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Archive for the ‘computers’ Category:
2016-06-10 Dell Windows Tablet
Yesterday I ordered a Dell tablet with Win 8.1, etc. It has a 10 inch screen, quad core atom CPU, 2 GB RAM, 64 GB SSD, etc. This is a refurbished one. I got the notice this morning that has been shipped. One thing I miss a lot on my Android phones is a real
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2015-11-24 AT&T or at&t Article
The day after tomorrow is turkey day, and I have been trying to read some online things but I keep getting distracted. One article I found on Investopedia is about at&t, as its logo is now spelled, but was known as AT&T for more than a century. The article gives a bit of at&t’s history
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2015-06-19 U of Cambridge Computer
The University of Cambridge computer circa 1949. Back then the computer took up the whole room. It’s difficult to imagine that nowadays we have thousands of times more computing power in our pocket.
2015-04-14 3D Printer Under $200
QS sent me an email with a link to Tiko 3D Printer that will soon sell for $179.00 It isn’t in production yet; it’s a crowd funded operation. They give more info on their website. I have a problem judging the size of the printer. It could be small and only print small objects the
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2015-04-02 ElectroDroid App For Android
I downloaded the free ElectroDroid app for my Samsung GS4 phone and I’ve been using it to do some simple calculations. It has various calculators, such as battery life; resistor, inductor and capacitor calculators, including resonance; LED resistor calculator; IR drop calculator for wiring and several other calculators. It also has the pinouts for many
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2014-12-01 My New PC Arrived.
I haven’t opened it yet. It’s a Dell XPS tower with 16G RAM, 1T HDD, Core i7, 4G Nvidia video card. It was on sale through Costco online only. I forgot to order a monitor, but instead I’m going to get a 32″ TV with HDMI inputs. I ordered some longer HDMI cables from Monoprice.com.
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2014-10-04 MS Win 8 Dying Away
An article appeared in The Register about the percentages of Windows OSes out there being used. I was surprised at how low the percentage of Win 8 & 8.1 were. It looks as if Win 8/8.1 are going to be this decade’s Vista: treated as a hornets’ nest and completely avoided, even though the prospective
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2014-05-21 Laptop AC Adapters
A friend of mine has taken on the task of finding replacement AC adapters for two laptops, and I thought that I could repair the broken cord on one. But I tried to take the brick apart and damaged it beyond economical repair, so I resorted to the ‘Net to find replacements. He gave me
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2014-01-28 Microwave Oven Is Goofy
When I use my Frigidaire Gallery microwave oven my mind usually restricts the numbers I input to the normal digits allowed by a clock, such as 0 through 59. I used it this morning and meant to put in the right numbers but instead I pressed seven and zero. But instead of giving me an
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