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Coil Whine Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some of the most commonly received coil whine related questions we receive at our Micro Center stores: Q: What is coil whine? A: Coil whine is a high pitched noise or “whine” generated by cables or wires inside electronic devices. It is usually outside the range of human hearing, but when it is audible, it can be…
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Do You Carry This Laptop Battery or Power Adapter?
We carry a wide variety of different laptop batteries and power adapters. To browse our selection of batteries that we currently have in-store, check out our Laptop Batteries and Laptop AC adapters. To ensure that you see the most accurate stock of what we have in store, please be sure that you have your local store…
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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some of the most commonly received Malwarebytes related questions we receive at our Micro Center stores: Q: What is Malwarebytes Anti-Malware? Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware is software that helps protect your computer from malicious software that can end up on your system. Q: How is this different from an anti-virus…
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Home Automation: Examples of What to Buy
Home Automation Starter Kits If you are just getting started in Home Automation, there are many Starter Kits available. A typical Starter Kit will include everything you need to accomplish particular tasks depending on the purpose of the kit. Some basic Starter Kits might have just a couple of items necessary to get…
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Selecting Your Home Automation Components
After gaining an understanding of what you can do with Home Automation and how Home Automation devices communicate with each other you might be ready to start shopping for your system. Here are some tips to consider as you shop: What do you want the system to do for you? Are you going to control temperatures, set mood…
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Common Home Automation Protocols
Common Protocols used in Home Automation systems today: There are many common protocols currently used by Home Automation systems. X10 and Insteon protocols were designed to communicate over Home Power Lines. Insteon has since adopted Wi-Fi capabilities in addition to Home Power Line communication. All of the other…
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How Home Automation Devices Communicate
In the application of Home Automation devices and systems, it is important to understand how these items communicate both within their system, your home, and also in the big picture, through the Internet of Things (or IoT for short). You may be asking what is the Internet of Things and how does it relate to Home…
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What You Can Do With Home Automation
Home Automation … What does that mean? Some might think back on the 1962 cartoon series The Jetsons and how in retrospect the Home Automation products of today bear a striking resemblance to their idea of the future. What can you do with Home Automation? We could talk all day about what Home Automation is and what it can…
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Time Machine Backup (macOS) Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some of the most commonly received Time Machine Backup (macOS) related questions we receive at our Micro Center stores: Q: How often does Time Machine create backups? A. Time Machine tries to keep hourly backups for the last 24 hours, daily backups for the last month, and weekly backups for all previous months, as…
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What does refurbished, remanufacturered, or off-lease refurbished mean?
Certified Refurbished This product has been refurbished to original factory specifications or better by the original manufacturer or their designated manufacturing facility. The product is fully tested by component. Any electronic hardware not passing diagnostic testing is replaced. Any case, screen, or other external…
