What is Support: Definition and 383 Discussions

Technical support (often shortened to tech support) refers to services that entities provide to users of technology products or services. In general, technical support provides help regarding specific problems with a product or service, rather than providing training, provision or customization of the product, or other support services. Most companies offer technical support for the services or products they sell, either included in the cost or for an additional fee. Technical support may be delivered by phone, e-mail, live support software, live chat or website, or other tools where users can log an incident. Larger organizations frequently have internal technical support available to their staff for computer-related problems. The Internet can also be a good source for freely available tech support, where experienced users help users find solutions to their problems. In addition, some fee-based service companies charge for premium technical support services.

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  1. Serenity4uswild

    Tower out of paper that would support a textbook

    Hello :) I was assigned a project yesterday and have been struggling with it trying to find my perfect measurements... I have to create a tower out of paper that would support a textbook My materials are paper and glue. My paper may be as long as I want but no wider than 1 inch, I currently have...
  2. F

    I need support, I'm in a rougher patch than usual

    Hello. I am a physics student and recently I have not done so well. This is one of those times when even your best effort isn't enough. I have had those before and have come through, I know I can, I just don't believe it right now,. And I really love this dang, I really do, that's why I am so...
  3. A

    Force needed to support Suspension of a Vehicle

    Homework Statement A model for the suspension of a vehicle is shown where the spring has stiffness k = 178 N/mm and an unstreched length of 347 mm. http://imgur.com/1dTVs12 Determine the value P and the force supported by member AB so that the suspension has the equilibrium position shown...
  4. gacb17424

    Find reactions at supports and bending/shear/axial diagrams

    Homework Statement Force by uniform loading = 20(5) = 100kN Vertical component of the uniform loading = 20(5)(3/5) = 60kN Horizontal component of the loading = 20(5)(4/5) = 80kN vertical reaction at roller support = Vr vertical reaction at pin support = Vp Homework Equations Fx=0, Fy=0...
  5. A

    Beam Deflection with single support

    Hello I am trying to setup a problem to represent a pipeline crossing over another perpendicular pipeline on the seabed. I am trying to represent the problem as a simple beam and having some issues with the supports i am selecting and the boundary conditions. Attached is a picture representing...
  6. cyberdiver

    Using centrifugal force to support pressure vessels

    If the walls of a submarine were supported by fast-spinning rings, using centrifugal force to prevent collapse or buckling, would this be viable engineering? I am assuming that the rings would be magnetically suspended to eliminate friction. This also seems like a self-stabilizing system with...
  7. C

    Career Advice for IT Support Technician

    Hi All, I am after some career advice? I`m 37 and have been working in IT Support since I left uni. For the past year or so iv not enjoyed my job (I think a lot of it has to do with where I am working) but, i`m at the point where I just no longer want to work in IT. I have been thinking of...
  8. Luminescent

    Other Cosmological Discoveries: Seeking Verification and Guidance

    Hello everyone, Can anyone assist me with the following; I have derived some very interesting cosmological quantities within regard to radiation as it moves through space. I am looking for someone trustworthy who can help me verify my work and point me in the right direction without claiming...
  9. S

    MHB Etch-a-Sketch Tech Support

    . . Etch-a-Sketch Technical SupportHow do I turn off my Etch-a-Sketch? Pick it up and shake it. How do I get rid of those funny little lines? Pick it up and shake it. What is the shortcut for Undo? Pick it up and shake it. How do I create a new document? Pick it up and shake it. How do I set...
  10. F

    Length of Base to support weighted pillar

    Hi all, I need to find base length x which would support the pillar and wouldn't topple over (weight of 2.1kg on right hand side of pillar) Thanks in advance
  11. Y

    Calculating Support Reaction Force for an Impulse-Driven Bumper Project

    Hi, i have a question.. I need to make a "bumper project" as shown in figure. I have all the geometric information about system and also know weight and energy which is transferred. I need to calculate the support reaction but i can not convert the energy to the force without "impact time". (F...
  12. P

    ANSYS WORKBENCH 14: Simply support option disabled

    Hello.. i am trying to determine the maximum deflection of a beam on account of its sagging due to its own weight. I have the CAD MODEL of the beam and i import its IGS into ANSYS WB14.static structural. 1.is it a uniform distributed loading case? 2.i need to simply support the beam at both...
  13. J

    Why do small waveguides support less modes than larger ones?

