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It has 4 USB ports on the front and another 4 or 5 on the back besides the ones that I plugged the keyboard and mouse in to.

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Wow. That's a lot of USB ports on a computer old enough to have the round inserts for a keyboard and mouse.

You're all set then.

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I know. I was quite surprised to find so many on the back.

Yup, I am.

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Yeah. USB is great. Now that you're rocking a PC that has so many ports and you don't need the old keyboard/mouse circle connectors, I'd love to say that you're living in the age where they'll never change...

But I've already heard talk that they will.

It's a shame really. It's been so nice having "Universal" Serial Bus (USB). Except for the power to the wall and the cord to the monitor, literally everything you could ever want to plug into a PC these days can plug right into them.

I've plugged in my keyboard and mouse with them. Tons of USB thumb drives. A half dozen external hard drives. My tablet, which can be charged through a PC and transfer all my pics and videos. An old camera I had before I got the tablet. All of my MP3 players to charge and transfer music. Heck... I can even plug in all of the rechargeable motion sensor lights I installed in all of my closets when they run out of juice.


USB will be a part of computers for some time to come, but I think the problem is that there will eventually be a bottleneck of transfer speeds with the design as other components of the computer get faster.

Whatever new technology ends up coming along to replace it won't make it disappear overnight... but we're going to be stuck with a not-so-universal situation again for a while.


It's the main reason why I've decided against springing for some pricey plug outlets for my walls that also have USB charge ports next to the plugs.


Seems modern and fancy right now, but they'll be dated the minute people can't just plug their cell phones right into them without an adapter.





Do you have an MP3 player, Brenda?

They're really cheap these days and I know you're into your music. There is actually easy ways to convert youtube videos to mp3, so you could find the songs you like on youtube and have them on a player while you're doing various chores around the house.

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I'm taking the day off. I'm exhausted after the late nights, and my kitchen still stinks of that stripping agent anyhow.

Maybe I'll watch a movie and take a nap. That sounds nice.

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If you're ever interested in grabbing the music you'd like, I've got a program that makes it real easy. It converts videos to mp3. Just let me know.


I'm taking the day off. I'm exhausted after the late nights, and my kitchen still stinks of that stripping agent anyhow.


Maybe I'll watch a movie and take a nap. That sounds nice.

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Congrats. Doing taxes sucks...


I didn't get to the movie. Had a glorious nap though.


I should probably try to get something done with the rest of the day. I think it's time to do some laundry and some general cleaning and re-organizing of my work space and the overflow.

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Oh, yeah... taxes!

Thanks for the reminder, BRENDA!

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Well, we got our second shot today. I did look up the "California variant" that KIKI had mentioned in the other thread and it does seem to be more infectious than previous variants, rising from a 0% prevalance back in Sept to a 50% prevalance in January. Who knows what it is now! (no, WHO doesn't know, but then, they don't seem to kmow much!) So there's no indication whether the Pfizer vaccine will be as effective against it as against the variants for which it was developed. Seems to have slipped under the radar.

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Brenda, I'm smiling about your new desktop! May your computer experience be productive and pleasant from now on.

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It should be as soon as I figure out how to turn on the sound.

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It should be as soon as I figure out how to turn on the sound.

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You might need to find the original motherboard install disc, or an image of it online if you can't find it. This install disc would include the sound drivers for the on board sound card as well as some other things that need to be re-installed any time the drive is wiped.

It's possible that wasn't re-installed after the previous owners cleaned it and put a fresh Windows on there.


If that is what your problem is, it's also likely that your USB speeds for data transfer are only USB1.0 and are much slower than the 2.0 that you should be getting out of them.

I'll try to help you out with that when I get the time if you don't figure out that it's a simpler issue and get it working on your own.

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Brenda - it doesn't work for music - but - as someone with bad speakers whose hearing has taken a deep, deep dive over the last few months - when it comes to (non-music) videos you'll often find a [CC] option at the bottom of the video that turns closed captions on.

