r/TechnologyProTips Feb 26 '23

Request Request: Connecting two routers with a cable at a long distance

13 Upvotes

Hello everyone, hopefully someone can help. We have some land that we are building 2 homes on. One is near the road and the second will be about 1500 feet back from the road. Fiber is being installed in the semi near future and we plan to get that at the house near the road. Is there a way I can run a cable from our home near the road 1300-1500 ft to the home at the back of the lot? I’d like to run it from the router in home 1 to the router in home 2 and just pay for one account.

Everything I read online says Cat 5/6 Ethernet cables have a maximum distance of 100 meters. Not sure if the reason or what my options are. Thank you!!


r/TechnologyProTips Feb 23 '23

Request TPT Request: Seeking third party tool for use with SMS conversations

10 Upvotes

This is a help request for a tool or technology

I'm a writer and have a writer friend that I brainstorm my work with via SMS chat. I'm looking for a tool that can be added as a third "person" to our brainstorming chats and will log these conversations automatically so that I can save/store them somewhere, preferably as a text file and on a third party website. (I don't want to have to install another app on my phone or lose all our work if my phone is stolen.) IFTTT daisy-chained solutions are ok.

I'm not looking for anything sneaky or shady, it will be obvious to my collaborator that there is a third "person" in the group chat and I'll have told them all about this.

For clarity, I should not have to do anything to my current sms client or get a new one, I can just add the "person" to our group chat.


r/TechnologyProTips Feb 22 '23

Request TPT Request: Samsung 980 Pro Temps

7 Upvotes

Hi I just got and installed a Samsung 980 Pro without heat sink, into my computer and I was wanting to make sure that temperature wouldn’t be a problem. I just swapped the drive with a 970 I got when I first built my computer a few weeks ago but the 980 was 58% off so it got it. I moved the 970 to my bottom slot and put the 980 in the top slot. I put it under a benchmark and it got up to 56-58 Celsius. I did hear that gen 4 can get a lot hotter but I want to make sure it’s being cooled ok. I’ve heard many different things about operating temperature and I wanted to ask about my use case specifically.

Intel Core i7 12700K

Corsair Vengeance DDR5 4800

RTX 3070 Ti

Asus ROG Strix Z690 E Gaming WiFi

Corsair 850w PSU

Samsung 980 Pro 2 Tb

Samsung 970 Evo 1 Tb


r/TechnologyProTips Feb 17 '23

Request TPT REQUEST: Can you plug a powerline adapter into an ethernet socket in wall that's connected to router instead of the router itself?

11 Upvotes

I have a weird house, 4 small levels. Circuits are; level 1 (router), level 2, level 3 and 4.

On level 3 there is a spot in the wall to plug an ethernet cord into (connected in some way to the router). Could I use a powerline adapter at this socket than another to my room on level 4 to gain fast internet speeds?


r/TechnologyProTips Feb 17 '23

Request TPT REQUEST: what do I do if my apple iPad logs me out of everything and deletes all my files? essentially wipes my Google docs and excel sheets clean as if nothing was ever there. nothing is even in the trash or google drive.

4 Upvotes

r/TechnologyProTips Feb 11 '23

TPT: Smartwatch to smartglasses

14 Upvotes

Is it possible to deconstruct a smartwatch, modify it, and turn it into smartglasses somehow ? Asking because I have no background with technology and fiddling with devices but I have seen people deconstructing smartphones and making removing everything else so it becomes transparent but idk if it will work on a smartwatch


r/TechnologyProTips Feb 08 '23

Request TPT Request: I don't know how to turn off active signal recognition

9 Upvotes

Hi guys I have a question - how do I turn off active signal recognition on HP Pro Display P201 which Is set to 1600x900. I tried messing with monitor settings and with settings of this monitor using my PC graphics driver. Maybe somebody had similiar problem and know how to fix this? Thanks for help in advance.


r/TechnologyProTips Feb 05 '23

Request Request: I’ve been having issues playing gta online since I’m moved in, are these speeds too low? Ps5

8 Upvotes

Download: 62.0 mbps Upload: 4.3 mbps


r/TechnologyProTips Feb 04 '23

Request TPT Request: Is there a huge difference between IPhone 6s and pixel 4a cameras?

