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   On 6/30/2020 5:17 PM, between "Doug Cooper : August Abolins":   
      
   > It's an Acer.  I normally buy Asus, but the Acer had more features   
   > for less; however had I known that the USB C 3 was not gen 2, I would   
   > have spent the $50 more for the Asus.   
      
   It's these little details that get ya at the end.  :/   
      
      
   > What I have learned is that I might be able to use the Microsoft   
   > Wireless Data Port and use it to mirror my laptop display, while   
   > using my built in HDMI as my extended laptop.   
      
   Wireless casting of video was one aspect of Win10 that intrigued me. That   
   would be a handy solution at my shop onto larger displays - to display product   
   info on one monitor, a book-trailer on a 2nd display, and a 3rd display   
   specifically intended for a customer to see (instead of having them come   
   around to my side of the counter and peer over my shoulder when I might have   
   other security info on the desktop.)   
      
      
   > IF a notebook has USB C 3.1 GEN2 then that USB port would send   
   > video, at which point a $10 cable would allow for 2 external monitors.   
   > Hopefully this Wireless option works.   
      
   I was not aware of the GEN2 variety.  Technology moves ahead.  I get left   
   behind.   
      
   But.. meanwhile, I have retired the idea of moving to Win10 for now.  UPS   
   devices are more important.  Recently I had a little 3 second outage at the   
   shop, and the UPS battery connected to my main pc, (a Win7 desktop) which also   
   serves up Microsoft Access files to another pc in the network, went OFF.    
   Restoring normal operations was a b*tch!  It took Win7 nearly 30 minutes to do   
   its checking and more checking before I had a fully restored session.   
      
   Apparently, the battery in that UPS (750 VA) was probably near end of life and   
   was not holding enough charge. But I did not see any visual clue that the   
   battery should be replaced - albiet it feels that might be the right amount of   
   time that the internal battery has aged.   
      
   Until I can get a new internal battery for that UPS, I swapped it with a   
   smaller 550 VA UPS that I was using at home.   
      
   The 750 VA size is quite nice and allows me to continue to work on the Win7 pc   
   between 30 and 40 minutes when the power is out.  I also have a curly   
   flourescent desk lamp connected to it.   
      
   Reliability takes a higher priority than "features" in my operations.   
      
   Are y'all using UPSes in your BBS operations?   
      
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