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Do you have a pair of headphones you can plug in real quick to do a test that you're at least getting sound?

Then you'd at least know that installing mobo drivers aren't a problem and you won't be looking at snail-speed data transfer when saving things to thumb drive.




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Dry around me for the next little bit SIG.

Japanese Cherry Blossoms are out and are very pretty but I think they could be bothering my allergies some when I am out.

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Dry around me for the next little bit SIG.

Japanese Cherry Blossoms are out and are very pretty but I think they could be bothering my allergies some when I am out.

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It's unlikely bc the showiest flowers have the biggest pollen grains, and those tend to fall to the ground pretty quickly.

But I'll bet there's something "blooming" at the same time - grass, weeds, trees like pines or the ubiquitous Chinese elm- which have very small flowers and tiny pollen grains that float forever and can get inhaled deeply into your nose. Around here they post "pollen counts" as part of the weather forecast. Divided into trees, grasses, and ragweed (funny that ragweed should have it's own category!) https://weather.com/forecast/allergy/l/Los+Angeles+CA

Have you ever tried to correlate pollen counts with allergies?

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How's the hunt for the stick vacuum going? I've never used one myself, but I can imagine they'd save on storage space!

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Dry around me for the next little bit SIG.

Japanese Cherry Blossoms are out and are very pretty but I think they could be bothering my allergies some when I am out.

SIGNY: It's unlikely bc the showiest flowers have the biggest pollen grains, and those tend to fall to the ground pretty quickly.

But I'll bet there's something "blooming" at the same time - grass, weeds, trees like pines or the ubiquitous Chinese elm- which have very small flowers and tiny pollen grains that float forever and can get inhaled deeply into your nose. Around here they post "pollen counts" as part of the weather forecast. Divided into trees, grasses, and ragweed (funny that ragweed should have it's own category!) https://weather.com/forecast/allergy/l/Los+Angeles+CA

Have you ever tried to correlate pollen counts with allergies?

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How's the hunt for the stick vacuum going? I've never used one myself, but I can imagine they'd save on storage space!

BRENDA: Sometime they give a pollen count on the local news. They haven't started that yet but I am sure there is stuff blooming and yeah inhaling all the lovely pollen. Lots of trees and flowers in my province. So it could be anything.

I got a little heavier stick vacuum on Monday or Tuesday. They do save on space. I can stick it into any corner and I don't need anything overly big for this new space as there is only me here messing it up. I try to vacuum every couple of weeks because I track in dirt and other stuff on my shoes. Coats and backpacks pick up things too. Also with long hair, I shed at times. *L*

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Nuts! Got speakers but now I have to get headphones to use them because I didn't buy a sub woofer to go with them. That sucks.

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Dry around me for the next little bit SIG.

Japanese Cherry Blossoms are out and are very pretty but I think they could be bothering my allergies some when I am out.

SIGNY: It's unlikely bc the showiest flowers have the biggest pollen grains, and those tend to fall to the ground pretty quickly.

But I'll bet there's something "blooming" at the same time - grass, weeds, trees like pines or the ubiquitous Chinese elm- which have very small flowers and tiny pollen grains that float forever and can get inhaled deeply into your nose. Around here they post "pollen counts" as part of the weather forecast. Divided into trees, grasses, and ragweed (funny that ragweed should have it's own category!) https://weather.com/forecast/allergy/l/Los+Angeles+CA

Have you ever tried to correlate pollen counts with allergies?

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How's the hunt for the stick vacuum going? I've never used one myself, but I can imagine they'd save on storage space!

BRENDA: Sometime they give a pollen count on the local news. They haven't started that yet but I am sure there is stuff blooming and yeah inhaling all the lovely pollen. Lots of trees and flowers in my province. So it could be anything.

