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Dell monitors are changing some of their device naming standards [closed]
Dell monitors are changing some of their device naming standards eg. C2423H will be replaced by P2424HEB. Both are wide-screen 24" monitors with inbuilt cameras.
Can someone please advise however ...
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MS Visio Standard customizing Outgoing and Incoming Off Page References
I am trying to make a stencil for my job and so far I have done a pretty good job I think.
However, I am having trouble in one area regarding an “off page reference”. Now, I was able to do a hyperlink ...
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Are there an standards for magnetic charging cable for USB-C type connectors? [closed]
I have a disproportionate number of problems related to my USB-C interfaces on my cellphones (dust/lint in the jack, excess wear and-tear causing me to have to change the USB connector on the phone. ...
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Are Nettops silent (fanless)?
As Nettops are close, non-modular products, image evidence is lacking and from a bit of reading I got unclear data. Some models are clearly described as "fanless" but I can't generalize for ...
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Are there standards/names to identify types of laptop keyboard/mouse layouts?
I feel like, prior to the release of the Apple MacBook Air in 2008, laptop keyboard/mouse layouts were quite different, with features such as:
tactile buttons
all keys at least as small as the letter ...
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Is it possible to write the Lovecraftian Sigil of the Gateway in unicode?
It isn't technically copyrighted and doesn't seem to be subject to trademark, and is kind of a cultural symbol, so for all I know there's a hidden symbol assignment for it somewhere... but the Sigil ...
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Disabling subtitles within M3U playlists
I have hundreds of playlists, some days-long, that run on my media machine. But if there are MKV files with subtitles VLC is displaying the subtitles all the time. It is distracting and I have to ...
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Difference between Openrack vs Openrack v2
The Open compute project has different types of projects for open rack.
The following is the types (family) of OpenRack mentioned in open compute contributions.
OpenRack v2
OpenRack
OpenRack v1
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Do web browsers have Unicode character files in them or they inherit these from the operating system?
If we create at least one new character with at least one typography set we would have to include any character file and any font file, in the browser file tree and also declare these files in the ...
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Are DVI cables considered D-Sub?
So DVI cables have the same D shell and mounting points as D-Sub cables, but have a very unique pinout that doesn't seem compliant with the D-Sub design.
Does this still count as a D-Sub cable? And if ...
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Why are there ping replies from within 172.31.0.0/16?
Today I accidentally discovered, that I can ping addresses in the 172.31.0.0/16 subnet and get an ICMP reply. I tried a few random ones, it always got replies. After checking the routing table and a ...
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Storing a program config file at /etc vs at the program directory?
On Linux: What would be a better standard if I have a project (i.e. a webserver) at /go/src/webserver - to store the config file at the same directory, or at the /etc directory (/etc/webserver/config)?...
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What is the email address format "Name <email>" called?
Given an email address in the format
John Doe <[email protected]>
I wonder where this format is explicitly defined and what the whole thing is called. It doesn't seem to be specified in rfc5322 (...
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How to make Google chrome the standard browser every time i boot my pc
I was wondering if anyone knows how to make google chrome the standard browser every time i boot.
This is for a school pc bc the kids change the default browser a lot.
Maybe someone knows how to make ...
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How far does the cursor move when you hit the arrow key?
How far does the cursor move when you hit the arrow key? I am assuming it is a standardized movement in millimetres. Obviously it is dependent on the font size when a larger size is used, but I work ...