    I've taken several courses on Electromagnetics and Waveguide. It has become common sense to me that small waveguides support less modes than larger ones. I've also learned the graphical method to calculate the number of modes in a 3-layer slab waveguide. What I don't get is why small...
  14. davenn

    Apple Introduces Macbook with Windows Support!

    Apple finally did it - A Macbook that supports Windowscheers Dave
  15. C

    Does Angling a pin support on a truss change anything?

    Homework Statement If you had a simple 2D truss with a pin and a roller support, would making the pin on a 30 degree incline change the supporting reactions? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution Can't see why since it still supports a horizontal and vertical, don't know hwy the angle...
  16. M

    Center of mass vs center of support of equilibrium

    Homework Statement Where is the difference between center of support of equilibrium and center of mass of system. For example we are given a ruler with length L and mass M and two builds with mass m1 and m2 on its edges. Homework Equations http://imgur.com/PiGA817 The Attempt at a Solution I...
  17. C

    Angle of rotation of a bead embedded in a support

    Hello Everyone, I want to explain my problem. I am quite starter in Ansys... I have modeled a simple bead embedded in a support as you will see in the screenshot. Then I apply a torque onto the bead to make it rotate a bit. I want then to calculate the angle of rotation the bead I have made...
  18. DaveC426913

    MS Tech Support phone scam victim

    All my sphincters are in lockdown. Normally my mother is extremely suspicious of strangers calling, but for some reason, this slipped by her. She apparently spent quite a bit of time the other day on the phone with someone "trying to help her fix technical problems with her Microsoft" system...
  19. Dennydont

    What is the maximum load the concrete can support?

    Homework Statement A certain type of concrete has a tensile breaking stress of 3.1 MN/m^2, a compressive breaking stress of 37.7 MN/m^2 and a shear breaking stress of 9.4 MN/m^2. A circular pillar of this concrete has a radius of 0.6 m. What is the maximum load it can support assuming that it...
  20. A

    Can an artificial human heart support 220v?

    I have a question. If an human have an artificial heart can the artifical heart support 220v? if the answer is yes. Can the human maipulate electricity? maybe is an stupid question but can you answer please
  21. C

    The rotationnal velocity on a support

    Homework Statement A support is turning clockwise at Ω around the red axis. A motor on the support is turning at ω, ω is a frame support reference rotationnal velocity. Find the rotationnal velocity of the wheel ω' in the frame support reference. http://imageshack.com/a/img673/7631/wZhklo.png...
  22. C

    3 gears and the torque on the support

    Homework Statement I need to find if there is a torque on the support with 3 gears: http://imageshack.com/a/img901/8954/mFzBas.png The Gear1 is forced to turn at 3w by an external device. Gear2 and Gear3 must follow. Homework Equations None The Attempt at a Solution I drawn all forces...
  23. M

    How much weight can vertical aluminum angle support?

    I have to build a new stand for our single compartment concrete laundry tub since two legs of original steel stand are corroded. I want to make the new stand out of angle aluminum to avoid corrosion and also because it's easier to cut and drill. The laundry tub weighs about 135 lbs. I...
  24. SpaceCowboy187

    Which B.S. from UC Davis to support NucE from UC Berkeley?

    Ok. I've determined that nuclear engineering research is for me. Want to study it at the B.S. level at Berkeley, but I live in Sacramento. Maybe the commute could be made. Daily. For 2 hours there and back. But... no. So I've decided that I can get a good degree from Davis to support my future...
  25. T

    Study Favors Q-Mind - Support for quantum consciousness?

