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Tracking down problems with Win8 and Linux
Since quite some time I’m running Windows 8 on my Laptop. During this time I did see and track down quite a few bluescreens caused by malware scanners, drivers and last but not least caused by my Linux install. I am pretty sure it was my Linux install as changing back to windows lead to […]
PCs do need care!
It shouldn’t be something new for you that you should care for your computer. No matter if it’s a Desktop PC or a Laptop. If you don’t care, your machine might end up with a bunch of problems. On the other hand, are common users able to care for their machine? Here’s a list of […]
Headcrash
That’s how things look like: A dead disk, after having a headcrash. Look at the carved ring. All the dirt inside is more or less swarf.
WP-BlackCheck 2.7.0 is ready for you
The new WP-BlackCheck Version is ready. That’s the changes so far: Implement redirection of spammers (i.e. send them to the fbi website) Implement comment hash checking for repeated spam Increase HTTP Timeout for Web-Requests to avoid some server problems Comment hashes might take a while to start living as the database needs to be populated.
Notes for the Atrix
After unlocking the bootloader of my Motorola Atrix 4G, things went down the drain a little as things didn’t go smooth anymore. So peeking at the memory management for looking for ressource hogs, I noticed that only half of the device memory was detected. The problem is already (well) known as it is just a […]
The SSD for daily use
My last post was about some technical facts regarding the Crest 6 Master by Angelbird where I promised to publish some results of my daily-use test with using my Lenovo W500. First of all, keep in mind that the disk isn’t running full speed as my controller only offers 223.24 MB/sec, which is about half […]