I've got actual photographic evidence this time! This is a basic machine I built a while ago for my mother, who used it for web, word, and email...
C:\Windows\system32>cscript slmgr.vbs /ato Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.8 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights...
So I have this 'ere flash card, formatted HFS+ On it are a bunch of quicktime movies. I want to delete them. Group select, hit delete key....
I have here a flash storage device that is HFS+ formatted. My Linux laptop can read it, but my windows desktop can't. I want to transfer the...
For the record, I just installed Ubuntu 14.04 on a machine that has a TP-Link TL-W727N wifi dongle* which works perfectly and more or less...
Is there any known problem with Skype 4.2? I'm running Mint 16. Tried various methods to get to Skype 4.3, which is apparently what's...
Hello. I'm pondering the cost/benefit ratio of slapping something of an HTPC on the back of my TV. Right now I have a stack of DVD player and...
Hi folks. I'm lucky enough to have a GTX 980 on review loan for a month. I'm reviewing it for productivity apps, but it does occur to me...
When I was a kid, we had ball mice. Since there could conceivably be people reading this for whom this is prehistory, I'll explain: a mouse had a...
Hi folks. Current spec is a comparatively ancient Core i7 950, 6GB, and a GTX 470. I bought this right at the end of that CPU range's currency...
Whenever I edit a document on my laptop, which runs Linux, I frequently get files left on my USB keys with names like:...
I appreciate I'm a useless old fuddy-duddy for wanting to play an even-slightly-realistic flight sim, but what are the joystick options these...
I have here a Lenovo laptop labelled "IdeaPad S12" which is currently running Linux Mint 16. It works surprisingly well, except that whenever I...
My understanding is that the exfat filesystem was developed to provide a widely-compatible, relatively simple filesystem to allow large volumes to...
On the BBC today. Does anyone recognise what the hardware is here? I assume some sort of ultra-low-power netbook. [IMG]
Here's the proposed build: Core i5-4430 (socket 1150, 3GHz, 6MB cache) Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3 (Pretty basic, but does all he needs) Samsung 840...
The GTX470 under this here desk has started making slightly more noise than I'm comfortable with. OK, it always used to make a lot of noise when...
This tale is about the installation process for my new high speed broadband. The situation was simple: - The modem needs to go on the main phone...
Does anyone make an 8GB DDR3 DIMM? I need a lot of memory. It's tough to google, because you just end up getting matches for 8GB kits of two...
Hi, I've just had to move my graphics card from the PCEe x16 slot that's nearest the processor, to the other one, in order to accommodate...
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