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NZBMatrix is closed :-(

Sunday, 2012.12.09 J.D. H. 2 comments

Visitors have been wondering ‘where to next’, i.e. what is a good alternative to NZBMatrix. One comprehensive source (but without comments and organization) is: http://binsearch.info/ 🙂 Here is their ‘End’ message: The End… It is with our regret to announce that NZBMATRIX has closed. We have had to make this decision due to a very large takedown request from a company called Wiggin LLC. These represent the following: Federation Against Copyright Theft Limited (“FACT”), Paramount Home Entertainment International Limited; Sony

HP Envy 14 Spectre Reviews and SERVICE MANUAL

Sunday, 2012.12.09 J.D. H. Leave a comment

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6186/hp-envy-14-spectre-ultrabook-review-something-more-than-envy http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-HP-Envy-14-Spectre-Ultrabook.73635.0.html http://h20435.www2.hp.com/t5/The-Next-Bench-Blog/A-Quick-Look-at-HP-ENVY-14-Spectre/ba-p/76549 http://www.mobiletechreview.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=42336 http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57397512-1/hp-envy-14-spectre-teardown/ http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c03359392/c03359392.pdf Top Search Terms:ao725-0478 wifi driver (2)envy spectre 14 service manual (2)hp spectre teardown (1)hp spectre 15 service manual (1)hp envy spectre 4 service manual (1)hp envy spectre 14 instrukcja (1)hp envy 4service manual (1)hp envy 14 spectre service manual (1)hp envy 14 spectre schematic manual (1)laptop schematic diagram envy 14 (1)

CSS hortizontal lists, centered relatively or absolutely

Monday, 2012.12.03 J.D. H. Leave a comment

A few useful CSS links, used while working on a recent project: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/49536/how-do-i-really-justify-a-horizontal-menu-in-htmlcss http://cssdesk.com/ http://css-tricks.com/centering-list-items-horizontally-slightly-trickier-than-you-might-think/ http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2865380/how-do-i-center-align-horizontal-ul-menu 🙂 Top Search Terms:centering list items horizontally (slightly trickier than you might think) (1)cssdesk horizontal li list (1)

List of silent fanless laptops

Thursday, 2012.11.29 J.D. H. Leave a comment

For those of us that appreciate quiet, and the removal of one more point of failure, fanless computers are a wonderful thing. 🙂 While building a fanless desktop computer is quite easy, finding a fanless laptop is quite hard! To make things a bit easier for others interested in fanless laptops, I am compiling a list of laptops that are fanless (or that can be converted to fanless) as well as general resources and links on the topic. [the remainder

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Yoga 13 Unboxing

Thursday, 2012.11.29 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Here is a gallery of quick Yoga 13 unboxing photos: (TIP: click a photo and then select ‘full size’ on the resulting page to view super-large photos..) Top Search Terms:lenovo yoga (8)lenovo yoga unboxing (4)lenovo yoga 13 (3)yoga 13 teardown (2)lenovo yoga for photography (2)thinkpad yoga unbox (2)lenovo yoga 13 unboxing (1)lenovo yoga 13 keyboard case (1)yoga13 protector case (1)teardown lenovo yoga 13 (1)

Triple monitors on docked Dell laptops (M6500, M6600)

Thursday, 2012.11.29 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Dell Precision M6600 with a 3-display Eyefinity powered by AMD FirePro – YouTube Dell Precision M6500 Mobile Workstation Powers Three Monitors – YouTube 🙂 Top Search Terms:m6600 three monitors (5)dell m6600 three monitors (5)dell m6600 3 monitors (5)dell precision m6600 3 monitors (5)m6600 3 monitors (3)m6600 eport+ triple monitor (2)dell m6500 3 displays (2)dell precision m6500 triple monitor (2)m6600 3 displays (2)dell m6500 (2)

Lenovo Yoga 13 memory upgrade

Thursday, 2012.11.29 J.D. H. 4 comments

Here are photo instructions for upgrading the RAM on a Lenovo Yoga 13. Surprisingly, there are not any screws to be removed. Instead, the keyboard is secured via double-sided tape. You must pry up the rear edges of the keyboard and then slide the keyboard back and off, revealing the memory slot below. UPDATE: Some readers have asked what memory I recommend for upgrading the Yoga 13. My recommendation is 8GB of 1600MHz DDR3 Corsair memory because it offers a lifetime warranty, solid performance

Which has the highest PPI and screen surface area? Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD, iPad Mini

Wednesday, 2012.11.28 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Here is the PPI info: What is Apple iPad Mini PPI? 163.06 29.58 square inches What is Google Nexus 7 PPI? 215.63 22.02 square inches What is Amazon Kindle Fire HD PPI? 215.63 22.02 square inches and the screen real estate is in square inches. 🙂 Top Search Terms:kindle fire hd ppi (13)kindle fire hd 7 ppi (11)kindle fire ppi (4)what is the ppi of kindle fire hd (3)nexus 7ppi (2)how many ppi is kindle fire (2)kindle fire 7 hd