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..well, at least today. --- The glorious return of the 24" iMac, now in M1. https://www.apple.com/imac-24/ It's a giant non-touch iPad on a stand. That hinge looks scary but I guess it will hold. This is also the first Mac with a new design specifically for M1. No Intel in this form factor...

Barring any last-second oopsies on the part of MS (like last time), the next "not this again" major update for Windows 10 has been finalized. Don't think it has any special name yet, it's so far just "1809" or "Fall 2018 Release" or whatever. So far, it's.. quite boring. On initial upgrade...

https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/28/16711782/apple-macos-high-sierra-critical-password-security-flaw Basically any prompt to elevate, you can put 'root' with no password and it will elevate. Woohoo.

My gaming rig's Plextor m.2 module recently started failing, so I'm trying to replace it. This ASUS Z97M-Plus supposedly had NVMe support added in a BIOS update, which I did a while back. This board is out of style now so it's unlikely to get any more BIOS updates. I bought a Toshiba m.2 NVMe...

Really? http://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-admits-it-went-too-far-with-aggressive-windows-10-updates-511245.shtml See, I love Windows, and I enjoy using Windows 10. It's my daily work machine, I use it at home, and it's a part of my routine. I *can* say tho, honestly, is the way MS did...

Had one of these fall into my possession on long-term loan (cuz I ain't paying for one lol). It's the m7/512GB config. These things get knocked on for the price, and yeah, it's totally insane. However, getting it for $0 definitely changes things. It's amazingly usable, even upping the...

So back on Tuesday, macOS 10.12 "Sierra" launched to little fanfare. The launch only warranted a little corner of Apple's website. Surprisingly little "it destroyed my Mac" chatter this time around. Key features: Minus X - We do not discuss the X anymore. Siri - Siri does Siri things, but...

How-To: Disable iOS SpringBoard animations and make your Home screen feel faster [Video] By exploiting a bug in iOS (go Apple) it's possible to break the springboard mechanism so there's no "woosh in/woosh out" effect when running or changing apps. I did it on my iPhone 5s and it's cool but it...

I sometimes 'brag' to my tech buddies that my Dell Precision m6500 is the 'last' 17" PC laptop. The specs are all that a circa 2010 mobile workstation would be.. i7-820QM processor, 16GB RAM, new SSD.. It served me well over the years, and works perfectly, but it's getting old, and the trackpad...

I've been googling around but not getting much luck on this one. I have reports from our laptop users that the 4K monitors we've been upgrading them to (ASUS PB287Q) have an issue where when they sleep their laptops and wake them, the laptop screen and monitor get confused, and it throws every...

MacBook Pro Repair Extension Program for Video Issues - Apple Support If you have a 2011 MacBook Pro (15"/17") or 2012/2013 Retina (15"), there's a chance the GPU will fail and render the laptop unusable. Apple can run a test, and if it fails, free logic board replacement. As well, while not...

i7-2700K with Arctic Cooler NSF - never overclocked Intel DP67DE motherboard (mATX, one PCIe 16x) 4x2GB Mushkin RAM - again, never overclocked PNY GTX760 videocard - factory overclocked only Crucial M4 256GB SSD Seagate 1.5TB secondary drive (I think it's the 5900RPM model) DVD Drive...

I just built a new Z97 rig (ASUS Z97M-Plus) with a Plextor PX-G256M6e m.2 storage. The system is running fine, but the hdd light is just going crazy with activity for seemingly no reason. It's not the solid "you put the connector on backwards" red, but it's like a server churning data heavily...

http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/macbook-pro Looks like speed bumps all around, and the 15" Retina is now standard 16GB RAM, still at the $1999 price point with 256GB storage with Iris Pro. GT750 still on the higher end model. The 4GB Retina has gone away. Still offering the 128GB storage...

I recently inherited one of these 30" screens, it's a circa 2006-2007 model as far as I can tell. It works fine, except it has a problem called 'dancing pixels' where different colored bands of color noise appear against certain colors. This video sums it up.. I also got a new Apple...

I've recently come into possession of an Apple Cinema Display 30". It's pretty nifty. However, it sits way too high on my desk thanks to the non-adjustable stand. Has anyone ever seen a replacement stand for these that lowers the display? I'm seeing a VESA mount Apple sells that could be a...

A friend of mine, she inherits antique computers and tries to recycle them to her foreign community friends. They are mostly laptops. They are Pentium II, sometimes Pentium III machines, with anywhere from 128MB to 512MB RAM and 6-10GB hard drives. Is there any somewhat usable Linux distro...

