Questions tagged [home-office]
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How to declutter and organize the cables on and under my desk?
Computer cables and external devices are a continuous source of frustration for everybody who likes a clean working environment. The more devices you add to your home office, the more disastrous the situation under the table becomes: cords falling…
splattne
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How do I leverage the power of my desktop from my laptop?
I have a powerful desktop, and a decent laptop. My laptop is my primary machine. When I'm home, I'd like to "tap into" the power of my desktop while using my laptop. I'm not thinking a solution like "remoting in" and actually using my desktop from…
Dane O'Connor
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Visual Studio comparing workspaces
First, let me explain the situation:
I'm a software developer currently in home office.
Normally we're using a TFS to sync our sources, but from home I don't have a connection to the TFS.
So I'm getting source updates from my coworkers directly,…
Daniel Bauer
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What is the most powerful server I can plug into a standard home outlet?
I need to run a home business, a CRM software, and other back office apps. I want to place all of these on VM's, using ESX/ESXi. (or HyperV)
Since I need SQL, and other services I need at least 128 GB of RAM.
I'm not looking for a specific hardware…
TooBad
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Home office peripheral sharing setup
In my current situation I have a set of peripherals that I would like to share between my home PC and my work laptop:
2 screens (HDMI/DVI)
Keyboard
Mouse
The following configurations would be the most common:
All peripherals to laptop (work on…
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What are the most common issues with older laptops running latest software (with focus on OS)
I have an oldie - laptop DELL E6400 - that I want to give my mother-in-law as a replacement for the desktop she was using in her work (she has her own business, so office and personal use, but nothing fancy), which in turn breathed it's last a few…
AcePL
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