Dell Wireless 380 bluetooth connection issues [SOLVED]

Posted on: Sunday, 2013.06.16 by J.D. H. in in computer tips,

I have been having some difficulty connecting bluetooth headsets (Parrot Zik & an SB2 headset) to my Dell E5530 which has a Dell Wireless 380 bluetooth card installed. Thankfully, the following driver update resolved my issues: (dl link, supports both 32-bit x86 and 64-bit x64 Windows 7, 250MB download) Here are screenshots of the driver [...]

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How to pair Pebble smart watch with HTC EVO 4G LTE

Posted on: Saturday, 2013.04.13 by J.D. H. in in Android tips,

My Pebble arrived recently and I was quite bummed that it did not seem pairable with my HTC EVO 4G LTE Thankfully, after a bit of experimentation, I was able to pair the two lovely devices. Here is how: #1 Make sure Bluetooth is ‘on’ for both devices #2 Go to the Bluetooth pairing screen [...]

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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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Using Parrot Zik headphones with Windows 7 / Win8 [solved]

Posted on: Tuesday, 2013.03.19 by J.D. H. in in Gadgets and Tech, Software Tips,

Recently I tried pairing some Parrot Zik headphones with my Dell E6430 laptop. The pairing was quite easy but there was no sound when playing media files etc. The solution for me was to: Disable the Parrot RFcomm service Specify that my ‘headset does not have an LCD’ After doing that, the headphones worked quite [...]

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Jambox vs. HMDX Jam

Posted on: Wednesday, 2013.03.13 by J.D. H. in in Gadgets and Tech, tech tips,

This comparison is still in progress… this is just the initial draft [more photos will be added] First we will start with a comparison of performance on six different songs covering a variety of eras and genres: Listening (at moderate/normal volume levels) Jambox ratings for the following sampling of songs: Thrift Shop – this is [...]

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Download “ACPI TOS6205″ Windows 7 32-bit driver (bluetooth)

Posted on: Tuesday, 2012.11.27 by J.D. H. in in Ask J.D., computer tips,

Q. Hello JD H, I have an issue, I installed win 7 (32 bit) on my Toshiba Satellite P300 and there is this unknown device (ACPI\TOS6205) I cannot find the right driver! Please can you assist me to get the driver? Abdul M. A. Hi Abdul, thank you for your question. That unknown device is the bluetooth adapter for [...]

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Acer Aspire One 722 Performance Upgrades

Posted on: Saturday, 2012.09.22 by J.D. H. in in computer tips, Gadgets and Tech, Work,

If you have the lovely little AO722 netbook you may be looking for some simple and cheap upgrades. Here are my top upgrades for the AO722: Upgrade the RAM to 4GB for $20 or even 8GB for less than $40! Upgrade the HDD to a high performance SSD for less than $100 Add bluetooth by upgrading the wifi [...]

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Add bluetooth to the Acer Aspire One 722

Posted on: Saturday, 2012.09.22 by J.D. H. in in computer tips, Gadgets and Tech, tech tips,

If you would like to add bluetooth to your AO722, there are a couple easy (and pretty cheap) options: #1 Compact USB bluetooth adapter These are about $20 with free shipping at Amazon and this particular model has 600 reviews and an average rating of 4.5 stars The dongle is small enough that you can just [...]

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