If you dont want to or cant use discord what could you use? I tried stoat and some other apps i also saw like Root that was popping up online but there is not much apps that you could use for just generally talking, sending images, screen sharing and ect. I dont really care about discord servers much so i left it. And now when i play something or am in a call with friends its either Viber (main app in our country which has kinda all that but the quality is questionable) and Steam voice calls which is okay when it works (sometimes it wont connect) but no screen sharing. I never really used skype myself as my parents used it back in the day, and it seemed to me like a great app...Nowdays there is so much copies of discord and all that im not sure what to use?

I'm still so butthurt, I used to watch their videos frequently

Not really sure where to post this so it's going in this sub-reddit.

My MS (Microsoft) account was hacked recently and the hacker changed the password AND email address. Now when I try to login with my original email address it says "We couldn't find a Microsoft account. Try entering your details again, or create an account."

I've gone through the usual account recovery methods and have (multiple times) completed the MS account recovery form.

What else can I do to get my account back or is it a lost cause ?

Also, during the recovery form, I've recently gotten an email saying this "We recently received a request to recover your Microsoft account ja**6@dropbuoys.live. Unfortunately, we have determined that the information you provided was not sufficient for us to validate your account ownership. We take the security and privacy of our customers very seriously and are committed to protecting your personal information."

I've already given all the info I can, past passwords, the payment details, ect.

- If this is the wrong subreddit to be posting this, kindly redirect me to a better place for this post.

Hi guys, Where i work we have 3 Bizerba SC II 800 7" scales. Every week we get an list of products to add to scales. Process of adding all the products manually is tedious and very boring. I was wondering is there any way of sending data to the scales from a Laptop. I read somewhere that you can do it through FTP but I cant find any guide to doing so, and i dont want to mess something up. Does anyone have any experience with doing it?

Thanks in advance

I currently have McAfee installed on my laptop, and I’ve been wondering if paying for an antivirus is actually worth it or if I’m just wasting my money.

I mainly use my laptop for university work, programming, and personal entertainment, like watching movies and TV shows. I don’t do anything particularly advanced when it comes to cybersecurity, but I do download files and tools occasionally for my projects and other stuff.

I’ve heard that Windows Defender has gotten pretty good over the years, so I’m wondering if there’s any real reason to keep paying for McAfee.

Would switching to Windows Defender be enough for my use case, or does McAfee offer meaningful extra protection that I’d be giving up?

This may seem insane, but I (39f) am worried that my dad (66m) can somehow see what I’m doing on my devices.

When I was around 11, so about 1998, my dad got really mad about an AIM message I received on my computer in my room. He was never in my room, but he was a computer guy. He worked at a computer software type company.

I’ve never figured out how he was able to see that message, so I have no idea how savvy he is. I don’t know if there was mirroring software back then or how he had access to everything I did on my computer. Because I don’t know how he did it, I’ve always been concerned about my privacy.

Can I safely assume that he’s not able to see what I’m doing now, in 2026?

I want to play videogames while completely laying in bed and absolutely looking to the ceiling.

Options

1. AR glasses. The drawback is I don't know if I will get eye fatigue after a few hours.

2. 15 inch monitor with a monitor holder holding it above my head very closely to my face. Drawback is I don't know if the experience will be a screen too small to truly enjoy it.

3. A projector. Just project the screen up there. Drawback is I got a few lights right above me so the screen wont be flat in some spots

Thank you

I have a old phone (iPhone 7 pro max) that have been deactivated and running on no electricity for two or three years now, and no longer capable of turning on

I plan to finally throw it away after leaving it in my cabinet for years, though im uncomfortable throwing it away when it still has my data inside that I am unable to delete since I can’t turn it on

what would be the best way to destroy the data inside my phone without hurting myself (broken glass cutting me/toxic chemicals)?

i was thinking of carefully dropping it into hot water for an hour, but idk

Hey! I am a hobbyist when it comes to pcs and hardware in general. I'm the guy who installs OS for everyone in the family and builds their PCs, fixes their phones but lacks the foresight for the industry.

My questions, from my recent experience and readings online, is such : is this kind of the end of people owning their hardware? At leasty when it comes to laptops and pcs.

