Category: Lifehacks

What is an IPS fitting? Iron pipe size, or IPS, refers to an older system that categorizes the thickness of pipe walls, still used by some manufacturers of iron and polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, piping that connects to faucets for home and business use. What is the OD of 1 IPS pipe? Pipe Data – […]

What does it mean when it says reconnect your drive? ‘Reconnect your drive’ notification is a Windows 8/10 error that occurs if the file history backup drive has been disconnected for too long. This could be due to the file history being turned off, or if the external drive that is supposed to be used […]

What is the Texas Open Data portal? The Texas Open Data Portal (ODP) is the official State of Texas repository for publicly accessible open data sets. The ODP allows State agencies and other eligible DIR customers to publish open, non-regulated/PII, data sets to a data-sharing catalog on a publicly accessible website. How do I download […]

What is the extra home button called? When you enable AssistiveTouch, a virtual button appears on the screen that you can drag to any edge of the screen. One can use AssistiveTouch aka the floating home button to go to the home screen, take screenshots, lock the screen, trigger Siri, open the Control Center, and […]

Can you unlock all Smash Bros Ultimate characters? “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” has the biggest roster of any “Smash” game ever, with 74 characters in total. Just eight characters are unlocked when you start the game, and unlocking the other 66 can take hours of playtime. How many Super Smash Bros Brawl characters are there? […]

Is eSATA faster than USB 3? Thunderbolt 2 vs USB 3.0 vs eSATA: Speed All three standards are much, much faster than USB 2.0, which tops out at 480Mbps. eSATA can deliver 6Gbps (older versions deliver 1.5Gbps or 3Gbps), USB 3.0 runs at up to 5Gbps and the incoming USB 3.1 should do 10Gbps. Thunderbolt […]

How do you make a dog ramp for stairs? How to make a dog ramp Step 1: Measure and cut the plywood. Step 2: Measure and cut the brass threshold. Step 3: Measure and cut the side trim pieces, then nail them in place. Step 4: Glue down the carpet and let dry. Step 5: […]

How do I check resource usage in Linux? 5 commands to check memory usage on Linux free command. The free command is the most simple and easy to use command to check memory usage on linux. 2. /proc/meminfo. The next way to check memory usage is to read the /proc/meminfo file. vmstat. top command. htop. […]

Is Acer Aspire E5 good? The Good. The Acer Aspire E 15 (E5-576G-5762) is a wonderful mix of fresh components, simple design and handy features that have disappeared from most other laptops. Battery life and performance are great for its class. Is Acer Aspire E 15 a Windows laptop? The 1tb HDD is very slow, […]

Does Tatiana Maslany speak German? “It was one of the happiest days of my life when I met her because, A) she’s an incredible actress and B) she spoke German,” says Curtis during a recent stop in Toronto to promote the film. “It was a film about identity and part of that identity is language.” […]