Author Archives: J.D. H.

Dell Latitude E5450 i7-5600U 2.6GHz, 16GB RAM, 1TB, NVIDIA 840M 14.0″ 1920X1080

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You are viewing the bought and sold portion of my website. This is where I keep an archive of items that I bought and sold on eBay or other venues. For auction: Dell E5450. You are bidding on the exact laptop pictured in the photos. Condition: perfect refurbished condition, unit has been fully tested and is in excellent condition. Detailed specifications of this unit: Dell Latitude E5450  Core i7-5600U 2.6GHz-3.20GHz CPU 16GB DDR3 RAM 1TB HDD NVIDIA 840M 2GB dedicated

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MS Windows 10 Pro Upgrade refund [SOLVED]

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Recently I purchased an Acer Aspire R14 from Best Buy. It shipped with Windows 10 Home and I purchased the Windows 10 Pro upgrade via the Microsoft/Windows Store for $99. Unfortunately, the laptop failed and I had to return it. That meant that I was out the $99 I spent for the Win 10 Pro upgrade 🙁 Thankfully, MS’s tech chat support was able to resolve the issue. The complete transcript, with details redacted, is posted below. Here are three

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Cloning HDD OS to new SSD

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Upgrading from a HDD to a SSD (or from slow SSD to fast SSD) is one of the most effective options for increasing PC/laptop/Mac performance. However, one of the most common questions I hear is how to preserve the existing OS and data from the old drive, or how to make sure a new OS install goes well. Here are some options: Windows cloning/restore options: Clone from the existing drive to the new drive I really like True Image 2016, but

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How to cancel Dish TV service [solved]

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Dish still doesn’t offer an option to cancel via their website 🙁 Nor will they cancel via chat 🙁 So if you need to cancel your Dish TV service: Call: 866-218-2297 Press “1” for English Press “1” to confirm your account (they look it up via the phone number you are calling from) Enter four digit account security code Talk to an account representative and request to cancel service they will likely offer you a discount or offer to put your service on

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Residence Inn Marriott, Springfield MO [business WiFi review]

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I regularly stay in Springfield MO and Branson MO for business. I normally test the speeds at every hotel I stay in. Recently I stayed at the Marriott Residence Inn in Springfield MO and here are the results: ~2.0Mbps D/L* ~0.9Mbps U/L* *average of multiple tests throughout stay. Max D/L was 3Mbps, min was 1Mbps. Max U/L was always around 0.9Mbps. Overall, these are some of the worst speeds I have seen in southern Missouri. You can pay $8.95 a day for higher speeds,

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