For a desktop PC is it bad to leave the side panel to it's case off? Initially I thought it  would help cooling (and allow me easy access) but wondered if it lets more dust in. Any other pros and cons? Obviously this is in a safe area and no likely to get bumped.
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My friends say that it should actually improve the cooling since there is more air available to it, especially the CPU fan. I have to admit that it at least looks like it would stay cooler.  I disagree. It should prevent the case fans from effectively running fast-moving air across the components, right? As for the CPU fan, the air around it isn't being refreshed as much with the case open, I think, so it's getting hotter, so the CPU cooling isn't as effective. Not that it would kill the computer, but it seems to me that it would make the cooling less efficient.  Who's right? This is about settling an argument, not trying to solve a real problem. The computer in question is a custom-made "1337 gaming b0x0r r!g" (you know the type) school computer with like 8 fans that's being used right now to make graphene using a LightScribe DVD burner (not a heavy task), and its case is open. The key here is that it has a good-quality case, and we can't try heat tests on it.
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It's now summer around here, with temperatures ranging from 20C to 30C in the summer. Occasionally, I have a situation where I can carry my laptop indoors, or just leave it in the car for a few hours.  My question is: will it cause any sort of damage if I leave it in the car for several hours? I usually bring it indoors just in-case, but I thought I'd ask. Note that the laptop is always off at this time.
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I can’t get used to the new Unity system. I’d like to move the left Unity panel to the bottom of screen (like Windows 7 – more similar is better).  But I can't find a way. Is it possible?
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I guess I could imagine that there was a time when accidentally disconnecting the monitor would have been catastrophic, though I don't see that being the case today.  Is it just a legacy holdover that they are still secured with screws?  Also, why is it that the video connection is really the only one that is still secured this way?  It seems like the power cable would be a better candidate to be secured with screws.  That really could be catastrophic.  In the end, the reason this question occurred to me is that I've never had a video cable come out when not screwed in, so why the significant security?
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What is the purpose of a swap partition? How do I know I have just enough swap partition?  Not too much/little.   My Ubuntu PC is used for typical stuff:   Web (email, facebook, etc.) Some movies gaming is rare
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I've read on some websites that it's bad to defrag an ssd. But I'm reading on this website now and one person was like "You didnt do any harm its just not necessary to defrag it." I feel like that's wrong since every other website I've read says it will damage the ssd.
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I run a Dell PowerEdge r710 server out of my house and I'm moving in with roommates in a couple weeks. Unfortunately I don't think they'll appreciate the ~70dBA it generates and I'm looking for ways to make it quieter.  I looked into replacing the fans with something less noisy, but unfortunately none of the quieter options move nearly enough air. The best one I found has been the , but at less than half the CFM (30.3 vs 67.85 on the stock  fans) it doesn't seem powerful enough.  I've also thought about putting  around the server to quiet it down, but acoustic panels also have the downside of acting like insulation, so heat could turn into an issue.
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I keep hearing that this is a huge no-no. Why is this? I run Ubuntu mostly so it doesn't affect me, but I was just wondering.
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Unfortunately, the Unity Launcher on the left hand side of the screen takes more valuable space away than the new menu bar gives.  Is there any way to get rid of the Launcher?  Alternatives I would be satisfied with include:   Not having the Launcher at all Having the Launcher hide automatically Having applications open on top of the Launcher (not next to it)   (edit:) Note that I am specifically looking for a way to keep the global menubar, while getting rid of the Launcher.
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I went through a , but the answer was informing how to hide the monitor, but not how to disable it. I do not want any new windows to creep into the laptop display when the external display is connected. I could not find any in the Display Settings (under System Preferences). I don't want to close the lid because I think it impacts the air flow of the MacBook Pro. I don't want to close the lid because the sound quality is reduced.
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When you hide the Dock, OS X leaves a small gap at that edge. Is there a way to get rid of it?  In case you have never noticed the gap before here is a screenshot. Guess which side of the screen has the Dock:
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Is it possible to stop my laptop going to sleep when I close the lid?  GNOME 3.20, Fedora 24.    My laptop does not reliably wake from sleep.  (It happens to be a hardware issue... I think I basically killed it while trying to replace a wifi card.  But I want to keep using it for a while longer).
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Can computer hardware suffer damage from forceful shutdowns (holding the power button for five (5) seconds) or power failures?   I believe that normal PC hardware does not suffer from this - after all, it's not much different than what they experience under a standard shutdown. But elsewhere I've read tht another person thought that it could do physical harm to the hard drive and possibly other components as well. He also said that the journaling features of filesystems are useless in face of power failures and were intended to help mitigate damage from system crashes.  I think this is nonsense, but then again I lack the experience and knowledge to say it with certainty.
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Does anybody know how to make a 'always-on-bottom'-windows, or a window pinned to the desktop? It should receive focus and mouseclicks, but should stay at the bottom of the Z-order. It would also be great if it could stay on the desktop even when user do a minimize all or show desktop operation.  Both delphi and c# solutions (or partial solutions/hints) would be great.
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I have tried every solution given on the Internet, as well as some tricks up my own sleeve.  Nothing works to help me "extend" my desktop and not "duplicate" it across 2 monitors.  My question is "What is the appropriate site to ask about this?" I don't think it would be Stack Overflow, but I don't dare try any of them for fear of being downvoted to death if I'm wrong.
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My laptop screen is fairly small and gedit's side panel won't go smaller than about 400 px. It is a little exasperating because I can't have any other windows visible if I want to use anything in the sidebar, because it crowds out my document.  Is there a setting someplace that I can fiddle to make it smaller?  I've looked everywhere I can think of for it!    I can drag it down to the width you see below, but I can't drag it any farther than that.
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What are the pros and cons of controlling (lowering, or even overclocking) the CPU frequency on a laptop? How can I do it in Ubuntu and will it increase my battery life (as I never play games and stuff)  And do fan speed and CPU frequency have any correlation?