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Making your WordPress blog Retina ready

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Two handy-dandy plugins for making sure your blog displays high-res images to your readers that are using Retina (or equivalent) displays: WordPress › Simple WP Retina « WordPress Pluginshttp://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-wp-retina/Seamlessly replaces images with @2x versions on Retina and other high pixel density screens. Change is performed server side saving requests. No action is required on your part other than to activate it and to regenerate your thumbnails with the Regenerate Thumbnails plugin. WordPress › WP Retina 2x « WordPress Pluginshttp://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-retina-2x/Make your

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SE39UY04 4K LCD review and Accell Adaper

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I just ordered a 39″ 4K display from Amazon and will be posting a full review once it arrives. Until then, here is the download full manual in PDF format: (dl link) I am very intrigued to see how this display performs when connected to a PC and used as a high-resolution monitor. The $699 price makes it particular interesting when compared to >$1K 30″ 2560×1600 displays from Dell etc. Seiki Digital SE39UY04 39-Inch 4K Ultra HD 120Hz LED TV

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Does the Google Pixel Chromebook support 128GB SD cards? [YES!]

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I can confirm that Google’s Pixel running Chrome OS supports 128GB SD cards. In addition to just being cool, it also means that significant additional storage can be purchased for a reasonable price! The 128GB card I used generally costs around $90 USD, woot! 🙂 PNY SDXC Class 10 High Speed Flash Memory Card (P-SDX128U2-GES3)http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0093XSOAS/Hi-Speed 45 MB/s transfer rates, Class 10 performance. Functions with SDXC host devices. Ideal for Hi-end DSLR cameras and HD camcorders. Capture and store more photos

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Run a Java .jnlp file without installing JRE

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NOTE: these instructions are tailored toward working with an IPMI remote console JNLP application called launch.jnlp, however, the same principles will work for other .jnlp applications as well 🙂 Some of my favorite Supermicro servers use IPMI for remote server management. Using a simple web browser interface the Supermicro servers expose a wide variety of configuration options. However, if you want to view the remote console (and thereby remote control the server), you have to use Java to launch a

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Complete Intel NUC lineup including i5 and i7

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Here is the complete Intel NUC lineup including their new i5 and i7 models! If you need more details click the images for access to larger versions… Intel is really releasing some nicely upgraded models, however, I still hope Haswell NUCs arrive sooner rather than later! 🙂 [to be updated as more models are released] Top Search Terms:intel nuc i7 (16)intel nuc (4)intel nuc complete (3)nuc i5 (3)dc73637sy (3)intel nuc i5 (3)intel skull canyon (3)intel nuc haswell (2)haswell nuc i7

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ASUS Smart Gesture Download [latest version request]

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Q. I have a brand new Asus laptop with but I cannot find the right asus smart gesture download to get the swipe options you describe here. 🙁 Can you send me to the latest/best driver download? –JA A. Thank you for your question JA, here is the ASUS Smart Gesture Download you are looking for: 🙂 (dl link, or [download id=”10501″ format=”1″]) Enjoy! Top Search Terms:asus smart gesture download (35)asus smart gesture (19)smart gesture (6)asus smart gesture android download

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ML300 silent fanless NUC case by LogicSupply

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One of the most exciting enhancements for the Intel NUC is going fanless. Silence is golden and so is the reliability of no moving parts 🙂 LogicSupply is preparing to release the ML300 case for the Intel NUC motherboard(s). Here are some photos, make sure to click through to see the full res versions… To be updated with additional info… Top Search Terms:nuc case (10)intel nuc i7 fanless case released (2)fanless case for intel nuc i7 (2)fanless nuc (2)fanless intel

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UPDATED Dell Wireless 380 bluetooth drivers [SOLVED]

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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 installation process:    Top Search Terms:dell wireless 380 (4)dell 380 bluetooth driver (3)dell wireless 380 bluetooth application (3)dell wireless 380bluetooth® 4.0 (3)wireless 380 dell

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