Clean the fan of Acer Aspire One
I used Acer Aspire One very often these days. Just feel the fan is too noisy. I think it is time to clean it now. But, it is not a PC. It is a Netbook. Very compact. How to disassemble...
Category: Hardware
What is GPT
GPT stands for GUID Partition Table. The widespread MBR partitioning scheme, dating from the early 1980s, imposed limitations which affect the use of modern hardware. Intel therefore developed a new partition-table format in the late 1990s as part of what...
Make sure 4K Alignment on SSD
When using a SSD to hold the system with the fresh installation, 4K alignment is a key point to improve the performance. Ensure that your new partition layout is aligned with the 4KB sectors of such drives (older hard drives...
Got my Kindle Touch Wifi
I received it the day before yesterday. Only two days in transit from Campbellsville KY US to Burnaby BC, Canada through UPS. It is a small package. Open it, only the Kindle Touch device and a one piece quick start...
Kindle replacement with discounted price
My Kindle Keyboard is damaged last week. The screen is broken. I contact Amazon through the Amazon contact page. Enter the phone number and click call, they called me. I explain the situation of my broken Kindle. Because it is...
How it Looks like Inside of the Kindle Keyboard
Just one drop, from the refrigerator to ground. The Kindle Keyboard is broken. RIP, my Kindle Keyboard Wifi. From 2011.1.1 to 2012.8.9 See the picture of the front face. Only the very lower part of screen still working. Page number...
SSD: SLC vs MLC
Based Wikipedia, A solid-state drive (SSD) (sometimes improperly referred to as a “solid-state disk” or “electronic disk”) is a data storage device that uses integrated circuit assemblies as memory to store data persistently. Yes, SSD disk has no moving parts....
Install Lubuntu on Acer Aspire One
I have a Acer Aspire One, which is 8GB SSD version with XP home. It is very slow, because of the SSD is MLC. I have been installed Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.04 on it. Now I feel it is time...
Program Shaw Remote Control by Code
If you have a Shaw remote control as below, you can use the code I provided below to program your device. This is Atlas PVR Universal Remote Control, which is preprogrammed to operate the Shaw cable box. To control devices...
How many pixels do you need for printing digital photos
You take the pictures, and want to print it on your color printer or through Costco photo lab. But you don’t know the max size you can print. Here is a handy printing guide for it. 5 MP = 2592...
Add memory to make my PC faster
My desktop is a DIY pc which I built in 2008. The only one part changed is motherboard. I use ASUS P5Q se until now. The OS on it is Windows 7 ultimate 32bit. Because I use 2GB memory only,...
Got a Haupauge WINTV-USB2-FM Analog NTSC TV Stick
Got a new toy, USB TV tuner, from NCIX.com. Hauppauge WINTV-USB2-FM Analog TV Stick. I plugged it into one USB port. Installed the software from the CD. And connect the TV cable with the usb stick. Run the program to...
Trendnet TV IP501W
Got a TrendNet TV-IP501W from Dell.ca. It costed me $82.31 Canadian dollors. It is DISCONTINUED PRODUCT, based on TRENDnet official site. Here is the feature list: Wi-Fi compliant with IEEE 802.11b/g standards Compatible with 802.11n wireless networks when set to...
Upgrade O!Play HDP-R1 firmware to 1.41N
Upgrade my O!Play HDP-R1 from 1.38N to 1.41N. For 1.41N 1. Fix the issue that in photo grid view mode, only first BMP picture will be shown correctly, the rest BMP files will be shown as question marks. For 1.39N...
Dream PC 2012-04
Every PC player has his own Dream PC. Here is my Dream PC in April 2012. CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K It is in Intel Sandy Bridge line, 3.4Ghz, quad-core processor with hyperthreading technology. Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX570 For mainstream...