Category Archives: Technical

Another PC

Posted on October 5, 2016 by larry

Now that my oldest son has a new laptop, time to work on my youngest son’s computer. It’s a used one but looks like it will do the trick. Dell Optiplex 760, small drive so to limit what is on … Continue reading →

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Another Piece for my new Rig

Posted on October 4, 2016 by larry

So I got the motherboard and today I got a 500GB SSD Hard Drive.  Of course I went with the Samsung Pro line of SSD. Next will be RAM and finally the CPU.  

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Found iPhone

Posted on October 3, 2016 by larry

Today I found an iPhone in the middle of the street.  Not sure what to do about it, I googled and first hit recommended I ask Siri who owns the phone. Phone was not charged so I just decided to … Continue reading →

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New Monitor

Posted on October 1, 2016 by larry

I got a new monitor that can go in to portrait mode.  I like it, it works for what I do. I connected a docking station to it, at first there were some weird artifacts, but I determined it was … Continue reading →

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Samsung Hard Drive

Posted on September 30, 2016 by larry

So I am building this new Dell Latitude E6420.   Decided to add a Samsung PRO 850 256GB Hard Drive. This is a pretty darn impressive drive.  It is supposed to be durable, I know that when SSD drives fail, they … Continue reading →

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Body Sore All Over

Posted on September 29, 2016 by larry

I am so sore, not sure why, could be due to the good workout I had on the treadmill. But it is not sore like I could a cold, more sore because I am out of shape and moving a … Continue reading →

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New Laptop

Posted on September 28, 2016 by larry

The new laptop for my son came in today, it is fast, but something is up with the battery, doesn’t seem to charge. It is nice though, may try to build a new image of it. Actually ran in the … Continue reading →

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Preparing for another Arduino Class

Posted on September 27, 2016 by larry

So glad I have the infrastructure to do this, but I am preparing the gear for my next arduino class.  Still some work, but so much easier since I have setup a way to image the laptops, have the right … Continue reading →

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Repairing the XBOX 360

Posted on September 26, 2016 by larry

Hmm, got a new challenge, trying to get the XBox 360 working again.  At first glance it seems to be related to the DVD drive. First thing I have to do is get this thing plugged in and working with … Continue reading →

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Son Moved Out

Posted on September 23, 2016 by larry

Kind of, he moved to the dorms at UW.  I am pretty impressed with the way we moved in, the had things really organized. He is still close enough where he can take the bus home every weekend. Also started … Continue reading →

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