    I've read a lot of posts talking about quantum consciousness, and it seems the general consensus is that it is crack, woo, psuedoscience etc. But then I found a news feed that pointed to this, Travis John Adrian Craddock, Douglas Friesen, Jonathan Mane, Stuart Hameroff, and Jack A. Tuszynski...
  26. M

    MHB Show that there is a continuous g with compact support

    Hey! :o If $f$ is a measurable complex function (that means that it doesn't take the values $\pm \infty$) with compact support, then for each $\epsilon >0$ there is a continuous $g$ with compact support so that $m(\{f\neq g\})<\epsilon$. Could you give me some hints how I could show that...
  27. H

    Calculate the force on the other support

    Homework Statement A uniform thin rod of weight 100 N is supported horizontally by two bricks at its ends. At t=0 one of these bricks is kicked out quickly. Calculate the force on the other support immediately thereafter. Homework Equations I'm not sure if I am on the right track with this...
  28. S

    Lagrange mechanics: Pendulum attached to a massless support

    Homework Statement A simple pendulum of length ##b## and bob with mass ##m## is attached to a massless support moving vertically upward with constant acceleration ##a##. Determine (a) the equations of motion and (b) the period for small oscillations. 2. Formulas ##U = mgh## ##T = (1/2)mv^2...
  29. H

    Experimental Support of Shrodinger Equation

    Hi, The reason I'm posting this is because I'm trying to understand how to interpret the wave function of a particle. I'm trying to decide which interpretations of quantum mechanics are just speculation, and which ones are consistent with experimentation. I know that quantum objects such as...
  30. T

    Ultrasonic Standing Wave Suspension could the transducer support itself?

    Ultrasonic Standing Wave Suspension could the transducer support itself? Essentially looking at items that state a surface area of 1m2 could support 11.5kn at 16 Watts (Hemsel, 2013) could the transducer suspend itself from the reflector using the same theory even though the suspension point is...
  31. M

    Angle of support and strength capability

    I have been looking at new weight benches recently. Whilst I can appreciate this is not a weights training forum I think the mechanical loads and the equipment designs can best be discussed here, I´d like an engineers professional input. Something that's rather obvious is that as benches get...
  32. L

    DOL Motor Starter can support 160KW, 1000KVA Pump?

    Hello! Everyone, I am Lincoln from Singapore. I am from mechanical background. Recently, I am handling a rain-water tank with sump pumps project. May I seek you guys who are in electrical expertise for some professional advice for the following: Is the DOL starter possible to support...
  33. R

    Fixed Pipe Uniform Load Support

    Hello, I am working on a project to be able to support a spray bar assembly with a pipe with a specific diameter. The spray arms, fully extended, sit at 45 deg on hydraulics. To perform maintenance, these hydraulics must be turned off, so a way to support this is needed. The support pipe 103"...
  34. vrmuth

    Will a planet facing its star always support life ?

    I think this is the right forum to start this thread, if not i am sorry please somebody change it . suppose a planet is in the right distance from its star and it is rocky , has water and atmosphere but the only thing is it's not rotating itself , i mean it's always facing it's star , then...
  35. DHF

    Tech Support needed for Spaceship

    Hello Folks. I am writing a Sci-Fi Tale set in the late 22nd century and I need some Help designing some aspects of the ship in my story. I started asking advice for this story in a different thread but seeing as how the topic as become more specific I figured it deserved a dedicated thread...
  36. M

    Finding support reactions for shear and moment diagrams

    Draw the shear and moment diagrams for the beam in the figure. Clearly show all values, including the maximum shear and maximum moment and their positions on the diagrams. Assume the supports at A and C are rollers and D is a pin support. note there is a hinge at point B. I am having trouble...
  37. russ_watters

    How Solar Power is Not a Solution to Replacing Nuclear Power

    ...and to a larger extent, the mainstream environmentalist movement. Here's an article on CNN.com, with one author being the founder of Earth Day and the other I can't identify (no bio provided for either): http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/22/opinion/hayes-denman-solar-power/index.html?hpt=hp_bn7...
  38. M

    What iOS applications support Google Scholar?

