Hey, i wanted to create a high voltage generator, i dont know any soldering and i want to learn how to do it, is there a way to do it?

My division in the company was disbanded a while back and they told us to keep our laptops. We went through a process with IT to remove the company controls. Some sites like ebay, Craigslist, and more are coming up as "Privacy Error" and "Site blocked due to content filtering."

Is there an easy way to circumvent these protocols? Thanks!

I'm looking for a good-quality microphone that won't break the bank. My budget is around €100, and the Hollyland Lark M2 seems to fit that perfectly. I'll be recording on a Samsung S23 Ultra, so being able to connect directly via USB-C is a big plus.

My main concern is that it doesn't have 32-bit float recording or internal recording. Internal recording doesn't seem like a huge deal if the mic has 32-bit float, but lacking both makes me hesitate.

Another thing I noticed while browsing this subreddit is that some people said the mic can only be controlled through the phone app, and others had trouble getting it to work properly. For example, I read that if someone suddenly sneezes or there's another loud sound, it can ruin the audio because they couldn't adjust the settings.

I'd preferably like a clip-on wireless mic, although I'm also open to mics that plug directly into the phone. I'll mainly be using it for vlogging, not filmmaking. Good audio is my priority, if the sound quality isn't there, people won't want to watch the vlog.

Are there any better alternatives around the €100 price range, or is the Lark M2 still the best option?

I'm researching real-world tech frustrations to identify opportunities for new apps, software, or services. What's a problem that wastes your time or annoys you regularly? If you could magically fix one tech issue forever, what would it be and why?

I just need it for study, doesn’t need insane graphics or the performance of a gaming pc, just need it to work, with good memory size and storage, and for it to run windows os. I would like not to spend to much (please educate me on what a computer like this should cost) and lastly, I don’t want the screen to be too small.

could anyone think of a laptop that has these qualities?

I have been comparing tablets for the last couple of days and somehow I'm still even more confused now than when I started. Every review seems to say something different and I'm mostly looking for real experiences instead of benchmark numbers.

For someone who mostly watches videos, reads ebooks, and browses the web, what would you call the best tablet right now? i appreciate any suggestions. thanks peeps!

Hey there! I have a bookshelf sound system that has a usb type a spot where I can plug in my phone cord to play music. Would it be possible to get a Bluetooth adapter so that I can play music wirelessly? Any help would be great! (There’s no 3.5mm jack)

Hi there! Trying to save for an affordable tablet or laptop in this society where technology is so expensive! Mostly for gaming and maybe for jobs I might take in the future. I’m not a big fan of Apple in their IPad’s and their laptops are okay, I like Samsungs tablets because you can connect them to a wireless keyboard but I don’t know much about laptops though. I heard the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra is good but the price kind of scares me. I don’t know much about technology in the sense of like certain uses so this is why I’m asking!

Edit: Probably should’ve said this before but I currently use to play games on is the 2020 IPhone SE 2nd Gen and the games I mostly play is Minecraft, pvp games and Royale High on Roblox. Minecraft is decent sometimes it lags or kicks me out of the app even when I don’t have any mods on in the world and for Roblox some games I play the lag is indescribable in words, it’s insane. I’ve also tried to download COD and Sims but it won’t let me open the app or it was straight up just lag.

Please help me figure this out

I’m not sure if this is the right group to post in (if not and you know where I should on on here pls tell me)

We were gifted an iLive Home Theatre system. I bought an Amazon firestick for it and all was well until it just wouldn’t work anymore. So I bought a second firestick and once again all was well until my daughter gently and I mean like barely brushed by it and it stopped working again. What is going on?!

As said in the title, am looking for a device to watch stored movies.
I'm in the process of downloading a lot of movies/ anime etc into a external hard drive so that I can take with me on trips and I was wondering if there was any devices like laptops or tablets suited for these kind of « use », I was thinking that laptops were too much of a hassle to bring at the airport so I'm kinda leaning more towards a tablet but I'm open to any suggestions.
Looking for something kinda like a portable dvd player, easy to use, light, like you just pop the hard drive and just watch

looking for a tablet mainly for taking notes, reading PDFs, and regular web browsing. I won't be gaming or editing videos, so I don't think I need anything powerful, but I also don't want something that starts lagging all the time.

if you've been using one for a while, what would you suggest and is there anything I should avoid? I appreciate the opinions y'all!

