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Every time I connect my iPhone to my PC that runs on Windows 10. Its default "Photos" app opens and automatically loads a lot of photos from my iPhone to my PC. But there are a few big problems. 1. It never remembers photo last "loaded", There are two options in Photos that I can see, i.e...

When we connect a USB device of any kind into a computer, except for what we know we have done to it, is there anything that may write to or write from the device that an average user may not know? For example, when we connect a flash drive to a computer, could there be anything about the...

Did you mean something like what I have just found today by a quick check on Google? There is saying that you can turn something into read-only mode so that the last accessed dates of all files will be frozen? Or is it another story?

Hi. I have a couple of portable hard drives and USB flash drives. Is it possible to find out the exact (or approximated) dates and times they were last connected or powered?

OK Assume that the website I am visiting cannot be trusted. Assume that my ISP cannot be trusted. Assume that VPN server CAN be trusted. In that case, can adding VPN in the mid way make the website less likely, if not impossible, to find out my ISP, and thus my personal information stored in the...

Well I think when I visit a website without VPN, even without leaving any message, chances are they can already have my IP address and thus they can find out my ISP and then my personal information can be found out (Assume my ISP is crap and dishonest) Is what I understand true? If I use...

Is it true that without VPN, when I visit a website, and if the website is powerful enough, they could be able to find out my real identity that may include my real name, phone number and home address etc through the help of my internet service provider? Of course, my ISP should not give out...

Hi all. I have a link that streams a video. The link should be free of virus. There are around twenty seconds of videos spoken in English that I don't understand. I once uploaded to Youtube, looking for auto translation, but it did not work because the voice isn't clear enough and is mixed with...

Hi all. Sorry if it's a wrong section. But is it an off-topic section? I have something that I'd like someone to help. It's NOT about computer. It's NOT about money or asking for money. It's NOT survey. I'm not sure if I can post here. If you are interested in helping, I look forward your...

Oh yes, I'd of course like to get an iPad over an Android tablet, I didn't realize that there are other ways to buy older versions of iPad, the price and the capacity i.e. $249 and 128GB are perfect for me. But is it reliable to get a renewed version on Amazon? Also, is the hardware of iPad 9...

I have never owned or studied anything about a tablet device but at the moment, for sake of work, I'd like to get a low-budget and durable tablet, which is primarily intended for reading and checking information on the web, unlikely I'll watch any video, at the moment I am using a mobile phone...

Hi. Where is the best place (online) to buy laptop for the best value coming from the reliable source that would not probably you a used, refurbished or second-hand products as "new"? What is the possible problem to get a refurbished laptop for a fraction of the price? Is it bad to power a...

This probably only means the software creates and remembers the checksum of the final image they create and gives the user an option to verify the image whenever they want. This doesn't mean the contents of the image is identical to the source disk, and I know in fact disk image created by those...

OK, then what is the best way of cloning a hard disk which contains my system in such a way that bit-by-bit comparison or other similar data verification method will be done? I know that Macrium, Acronis (and thus probably other brands) will not do such a comparison or verification. Thanks for...

Hi. I saw someone on other sites say that a hard drive that sits and not used will likely have bit flip or data corruption in less than a year. Does it mean I should power the drive regularly for a while to let it "exercise" even if I don't need to? Or does it mean it is perfectly natural to...