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What went wrong with Windows Vista

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 03:31:58 +0000

What went wrong with Windows Vista? If you were around when it launched, you probably wouldn’t argue with me if I said the things that went right were easier to count than the things that went wrong. Windows XP lived

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Check SSD alignment in Windows

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 11:00:58 +0000

It’s important to check SSD alignment in Windows. If your SSD isn’t aligned, you reduce its performance and its life expectancy. Fortunately in many cases, your SSD will be properly aligned, but it only takes a minute to check. If

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The HP Elitebook 8440p and Windows 10

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 12:00:27 +0000

I got an HP Elitebook 8440p because I wanted something a little newer and faster than my old Dell E1505. It was certainly newer and faster, but it had a problem. Every morning it greeted me with a BSOD. That

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XCOPY vs ROBOCOPY

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 11:00:19 +0000

XCOPY vs ROBOCOPY: Which do you like? If you’re a command line jockey, both Windows tools have their place. Here’s how I decide when to use which one. Note: If you’re looking for a comparison of Robocopy and the third-party

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Can’t connect to this network? Here’s the fix.

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 11:00:31 +0000

After upgrading to Windows 10, when I unhibernated my laptop the next morning, my wifi connection didn’t work. The connection dropped and I couldn’t reconnect. Forgetting the network and reconnecting didn’t help. Any time I tried to reconnect to my

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Change your printer’s IP address in Windows

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 11:00:35 +0000

Sometimes you may need to change your printer’s IP address, such as after you rearrange your network. It’s not hard to do, it’s just not always immediately obvious where the settings are. This method works in Windows 7 and Windows

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Stream from Windows Media Player to Android

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 11:00:08 +0000

I wanted to be able to stream from Windows Media Player to Android. I have lots of media stored on my Windows computers, but what if I’m in a room that doesn’t have a computer, or outside? Good GenXer that I

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Windows 10 is out. I say you should upgrade, just not necessarily right now.

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:00:01 +0000

Windows 10 is out today. Of course I’ve been getting questions about whether to upgrade from Windows 7 to 10, and I’ve been seeing mixed advice on upgrading, though some of that mixed advice is regarding Microsoft history that isn’t

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Why you need to be planning for Windows 10

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 11:00:21 +0000

A longtime friend asked me at church on Sunday about Windows 10. My answer was fairly succinct: Windows 7 has five years left in it, so we’ll probably all end up running it at some point. Microsoft made a number

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More Home Depot details emerge

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 11:00:04 +0000

Late last week, Home Depot finally released a statement about its data breach. At least they had the decency to call the attack “custom” and not spin it as “advanced” or “sophisticated.” Even “custom” is really a euphemism, as the attack

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