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  1. Alvin777

    Tips to Make Windows Wake Up From Sleep as 100% Reliable as Possible?

    Hello Windows and Mac friends. Sleep is needed today to save energy and save the bearing in the fans but sometimes it won't wakeup. What tips in settings is best, in the BIOS and in Windows 10 Pro or Windows 11 Pro (I'm on Windows 11 Pro). I've turned On 'Turn Off Display' but I've Turned Off...
  2. Alvin777

    PC SSD Upgrade: PCIe x1 (w/ US$1.6 M.2 Adapter) or SATA II?

    Hello Apple & Mac friends (& Windows friends for just gaming; Macs for productivity & serious, less malware free, productivity work :-). I'd like to upgrade the a relatively old but still good for it's office needs (& and old 3D games like WoW or Everquest from more than a decade ago w/ a...
  3. OSX15

    Macbook Pro 2017 15" - Can the reliability get any worse than this?

    Hey guys, I usually see lots of people opening threads and complaining. My first reaction is mostly: 'It cannot be so bad' and it usually annoys me. However as time went by I had my fair share of issues with the Macbook pro's myself. Including a new problem this week.. In no specific order: -...
  4. otiose2day

    Is Apple Becoming Like Comcast?

    I've used Macs for well over twenty years and have always found its customer support to be good, sometimes superb. Of late, however, I fear that things may be changing for the worse. Hear's my basis for stating this: 1. Hardware reliability. The Macs we purchased twenty to about ten years ago...
  5. devon807

    Is the 2010 Macbook Pro reliable?

    Hello all, I am in the market for a "new" Macbook Pro for school. I have my eyes set on a 2010 15in anti-glare MBP. Before I purchase it, I was wondering if anyone had the graphics issues that plagued these machines?
  6. N

    desperately need reliable search

    I use OpenOffice to create zillions of word processor files with the extension .odt Finder and/or Spotlight finds words usually, but not always, and this is not acceptable! I need to search everywhere in the computer for single-word strings like "Duncan" or "reincarnation" and I've done numerous...