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Power Users is a Q&A site for questions about the usage of computer software and hardware. We are still a small site and would like to grow, so please consider joining our community. We are looking forward to your questions and answers; they are the building blocks of a repository of knowledge we are building together.

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Q&A Why might I be failing to connect to the eduroam network on Ubuntu 22.04?

From my far-gone uni days, I remember having to install some Telekom Root Trust Certificate File to get the network to accept my username and password. I had to do this on both Android and a Linux ...

posted 1mo ago by 9hax‭

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Q&A How can I color the columns of a CSV file differently in Notepad++?

Example Cross-posted: https://qr.ae/pAR6j7 https://superuser.com/q/1888670/116475

0 answers  ·  posted 2mo ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭

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Q&A Setting zoom level in Safari web apps

This problem seems to have been solved in Safari 18.0 (19619.1.26.111.10)

posted 8mo ago by samcarter‭

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Q&A In VS Code, can you display an inline diff of unstaged changes?

The command palette has entries[1] for "Show Next Change" and "Show Previous Change," with hotkeys listed as Alt+F3 and Shift+Alt+F3, respectively. You may also be interested in just paging to the ...

posted 11mo ago by Michael‭  ·  edited 10mo ago by Michael‭

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Q&A Why can't I delete the English (US) Language pack? [closed]

I face this same problem. Why is "Remove" grayed out? How do I delete?

0 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by Sunny‭  ·  closed 11mo ago by samcarter‭

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Q&A Reddit: How to get around "whoa there, pardner!"

It is possible to view these with an third party archive, like archive.ph. It does take a while for the page to be archived if nobody has done so yet.

posted 9mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A Turning a Samsung smart screen into a dumb computer monitor

I can't post a full answer since I never owned this model. But this might be helpful until someone else does. From https://www.displayspecifications.com/en/model/87792ead I found that the OS for t...

posted 9mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A Native Folder Synchronization on Android

Nothing prevents it, and many services do it. For example, Nextcloud's client can synchronize folders. Some reasons that could be making it less common are: Phones are sometimes thought of a de...

posted 9mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A How to automatically select new bulk downloads, and delete downloads deleted months ago?

Write a script to find the old files. Once you have a full treename of a file, it's trivial to delete it. Pretty much any command shell should be able to do this. Here is an example using my scr...

posted 3mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 3mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Q&A Delete "dosdevices" folder created by WINE from Windows

Sorry, I don't know the answer to "remove this in Windows", and this is too long for a comment. The root cause is that Linux gives the user more power in working with files, and Windows is less pe...

posted 7mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A Why don't motherboards support the highest RAM Speeds?

Like always with overclocking, it is not guaranteed to work or be reliable. When one as a hardware manufacturer makes a claim about supported speeds, there's a lot of things to consider: Does ...

posted 7mo ago by Lundin‭

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Q&A How to make an app immersive (fullscreen) in Android?

Is there a way to make an arbitrary app immersive in Android? That is, fullscreen with the status and navigation bars hidden. A temporary solution would be the best. I'm thinking about a situation...

1 answer  ·  posted 6mo ago by Iizuki‭  ·  last activity 4mo ago by xxxxme‭

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Q&A In MS Edge, how to clear autofill data?

In MS Edge, how to clear autofill data?

1 answer  ·  posted 4mo ago by propatience‭  ·  last activity 4mo ago by propatience‭

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Q&A In MS Edge, how to clear autofill data?

Only way currently seems to be to clear all autofill data or timed autofill data. Three dots (...) History Trash Icon Time range All time Autfill form data (includes forms and cards...

posted 4mo ago by propatience‭  ·  edited 4mo ago by propatience‭

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Q&A What free, offline software for Windows 10 converts math in PDFs To MathJax?

I need software to convert math in lengthy PDFs to MathJax, in order to copy and paste the MathJax to websites like math.stackexchange.com and math.codidact.com. Recommendations must Be unqual...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by TextKit‭  ·  edited 10mo ago by Michael‭

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Q&A How can I plug in both a microphone and speaker to a laptop with a single 3.5 mm jack?

My dad has a Lenovo Y700 laptop with only one 3.5 mm jack (green arrow in pic). He uses this laptop for video calls. He must use the single jack for speakers, because it is impossible to hear peop...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by TextKit‭  ·  edited 2y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Meta Is web service problem related question on-topic?

I was visiting some sites recently but, that site is looking inactive but, I can't be sure cause, earlier lots of people were withdrawing lots of money from that site. I had mailed at support. But,...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Anonymous‭

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Q&A Distinguish like I'm 9 years old — Bit rate vs. Data rate?

How do **Data rate **and Total bitrate differ? I am untutored in computer science — please explain like I am 9 years old. See below pls. David Vanderschel PhD in Mathematics & Physics from Ri...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by TextKit‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Q&A Native Folder Synchronization on Android

What technically (or contractually) prevents cloud storage providers from implementing native support for folder synchronization in their Android apps?

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by AZeed‭  ·  last activity 9mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A In Microsoft Word, how do I systematically add space before the Footnote Superscript?

Undoubtedly, it's too unproductive to add spaces manually before each Footnote SuperScript. I clicked on Manage Styles, but see no option to add such spaces PRODUCTIVELY. Word grayed out "Paragr...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by TextKit‭  ·  edited 3y ago by TextKit‭

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Meta How to handle crossposts

Another one just showed up: How can I record 2 simultaneous Teams meetings, on the same computer, without audio cross interference? In this case, a mod found the duplicate and posted the link in a...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Q&A Is a local Apache a local web server?

Is a local "web" server such as a local Apache installed on Windows with WAMP/XAMPP really a "web server"? (is it a "pseudo web server")? What would be a reasonable term to use to describe not the...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 3y ago by deleted user

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Q&A Distinguish like I'm 5 years old — ArtBox, BleedBox, CropBox, MediaBox, TrimBox

I tried 4 different sets of definitions below, but they're still too abstruse! English ISN'T my first language. You don't have to read any thing below this line...I'm just showing all my work like ...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by TextKit‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by DavidCary‭

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Meta Software Recommendations Category

This(Software Category) is a good idea. In this question @Lundin is requesting for a new category where following topics are included : MS Office a subset of Google's G Suite that includes Docs...

posted 4y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 4y ago by deleted user

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Q&A Why does my HTC Desire 610, running Android v4.4.2 and WiFi connected, falsely allege "your phone is up to date" and "no updates available"?

While cleaning my attic, I unerathed an HTC Desire 610 from 2014. I hope to use it as a backup phone. I can't afford to buy a new phone, as COVID unemployed me. As at today, the Latest release is ...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by TextKit‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Canina‭

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