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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.

Posts by Franck Dernoncourt‭

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Q&A What does the "preparing" step do when I upload a video on some website with my iPhone?

I have an iPhone running iOS 15. When I upload a larger video on some website, iOS spends a while "preparing" the video. What does this step do, and why is it necessary?

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭  ·  edited 10d ago by Andreas demands justice for humanity‭

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Q&A Why does Windows Task manager shows 100% for the GPU utilization for one process but shows 1% for the overall GPU utilization?

Why does Windows Task manager shows 100% for the GPU utilization for one process but shows 1% for the overall GPU utilization? I use Windows 11 24H2 Pro, Python 3.12 and a MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH la...

0 answers  ·  posted 1mo ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭

Question windows windows-11 gpu task-manager python
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Meta Why was this question PyCharm closed?

Can't run a Python file in PyCharm: why? got closed as "This question is not within the scope of Power Users.". The community description is: Our community for computer enthusiasts (power users...

1 answer  ·  posted 2d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭  ·  last activity 2d ago by Andreas demands justice for humanity‭

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Q&A Why does this PowerShell command first request writing all bytes before uploading to JFrog Artifactory and how can I make it stream bytes immediately?

I upload a 150 MB file via PowerShell to a JFrog Artifactory server as follows: $FilePath = "dataset.tar.gz" $URL = "https://artifactory.somesite.com/artifactory/project1/dataset.tar.gz" $ARTIFA...

0 answers  ·  posted 1mo ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭

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Q&A Can't run a Python file in PyCharm: why?

I closed the window containing the PyCharm project and reopened the project: it worked. I have no idea why it didn't work before reopening the PyCharm project. Very strange: I don't see what could ...

posted 5d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭

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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 28d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭

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Q&A Why does copying an image from Chrome and pasting it into MS Paint reduce its quality, and how can I prevent this?

When I copy an image in Chrome: and paste it into MS Paint, the quality is reduced: Why, and how can I prevent that? I use Windows 11 24H2 Pro, Paint 11.2412.311.0 and a MSI GS76 Stealth 11U...

1 answer  ·  posted 1mo ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭  ·  last activity 1mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Question windows windows-11 Google-Chrome ms-paint copy-paste
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Q&A How can I find and restart mouse-related programs that got closed during an interrupted computer shutdown?

I interrupted a computer shutdown and as a result the mouse cursor is moving much more slowly and the cursor has become smaller. I assume some mouse-related programs got closed: how can I find them...

0 answers  ·  posted 2d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭  ·  edited 2d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭

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Q&A How can I see the email of a participant in an MS Teams meeting on iPad during the meeting?

How can I see the email of a participant in an MS Teams meeting on iPad during the meeting? I don't see where to find it: Crossposts: https://apple.stackexchange.com/q/479373/20338 https:...

0 answers  ·  posted 22d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭  ·  edited 22d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭

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Q&A How can I change the validity duration of a token obtained with `az account get-access-token`?

I use a token obtained with az account get-access-token to deploy finetuned GPTs on Azure, update them (e.g., changing their max hit rate) or remove them. I read on https://learn.microsoft.com/en...

0 answers  ·  posted 6d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭

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Q&A I've logged into the Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) via `az login`: how can I see when it'll sign me out?

I've logged into the Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) via az login: how can I see when it'll sign me out? I.e., how can I see when when my authentication will expire? Crossposts: https://qr...

0 answers  ·  posted 6d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭  ·  edited 6d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭

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Q&A How can I see the number of elements a field contain in a JSON file opened with Notepad++?

I can see the number of elements a field contain in a JSON file opened with PyCharm 2024.2.3: How can I view the same within Notepad++? Crossposts: https://qr.ae/pAAs1z https://superuser....

0 answers  ·  posted 5d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭

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Q&A When running a query with ChatGPT with search enabled, can I restrict the search to only certain domain(s)?

When running a query with ChatGPT with search enabled, can I restrict the search to only certain domain(s)? For example, only search https://genai.stackexchange.com/ Crossposts: https://qr.a...

1 answer  ·  posted 22d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭  ·  last activity 12d ago by Andreas demands justice for humanity‭

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Q&A How do Gemini Gems compare against custom GPTs?

What are the main differences, if any, between Gemini Gems compare against custom GPTs? Or are they basically the same feature? Crossposts: https://redd.it/1jrta7h https://redd.it/1jrtafv h...

0 answers  ·  posted 20d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭  ·  edited 20d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭

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Q&A No regions are available for Gemini Pro 2.5. Why?

When I go to https://console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/studio/multimodal?model=gemini-2.5-pro-preview-03-25&invt=[redacted]&project=[project-name], no regions are available for Gemini Pro...

0 answers  ·  posted 14d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭

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Q&A What does the warning "When you create this deployment, the resource change you've made will persist throughout Azure AI Foundry." indicate?

I am deploying a GPT instance in Azure and see: When you create this deployment, the resource change you've made will persist throughout Azure AI Foundry. What does the warning "When you cr...

0 answers  ·  posted 8d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭  ·  edited 7d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭

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Q&A Error "unsupported_value: Unsupported value: 'stream' does not support true with this model. " when using GPT o1 in Azure playground: why and fix how?

I use GPT o1 in Azure playground. Typically it works fine: But I got a the following error on a long prompt about code editing: unsupported_value: Unsupported value: 'stream' does not support...

0 answers  ·  posted 7d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭  ·  edited 7d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭

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Q&A Can't run a Python file in PyCharm: why? [closed]

I can't run a Python file in PyCharm: why? The run icon is greyed out: I went to Run → Edit Configurations… to make sure the correct Python interpreter is selected. Debug, coverage, and profile...

1 answer  ·  posted 5d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭  ·  closed 2d ago by samcarter‭

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Q&A How was the claim "Gemini 2.0 Flash achieves 24x higher intelligence per dollar than anyone in the market" determined?

I saw on https://youtu.be/2OpHbyN4vEM?t=219: Gemini 2.0 Flash achieves 24x higher intelligence per dollar than anyone in the market How did Google get that x24 number? The given source is ...

0 answers  ·  posted 12d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭  ·  edited 12d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭

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Q&A Now that GPT, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek have search, what's the point of using Perplexity AI?

Perplexity.AI used to be very useful as it was amongst the first solutions to combine search engines and LLMs. Now that GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek have search, what's the point of using Perplexi...

0 answers  ·  posted 13d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭

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Q&A How can I copy the ChatGPT answer as Markdown?

I use the ChatGPT application on my Android phone. How can I copy the answer as Markdown? I have a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra running Android 13. Crossposts: https://redd.it/1jyhw5m https://r...

1 answer  ·  posted 11d ago by Franck Dernoncourt‭  ·  last activity 11d ago by John C‭

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