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Keeping the Bluetooth Connection Alive - The New York Times

Keeping the Bluetooth Connection Alive – The New York Times

Q. My Macs Bluetooth connection keeps dropping and my mouse skips or just stops working. What can I do to fix this? A. Power-management issues and signal interference from other devices are often the root of Bluetooth connection problems, but start your troubleshooting steps by making sure your system is up-to-date and you have the latest drivers installed. Turning the Bluetooth connection off…

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Fix: Shutdown does not power off computer #development #programming #answer

Fix: Shutdown does not power off computer #development #programming #answer

Shutdown does not power off computer

I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04. If it makes any difference, my system is a Dell Inspiron 1520.

I encounter a problem whenever I shutdown or restart; it kills all running processes (as far as I can tell), but once I get past the shutdown text screen and the screen goes black, my computer doesn’t power off. The fans still run and the screen is…

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Fixed: Is there a solution against short power outages except UPS? #it #programming #answer

Fixed: Is there a solution against short power outages except UPS? #it #programming #answer

Is there a solution against short power outages except UPS?

I encounter very short power outages quite often. Typically they last for just couple of seconds – perhaps the power grid maintenance staff just flips the switch to “Off” and then immediately to “On”. However this is enough for all kinds of IT equipment to lose power and reboot.

A UPS would help, but it looks like a quite expensive…

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How to: How to control fan speed? #programming #dev #solution

How to: How to control fan speed? #programming #dev #solution

How to control fan speed?

How can I control fan speed? On windows there is wonderful program called speedfan.

Answer [by psusi]: How to control fan speed?

Install and configure the lm-sensors [] and fancontrol [] packages. This is a function that is supposed to be provided by ACPI compliant bios, but it seems that most motherboard vendors don’t bother to follow the standard.

Answer [by GrizzLy]…

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Solution: Open source DCIM stack? #it #answer #dev

Solution: Open source DCIM stack? #it #answer #dev

Open source DCIM stack?

Our 500-server data center is growing quickly and my manager has started investigating using a specialized Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) package to help manage constraints.

DCIM software aims to do everything: capacity planning, asset, config, change management, power & cooling monitoring, network monitoring and alarms. Some of the products she is looking…

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How to: Assessing equipment damage following a lightning strike - Should I have planned more? #answer #computers #fix

How to: Assessing equipment damage following a lightning strike – Should I have planned more? #answer #computers #fix

Assessing equipment damage following a lightning strike – Should I have planned more?

One of my client’s sites received a direct lightning hit last week (coincidentally on Friday the 13th!).

I was remote to the site, but working with someone onsite, I discovered a strange pattern of damage. Both internet links were down, most servers were inaccessible. Much of the damage occurred in the MDF, but…

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Fix: What is keeping my PC from sleeping? #development #computers #dev

Fix: What is keeping my PC from sleeping? #development #computers #dev

What is keeping my PC from sleeping?

How can I find out why my laptop or desktop won’t automatically go to sleep

Answer [by Omar Shahine]: What is keeping my PC from sleeping?

I believe that Windows 7 is the only version of Windows which can tell you what devices are preventing the machine from sleeping. Windows 7 and Vista can tell you what devices are armed to wake the device from sleep.

Ther…

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