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ACPI TOS6205 drivers for Windows 7 [solved]

Tuesday, 2012.11.27 J.D. H. 32 comments

Q. Hello JD H, I have an issue, I installed win 7 (32 bit) on my Toshiba Satellite P300 and there is this unknown device (ACPI\TOS6205) I cannot find the right driver! Please can you assist me to get the driver? Abdul M. A. Here is the download link for the bluetooth driver that should fix your ACPI TOS6205 Unknown Device issue: [download id=”10491″ format=”1″], Toshiba dl link UPDATE from Abdul M. That was the right driver and I thank you for fixing my Toshiba Satellite

Yoga 13 slot-in case review

Tuesday, 2012.11.27 J.D. H. Leave a comment

If you are looking for a case to protect your Yoga 13 when in tablet mode, here is the official Lenovo ‘Slot In’ case: Lenovo 13-Inch Slot-In Case for Lenovo Yoga Laptops (0C48344)http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AOHXT9I?ie=UTF8&tag=pixensity-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00AOHXT9IWhen you put the laptop all the way in, it hides the hole for the charging power usb. otherwise it is great. nice soft material. […] Yoga fits nicely in the case; not very snug when using as a tablet but protects the keys well and looks sharp. I

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Cyber Monday 2012 deals roundup

Sunday, 2012.11.25 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Here are some of the top shopping sites along with their cyber-monday deals URL all in a convenient list 🙂 Amazon.com: Cyber Monday Sale (started 11/24, Sunday) Best Buy: Cyber Monday Sale Dell: Cyber Monday Laptop, Computer, and Electronic Deals Walmart.com: Cyber Week Sale Cyber Monday 2012 Deals & Sales – Newegg.com (midnight PST) Cyber Monday 2012 : Target.com Online Deals TigerDirect.com – Electronics, Tablets, Phones, Office Supplies & Video Games Microsoft Store Online (sales currently active) [to be updated with more, stay

How to stop Adobe Lightroom from popping up when a SD card is inserted

Friday, 2012.11.16 J.D. H. Leave a comment

For the past couple weeks Lightroom has been annoying me every time I insert a SD card or even plug in an external USB hard drive. Finally it bugged me enough I went to Lightroom’s settings screen: Edit->Preferences->General and did the following: No more popup!!! 🙂 Top Search Terms:how to keep lightroom from popping up (2)insert sd card starts lightroom (2)how to disable lightroom usb popup (1)how to avoid lightroom from popping (1)how do i stop lightroom opening up when

Installing Jelly Bean (CM10) on LG Optimus V

Friday, 2012.11.16 J.D. H. Leave a comment

These links were helpful when installing Jelly Bean on a Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V: Optimus V (VM670, Virgin Mobile) with Jellybean – BobZhome ROM’shttps://sites.google.com/site/bobzhomeroms/vm670jbDescription: Well, let’s be honest. Unless you’re living under a rock, you probably know what Android 4.1.2 (Jellybean) is. Furthermore, you should know what the CyanogenMod… [HOW-TO] Simplified Root + Recovery + Custom ROM – xda-developershttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1197991Thank you for this. The Rom manager method is great, i was afraid not to brick my optimus one with the

Cool HTC EVO macro lens accessories and sample photos

Monday, 2012.11.12 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Pocketables – Review: Magnetic macro lens for HTC EVO 4G. 🙂 Top Search Terms:macro pics on htc evo 4g (1)magnetic macro lens htc evo 4g lte (1)

MS beats apple to the punch with a ARM powered (full) OS

Saturday, 2012.11.10 J.D. H. 5 comments

With all the rumors of Apple switching to an ARM based architecture for Mac OSX, it is funny that Microsoft already beat them to it with Windows RT. Windows RT of course is basically Windows 8 for ARM devices. Perhaps with a ARM based Mac OSX Apple would choose to emulate x86 for older apps/programs, something MS declined to do. But still, it is impressive that Windows RT has virtually all of Windows 8’s functionality (sans legacy software compatibility) whereas

Portable FTP server: Serva 32/64

Friday, 2012.10.26 J.D. H. 2 comments

While looking for a nice portable (no installation, etc.) FTP server today, I found the following: Serva is an all-in-one portable multi-server HTTP server FTP server TFTP server TFTP client DHCP server proxyDHCP server BINL server * DNS server SNTP server SYSLOG server * MS WAIK independent RIS and WDS install server alternative via Serva 32/64 – Serva32 – Serva64. Serva 32/64 – Serva32 – Serva64http://www.vercot.com/~serva/default.htmlHome HowTo Windows PXE Debian PXE Ubuntu PXE Advanced Serva Protocols TFTP Topics DHCP Topics