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I upgraded to Windows 8 on Friday and was pretty impressed by how smooth the process went. The only problem I’ve experienced so far is with my Corsair CA-HS1 Headset which wouldn’t work. It found and installed appropriate drivers but wouldn’t play any audio. The solution is quite straightforward, close the Corsair USB Control Panel [...]
My Raspberry Pi was finally delivered last week and I’ve had a chance to play. Here are some notes on how to configure it as a simple Web Server. The first thing I did was to check for updates and configure SSH. I don’t want it connected to a monitor and keyboard all the time. [...]
At the weekend I installed a NETGEAR WG311v3 Wireless PCI Network card into my main PC. This was to replace the external Belkin USB one I’d been using for some time. After fitting the card and installing the drivers from Windows Update I noticed an error which read “Device Cannot Start (Code 10)”. There’s a [...]
Up until recently I’d been using the Windows 7 Enterprise Trial from TechNet on my home PC. Unfortunately it was due to expire, so I purchased a copy of Windows 7 Home Premium as I don’t need Ultimate or Professional at home. Not wanting to loose my settings I tried to downgrade but was presented [...]
A while back I overclocked my aging Gigabyte motherboard and Intel Pentium 2160 processor. I overclocked the CPU from 1.8Ghz to 3.0Ghz and the machine has been rock solid with the CPU core temperature around 45° even under load. The motherboard is a Gigabyte ga-p35-s3. Here are the settings I used; CPU Clock Ratio [9x] CPU Frequency [3.00 [...]
Had the following email from Orange… Thank you for registering your interest in the iPhone. Orange isn’t just bringing you the iPhone. Together with the UK’s biggest 3G network, covering more people than any other, we’re bringing you a winning combination. You will be eligible for an upgrade on 25/12/2009, so when the time comes, [...]
This weekend I joined the Netbook crowd with the purchase of a HP Mini-Note 2133. It was just under £200 from PC World. This particular Netbook has been largely ignored due to the comparatively poor processor and poor choice of OS namely SUSE Linux Enterprise Edition (SLED). I don’t really care about the processor speed, [...]
I’m a sucker for lame quizzes so when the latest email from Jobsite offered a test to determine ”if you need to readdress your work situation and learn how to make positive changes to achieve your own happy work life balance.” I jumped at the chance. 60 questions and about 5 minutes later… You’ll be pleased to learn that [...]
I spotted a post from Nadeem about this book meme thingy. So I had a quick go, The rules are 1) Look at the list and bold those you have read. 2) Italicize those you intend to read. 3) Underline the books you LOVE. 4) Strike out the books you have no intention of [...]
Over the last six months there’s been a wealth of mini laptops appear on the market. I’m fully intending to get one. Question is which one? At the moment I’m leaning towards the Acer Aspire one which certainly seems to offer the best value for money. I guess I’ll just have to be patient and [...]
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