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LeonianUniverse😁<p>Does anyone know how to get the <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/orbitReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>orbitReader</span></a> to connect on start-up? I can't get it to just connect to my phone, instead I have to go in to the braille settings every time and connect it that way. Thanks for your help. <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/TechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechSupport</span></a></p>
Christer<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meme</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DogsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DogsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechSupport</span></a></p>
David Lohner<p>Ich brauch hier mal ein <a href="https://higher-edu.social/tags/TechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechSupport</span></a> für meine <a href="https://higher-edu.social/tags/NVME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NVME</span></a> <a href="https://higher-edu.social/tags/ssd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ssd</span></a> </p><p>Ich hab eine Kingston KC3000 mit 2TB Speicher in ein DeLock Gehäuse mit USB-C geschraubt – und bekomme die Festplatte in keinem meiner Geräte angezeigt (alles Apple, alles M-Prozessoren)</p><p>Nach dem anschließen leuchtet die Status-LED und das Gehäuse wird warm.</p><p>Tips anyone?</p>
Asheville Charlie<p>Sometimes I make myself laugh..</p><p>So I got ONE website client left and theyre havin image probs so I sent these up for test pics and told em clear cache and reboot till they see em..lol..</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techsupport</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lolz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lolz</span></a></p>
Brie Mmm<p>So you think your last talk with tech support was hard? Think of the guy, who spent almost an hour on teleconference with five technicians, while flying a plane that was unable to land, but all too eager to enter “ground operation mode” in mid-air.</p><p><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/27/us/alaska-f-35-crash-accident-report-hnk-ml" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">F-35 pilot held 50-minute airborne conference call with engineers before fighter jet crashed in Alaska</a></p><p>(spoiler: the pilot survived, the plane did not and finally chose permanent underground operation mode, so to say)</p><p><a href="https://venera.social/search?tag=aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://venera.social/search?tag=TechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechSupport</span></a></p>
Adam<p>Is there some way to replace the lock screen on android? The default swipe-up-to-unlock does not work well on my Motorola. And I don't do biometrics for, reasons.<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/techsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techsupport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>android</span></a></p>
Adam<p>Configure Dillo Browser for High Dots Per Inch (HiDPI) Displays</p><p>Improve the web browsing experience by learning about solutions in configuring the web browser Dillo for High Dots Per Inch (HiDPI) monitor displays.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/dillo-browser-configure-hidpi/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">adamsdesk.com/posts/dillo-brow</span><span class="invisible">ser-configure-hidpi/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DilloBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DilloBrowser</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HiDPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HiDPI</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechSupport</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rl_dane</span></a></span></p>
Logan 5 and 999 others<p>I like to scroll through Mastodon with my phone’s browser but I’ve noticed, with the new update, that I can’t tell when videos have alt text anymore. Is anyone else experiencing this? </p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/techsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techsupport</span></a> <br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/FediQuestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediQuestions</span></a></p>
Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/techsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techsupport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a> </p><p>Have you ever… Removed a paper jam with slip-lock pliers?<br>The printer tried to take 5 pages at a time.</p>
Teun 🌏 ❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 🇵🇸<p>Dear tech-savvy people of Mastodon,</p><p>I want to have my own domain name for my email and my <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BearBlog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BearBlog</span></a>. Yet the world of web hosting and domain names is totally alien to me.</p><p>My main confusion is about what I actually need to make this work:</p><p>Do I actually need to purchase web hosting? With GBs and stuff? Or do I just need domain registration?</p><p>Any help is appreciated!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WebHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebHosting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Email</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechSupport</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DomainName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DomainName</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>TOP LEL!</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgxdAaCwKMg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=OgxdAaCwKMg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Kitboga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kitboga</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scambait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scambait</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scambaiting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scambaiting</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scammers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scammers</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fake</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ImpossibleMaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImpossibleMaze</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechSupport</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SupportHell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupportHell</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SupportDesert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupportDesert</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SupportHotline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupportHotline</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FakeSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeSupport</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FakeTechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeTechSupport</span></a></p>
