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[Sonlirain]

Hmm windows 10 has a "movies and TV" App that basically fishes out all video files on your PC and presents them in a relatively simple manner but i don't think it will generate a playlist.

Then there's a thing called Playlist creator but i never used it so can't say much. Apparently you can just drag and drop things into it to create playlists so you might want to check it out.

[chaotic skies]

Anyone know a workaround for the home button on a 5th generation iPod touch? Broke my home button recently and I'd like a way to change apps not involving hoping for updates from them or restarting the thing.

[Insanegame27]

Anyone know a workaround for the home button on a 5th generation iPod touch? Broke my home button recently and I'd like a way to change apps not involving hoping for updates from them or restarting the thing.

If you don't mind making a section of your screen (~1/16th) unusable for tapping in games/anything, you can go with assistivetouch, which turns that section of your screen into its own hub. It'll do for you in the short term if you plan on getting your home button fixed (which I highly recommend, especially if it's still in warranty. Some Apple places will even do it for you if you're slightly over warranty or if you're way over warranty but the issue happened while it was in warranty.


My iPod touch got a cracked screen while in warranty and never got a chance to get it fixed until after warranty expired. The Apple chaps were happy enough that the screen was cracked while it was under warranty.

[chaotic skies]

I'm going to get it fixed, yeah. I didn't know about the assistivetouch thing, gonna go turn that on. The only problem is, I don't have any Apple stores or anything nearby. Damn it, small town USA!

[Aklyon]

Is there one in a nearby town then, if not yours?

[chaotic skies]

Not that I know of, and trust me, I've searched repeatedly. The nearest one is an hour drive away. I'll have to pay for it, and go to one of the random repair places nearby. At least it's getting fixed.

[Insanegame27]

I'm going to get it fixed, yeah. I didn't know about the assistivetouch thing, gonna go turn that on. The only problem is, I don't have any Apple stores or anything nearby. Damn it, small town USA!

Small town USA is still easier to get an Apple store than rural Australia

[Sonlirain]

I'm going to get it fixed, yeah. I didn't know about the assistivetouch thing, gonna go turn that on. The only problem is, I don't have any Apple stores or anything nearby. Damn it, small town USA!

Small town USA is still easier to get an Apple store than rural Australia

Or Poland anywhere (except maybe for the capital. They might have an apple store in War Saw.)

EDIT:
I solved my old issue with the entire internet going off when uploading things to youtube.
I installed net balancer and saw that chrome tried to upload at 400 kb/s... while my internet has a maximum upload speed of 0.8 Mbit.
I have no idea how the heck did that happened but after i limited my upload for chrome to 110 kb/s the issues disapeared so yay me.

[TheBiggerFish]

Uh, yay, but your Internet seriously sucks.

[AzyWng]

I own a fairly old Dell Inspiron 3520 laptop. It's got a very basic Intel(lectually lacking) 4000 graphics card, and a Core i3 processor.

It has an irritating habit of overheating and shutting down whenver I try to play most 3D games (including Unity engine games).

I've tried cleaning the fan of dust with a damp (but not wet) Q-tip, raising the laptop above the desk to make an improvised laptop stand, making sure to keep the fan's opening clear, and I've even tried putting an ice pack underneath the laptop's fan area, but none of this has been sufficient.

I don't think the Inspiron can have its graphics card replaced, and with the grades I've been getting in school (particularly in math) I don't think my dad would be very happy with the idea of purchasing a new laptop for me.

Any way to help stop overheating?
Keep in mind that I'm a cheap bastard who's only interested in what he can get/do for free.

[Sonlirain]

Uh, yay, but your Internet seriously sucks.

I know but it's cheap and works and the 10 Mbit download rate is good enough for almost everything. It's the upload rate that sucks big time.

Any way to help stop overheating?
Keep in mind that I'm a cheap bastard who's only interested in what he can get/do for free.

The only things that come to mind are cooling pads or at least finding a spot where your laptop can "breathe" (As in a nice flat surface).
Still a cooling pad (even a cheap one) would be your best bet.

[AzyWng]

Uh, yay, but your Internet seriously sucks.

I know but it's cheap and works and the 10 Mbit download rate is good enough for almost everything. It's the upload rate that sucks big time.

Any way to help stop overheating?
Keep in mind that I'm a cheap bastard who's only interested in what he can get/do for free.

The only things that come to mind are cooling pads or at least finding a spot where your laptop can "breathe" (As in a nice flat surface).
Still a cooling pad (even a cheap one) would be your best bet.

Got it. I'm still wondering what other options there are as far as answering this problem with minimal cost.

[Sonlirain]

Considering intel GPUs are hot trash (literally) i don't see any other short of getting a better laptop.
You could try running games in Dx9 mode and updating the drivers but i doubt that will do much good (if any).

[crazysheep]

get a book and prop up your laptop with that

[AzyWng]

get a book and prop up your laptop with that

I've done that, making sure to keep the area where the fan is clear of any obstruction.