Use the stores they bought from and look up their transactions.
Valid and useful when they have that info to share. Often I resort to getting them to tell me make model they bought and I look it up. So often it’s been years since purchase and they don't have/know the details anymore and the best I get is a picture of a sticker on their tower. Sometimes it’s enough. Not always.
So I decided to ask New Bing Chat for an answer because it's been useful to me lately (full disclosure I work for Microsoft but not on Bing). I usually use HWiNFO for my own stuff but it doesn't show things like power supply AFAICT. Speccy is what I used many years ago. CPU-Z is more limited than HWiNFO if memory serves. I don't know the other two.
I'm not sure I'd consider CNET more trustworthy than Softpedia. I have to be more specific about which sources I'd trust I guess.
Maybe power supply info isn't something easy to see from Windows unless it's specifically pushing that info. Likely the main info I get is fan speed and not much else? Does the power supply communicate any info to the mobo through it's usual connections?
Yeah that's what I was worried about but I'm sure I've seen this info in Speccy before. I guess I can go confirm that myself:
While I was digging around in HWiNFO settings to see what more it could do if reconfigured I saw an option I didn't understand and asked. Now there is another whole rabbit hole I can learn about if I ever had time but isn't helping me right now.
So I think I have to settle with not being able to get power supply info this way. Just getting a screenshot of the HWiNFO summary seems like the path I trust. I might look more into that Flitskikker tool and see how much I trust asking people to use it. I like that it exports a text file summary of the PC info for easy sharing.
Okay. Recently my Roku Ultra failed. Bought a new one, set it up with the new controller. It's attached to a Sony Bravia, which is also attached to our FIOS set top box. We use a FIOS voice controller.
What's happened is that when I turn the TV on with the FIOS controller, the Roku activates and grabs the screen. If I turn the Roku off, it turns off the TV. Rinse and repeat.
I turn the TV on with the FIOS remote. The set top box and the TV activate, then the Roku fires up and takes over. I then hit the "Input" button to select the Cable input. The set top box input takes over. BUT... if I hit the Guide or Menu buttons, the Roku takes over again.
Sometimes it will activate the Guide before the Roku butts in; then I can change the input again and I'm in the TV Guide menu. But I can't get to the FIOS menu at all.
I tried re-pairing the FIOS Voice remote; that worked, but the same problem exists.
WTF is going on? Any ideas?
Sounds like HDMI-CEC being overly helpful. Look in the Roku settings for "HDMI-CEC" or "HDMI Control" or something like that, and turn it off. Might be a setting on the TV, but I'd check the Roku first.
Winner, winner, BBQ dinner! On the Ultra it's called "Busybody mode"... Er, I mean "On-touch Device Control", where the use of any remote control input is taken as a signal to wake up the Roku. And I do mean any.
Turned it off, everything is back to normal. I owe you one, Merphle. 
So my android phone fell off a table and broke, I am borrowing an old iPhone while I get it fixed or otherwise. I’ve never had an iPhone before, what iPhone specific things or interface tricks should I enjoy in this short time?
So my android phone fell off a table and broke, I am borrowing an old iPhone while I get it fixed or otherwise. I’ve never had an iPhone before, what iPhone specific things or interface tricks should I enjoy in this short time?
Text all your friends and family to show them you've joined the blue bubble gang. 
Seriously though, I doubt there’s anything you can do in a short amount of time that would be remarkably different than Android. Both platforms are mature enough and are generally pretty equal. There may be some iPhone apps or games that are not on Android as devs usually develop for iPhone first.
For me, it’s become more about the ecosystem. The stock iPhone apps are really good now so there’s no need to pay for third party ones. iCloud works great - especially if you’re a Mac user. AirPods and Apple Watch are fantastic with iPhones. iPhones also last a long time and get updates far longer than Android phones. And lastly, I just can’t stand Google and I avoid their products as much as possible.
what iPhone specific things or interface tricks should I enjoy in this short time?
Not having your data stolen by malware on the app store?
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