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Lack of Nice Laptops; 43x830C Monitor is Wonderful instead
We were looking for a new laptop for me, specs important, build feel important. We didn’t find anything worthwhile. So the other thing I wanted, besides a UHD 4K laptop was, a UHD 4K large monitor for my desktop (which I built long ago, it feels.) We were at BestBuy and went to look where…
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Original Xperia Z3 Compact Tablet power adapter EP880 Dead
I have had a Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Tablet since December 2014. I’d been using a charging base with original tablet cord and power adapter since the beginning. This past weekend we went on a trip (via self road travel) — I unplugged my charging devices and brought them with me. Unpacking in the hotel,…
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Fedora 20 64-bit UEFI boot USB Key
I am using my HP Envy 4-1115dx with a USB Key running a Live ISO of Fedora 20 64-bit booted with UEFI. It’s working pretty well. Feels good, I can use my touchpad and touchscreen is working to a degree. The touchpad is really touchy though. I do have the turn off while typing and…
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UEFI Windows 8.1 Pro
I don’t know if I had UEFI and partitioned Win 8 installed exactly right (as it should have been) but I know I did use UEFI, absolutely … and when I upgraded to Win 8.1, I don’t know if that caused a problem or what or when, but one day, earlier this year, I turned…