Author Archives: J.D. H.

Shipping something large via USPS/eBay

Q. I need to ship a monitor that I sold on eBay. It is pretty big and I am shipping it via USPS, any recommendations on what exact method to use? (media mail? parcel? first class? priority? flat rate?) -Grace S. Laurio A. Priority mail or parcel select are probably going to be your best bet. Here is why: –Media mail is limited to ‘media’ as as such it is notĀ appropriateĀ for computer hardware. Specifically,Ā media mail is for books and recorded

Google Fiber: excellent in theory, disappointing in practice?

My friend Ronnie lives in Overland Park and as such I have been keeping my fingers crossed and hoping that he will get Google Fiber ASAP. Unfortunately, that has not been happening. Google has still not announced availability for Overland Park and beyond that they are not rolling out very fast to the areas they have announced. šŸ™ Ronnie can tell you better than I can, so here is what he had to say: Hey JD.. Google Fiber.. They keep

What is O2Micro OZ776 SCR Driver? [answered]

Q. On my laptop I have a program listed in my add/remove programs page asĀ O2Micro OZ776 SCR Driver, do you know what this is? Is it a virus? Should I uninstall it? A. That is the driver for an O2Micro Memory Card Reader and you should have corresponding hardware listed in the device manager ‘Disk drives’ section as O2Micro SD SCSI Disk Drive. I would not recommend uninstalling it, since that would effectively disabled you SD card reader. Also, if

Lenovo Lynx in-depth tablet review (frequently updated)

Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx K3011 Review To begin with, some photos of the Lynx compared to an iPad (retina display) and a Samsung Galaxy Note 2: (I used The VergeĀ website as the primary test/display page for most of these photos, primarily because it is a Ā modern site ideal for pushing the limits on these types of mobile devices… the other site used is jdhodges.com as it presents a lighter usage scenario) Pros of the Lynx CompatibleĀ with legacy Windows (x86) applications i.e.

Smaller iFixit toolkit

More info: iFixit 54 Bit Driver Kithttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B008KOTNVA/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=pixensity-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B008KOTNVA&adid=1B8FJSDN6VA6VZVCKJCM&Bits are hand picked by using the tool data from the thousands of free repair manuals on iFixit Comes with magnet tipped aluminum driver with rubber grips. Has a flexible shaft…

Add torrent/magnet links directly from Chrome to uTorrent

Sometimes I really miss firefox. What was very simple years ago has proved surprisingly tricky for me on Chrome. I am looking for a way to ‘single click’ and add torrents to a remote instance of uTorrent. So far I have not had any luck using this Chrome extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/remote-torrent-adder/oabphaconndgibllomdcjbfdghcmenci?hl=en šŸ™ So the quest will continue and hopefully I will soon have success to report! šŸ™‚ Top Search Terms:utorrent magnet chrome (2)magnets utorrent google chrome (2)magnet links utorrent (1)magnet links

New satellite internet review site

My Exede review is one of the most commented articles on my site (177 comments and counting). However, having that many comments on one page (or paginated) can be quite cumbersome for someone simply looking for an organized set of reviews Ā (Exede or otherwise). Therefore, here is the link to aĀ satellite internet review and complaint site, which has a dedicated section for Exede as well as most other satellite ISPs. That site is meant to be aĀ simple resource for people

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