Samsung Chromebook Review

Posted on: Friday, 2013.05.17 by J.D. H. in in Chrome, computer tips, Computers,

My Samsung Chromebook arrived recently and I have been enjoying putting it through its paces. Thoughts so far… Cons: Bottom of the laptop gets pretty hot Keyboard is not backlit Pros: Performance, suprisingly good Simplicity, everything is very easy to find/use Weight, nice and light… comfortable on lap Wifi range is good and it supports [...]

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S200E/Q200E 2nd antenna for upgraded WiFi, Bluetooth, WiDi

Posted on: Sunday, 2013.03.24 by J.D. H. in in computer tips, Computers, Gadgets and Tech,

The ASUS  S200E and Q200E are lovely laptops, but unfortunately they lack Bluetooth and they do not support Intel’s WiDi Fortunately, all is not lost! With a bit of perseverance and a few dollars (approx $40USD) you can get better WiFi performance, good bluetooth support, and even WiDi on your S200E or Q200E. Here is how: #1 You will [...]

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Dell’s E6430 supports triple displays when docked!

Posted on: Saturday, 2013.02.09 by J.D. H. in in computer tips, Computers, Work,

Dell’s E6430 supports triple monitors! This came as quite a shock to me when I was setting up my new laptop. My current setup is as follows. The laptop is docked and uses: One displaylink to dual-link DVI adapter (driving a 30″ display at 2560×1600) One DVI cable (driving a 20″ Dell display at 1600×1200) [...]

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ACPI SMO8810 unknown device for Windows 8 & Win 7, Dell driver [SOLVED!]

Posted on: Friday, 2013.02.08 by J.D. H. in in Ask J.D., computer tips, Computers, Gadgets and Tech, Misc Links, Work,

Q. Hi, for work we just bought a nice new Dell M4700 and M6700 and I am in charge of installing a clean edition of Windows 7 Pro 64-bit. Everything went great except now I have one ACPI/SMO8810 unknown device in device manager!  I do not know what it is or how to find the correct [...]

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Two takes on Intel’s NUC (pros/cons)

Posted on: Wednesday, 2013.02.06 by J.D. H. in in computer tips, Computers, Misc Links,

I am a big fan of Intel’s little NUCs. They are very easy to work on and their performance is entirely satisfactory for many purposes: I built one for my dad to use as an always on storage/downloading computer, and I built another as a green mini-web-server for a client. Along those lines, here is a rather [...]

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Asus VivoBook S200E Review

Posted on: Monday, 2013.02.04 by J.D. H. in in computer tips, Computers, Misc Links,

I recently purchased an Asus VivoBook S200E from Staples. The actual purchase was a bit spur of the moment as it occured during a business trip to SC.  However, I had been eyeing that particular laptop since Christmas so when I happened to find a coupon to get the laptop for $399, the low price [...]

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List of silent fanless laptops

Posted on: Thursday, 2012.11.29 by J.D. H. in in Building, computer tips, Computers, Gadgets and Tech, Work,

For those of us that appreciate quiet, and the removal of one more point of failure, fanless computers are a wonderful thing. While building a fanless desktop computer is quite easy, finding a fanless laptop is quite hard! To make things a bit easier for others interested in fanless laptops, I am compiling a list [...]

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Yoga 13 Unboxing

Posted on: Thursday, 2012.11.29 by J.D. H. in in Computers, Gadgets and Tech,

Here is a gallery of quick Yoga 13 unboxing photos: (TIP: click a photo and then select ‘full size’ on the resulting page to view super-large photos..)

 
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