Setting up wireless IP cameras
With Nikki coming to stay, I expected that she would have some “separation anxiety” issues. I wanted to make sure she wasn’t fretting too much Read More …
Category: Hardware
I’m not going to miss this “I’ve bent a PIN” problem.
This, pictured right, landed across my desk today. The end user told me “I’ve bent a drive pin, can you fix it.” ‘Maybe’ The problem Read More …
The strange case of the HP Presario CQ61 laptop
The user reported, When I use Microsoft Word, the keyboard randomly selected all text and deletes it. This doesn’t happen when I use an external Read More …
HTC Desire breaks Microsoft Wireless keyboard
Or, in other words, your keyboard will no longer work. This too close to this breaks these: The cause, which I only found out by Read More …
Logitech Marble Mouse
I’ve been using Logitech Marble Mouses (mice?) for years. There are two reasons why: The quality of the Logitech products is very high. Marble mouses Read More …
So does your HP 8000 Elite PC not burn DVDs?
In the “things I saw ten years ago and never thought I’d see again” category, we recently had the case of the HP 8000 Elite Read More …
One charger to charge them all.
I love the Apple iPod charger. Apple call it the iPod charger, but this is the same charger you get with the iPhone. It supplies Read More …
DiskDigger says “Excuse me while I nag you to death.”
I liked the DiskDigger un-delete program. Out of the four un-deletion programs I recommended here, DiskDigger was my first choice. Fast forward to now. I Read More …
More keyboard & dishwasher fun
Was my first attempt at successfully cleaning a keyboard in a dishwasher a fluke? Well no, as it turns out. Today’s candidate? A 2 year Read More …
So is the Western Digital drive really “a permanent USB interface”?
Yes, Pierre Jolicoeur, it really is a permanent USB interface: as this photo shows. I was so disappointed in Western Digital when I saw this. Read More …