Author Archives: J.D. H.

Duke Nukem Forever game benchmarks (FPS)

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There are only two computer games that I play these days: StarCraft 2 and Duke Nukem Forever. Both of which are sequels to venerable classics. StarCraft 2 is widely considered a worthy successor to SC1. Duke Nukem Forever is generally not considered to be worthy compared to it’s older counterpart Duke Nukem 3D. However, they are both surprisingly fun to play in multiplayer for exactly the opposite reasons: StarCraft 2 – one of the ultimate games when it comes to skill, it

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Increase audio quality in Remote Desktop Connections

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I really dislike fuzzy/tinny audio. Sometimes RDP connections with RDC clients results in laggy and/or poor quality audio. A two step tip that you can use to try and solve these problem in Windows7: #1 on the server (the machine you are connecting to) Using the Group Policy editor, Go to Computer Configuration:Administrative Templates:Windows Components: Remote Desktop Session Host:Device and Resource Redirection. Set “Limit audio playback quality.”  to “Enabled,” and set “Audio Quality” option “to High”. #2 on the client

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Best AdSense colors, formats and font sizes (and WordPress)

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Here are some helpful resources on the topic, in order from most helpful first to not quite as helpful last 😉 #1 My FAVORITE AdSense WordPress plugin It is simple, effective and powerful. But best of all it is FREE! 🙂 WordPress › Quick Adsense « WordPress Pluginshttp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/quick-adsense/Quick Adsense is an Ads management WordPress plugin. It offers a quicker & flexible way to insert Adsense or any Ads code into a blog post. Besides, it can randomly place the… Tips

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Overclocking a Dell M4400 [success] [HOWTO]

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Last night I stably overclocked my Dell M4400 from 2.8GHz to 2.9Ghz using ThrottleStop and the dual IDA (Intel Dynamic Acceleration) mode. The laptop is still running coolly and the WEI score for the CPU even went up from 6.4 to 6.5 🙂 My understanding is that IDA is basically TurboBoost in an earlier form. So it is pretty darn cool to be using a precursor of TurboBoost on a laptop this old! PS I plan on posting step by

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M6500 hard drive caddy issue (three hard drives or SSDs)

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For a few months now I have been using my M6500 with a 120GB SSD for the boot drive and two 750GB 2.5″ hard drives in RAID1 for my data drive. Unfortunately, the hard drive caddy that replaces the optical drive has never quite fit right… only today did I get around to contacting the manufacturer: Hello, I am writing in reference to this caddy that I ordered: http://www.newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=269&zenid=a40e0509f6a549136fc1331174bebbea That 2nd hard drive caddy for my M6500 has never quite

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Difference between Push2TV PTV1000 vs PTV2000 HD?! WiDi 1 & 2?! [answered]

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Q. Got new laptop with WiDi in it… now looking for adapter to hookup to my bigscreen LCD TV. I see lots of PVT1000 on eBay for pretty cheap but the PTV2000 is like twice as much?! What is the difference plz… –Rich A. Good question. The PTV1000 was one of the first WiDi receivers ever produced and it was launched with Intel’s WiDi 1.0 and 2010 CPUs. WiDi 1.0 supports only 720p and thus the PTV1000 only supports 720p

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Getting QuickSync to work in DVDFab [solved]

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Q. I am trying to get Intel Quick Sync to work in DVDFab but my speeds seem to still suck bad… whats wrong???!!! -Comprfanz A. Can you elaborate on your compression settings/profile? Q. Surely its two pass with 1500kbs and its a DVD I own that Im using the DVD ripper for to got to mp4… A. Okay, please try it as one pass instead of two pass… DVDFab seems to have a bug that prevents QuickSync from kicking in

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Chase 5% Cash back rewards calendar (October-November-December 2011)

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October-November-December 2011: 5% cash back categories for Chase Freedom credit cards Dining Department stores Movie theaters Charitable organizations Plus an extra 5% cash back on up to $1,500 spent at Kohl’s! So make sure to signup to activate your 5% cashback and save! PS you can find the 5% bonus signup link via your Chase.com account or you can go directly to: https://www.chasebonus.com/ More details for this earnings period: Earning: 5% cash back on up to $1,500 spent Period: October

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