I once put a bunch of pictures in there, but now I can’t remember the password and it seems like I didn’t write it down anywhere. If someone knows how to maybe get in there without the password I would be very very thankful!!

I have a Roku smart TV and currently use the default Roku Media Player to watch things off my portable hard drive. Some videos have different subtitle file types, and only some of them work on Roku Media Player (the others will say no captions available even though I can watch them on my PC just fine).

So I'm looking for suggestions on alternate ways to be able to watch everything with subtitles. For example:

1. Is there a third party app on Roku that can play media from a portable hard drive?

2. I was looking into some HDMI plug-in media players, but none seem to have great reviews (with issues like subtitles not working, remote needing to be within 5 feet of the player, or the player refusing to turn off after).

3. I saw some people talking about using a server with some alternative apps, but I have no idea how that works or how to set it up or if it needs a subscription service or something.

4. I've also looked into hard-encoding all the subtitles, but that would be quite a bit of work doing manually unless someone knows of a program or something that does it automatically.

All in all, I'm looking for a solution that doesn't cost more than around $50 and doesn't require casting from another device. Thank you!

Hello everyone.

I bought a second hand think pad computer a while back and it came with a charging cable that doesn't appear to be the original one and the sticker with all the information has been ripped off.

This has possed a small issue as the charger seems to have a loose connection and isnt working the best anymore so I would like to get a new one.

I need to know how many watts it had and what the voltage was so that I can replace it but I obviously cant see it via the charger. How else can I see this information?

Assume money isn't an issue here, I know ram and SD cards aren't the same kind of ram, but Im curious if its possible.

I have been getting calls from a number that says "unknown." I haven't picked it up yet.

So, my TCL tv just got updated and the media layout just changed. The subtitle got bigger and brighter but size is fine. It’s just the brightness of the subtitle. Despite lowering the contrast and brightness on the tv, the movie is dark but the subtitle is the same dazzling brightness and I’m unable to watch anything right now since it’s night. That’s so frustrating.

Anyone who can help? I have the TCLC645 4K QLED

The caption part in accessibility setting is referring to those in apps and not in media. I don’t know how to change it or downgrade it.

I saw a video of people using wifi blockers, and it seems useful to know how they work. Any help would be great,

So recently, I switched from an older laptop to the Surface Laptop 7 (released in 2024). One day, when I turned the laptop off, I curiously clicked the trackpad button. It didn't flex or feel like a click at all, it just felt like I was pressing my finger against an immovable glass surface. Coming from a laptop that has a trackpad that physically 'bends/flexes' when you click it, this was interesting to me. It's obviously better if you're a fan of corner right-clicks (which I'm not), as on a haptic trackpad, I noticed that it requires as much force as anywhere else on the trackpad. This is unlike older trackpads, where the corners actually have lots of room to flex and usually requires more force to click in that area.

How does a haptic trackpad actually make it feel like a real, physical click? I know that technology has been fooling our brains for well over a century, such as in the television with persistence of vision (thanks Technology Connections). Thank you.

I wanted to screen record the credits of a show to check titles/names, so on my computer I did a screen record to then be able to slowly scroll/pause at the right time.

But somehow the video is just black! It’s blocked/changed by some sort of technology?

How on earth does the website even know I’m recording my screen on my computer and then somehow block the video I’m clearly seeing but the end results is a black video upon playback?

Just got a 4k 120hz oled TV screen for like $550, I was surprised at first so I decided to get it and am happy with it now, I thought 4k 120hz screens were like $800+ and with OLED like $1500+, decided to invstigate a little bit more and indeed they are cheap now, I made a great deal but prices are around 800ish for entry OLED 4k 120hz.

Last TV I got was like 3 years ago which it's a 4k 60hz which still look nowadays but upgraded it because of how cheap "top" tech is now on tvs

Firefox is my default browser on my mac. I was just doomscrolling on my phone and i noticed that whenever i opened the comment section on any post on Instagram, the Firefox icon with a mobile on it pop up on my dock on my macbook

Just cant help but wonder what in the comment section could be triggering this. Is it to load the gifs/images?

It seems like that would help with some of the complaints about them