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Hi, I am thinking of upgrading my keyboard and mouse. Currently I have a normal keyboard and mouse and this will be my first gaming type keyboard and mouse. I have been looking at a few available from PCS for some suggestions. So I far I have looked the following three bundles. ASUS TUF K1...

Hi, When I experienced the AMI bios 1 long + 3 short beeps, I have decided to run Memtest86. I downloaded it from the official website Memtest86.com and created a bootable USB stick. I ran Memtest86 without changing any config options, I just clicked on Start Test. I have not touched the RAM...

Hi I have noticed that when I turn the monitor off using the monitor's power button and then turn it back on again, there is a "no signal detected" message displayed. This has happened when I was running Macrium Reflect free Rescue Media to restore a backup image of my M.2 SSD. I turned the...

Hi, Over the past few months, I have had the same problem with my PCS computer. When I turn on the computer the BIOS POST and then 2 beeps doesn't not occur, meaning the PCS logo doesn't not appear and I have a blank screen. There is no activity from the M.2 SSD drive or the activity light...

Hi, I am just wondering if running certain apps at startup is okay. For example, I don't have a lot of apps that load at startup, but Keepass I only use occasionally and Macrium Reflect free when I make an image/browse a backup image. At the moment because I don't use Skype and it is...

Hi, I have Find My Files set to “Classic” and Indexing is turned off. Would it be okay for me to set Find my Files to “Enhanced” and turn on indexing again? My account is a local/offline account – so I will just be searching my PC. Would there be any long-time performance issues with my...

Hi, Since I have had my PC, I haven't fully cleaned it. I have the Corsair 750D case. I have only looked at and cleaned the dust filter(s) when needed. What is the best method to use when cleaning the inside of this case? Would completely turning the system off, unplugging it from the mains...

Hi, I am just wondering if I should keep the games that I bought from GOG.COM on my main drive, or move them to either an external SSD/HDD or backup them up to blank DVD or Blu-ray? I have quite a lot of blank optical media - CD-R, DVD+R and BD-R. When I download the game from GOG.COM, these...

Hi, I am interested in the topic of cybersecurity and I would like to find out what books and other resources there are, e.g. videos to watch, such as documentaries. Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated, please. Thank you.

Hi, I have been using my Windows 10 PCS build since February this year. Over the last few months, I have been using Macrium Reflect free to make complete backups of my PC using the 'Full' image option. My backup drive is an external 3TB USB 3.0 HDD, which is split into 2 partitions, keeping...

Hi, I am just wondering what different opinions that there are in relation to Chromium-based web browsers. As I already use Brave as my web browser - what good alternatives are there to a browser like Brave? I know that there is the new Microsoft Edge based on Chromium and an alternative to...

Hi, I have been using Brave as for my web browser, which is very good in terms of the amount of ads and trackers that are blocked. I am just wondering would it be better to use either the Tor Browser for browsing the Internet or just use a VPN with Brave as the web browser? Any advice or...

Hi, Is using a mobile phone the best method as an account recovery option to get sent an SMS, so the account be recovered, e.g. a Gmail account. Any advice would be appreciated, please. Thank you.

Hi, Would it be okay to use a 2FA app, e.g. Authy, Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator, across different devices or is limited to a single device, e.g. phone? Any advice would be appreciated, please. Thank you.

Hi, I am just wondering what VPN to use on my PC and other connected devices, e.g. ExpressVPN or Nord VPN? Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated, please. Thank you.

Hi, I am just wondering if I should optimse my M.2 SSD, e.g. using the TRIM command, which is similar to defrag for a conventional mechanical HDD? Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated, please. Thank you.

Hi, I am just wondering what is the best and proper way to clean my monitor - IIYAMA G-MASTER GB2760QSU-B1 27", especially the screen itself? Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated, please. Thank you.

Hi, I am just wondering if I should use the Windows installer or the portable version of Keepass, when I use Keepass and create my password database. Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated, please. Thank you.

Hi, I am thinking of buying Football Manager 2020 from CDKeys.com and this is a Steam redeemable game. CDKeys.com has 2 Steam keys available to buy for this game: Worldwide (WW) and European Union (EU). Will the Football Manager 2020 (EU) key still activate in the UK? Any advice or...

Hi, I have looked at The Curse Of Monkey Island on both the digital gaming platforms: GOG.COM and Steam. On the GOG.COM page for The Curse Of Monkey Island, the file size is stated as 963MB and is run using ScummVM. The equivalent game page on Steam doesn't state the file size for this version...