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2017

Intel Graphics Driver Crashes on XPS15

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On my XPS15, I’ve noticed recently that the Intel graphics driver crashes a quite a bit (mainly when using Google Chrome). Although it recovers successfully, it’s still pretty annoying. A... (continue reading)

2016

Dell Vostro 3350 Laptop with Windows 10

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So this week I’ve bought an ex-corporate Dell Vostro 3350 with the intention of it replacing Di’s aged Pentium D desktop which is struggling since the Windows 10 upgrade. The laptop came... (continue reading)

Windows Update Error 8007000E

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Twice recently I’ve reinstalled Windows 7 on a machine, only for Windows Update to fail when checking for updates. On both machines it gave an error 8007000E.

The first machine (belonging to my... (continue reading)

Reinstalling a Samsung NC10+ Netbook = Painful

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I’ve had to do a restore on a Samsung NC10+ which is an Atom N450 based netbook from a few years back. But for some reason, the recovery stuff just won’t work and I’ve had to do a... (continue reading)

LG G3 - No fun here

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Edit 04/04/2016

I should have updated this post sooner. Usually I’d just include an addendum at the bottom, but I’ve re-worded a few bits in the content as my original review was maybe a... (continue reading)

A Decent 10" Android Tablet... Does one exist?

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My son bought an Android tablet around 18 months ago with a combination of Christmas and Birthday money. It became an extension of his body with him taking it everywhere to play games and watch... (continue reading)

TP-Link Archer C2 - First Impressions

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As mentioned in my last post, I was in the hunt for a new router to replace the aging Buffalo WHR-HP-G54. I’d found that it wasn’t capable of handling fibre broadband speeds (hardly... (continue reading)

Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 Fun (or not...)

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Out of contract with my previous supplier, I was free to find a new supplier. Luckily, one of the benefits of my job is that I get free fibre broadband, so it was a simple decision :)

Anyway, back to... (continue reading)

2015

No dial tone, but broadband still works?

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It seems whenever I need to make a phone call on the landline, it’s broken. Yesterday I picked up the landline handset and it was dead. No dial tone. Nothing. Nada. Zip.

I tried the usual steps... (continue reading)

New site using Hugo

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I’ve been looking for a while at various blogging engines for my website and came across Hugo which is a static page generator.

The bonus of this is that I don’t have a demand on any SQL... (continue reading)