I just acquired my first Chromebook. Having been wrapped up in the Microsoft world since MS-DOS 3.1, and only really deviating for mobile devices (cell phone and tablet), it’s interesting going to a Chromebook. The big question would be why? The answer isn’t too straightforward, or maybe it is. I have a 2013 Google Nexus […]
Here’s a new trick I recently learned, and it comes in handy for System Builders, as well as system restorers. I was installing a non-branded copy of Windows 7 Professional on my Dell Studio 1536 laptop. While installing all the drivers from Dell, I included a registry patch that inserted the model number as well. […]
My testing of the Mediasonic HF7-SU3S3 enclosure was successful. One negative that I learned was that the small Western Digital Black 500GB drive that I tried in one bay was bad. The other 3 drives I tested it with worked without issue. Some had complained about the noise of the fan, but in my situation, […]
I received daily emails from various online tech stores about various sales or daily deals that they are having. On December 4th, the Shell Shocker email from Newegg.com had a device that interested me. It was an external hard drive enclosure that could host 4 drives, up to 8TB each. This device had a mail […]
On July 29, 2015, Microsoft started a free upgrade to Windows 10 for consumer level versions of Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1. This was started by using the Windows Update feature, but required you to make a reservation to get the download. Once your reservation time was reached, you would get a popup saying […]
When I wrote my last article, I promised the next would be installing Windows 10 on my laptop. Unfortunately, a few things have hindered me from writing that. First was that the rough draft, with screenshots, apparently wasn’t saved as I thought it was, so I lost it and would have to start over. Second, […]
Well, as many know on July 29th, Microsoft started rolling out FREE upgrades for Windows 7/8 users to the new Windows 10 through the Windows Update service. Anticipating massive bandwidth issues, Microsoft made it where you had to reserve your upgrade, and then the upgrades would be staggered, so not everyone was able to get […]
The upgrades to my Main PC went as expected, and also as expected its performance has increased. Unfortunately, I do not have any benchmark software, so I am relying on my own perception. What was upgraded: CPU – The original AMD FX-8120 has been upgraded to the AMD FX-8370E. RAM – Two 4GB DIMMs were […]
The plan has come together, not just to replace my 8 year old Dell Dimension E521, but to also perform some upgrades to the other two computers. By going with a AM3+ motherboard for the new system, I am able to upgrade both the memory and processor in my main system. Also, since the Dell […]
So, as I previously mentioned, I have a nice new case and need to fill it up with a computer. I had also mentioned that this new system would be replacing my 8 year old Dell Dimension E521 and be my new home file server. So with that in mind, time to make a list […]