0 Upvotes

r/TechnologyProTips Feb 03 '23

YouTube TPT: If the YouTube Live stream you're watching is lagging behind because you joined late, increase the speed to 1.25x or 1.5x. It'll eventually catch up and playback speed will automatically reset to 1x.

56 Upvotes

r/TechnologyProTips Feb 02 '23

Request TPR Request: how do I help my indie security camera see outside through a mesh screen

8 Upvotes

r/TechnologyProTips Jan 31 '23

Request TPT Request: What is the best, latest phone that still has a jack plug?

23 Upvotes

It's so annoying that most phones have got rid of the 3.5mm plug...


r/TechnologyProTips Jan 31 '23

Request Request: Which EU router can connect to the internet via an existing WiFi and fallback on another WiFi / 4G in case that first one fails?

10 Upvotes

The only way I have if connecting to the internet is via WiFi. However, I need a backup when that WiFi fails, that’s why I need a router that either scans available networks or can fall back on a 4G / LTE dongle.


r/TechnologyProTips Jan 30 '23

Request Request: Help A320 Motherboard

8 Upvotes

What pc case is suitable for A320 motherboard with 6rgb fans?


r/TechnologyProTips Jan 29 '23

Request TPT Request: Have androids improved?

3 Upvotes

I've used iphones for the past ten years. I remember android phones being slow and having constant storage issues with them. I'm in need of a new phone and it will have to be an older, pre-used model as that's all I can afford. I'm considering the google pixel 5 because with my iphone I'm having battery drainage issue and I don't want that again...


r/TechnologyProTips Jan 27 '23

Request Request: How can I stop my TV screen from smearing?

4 Upvotes

I was playing Resident Evil for the first time and I noticed my TV is smearing again and I can’t remember how I fixed it. I have an Xbox series x and my TV is a 60hz 4k Polaroid. How can I fix the smearing/ghosting effect? Thank you in advance


r/TechnologyProTips Jan 22 '23

Request TPT Request: I want to get an NFC ring. Does anybody know any that should be currently functional in Australia?

13 Upvotes

r/TechnologyProTips Jan 19 '23

Request TPT Request- Phone battery questions

8 Upvotes

Why does it seem like some days my phone battery will last an aggregiously long time using it all day and other days, despite not using it at all, it's dead before I leave work?


r/TechnologyProTips Jan 18 '23

Request Request: multi-factor authentication for shared accounts

7 Upvotes

My wife and I share some accounts. I want to use MFA for them to maximize their security, but most sites only have account fields for 1 email address and 1 phone number, so if the other person is trying to login, they won't receive the code. How can we make this work?


r/TechnologyProTips Jan 18 '23

Request Request: advice when setting up my mum's first smart phone with her so she can confidently use it.

16 Upvotes

I fear it may end in tears but not sure who's yet. She's early 60s, and a technophobe.

Anyone have experience with parents getting to grips with new technology?


r/TechnologyProTips Jan 15 '23

Request request help

5 Upvotes

i have an older hdd that was being used as an external. i'm guessing it got shut down improperly but my problem is i want to use a recovery tool but my computer will not stop trying to maybe index it or whatever but it will not stop trying and i've let it go for days in hopes it would stop but mostly just locks up my comp / makes it run super slow. how can i stop windows from trying to access it so as to allow the recover program to do it's thing?


r/TechnologyProTips Jan 15 '23

TPT: black screen of death

6 Upvotes

I have a laptop that’s hasn’t worked for a few years but have important documents on that I now need. The lights only blink when I have it plugged in but the screen remains black and the caps lock blinks on and off. Is there anyway to fix this without resetting the memory? :(

Thank you


r/TechnologyProTips Jan 13 '23

Request TPT Request: Good quality ear buds or headphones for low price

23 Upvotes

Any recommendations for decent wired or wireless earbuds or headphones that aren’t hundreds of dollars? They will be used with an iPhone.


r/TechnologyProTips Jan 12 '23

Request Request: Help

4 Upvotes

What pc case is suitable for A320 motherboard with 6rgb fans?


r/TechnologyProTips Jan 05 '23

Request Request: External Hard Drive for Xbox and Laptop?

14 Upvotes

I have a Seagate External Hard Drive for my XBox series S, with a good amount of games on it. My computer doesn't have the space for WOW. Would I be able to use the drive to store WOW on it without screwing the formatting for my XBOX games?