@thomastraynor@social.linux.pizzaThe wheeled backpack is giving out. After a year of use, one of the wheel ball bearings has popped out and is a lot harder to pull.
Not overloaded. Laptop, keyboard, mouse, cables, power supply, and office supplies that weigh about 8 kg (17 lbs).
I need it as when bursitis flares up like today it is very painful carrying a bag.
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialAnother free laptop I got recently is a an HP 14-dq0005tg but there's no power supply and I don't have a power adapter that will fit. Reviews seem to suggest it's pretty crappy so I don't even want to bother with getting a power supply for it.
It's lightweight and slim, but the 14" screen seems to be just 1920x1080 and supposedly has "noisy cooling".
I may just see if I can send it to HP for recycling.
@alejandrobdn@social.linux.pizzaMy old monitor died a few days ago. Today I connected the new one and it wasn't detected by xrandr --listmonitors. The docking station works fine, the power supply too. What if I change the monitor cable layout, swapping them between VGA, HDMI, and DP? Nope!
Anyway, after half an hour of different tests, I applied the ignorant solution, i.e., restarting the laptop. Guess what? It works. Why? No fucking clue, man! And I'm the "computer expert" in the family.