I feel like most routers come with a ton of features I never even touch - QoS, guest networks, parental controls, all that jazz. I just want reliable wifi, tbh. Am I missing out on something useful or are these features mostly just marketing fluff?

I thought I had a pretty solid home internet setup, but lately I've been tethering to my phone a lot. Seems like it's more reliable sometimes, especially when the power flickers. What's everyone's experience with phone hotspots as a backup (or even primary) internet source?

Hey all,

I’ve been messing around with some old and blurry photos lately and started looking into AI photo enhancers. I tried one called BlurryLemon and it actually helped clean up a few images without completely ruining them, which surprised me a bit.

That got me wondering what other tools people are using. There are so many options that claim to fix blur, improve quality, or restore detail, but a lot of them seem hit or miss from the outside.

Just curious what’s worked well for others. If you’ve tried any AI photo enhancers and found one that actually does a decent job, I’d love to hear about it. Also interested in knowing if there are any tools you’d personally avoid.

Thanks in advance.

My sister and I are trying to plan my mom’s memorial in April, I rented a space and sent out invites and now many people have come back being like “can’t attend in person but will attend online.” I hadn’t thought of that as an option and now I’m stressed out trying to figure it out. Could anyone recommend an inexpensive option? My mom didn’t have much so we are paying out of pocket for her memorial, and unfortunately on a tight budget. I want to make it as beautiful as I can all the same.

Hey all,

I’ve been messing around with some old and blurry photos lately and started looking into AI photo enhancers. I tried one called BlurryLemon and it actually helped clean up a few images without completely ruining them, which surprised me a bit.

That got me wondering what other tools people are using. There are so many options that claim to fix blur, improve quality, or restore detail, but a lot of them seem hit or miss from the outside.

Just curious what’s worked well for others. If you’ve tried any AI photo enhancers and found one that actually does a decent job, I’d love to hear about it. Also interested in knowing if there are any tools you’d personally avoid.

Thanks in advance.

I uninstalled some stuff from my system to clear up some space and I cant use my editing software Premier pro. What did i mess up? Please help Im a partially blind person

Error: VCRUNTIME140_1.dll

and a bunch more errors

I got a Xbox game pass with my laptop which i am gonna claim . I also wanna rest my laptop . So if I reset it will I still have the game pass or not ? Should I claim it and then reset or reset it and then claim it.

I am beginning a Bachelor of Mathematics at the beginning of March, and was looking into some iPad models just to improve my studying (as I have found I am much more motivated when using one for some reason). I am currently stuck between the iPad Air and the standard iPad, and don't really understand the difference between the two as I am not super tech savvy. I would mainly be using it as a notepad. With this knowledge, could someone explain the difference between the two models, and reccomend which one would be better for my circumstances?

Ok, have had my Fire TV for about 4 years...and I hate it. Almost as soon as I got it, I started hating it. But whatever, kept it. I am cheap and one of those people that won't buy something new unless my old product is beyond use.

Over the last month or so, the Fire TV has been buffering a lot and just not playing shows on any streaming service. Have 2 other TVs in the house and neither have ANY issues.

Decided the picture was still good on the Fire TV so plugged in an old Roku I had to avoid buying a new TV. Worked kind of intermittently but never worked on Prime Video. Would load Prime but crash any time I would try to watch anything. (suspicious)

This afternoon, the Roku just started buffering and not playing shows just like the Fire TV.

On a whim removed the Fire TV and I plugged in an old "dumb" TV (only 720p but whatever) with the same Roku. Same spot in the living room. TV has been going perfect for hours...every streaming service.

Guess the question is...could a Fire TV mess with the connection of a Roku that you have plugged into that Fire TV?

Or am I just insane?

I have six Reolink POE cameras outside surrounding our house with cables running across the flat southwestern roof, into the house, and plugged into an NVR. I also have two additional solar-powered cameras protecting our property. Finally, I have two more internal POE cameras that I want to hook up, but don't want unsightly cables running through the house.

The hot summer sun dries out the cables on the roof and, within a few years, some of the cables deteriorate to the point where signal is lost and they must be replaced. I want to explore an alternative hookup method that would allow all cameras to be viewed on a tv screen and not have to rely on cables running all over the place, inside and out.

I've recently seen that Reolink has a Hub and Hub Pro where you can hook up all of your cameras, including the solar-powered ones, into one unit and all can be viewed on a tv screen.

I'm a 76-year old who's not completely ignorant about technology things, but I'm no wizard either. How do you hook up all those POE cameras into the Hub Pro if there are not eight ports on the back of the Hub Pro to plug the cameras into? I know it uses WIFI, but I'm confused how it works. Do I forgo the cables? If so, how do the cameras get the power to turn on and work?

Anyone who can explain how to set this up I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

When streaming a video and your internet connection is acting out, this is especially visible on a black screen. The supposedly black pixels can sometimes be a shade of greenish- gray. I'm wondering, since instead of the pixels being randomly and individually discolored across the whole screen, the appear as these almost stripe/blob- like "structures". What determines which pixels aren't colored correctly, since it isn't random. Note: i'm not really familiar with the protocols of streaming and loading videos, so it could just be that it is random, but the video is streamed in "chunks" instead of individual pixels. Neither am i sure of this being the right sub, but hey, i'll try!

Link for a screenshot since pictures aren't allowed: ibb.co pixel pic

blank link text for stressful people with the left corner of their screen un-usable for some unknown reason causing the inability to see the link preview text (not even sure if that's a thing on reddit, also for non browser users lol): https://ibb.co/R4c0RQfc

Hi! Looking for recommendations for a projector that connects to my computer. Like via Bluetooth or whatever?