I got a little heavier stick vacuum on Monday or Tuesday. They do save on space. I can stick it into any corner and I don't need anything overly big for this new space as there is only me here messing it up. I try to vacuum every couple of weeks because I track in dirt and other stuff on my shoes. Coats and backpacks pick up things too. Also with long hair, I shed at times. *L*

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Tell me about it! With three people and a dog constantly going in and out, the heavier-trafficked areas need sweeping or vacuuming every week. I even have a "shoes off" policy for myself ... not that anyone else follows it! ... but I sweep up a lot sand. And dust. And people hair and ... when dog is shedding ... dog hair. And altho I love our Brazilian cherry hardwood floors, they do darken with age and show dust like crazy!

At some point, I'm going to have to damp-mop the floors because our neighborhood is bouded by four very high-traffic routes, and the fine particles tend to be kinda greasy and need more than just sweeping/vacuuming.

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Nuts! Got speakers but now I have to get headphones to use them because I didn't buy a sub woofer to go with them. That sucks.

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But the sound actually works though?

That will save some hassles.


You might look into a pair of wireless, bluetooth earbuds. They can be a bit pricey but I've heard a lot of good things about them. You wouldn't be tethered to your computer with them, and the range on them is so good that you wouldn't have to worry about doing any work anywhere inside your apartment and the connection dropping out on you.

I've never owned a pair myself, but I hear a lot of good things about the quality and affordability of a brand called Raycon. There are probably cheaper options out there though that would do the job for you. I think their lowest tier pair is around $65.

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That will save some hassles.


You might look into a pair of wireless, bluetooth earbuds. They can be a bit pricey but I've heard a lot of good things about them. You wouldn't be tethered to your computer with them, and the range on them is so good that you wouldn't have to worry about doing any work anywhere inside your apartment and the connection dropping out on you.

I've never owned a pair myself, but I hear a lot of good things about the quality and affordability of a brand called Raycon. There are probably cheaper options out there though that would do the job for you. I think their lowest tier pair is around $65.

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Nope, they don't work as the speakers are plugged into the headphone spot on the case.

I have to get something that actually sits over my ears. I tried ear buds but because of the way my ears are they hurt me.

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Is the spot you're plugged into on the front or back?

If there is only one input that the speakers fit into, they should be working right now. You don't need to buy a special sub woofer to get it to work (I thought you just wanted one for better sound quality).

Is there only one spot that thing fits into? If there are multiple spots, are they color coded (like pastel pink, green and blue)?

I'm starting to think the problem might still be that the sound and motherboard drivers aren't installed. Not a huge problem, but something I may have to work with you on.

It would be great if there was a product number on the back of the case (not the Serial Number, but a Product Number. I could likely easily track down the installation disk image for you if you had that. But that would only be possible if it were a pre-built computer like a Dell, Gateway, e-Machines, Hewlett Packard type deal, and not something somebody built on their own.

If you can get a product number from a sticker on the back of your case for me, I'll see what I can do about getting you the driver for your motherboard or at least your soundcard. You shouldn't go buy anything else until we can at least know that your computer is putting out sound at all.

If you can't find a product number, please download this program when you get a chance and I'll ask you what I need after you can run it. We'll be able to get your sound card model with it for sure, and might even be able to get the motherboard info I'd need to try to find the right drivers for everything.

https://www.techspot.com/downloads/160-sisoftware-sandra-lite.html

I trust techspot and I trust the creators of that program. I've been using it for years. I'm currently downloading this version to install it so I can look at my computer on my end when walking you through what you need to do.



(Oh, and if you can't find the product number and install the program, make sure not to enable network access when installing it. By default it is not enabled, so you don't need to do anything. Though it would be easier if I were to remotely do what needed to be done on your computer, I would never do that for anybody since I don't want to promote bad behavior for anyone. Lot's of scammers out there LOVE to get remote access to people's computer and unwittingly do things on them. Don't ever let somebody get remote access to your computer).

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