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Determine if TRIM is supported and enabled on an SSD!

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Today I was installing a Samsung 840 Pro 512GB SSD in a new server. Everything went smoothly, but I wanted to make sure that TRIM was actually working. This turned out to be slightly trickier than one might imagine! 😉 First Samsung’s SSD Magician Tool was of no use. CrystalDiskInfo reported that my SSD supported TRIM (which I already knew) but really gave no indication that Windows 7 and the SSD were working in concert to accomplish TRIMming. Nothing really

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Samsung Chromebook Review

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My Samsung Chromebook arrived recently and I have been enjoying putting it through its paces. Thoughts so far… Cons: Bottom of the laptop gets pretty hot Keyboard is not backlit Pros: Performance, suprisingly good Simplicity, everything is very easy to find/use Weight, nice and light… comfortable on lap Wifi range is good and it supports 5GHz connections Different: Right-click is by tapping with two fingers (Google) Rating so far: 4 out of 5 stars

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Using a USB flash drive with a Samsung Galaxy Note 2

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I was pleasantly surprised how easy it was to use my old USB flash drives with my new Galaxy Note 2. All that was required was a compatible micro USB OTG cable: After connecting, the drive was automatically mounted and I used the Samsung ‘My Files’ app to access the drive. Pretty easy and not bad for about $1.70! 🙂 BONUS: USB hubs are also reported to work, so it should be possible to connected multiple devices (like a thumbdrive and a

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Using PTV3000 with Samsung Galaxy S4 or Note 2

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Here are the steps that I took to get my PTV3000 working with ‘AllShare Cast’ on my SGN2 and the SGS4: #1 Download the latest firmware for the PTV3000: (dl link) #2 Connect power and HDMI to the PTV3000 #3 Press the button on the side of the PTV3000 for 7 seconds #4 Connect to the ‘PushTV’ wifi network #5 Open http://192.168.3.1 in my web browser #6 Follow the web page prompts to upload new firmware #7 Wait for PTV3000

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Use Motorola Lapdock with other phones? [yes]

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The Motorola lapdock can be used with phones other than Motoroloa phones (Atrix/Photon). As a matter of fact you can use some lapdock features with popular phones like the Samsung Galaxy S III or the HTC One EVO. The only limitation comes with the fact that most phones these days have a single micro-USB connector which can either: Charge the phone / transfer data Output HDMI via MHL Act as a USB host via USB OTG (on the go) This

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New ARM dual core 3G Chromebook from Samsung & Google

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While the new $249 model looks good, the $329.99 version with 100mb of free Verizon 3G (per month for 2 years) looks even better to me 🙂 Samsung Chromebook (XE303C1) | Samsung Chromebookhttp://www.samsung.com/us/computer/chrome-os-devices/XE303C12-H01USVerizon 3G WWAN included with this device for 2 years (up to 100MB per month) Fast Boot Technology allows you to boot in less than 10 seconds Weighing just under 2.5lbs and less… CPU / Processor: Samsung Exynos 5 Dual

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Samsung Galaxy Player Comparison (3.6, 4, 4.2, 5)

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Sometimes it can be hard to tell the difference between the various Samsung Galaxy Player models, so here is the comparison between them: 🙂 All players: Android™ (Version 2.3.5 Gingerbread) What’s Different between the players Model Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0 YP-G1CWY/XAA Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 YP-G70CWY/XAA Samsung Galaxy Player 3.6 YP-GS1CB/XAA Samsung Galaxy Player 4.2) YP-GI1CB/XAA Display Resolution Overlay WVGA (800 x 480) WVGA (800 x 480) VGA (480 x 320) WVGA (800 x 480) Display Screen Size Overlay 4.0″ 5.0″ 3.65″ 4.2″ Battery

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