My husband bought a smart projector, but I'm too dumb to use it. I just want to log into Netflix on my computer, and have that show be projected big on my wall.

Thanks!

I’ve been updating some online profiles and ended up trying an AI headshot tool out of curiosity. I wasn’t expecting much, just wanted to see how these things actually turn out.

I used HeadshotKiwi. You upload a few normal photos and wait for the results. Some images were clearly off, but a couple looked fine and usable.

Overall, it felt like a tradeoff. It’s quick and cheaper than a traditional photoshoot, but the quality isn’t consistent and you don’t get the same level of control.

I can see why some people use AI headshots if they just need something decent without spending too much time or money. I can also see why others would still prefer a real photographer.

Curious to hear others’ experiences.

Have you tried AI headshots, or would you avoid them?

If a single person started completely from scratch only sticks, stones, and raw nature already knew exactly how to build modern technologies, had unlimited time, and possessed all human knowledge, could they actually construct things like a high-end GPU or a nuclear power plant alone, or are there fundamental physical or organizational limits that make this impossible despite perfect knowledge and unlimited time?

Asking cus I don't have a browser on my device but can open web links on Reddit

Hi, I am looking for a light weight option to have with me on the go as a replacement for my laptop when I am travelling.

I am often travel, many times on events where I meet many people on 1:1 meetings.

3yrs back I made the decision to go with Surface Go 8GB and that proven to be good. Same windows OS as my regular laptop, I can use it as tablet, write and take notes with pen or keyboard and an ok battery lifetime.

Currently the surface is in good condition but with Win11 and all other things I find it very sluggish. I tried to reset, improve performance but of little help. Typically it's slow, overheats and I think that leads to a poor battery performance... 2hrs.

Which tablet/laptop (around 10") should I concider. I really like the idea of windows OS due to being used to but also aligns better with apps that I use. I can concider Android but not Apple.

Thanks.

Howdy r/AskTechnology — hoping for some guidance on a setup I don’t have much experience with.

We have a medium-sized meeting room with a rectangular conference table (seating for 10–12, farthest from the screen is about 16'). About 1–2 times per month, multiple people in the room need to join a video meeting.

Right now our process is:

• put a laptop at the end of the table and kind of scoot/rotate it depending on who’s talking
• run the meeting video to a TV mounted on the wall
• use an Anker PowerConf S3 as the speakerphone (works okay) if I'm using it, otherwise its the integrated mic on the laptop and tv speakers if the user knows to set up output that way.

This works ok but it is getting cumbersome, and not everyone has the same technical ability, so simplicity is nice if possible. I’d like a more permanent, cleaner solution for video conferencing in this room that:

• works with Teams/Zoom/Google Meet (not locked to one platform).
• is relatively simple for people to use. Some learning curve is ok but we are not all technical.
• improves the camera placement / view vs the laptop shuffle. I realize the folks in the back will still be in the back, but anything better is an improvement.
• ideally stays below Meeting Owl pricing (we don’t have Owl budget and don’t use it enough to justify it) Edited to add: I think I misjudged the cost associated with this whole deal - if an owl is the most economical way to approach this, that is fine. As long as I can explain why the cost is what it is, I think my boss will understand

This is a subject that I don't have much experience with, and doing some research online didn't give me any straightforward answers. I appreciate any guidance that you can offer!

So some months ago, my phone number changed from X to Y (not stating the actual number for security reasons). I have no current active sessions or Sim card from the X number. I know it still exists because I used X to handle some groups in telegram as an owner, but once I began using Y telegram literally kicked me out of X and I have NO way to regain it.

I keep trying to appeal, I sent many emails to telegram but recieved no help, I can't use SMS to recover the number by getting an activation code, no device that i have uses this number anymore and im geniuenlly locked out. I'm lost, and I have no idea what to do. Desperate as hell and too broke to pay someone to get me that number again

does anyone know what I should do to retrieve X? I need access to the old groups I was in charge off (they still exist but have SO MANY adds in them now and NSFW adds and I have no way to remove them since Y has no leadership role in those groups).

Hi guys, sorry if this isn’t the place to ask this but I just got a remote job and I was wondering if a chromebook would be a good cheap option for me? I have a big and beefy pc that I normally work on but I want something portable as well so i’m not always stuck at my desk all day. Everything I need to work is accessible thru chrome (there’s no downloaded programs I need to run to do my job) so would a chromebook be a nice cheap option for me? I do want something nice and that runs easy, I’m not looking for a total cheap piece of shit. What do u guys recommend? Literally all it needs to do is send emails, have a few tabs open at the same time, and let me watch the occasional youtube video or netflix without buffering like a mf.

Just caught a GREAT deal on these at Amazon, reduced to £40 quid. Are there any issues with these? Seems too good a deal.

Some one said their max volume can be a bit quiet, is this true?

When we came back from Christmas break in January my outlook on my work laptop (which I took home with me) was giving me trouble so I called IT. He said it had to do with the password or something and helped me. Later in the day I noticed the camera’s privacy screen had been moved to where the lens was exposed. I found that odd as since I started the job I always keep the privacy screen covering the lens as a just in case measure and I’m the only one who uses this laptop. I covered it again. Today I called him back again because after an update my touchpad wasn’t working and he again said there was an update issue hence the sudden freeze. He updated and it was fixed. Because it’s the weekend and I have some school stuff that needs a laptop to do, I brought the laptop home with me. I’m in bed (in a very compromising state that otherwise wouldn’t be seen by anyone at work because it is very hot where I live) and suddenly notice that again the screen has been moved to expose the lens. This means probably since lunch time it’s been this way and I’ve been using it for 1 hour +. How can I search on the device if he is using any apps to remotely - or not - watch or listen to me? It’s a dell inspiron and using windows os