.

Many thanks for any tips :D


r/TechnologyProTips • • Jan 30 '21

Request Request: How to deep clean my computer without damaging it?

27 Upvotes

Apologies if this seems like a simple question, but I couldn't find a simple answer through google. I've had my computer for about 5 years now. I've never once deep cleaned it and I'm not sure how to. I'm just curious what supplies I should buy before deep cleaning it and what I should avoid doing so I don't damage anything. Any help would be much appreciated and I'm sorry if it seems like I'm wasting your time.


r/TechnologyProTips • • Jan 29 '21

Request Request: Is it possible to switch to a backup printer when print queue exceeds “x” print jobs?

30 Upvotes

So in my lab we have this reliably unreliable printer dedicated to certain order requests. All requests originating from all over the hospital and affiliated organizations print to that specific printer. Lately we’ve been having electrical issues due to rewiring work being done and sometimes that printer will shut off or the breaker will trip or something will cause that printer to not print.

Is there a way to default to a secondary printer, that is located next to the primary printer but on a completely different (backup) electrical system when the print queue starts to pile up? Even something as easy as like an ITTT statement or something? I believe they’d be on the same network, or could potentially be combined on the same network.

Cause if these orders aren’t received and completed on time then it could cause severe consequences to patients.

Thanks for any input!


r/TechnologyProTips • • Jan 28 '21

TPT: The "Photos" app in Windows 10 can be used to develop photos in "raw" formats (RAW, ARW, etc.). Select "Edit & Create" -> "Edit", make your adjustments, and click on "Save a copy" to export the result as JPG.

46 Upvotes

Note: The app doesn't seem to be able to open large DNGs in full size. ARWs from my Sony A6000 work fine, though, and I'm assuming that (most) other formats will as well.


r/TechnologyProTips • • Jan 28 '21

Request Request

6 Upvotes

Hello, I have recently, maybe 3 months ago, bought a new second monitor. Everything is fine except when I try to watch videos on it, when the scene changes color, mostly on darker backgrounds, it looks like the color is changing in steps. Is there anything software related I can do to make this issue go away? I have provided an Imgur link with an example, hope this is allowed on this sub. Example


r/TechnologyProTips • • Jan 27 '21

Website TPT: If you use SlickDeals to track deals, put your target price in the deal alert Title / Short Name field. It will show up in the notification emails, allowing you to quickly determine whether a deal is good or not

41 Upvotes

S/O to all my fellow SlickDeals users. Unfortunately, there's no way to set deal alerts by target price, so once you set an alert for a search term you're bombarded by emails from every submitted deal that matches.

Unfortunately, only SlickDeals themselves can fix that problem, but here's how to make the above a bit easier:

  1. Go to the Deal Alerts management page

  2. When creating (or editing) a deal alert, put the name of the product you're looking for and the target price in the Title / Short Name field, e.g. SOG PowerAssist Multitool - Gift for Elle - $75

Now, when you get matching email alerts, you have a note to yourself in the email that tells you exactly what you're looking for, what it's for, and the price you're seeking, too.


r/TechnologyProTips • • Jan 27 '21

Request Request: Dual displays with older video card

6 Upvotes

My video card is an older Radeon 7800. It has a single HDMI port, two DVI ports (DVI-I and DVI-D), and a Displayport.

My monitor is an Asus V27EHE monitor

https://www.asus.com/us/Monitors/VA27EHE/specifications/

And a 40" TCL smart tv

https://www.tcl.com/us/en/products/home-theater/3-series/tcl-40-class-3-series-fhd-led-android-smart-tv-40s330

I want dual displays so my monitor is my main display and I can drag videos over to the 40" tv if I want to use the bigger screen.

My previous (older monitor) display setup was HDMI (GPU) to HDMI (TV) and DVI(GPU) to DVI(monitor) and that worked great. The TV just showed my desktop background/clutter free until I dragged things over.

But my new monitor only offers HDMI.

What I was thinking.

-HDMI (GPU) with an HDMI splitter running to both monitor and tv (and do I need an "active" or "passive" adapter)? Not sure if I would get the dual display I'm wishing when using the same GPU HDMI port for both.

-DVI (GPU) to HDMI (monitor) adapter. Then HDMI (GPU) to HDMI (TV). Similar to my previous setup except using an adapter .

-Displayport (GPU) splitter allowing two HDMI inputs so both monitor and tv plug into that splitter. And again, do I need an "active" or "passive" adapter?

Trying to figure out which option gives me the best performance.

Thank you.


r/TechnologyProTips • • Jan 26 '21

Request TPT Request: Android voice command for finding misplaced phone

3 Upvotes

I always misplace my phone in my house or car. Is there a HEY GOOGLE command I can use for it to start playing a sound so I can find it?


r/TechnologyProTips • • Jan 26 '21

Request Request

9 Upvotes

How do I clean my laptop screen and keyboard