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What is the purpose of a screen saver?

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:00:16 +0000

What is the purpose of a screen saver? Screen savers served both a technical and a marketing purpose. From a technical perspective, the purpose of a screen saver was to keep an image from permanently being engraved in a CRT-based

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The IBM PS/1 (or IBM PS1)

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 11:00:30 +0000

The IBM PS/1, sometimes called the IBM PS1, was a line of 1990s personal computer systems, not to be confused with the Sony Playstation video game console that’s also often called the PS1. The PS/1 was IBM’s second attempt at a

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Replace your UPS battery

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 11:00:58 +0000

My UPS started squawking one Friday evening, the tell-tale sign that the battery was dead or dying. When that happens, it’s time to either replace the UPS battery, or replace the entire UPS. Hopefully you can just replace the battery.

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Advantages and disadvantages of Windows NT 3.1

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 18 May 2017 11:00:38 +0000

I’ve talked a lot about the advantages and disadvantages of old milestone operating systems. But what were the advantages and disadvantages of Windows NT 3.1? That’s a fair question. Advantages of Windows NT 3.1 Windows NT 3.1 was a landmark

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Tablet battery replacement

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 12:00:29 +0000

Can you replace a battery in a tablet? That’s a good question. It’s almost always possible. The question is whether tablet battery replacement is practical. Some companies make it really easy to replace a battery, and some make it really

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Asuswrt-Merlin vs Cisco

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 12:00:14 +0000

I recently saw advice to buy a Cisco RV130W instead of buying an Asus router such as an RT-AC66U and souping it up with Asuswrt-Merlin. I can see both sides of the argument but in the end I favor the

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Is fast food considered retail?

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 11:00:04 +0000

Is fast food considered retail? Only if you spin it. If you’re asking the question, that’s probably what you need to do. Here’s how to do just that if you’re looking for a change. The secret of changing jobs, fast

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Digiland tablet review

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 11:00:05 +0000

The Digiland DL718M tablet is an inexpensive (sub-$40) tablet sold at consumer electronics stores like Best Buy. Make no mistake, a Digiland tablet is a basic tablet for basic needs. But given reasonable expectations you can buy one of these and be happy

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Lenovo and Best Buy team up for a $149 laptop for 2015

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 11:00:33 +0000

Cheap laptops are nothing new this time of year–they’ve been practically a holiday tradition since 2002 when Sotec released a decent laptop for $900, which was jaw-droppingly low for the time–but this year, Best Buy is selling a Lenovo Ideapad

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Victory ping.

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 11:00:14 +0000

“Whatever happened to the Legions of Doom server?” a coworker asked me as a technician swapped her computer. I smiled a wicked smile. “Victory ping!” I then turned to my computer. “Ping pmprint02. Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed

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