    I'm looking for a native app of Google Scholar on my iPhone. However, I can't find out the best apps.
  39. G

    Why does a hub not support full duplex

    I believe full duplex is possible due to separate send and receive cables, and not whether the repeater broadcasts any income signal, So, can we discuss this, I want to agree to my self that if you connect a send and receive cable to the hub, then the hub takes care of the send alone, and...
  40. Spinnor

    Lycra sheet + support + massive balls = Gravity Visualized

    Lycra sheet + support + massive balls = "Gravity Visualized" Neat "rubber sheet" analogy of the curvature of space time on YouTube. Skip to 5:57 for orbits around the Earth moon system if you don't have time to see the whole thing. Would have been nice to see that demo as a kid. Url of...
  41. marellasunny

    Traction-slip control: braking a low mu-wheel to support driving tor

    Traction-slip control: braking a low mu-wheel to "support" driving tor I've been doing some studying on traction-slip control(ASC). I've also been trying to draw comparisons between ASC with differential locking mechanisms on a μ-split situation. I don't quite understand how braking the μ-low...
  42. rcgldr

    End of support for Win XP this April

    I think the date is April 8, 2014. So assuming this means no additional fixes will be made for Windows XP, will it still be possible to activate a re-installed version of Windows XP, say one slip streamed to SP3, and then download and install all the updates that were made? If not, I guess...
  43. P

    Horizontal bar is used to support a 75-kg object between two walls

    Homework Statement A horizontal bar is used to support a 75-kg object between two walls. The equal forces F exerted by the bar against the walls can be varied by adjusting the length of the bar. Only friction between the ends of the bar and the walls supports the system. The coefficient of...
  44. W

    Can a Mercury sized moon support an atmosphere?

    Lets say there is a gas giant similar to Jupiter orbiting a yellow star similar to our Sun. The planet and moon orbit at a distance that would resemble in between Mars and Earth. So the moon would receive 70% the sunlight that Earth receives. Around this planet exists a moon with 0.064 Earth...
  45. S

    Support a family while getting a PhD

    I've heard of people getting PhDs while raising families and I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with this. I currently work as a software engineer and I have a wife and two kids. I don't want to throw my family into financial turmoil but I'd love to have a more intellectually...
  46. G

    Does science support free-will

    I am trying to see whether science supports the idea of free-will. I don’t mean the illusion of unpredictability that arises from not understanding all the variables. I mean the type of free-will where you can say ‘I want X to be at position Y at the time Z. I am wondering whether any field of...
  47. J

    Calculating Force on Remaining Support After One Brick Is Kicked Out

    Homework Statement A uniform thin rod of weight W is supported horizontally by two bricks at its ends. At t=0 one of these bricks is kicked out quickly. Calculate the force on the other support immediately thereafter - it should be in terms of W.Homework Equations T=IA F=ma W=mg I=mr^2/3...
  48. P

    Support Reactions: Identifying Moments & Forces

    I have trouble identifying what moments and forces are due to a support http://postimg.org/image/a2xux5qjx/ Can someone explain the moments and forces (and their directions) due to the support in this picture? http://postimg.org/image/kto0b0ft3/ Why isn't there a MAx and Ax due to the...
  49. D

    Power required the support a helicopter

    A rescue helicopter of mass 810 kg, supports itself in a stationary position by imparting a downward velocity, v, to the air in a circle of radius 4.0 m. The density of the air is 1.20 kg m-3. Calculate: (i) the value of v (ii) the power, P, required to support the helicopter So, I do...
  50. P

    Support Reactions: Forces at A & D

    Homework Statement http://postimg.org/image/60w1pznz9/ Are the forces at A the same for members ADE and member ABC? Likewise, are the forces at D the same for members FDB and ADE?
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