Maybe the AI bubble is going to burst, sure, and i do hope so, as i am a 2D artist by profession, BUT I find that difficult to count on. And so lets say it doesnt, or at least the bubble size isnt reduced that much. That leaves us with PC parts that are more and more expensive, consoles will no longer be worth paying for, for the average joe and at that point i can legit only see the future as everyone having some very low end devices (or phone) that you use to connect to a server that lends you its wast resources, for a subsription. The only way i could imagine this not happening is if the prices are too high even for streaming companies to get builds to rent.

I mean, i kind of expected at least game developers to start making games for lower spec pcs, but then you get metro 2039 with its insane requirements - who can realistically afford to play such a game nowadays for it to sell well?

Alright, maybe my income is too low recently and that's influencing my view on things, but I would appreciate your thoughts on the matter, thank you!

So my uni gave all students infinite tokens on any AI of our choosing as an incentive to get us to use it and learn about proper prompting. I however don't really use AI nor do I trust it's answers. HOWEVER it would be a waste as a broke collage student not to use everything that's available to me so how can I incorporate AI to my student life.

Bonus question, If someone had a grudge on the uni wouldn't this be a great opportunity to cost it some money? Like tokes aren't cheap and I don't think they have a contract with every AI company for a discount.

https://amzn.in/d/002z5lMq

Have we reached a point where smartphone hardware is basically good enough for almost everyone?

Most people mainly use their phones for messaging, social media, YouTube, photos, and browsing. Even phones from a few years ago can handle all of that easily.

Every ear manufacturers release better phones with faster chips, better cameras, more battery life and so on but how much of a difference do these upgrades actually make in everyday life?

Even in PC gaming, I feel like modern CPUs and GPUs have reached a point where hardware shouldnt be the main limitation anymore

Instead of constantly pushing for more powerful hardware, shouldnt we focus more on software optimization?

Games like the original RollerCoaster Tycoon, famously programmed largely in assembly by Chris Sawyer or the original Doom show just how much can be achieved with efficient programming.

Nowadays in gaming it sometimes feels like developers rely too heavily on technologies like DLSS and FSR instead of properly optimizing their games and i wonder how many demanding modern games could run on mid-range hardware with better optimization.

Especially with AI potentially making software development and optimization easier I believe the next big leap in technology should come from better software rather than better hardware.

I'm not good with computers and anything related so bear with me.

Where I work (small business) we print any invoices/quotes that have been made as a safekeeping of sorts. We have about five years worth of these copies and we recently downsized the office so we don't have as much space for all those physical copies. My sister (prevoiusly worked in another office area) suggested I start scanning those copies onto my laptop (Mac 16GB Memory, 494 GB Storage). My problem is, I'm afraid I will run out of starge soon, especially given that we have been making more invoices/quotes as of late and probably will keep making more going forward. I was looking into external hardrives and ssd card but I'm really not sure what would be best. I'm leaning towards external hard drive but if anyone could give tips/info/opinoins on what you think might be better i would grealty appreciate it! Or also any other solutions you may have.

Thanks guys!
P.S I am planning on keeping physical copies here in the office still but only for about six-12 months (from the date they are created) and then they would get put into the scanner.

And what could we do about it?

Hey pals I'm new here. i have been learning about the api creation and uses while learning this i encounter the term docker and search about it. After that i learn that it provides a virtual environment called a box which help. the code to run easily regardless of the current version if it run on previous version it will run perfectly but I'm not satisfied with this and want to know more. I need help to know more about this and asking for more about it.

I have an issue going on that needs to be figured out like asap, as this is affecting my daily and physical life way too much, any advice means a lot. I've never posted about something like this before so if there's a better sub for this please lmk if this isn't the best one.

Long story short I have an illness that causes really bad eye sensitivity to light, especially screens. It's gotten worse and worse, now I can't even use my phone(an iphone). TVs/monitors are a lot more manageable, and I've spent some time trying to understand why this happens since adjusting basic settings like brightness/gamma or putting on night light doesn't do anything at this point.

From what I've found there's a handful of things to pay attention to like temporal dithering and pulse width modulation, and I've changed everything I can on the current TV I'm using like noise reduction and dynamic settings for contrast and gamma, along with adjusting all the normal display and color settings. But this is basically hopeless so far with an iPhone, which I will probably be replacing, so if there's any recommendations for that I'd appreciate it.