Michele Neylon<p>Want a job? <br>We're hiring for our <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/techsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techsupport</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/custserv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>custserv</span></a> team <br><a href="https://www.irishjobs.ie/job/technical-support-executive/blacknight-internet-solutions-job105531097" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">irishjobs.ie/job/technical-sup</span><span class="invisible">port-executive/blacknight-internet-solutions-job105531097</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/hosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hosting</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/domains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>domains</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>broadband</span></a></p>
Andreas Fischinger<p>🚨 Vielleicht hat ja jemand unter meinen Followern noch eine Idee: Ich kann die App Reeder nicht auf meinem Mac installieren. Ich hatte die TestFlight-Beta installiert und wollte auf die reguläre Version wechseln.</p><p>Alle möglichen alten Reeder-Daten wurden gelöscht.</p><p>Folgende Ordner wurden bereinigt:</p><p>~/Library/Application Support<br>~/Library/Caches<br>~/Library/Preferences<br>Auch der App Store-Cache unter $TMPDIR/../C wurde gelöscht.</p><p>Hat noch jemand eine Idee?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Techsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Techsupport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macOS</span></a></p>
Spytfyre 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿<p>I am now officially <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unemployed</span></a> <br>And would really like not to be</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/remote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>remote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/hybrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hybrid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/onSite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onSite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/techSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techSupport</span></a> (1/2/3 line, I'm not fussy) is my bag. Macs too<br>Anybody know if anything please DM me, PDQ!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/getfedihired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>getfedihired</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/boostsWelcome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boostsWelcome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/jobHunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jobHunting</span></a></p>
DeadTOm<p>User: I sent in a ticket last week about not being able to get into my email.</p><p>Me: I responded to it. I was about to close it since I hadn't heard back.</p><p>User: I can't get into my email to read the message.</p><p>Me: You can log into the same site you made the ticket on, to see the status-- nevermind. What happens when you try to get into your email?</p><p>User: I get some sort of error.</p><p>Me: What does it say?</p><p>User: I didn't read it. Something about a password.</p><p>Me: -rubs my temples- </p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/TechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechSupport</span></a></p>
Matthew Whitaker<p>For those who use RIM (Remote Incident Manager), quick question: can you connect to an unattended computer while it’s asleep, or does it have to be on and awake the entire time?</p><p>\<a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/BlindTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlindTech</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/RemoteAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RemoteAccess</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/RIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIM</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/TechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechSupport</span></a> <a href="https://dragonscave.space/tags/ScreenReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScreenReaders</span></a></p>
James Cridland<p>Running the Mac OS 26 beta (I know, I know), but running out of hard drive space. Turns out the reason is that half of my drive is full of "System Data".</p><p>Internet searches are not very helpful in terms of how to reclaim this space. I've tried booting into safe mode and back, but wherever these files are isn't visible to anything like DaisyDisk to check further and/or persuade them to go away.</p><p>Does anyone clever have any thoughts? <a href="https://bne.social/tags/macos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macos</span></a> <a href="https://bne.social/tags/beta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beta</span></a> <a href="https://bne.social/tags/techsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techsupport</span></a></p>
eris<p>This week's penguin: Unless that's the thing with the broken software. <br><a href="http://pengcognito.com/index.php?id=bugdeposit" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">pengcognito.com/index.php?id=b</span><span class="invisible">ugdeposit</span></a> <br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/penguins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>penguins</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pengcognito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pengcognito</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cartoon</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechSupport</span></a></p>

Have a last minute day trip to Goulburn tomorrow. So a very long day today to get enough work done to cover while I'm away.

Now have been booked in for a tech support call on Friday afternoon for a very non-tech friend in FNQ. Could be interesting. Life is never dull.

Oh and I have virtually no voice again - I'm not sick, just a bit drained of energy, and very very squeaky. So much so that, at times, my voice must only be audible to bats. Hopefully my prodigal voice will return soon.

'night all.