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Prevent accidental clicks on Dell touch-pad [SOLVED]

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Question: Just purchased a new Dell E7450 on eBay and so far I luv it… but one problem persists and I hate it. When I type I am frequently messed up mid sentence because the trackpad gets accidentally clicked or the mouse pointer moves. It’s almost like it is clicking by itself. This is super annoying and even worse because I like the pointing stick better anyway. Can you give me any tips? –Andrea Answer: Hi Andrea! I think I can help

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DRAM claims settlement checks mailed!

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The DRAM class action lawsuit and subsequent settlement has finally borne fruit for claimants.  Checks were mailed earlier this week and recipients can look for them in their snail-mail-box any time now. Here is a scan of the check I received:   History of the DRAM lawsuit As you may recall, this lawsuit was the result of (alleged) price fixing by DRAM companies. This was a pretty big deal as the settlement ended up being $310 million. A wide variety of products

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HDD Raw Copy Tool, Read Error CRC

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7/7/2016 9:15:29 PM 7/7/2016 9:15:29 PM HDD Raw Copy Tool 1.10; http://hddguru.com 7/7/2016 9:15:29 PM 7/7/2016 9:15:29 PM * * * * * IMPORTANT: DURING THE DUPLICATION PROCESS 7/7/2016 9:15:29 PM ALL DATA ON TARGET WILL BE IRREVERSIBLY OVERWRITTEN! 7/7/2016 9:15:29 PM 7/7/2016 9:15:29 PM Source: [4] ASMT 2105 0 [250.05 GB] 7/7/2016 9:15:29 PM Target: [5] ASMT 2105 0 [250.05 GB] 7/7/2016 9:16:17 PM Locking device… 7/7/2016 9:16:18 PM Copying… 7/7/2016 9:16:18 PM Read Error occurred at offset 131,072;

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AT&T LTE speeds in Pierce CO [speedtest]

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I have been in CO for work and to visit family. Part of our stay has been in Pierce which is in northern CO. Remote work has been very easy since the LTE speeds are quite rockin’ in Pierce CO 🙂 Here are the results using an AT&T Unite Pro hotspot with unlimited internet: This sure beats the old days of slow wifi and even slower 3G/4G 😉 Have you used LTE in this area of CO? I would love to

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How to take a screenshot on ASUS Chromebook Flip [solved]

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Need to take a screenshot on your new ASUS Chromebook? Here is how: Take a screenshot of your entire screen Ctrl + -or- For non-Chrome OS keyboards: Ctrl + F5 Take a partial screenshot Ctrl + Shift + , then click and drag to set your selection. -or- For non-Chrome OS keyboards: Ctrl + Shift + F5   Top Search Terms:https://www.jdhodges.com/blog/screenshot-asus-chromebook-flip/ (3)how to screenshot on asus laptop (2)taking screenshots on your asus chromebook (2)nu vot (2)chromebook screenshot (2)take screenshot chromebook (2)how

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Dell XPS 13 vs E5450

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Dell makes some of the best bang for the buck laptops, especially if you buy refurbished or used. Whereas a 2013 Apple laptop will still be very highly priced for the specs, Dell laptops depreciate rapidly. Thus, for $400-$800 you can get a very nice Dell. Likewise, Dell maintenance and upgradeability is also very good. SSD, RAM and WiFi upgrades are generally a piece of cake. I understand that Apple makes a premium product and that they have very high

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Dell M2010 (luggable) SSD upgrade and video card fan fix

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Here are some disassembly photos from a Dell M2010 upgrade. Two upgrades were performed: #1 SSD installation #2 “Always on” fan mod (this alleviates the NVIDIA GPU death issue) Enjoy 🙂 Top Search Terms:dell luggable (1)dell m2010 (1)dell m2010 video card (1)dell m2010 video cards (1)dell xps m2010 2016 (1)m2010 dell upgrade (1)m2010 video fix (1)m2010 video upgrade (1)xps m 2010 ssd (1)

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Deleting system/protected/recovery partitions from SSD [SOLVED]

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The various system vendors (Dell, Lenovo, HP, etc.) generally use a large number of partitions on their SSDs and HDD. Here is an example from a recent Windows 10 laptop with a 256GB m.2 SSD boot drive: Partition 1 Recovery Partition 2 System Partition 3 OEM Partition 4 Reserved Partition 5 Primary Partition 6 Recovery Wow, that is a ton of partitions! Normally that many partitions is not a big deal, but if you want to quickly re-purpose an old

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