Make your kid’s Superheros Super-Magnetic! [KidCraft, DIY]

Posted on: Friday, 2011.10.07 by J.D. H. in in Gadgets and Tech, parenting, toy tips,

NOTE: this entry marks a new category on my blog called “KidCraft” it will contain fun projects to benefit kids. This particular project is meant for parents to enhance their kid’s toys, but future projects will be for kids to do themselves… Step-by-step photos can be found at the end of the entry Superhero Madness! [...]

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Dell laptop [SOLVED] peeling paint on the speaker grill

Posted on: Sunday, 2011.09.18 by J.D. H. in in computer tips, Computers,

Q. Hi. I read you also have a Dell M4400. Do you have a problem with paint peeling from the left speaker grill cover on your Dell Precision? Because on mine I do and I am trying to find the part to replace/fix it with. I do not mind if it takes a lot of [...]

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Dell M6500 (and M6400) eGPU setup and limitations

Posted on: Saturday, 2011.09.17 by J.D. H. in in computer tips,

If you are interested in using an eGPU (DIY ViDock) solution with a particular laptop, it can be REALLY hard to wade through 500+ pages of eGPU info over at the notebookreview forum! So, here are a couple brief excerpts to make things easier for Dell notebook owners.  Make sure to checkout the original thread pages [...]

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Lenovo X220 i7 with eGPU! (diy ViDock)

Posted on: Saturday, 2011.08.27 by J.D. H. in in computer tips, Computers, Gadgets and Tech, Household, Work,

My new Lenovo X220 laptop should be arriving soon. While it has a nice i7 CPU, it only has only has an integrated Intel HD 3000  for the video card  This severely limits 3D performance, therefore I will be adding something known as a DIY eGPU -or- DIY ViDock. This is a simple little project that is [...]

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Favorite homebrew computers: 1997-2010

Posted on: Sunday, 2010.01.31 by J.D. H. in in Building, Computers, Daily Updates, Work,

Some people enjoy building hot rods, or building model airplanes. I enjoy building computers. The first PC I built was in 1997, I was a sophomore in HS. I can still remember researching all the parts, using a computer in the HS science classroom (I didn’t have internet at home at that time). Tom’s Hardware [...]

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