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2017
Intel Graphics Driver Crashes on XPS15
· Reading time: ~1 minute(s) (190 words)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
· Reading time: ~3 minute(s) (493 words)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
· Reading time: ~1 minute(s) (170 words)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
· Reading time: ~2 minute(s) (249 words)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
· Reading time: ~6 minute(s) (1241 words)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?
· Reading time: ~3 minute(s) (603 words)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
· Reading time: ~2 minute(s) (285 words)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...)
· Reading time: ~3 minute(s) (540 words)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?
· Reading time: ~2 minute(s) (320 words)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
· Reading time: ~1 minute(s) (173 words)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)