But also I just really want to know what I can do for my PC, which is what the TV is used with, along with another TV and monitor I use (since I switch between rooms with an extended setup). I've seen other stuff being important like matching the bit stuff and color depth from the gpu to screen, but not sure how to do that, and also have no idea how to change the other stuff i mentioned like the dithering and PWM. All I've been able to find on my gpu(an nvidia 5060) is the basic color stuff like contrast being a big one, and changing what I could with framerate stuff.

I'm trying to understand the privacy risks of free online AI image editors that can be used without creating an account.

If someone uploads a photo, generates an edited image, and later deletes the files from their own phone, could the website still retain copies on its servers?

Also, is there a reliable way to find out whether uploaded images are used for AI training when the privacy policy doesn't clearly say?

I'd appreciate factual explanations or experiences from people who have researched this topic.

Hi, I’m looking for cheap confiable headphones I have a budget of 1500 Mexican pesos that’s about $80 USD, I know unta not much, but I would like them to be comfortable to wear for a long time and to have noise cancellation. What should I get?

Hi there. I'm studying journalism and have several recordings—each about an hour long—of interviews and the like. Does anyone know of an app or website that can transcribe audio to text?

When I say sustainable, I don’t mean it as a buzzword. I mean whether the physical infrastructure can keep scaling to meet demand. To support ever growing cloud consumption and digitalization of stuff, especially with the rise of AI workloads.

Cloud providers have to keep building data centers and expanding capacity. Is there a point where we hit a hard limit, where we can’t add more compute, storage, or capacity because of constraints like power, land, cooling, or chip supply? You need water, electricity, GPUs, memory, copper, silicon, etc. And land too, although data centers I think are quite dense so unlike what most people think, I think it's not the biggest concern here.

As I said, obviously there's a limit, but my point is, will we ever hit it? What is the tendency growing to? And what are the biggest challenges?

And I know there's a huge ideological fatigue with climate discourse and whatnot, but this really seems concerning to me. I'm no expert on the matter, so maybe you guys can clear things up for me.

I am not a tech person and need some advice please ! I want an external storage for my cell phone (photos and videos) since I have trust issues with online storage. 1tb please.

Thank you!

Info: I have a Samsung s21

So.. Uhm...

I've been using this feature for a while to download videos for whatever reason, but sometimes i'm seeing something in the video link that shows up in the media tab that states: "Acctoken"...

Is this something bad or am i just overthinking it and that there's nothing wrong..

Hey everyone!
I’m a developer looking for an idea for my next project, and I’d love to hear from regular people about their everyday frustrations.
Think about all the little things you do on your phone or computer every day. Tasks that take time, repetitive actions, things you keep putting off, or stuff you wish could just happen automatically.
What would you want your phone or computer to do for you without having to ask it every single time?
For example:
Automatically organize your files, photos, screenshots, and downloads.
Handle boring paperwork, emails, or online forms.
Compare prices and find the best deal when shopping.
Keep track of important messages, bills, appointments, and deadlines.
Take care of repetitive tasks you currently do manually.
These are just examples — I’m much more interested in your own ideas!
It doesn’t have to involve AI or be anything complicated. It could be a small, annoying task that you wish technology would finally take care of.
What’s something you still do manually that you think your phone or computer should be smart enough to handle by itself?
I’d love to hear what would genuinely make your everyday life easier!😊

Should I Buy a Gaming Laptop or Build a PC? Need Some Advice

I currently have a 10-year-old all-in-one PC with an i3 processor. It overheats and shuts down even while browsing Chrome, so I need a new system.

I have a job, but I also want to start earning on the side through YouTube and freelancing. I'm interested in gaming too, so I need a system that can handle video editing, gaming, and other creative work.

My budget is:

- Laptop: ₹70K, stretchable to ₹75K

- PC: Up to ₹90K

Due to the current price hikes, I'm confused about which option makes more sense. I can get a decent PC build for ₹90K, but a laptop around ₹70–75K would offer portability. The biggest advantage of a PC is that I can upgrade it later, whereas laptop upgrades are limited.

I'll also be buying on EMI, which means the total cost could be ₹10–15K higher than the actual price.

I'm considering buying a laptop now for around ₹70K and building a better PC later if I start earning from YouTube or freelancing. But there's no guarantee I'll make money from these activities, and spending ₹90K on a PC without generating any income would be a risk.

What would you recommend in my situation? Should I buy a laptop now or invest in a PC? I'd appreciate advice from people who have experience with both, especially regarding long-term value and performance.