Computers and Technology

So I’m stuck trying to figure out why I can’t print an image on photo paper from Linux OS. I know there is Win-doze print software on XP but I can’t boot it. It’s stuck in prompt window. I put new battery in it so internal clock would work….nada.

@jbnw

Realign print heads? Using approved Canon Ink?  Check your paper settings.

and used the Canon driver maintenance option for items like roller cleaning, nozzle check and unplugging, head alignment etc.

I don’t know if you have the same options under Linux, but you can check, or see if you can hook it up to a Windows system to perform the maintenance there.

Ver. 2.53.9-which came out last month.

Depending on what I’m doing I use SeaMonkey, Firefox, Pale Moon, or Basilisk.

….but it’s hardly malware. Not sure why Windows would see it as such.

Used to be a big fan of SeaMonkey…. liked having the browser & email in one program. Until it fell behind in the coding to the point where some necessary firefox plugins weren’t compatible with SeaMonkey.

If Windows Defender tried to tell me Firefox or Thunderbird was…[Read more]

Yeah, typically it didnt go beyond the 50s in bios for me.  I dropped it off with a local tech, just asked for a diagnosis and quote.  If it’s over 200 dollars, I’ll just buy an older PC and swap in my GPU, ram and ssd.  Would have to do a bit of poking around first to make sure I got one that could fit it all.  Probably a large tower.

Of cou…[Read more]

Idling at my desktop screen my temps are in the 15-20°C range.

In BIOS the temps range from 35-40°C’

And that is with my cpu OC’d to 5 GHz from the rated 4 GHz.

I can only guess as to why, maybe that’s how stability gets checked.

I’m not saying that your CPU isn’t heating up too much when you’re in your BIOS, just that some increase in temps, and fan speeds, are afaik considered par for the course.

I’s say loose heatsink, bad fan, bad thermal paste, or something similar.

The next one was geared for the latest Ryzen, but might still be informative.

Is it a thing to tap the pump in case an air bubble is in it?

Like being able to program was just a clever trick or something.  And my experience with the women who made management is why I begged to differ that women in management are kinder and nicer than men in management.   It is capitalism and the corporate structure that can create monsters.  I did have fun traveling for work, being off-site on ano…[Read more]

@surrealAmerican

I had the same experience with chess club in the late 60s. My dad had to make a fuss to get me in — my mom’s fuss didn’t count. But once I was in, most of the boys refused to play against me and the teacher just shrugged.

Thinking back, the projector kids probably were all boys, along with the hall monitors. I know I got to…[Read more]

@djean111

It wasn’t much different in the 90s and noughts, though it was a strange mix of sexism and wokeness. Eg, my biggest advocate at one tech place — a manager who got me multiple promotions, sent me on amazing training courses, and made sure my pay was always equal to or better than the guys in similar positions — constantly told people…[Read more]

Only took a few minutes in BIOS for CPU temp to jump to 85C.  No idea why.  Yeah, I’m going to need someone with more tech to look at it.  It’s kind of frustrating.

I wonder if the CPU is damaged, or possibly the AIO pump.  No idea how to deal with those.

If I go with a dell/alienware system I could get something pretty sweet at somewhere aro…[Read more]

@mrdmk

Do you mean turn off turbo on the fan or the cpu?  Haven’t seen the option for the cpu.

I haven’t ever tried applying the thermal paste before – and to be honest I have no idea what the heck the manufacturer did for that.  It is possible they didn’t apply any to begin with.  The system is about 3 years old – was about 1400 bucks from a we…[Read more]