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Software engineer, martial artist, dragon boat paddler, and hobbyist photographer.

Pro tempore moderator for the Physical Fitness and Martial Arts Stack Exchange sites.

Twitter: @NahcTtam


Apr
17
comment Why is my hardware switching on a smart power strip if the desktop is off?
The desktop is definitely drawing power. Turning it off or unplugging turns off the master switch and the speakers and monitors go out too. Their power is cut when the PSU's power is cut (is also indicated by a green LED on the smart power strip). Something is still causing the desktop to draw enough power to turn on the other hardware, but I still haven't figured it out yet.
Apr
16
comment Why is my hardware switching on a smart power strip if the desktop is off?
I can confirm that in my Control Panel that fast startup is disabled. I did not see the effect last night, and nothing else has changed in terms of hardware or settings. I'm not sure why this is suddenly not happening after occurring for nearly a week. I might just chalk this one up to a bad smart power strip.
Apr
12
comment Why is my hardware switching on a smart power strip if the desktop is off?
@Ramhound I'll check when I get back home since I'm currently away for the weekend. I thought I had it disabled, but I don't believe my hardware supports it either.
Apr
12
comment Why is my hardware switching on a smart power strip if the desktop is off?
I'm doing a full shutdown in Windows 8 (I actually upgraded to that not too long ago) from the menu that slides in the right, settings, and then a full power off rather than sleep. Any devices plugged into the slave outlets are all powered on.
Apr
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comment Can one take a partial screen shot in Windows 7?
@poke I just tried this out. You can get around the extension capitalization by manually typing in ".png" with your filename when you save the screenshot. Otherwise it'll just auto-append ".PNG" instead.
Mar
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revised Can one take a partial screen shot in Windows 7?
added screenshot of custom pens configuration
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24
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