Computer and Laptop Tech Thread

[BratPAQ]

Baka naman pwede work-arounds.
If you're willing to leave a program running all the time, play a small silent file on repeat.
This makes it so you have a constant audio signal going to the speaker so it doesn't standby or shut off.


The initial sound cut-off seems to me like the speaker you have is slow to respond. I don't think I've ever encountered that. The standby issue is far more common because most bluetooth speakers are also portable devices. Depends on your device na if meron sya configuration option to disable standby. Some speakers won't power down if connected to charger (Sonos I think works like this).


Lastly, not a "speaker" but Sony WH1000XM3/4 you can disable the auto shutdown via the App even if no audio playing or source is disconnected.

Thanks for the tip. I'll try your advice.

[jut703]

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Congrats! You bought it at SRP? OFW ka pa rin or you bought this here in the PH?


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[Wh1stl3r]

Open Task Manager and select the Startup tab. Disable whatever programs you think shouldn't be running at boot-up.

Restart and see if you still have parts of Adobe running in the background.

That's the thing, pardon my ignorance as I have no idea which ones are essential. No apps running in the background at startup, but HP and Adobe stick out as they have the most background processes running all the time. Will try to research each one later.

[jut703]

Has anyone bought from RS Gadgets on FB and tipidpc ... he has really good deals on laptops ... is he legit? ...

Please give recommendation for laptop to be used by college student ... also gaming laptop as an alternative (also for college student) ... considering DELL XPS 15, DELL G7, Asus Zenbook 14/15, Asus ROG Zephyrus ...

College student? Macbook Air for sure. Will last their entire college life.

Gaming laptop? I like the 14-inch Asus ROG Zephyrus G14. Just spec it to have the best video card for your budget. Best if you can buy abroad for better value.


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[StockEngine]

Congrats! You bought it at SRP? OFW ka pa rin or you bought this here in the PH?


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1.6x of msrp. It replaces the nvidia 30series

[oj88]

That's the thing, pardon my ignorance as I have no idea which ones are essential. No apps running in the background at startup, but HP and Adobe stick out as they have the most background processes running all the time. Will try to research each one later.

What Adobe products do you have installed? I only have Adobe Reader and Photoshop Express. With all Adobe apps not running, I only see one Adobe process and service running: Adobe Acrobat Update Service.

[Wh1stl3r]

What Adobe products do you have installed? I only have Adobe Reader and Photoshop Express. With all Adobe apps not running, I only see one Adobe process and service running: Adobe Acrobat Update Service.

I only have Adobe Reader. When all apps are closed these are the Adobe processes running. I count 14.



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[oj88]

I only have Adobe Reader. When all apps are closed these are the Adobe processes running. I count 14.

It seems that at one point in time, you have Adobe Creative Cloud installed. If all you care about is Adobe Reader, you can uninstall Adobe CC. That should take out the unnecessary processes with it.

[Wh1stl3r]

It seems that at one point in time, you have Adobe Creative Cloud installed. If all you care about is Adobe Reader, you can uninstall Adobe CC. That should take out the unnecessary processes with it.

Thought I uninstalled Adobe CC already. Thanks!

[tarzegetakizerd]

Thought I uninstalled Adobe CC already. Thanks!

minsan may naiiwan nga ata na remnants from previous installation sa ibang programs

[gearhead000]

Does anyone have an idea what Adobe background processes can be shut down/disabled safely on Windows 10? I'm only using Adobe Acrobat reader for reading pdfs. There are around a dozen Adobe processes running in the background even when all programs are closed. I suspect this is what makes start up slower than usual.

Uninstall mo na rin yang Adobe Reader. Andaming free PDF reader na light sa resources lang and full featured na rin. Medyo resource hog talaga yang Adobe Acrobat Reader.

[oj88]

Uninstall mo na rin yang Adobe Reader. Andaming free PDF reader na light sa resources lang and full featured na rin. Medyo resource hog talaga yang Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Acrobat Reader isn't particularly heavy. With the app open and no PDF files loaded, it uses up just around 60MB of memory. Especially now with WFH, Acrobat Reader is the gold standard if you need to fill up or digitally sign PDF forms. Nothing comes close to it on compatibility and consistency.

It's the Creative Cloud suite of programs that are resource hogs.... but for good reason.

[Walter]

Anyone using a Bluetooth speaker on their computer setup? I have two problems with Bluetooth speakers.
First is when the computer sends a notification like a *ding dong*, dong na lang maririnig ko cut out yung 1st few milliseconds. Kahit sa mga music, may small cut out sa umpisa ng song.
Second eh if the computer is not producing any sounds for a long time the speaker would auto off. Which will make my first problem worst, I'm not hearing any notifications.
Kaya ngayon I'm still on wired speaker, I want to go wireless, gusto ko sana mag bawas ng wire sa setup ko dahil magulo na.
Can anyone recommend a Bluetooth speaker that doesn't have this problems?

Went from bluetooth to wired speaker ... that just how it is ... bluetooth speakers will go to sleep to save power when there's no signal ... one option is to continuously send white noise to the speaker ... other option is to buy monitor with built-in speaker ... DP cable will include the sound channel ...

[Walter]

College student? Macbook Air for sure. Will last their entire college life.
Gaming laptop? I like the 14-inch Asus ROG Zephyrus G14. Just spec it to have the best video card for your budget. Best if you can buy abroad for better value.

Got the Asus Zephyrus G14 Ryzen 9 1660Ti at a discount so good enough ... G15 would've been better ...

[Walter]

Firefox, Chrome and most browsers can read PDF files ... no need for Acrobat ...

[Wh1stl3r]

minsan may naiiwan nga ata na remnants from previous installation sa ibang programs

Yup. Also found and removed some old processes our old printer used. And some used by a provider for demo'ing software.

Uninstall mo na rin yang Adobe Reader. Andaming free PDF reader na light sa resources lang and full featured na rin. Medyo resource hog talaga yang Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm good now that the unnecessary processes were removed. Startup is much faster now. Sanay na rin kasi ako sa Adobe Reader.

[BratPAQ]

Dahil mahirap humanap ng monitor riser na maliit, lego ginamit ko. Tempered glass monitor riser para sa left monitor, lego monitor riser for the monitor on the right. [emoji23]

[_Cathy_]

Dahil mahirap humanap ng monitor riser na maliit, lego ginamit ko. Tempered glass monitor riser para sa left monitor, lego monitor riser for the monitor on the right. [emoji23]

That is so cute! [emoji5]

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[dr. d]

Dahil mahirap humanap ng monitor riser na maliit, lego ginamit ko. Tempered glass monitor riser para sa left monitor, lego monitor riser for the monitor on the right. [emoji23]

did you have to apply stiffener, to prevent collapse?

[tsupermario]

how about a dual monitor mount?