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=85cfe4c9-34de-477c-b5ca-75edae3d57c5&displaylang=en&tm#filelist And the keys are right there on the page. It is *only* available in 64-bit flavor. For the 'server faster than workstation' crowd. I've been messing with it most...

http://xmradio.com/onxm/lineup.xmc For those outside the US or unfamilar, XM Radio and Sirius were competing satellite radio companies in the US. Since they had been hemorrhaging money since their debuts early this decade, they decided to merge into one company. Today was the first big...

I've been using Creative stuff forever, my current gaming rig has XP64 with the X-Fi XtremeGamer. I have no major complaints about it. Note that my speaker setup is very basic, a simple two-speaker desktop setup that doesn't typically get very loud, I rent a room and I have to keep my volume...

I'm planning to build a system with one of these boards, but I don't know what RAM to use. I know they use the 1.8v type and can't be overclocked. I want to use 8GB but I want to make sure it's stable and runs without problems. Right now I'm leaning towards a pair of the Corsair XMS2 2x2GB...

Howdy, Selling off some hardware yay! ---- Dell Inspiron E1705 laptop Core 2 Duo 2Ghz Processor (T7200 Merom) 2GB RAM 100GB 7200RPM hard drive nVidia GeForce 7950GTX Go 512MB video card 1920x1200 "Truelife" (aka glossy) widescreen display Broadcom b/g/n wireless, 10/100 wired...

My Dell Inspiron E1705 has developed some video curruption and I'm trying to determine if it's the system board or video card module causing it. It runs fine for a while, then I guess the faulty part gets too hot. At this point, the system locks up with blue semi-diagonal lines through the...

I just got a new Seagate 7200.2 drive to replace my old Hitachi 100GB 7200. I've installed XP64 and got it fairly configured, but one issue I am having is this drive is unusually chatty. It seems at random times it clicks very audibly. Anyone else got one of these drives that can shed any...

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/113114/microsoft-scraps-32bit-operating-systems.html Microsoft scraps 32-bit operating systems So if you're still not sure, just note that this is the last time you'll have the luxury of using those old legacy 32-bit operating systems. I see this move as a...

I built a new PC recently with XP64, and the only hiccup I am running into is that I can't map drives because the Client for Microsoft Networks won't install. When I try to add it as a client I get this: "Could not add the requested component. The error is: The remote procedure call failed."...

I'm looking into high-end gaming laptops. Unlike most users who care about things like weight and size and battery life and whatever, I really don't. My only real concern is getting the most I can for the best price, and preferably not melting the desk the laptop will be sitting on most of the...

I have a ton of P4 case badges and smaller number of AMD Athlon and Opteron case badges. These are right out of the retail CPU boxes. I worked at a datacenter a while back that didn't use them on their servers, so I kept them and now I don't really need them. If you want one, all it takes...

I'm shopping around for a new high-end gaming laptop, and for the life of me I can't find anything with an ATI chipset. This has been a problem for the last year I've been looking.. I remember the x800 mobility was supposed to be so fast and awesome way back when, but I hardly found any laptops...

I have this monitor for sale. Here's a page with the specs: http://www.itdatabases.com/profiles/by-id/4537/ I have it in the original box it came in. There are no bad pixels at all. My friend used to use this on my spare gaming rig and he mentioned the video was dark in games, but I...

I've seen a few websites with reviews of working systems from June with this video chipset, but looking around I can barely find any laptops to buy with it. I want this over the 7800GTX because my other PC's use ATI cards and I want to keep my chipsets all on one driver set.

Posted in Displays but I'm starting to wonder if it's a videocard issue. I got a X850XT PE AGP recently, and shortly afterwards I got myself a nice Samsung 214T 21" LCD display. I connected them using DVI. Weird issue: If I turn the panel off, it won't turn back on. It goes into power...

* This * is what they look like (picture the blank spaces at the bottom left and right having small speakers) * This * is a review (from 2003) of the panel, from Anandtech. The panel works fine. It's a couple of years old but still works like it did when I got it. No bad pixels, no...

Got this bad boy today. I'm loving it so far, except for one SMALL problem... If I turn the display OFF, I can't turn it back on! It apparently goes into a suspend mode and simply won't come back on. I have to shut down my PC and restart it to get the picture back. Needless to say, this...

I recently got one of these cards and the default cooler is really loud. Is there a quieter HSF available? It's the AGP model if that matters.

These are both "Made by ATI" retail cards. Neither has been overclocked nor have they been in an overclocked system. One has a VGA Silencer on it. $85 + shipping firm. One has the stock HSF. $75 + shipping firm. Both = $150 (I'll cover shipping) Drop me a PM here if interested.

These are both "made by ATI" retail cards. The stock one is $80 + shipping The other has a VGA Silencer on it. $90 + shipping Neither card has ever been overclocked or been in a system that has been overclocked. I'd prefer not to take any trades. Please email me at...

My ol' 3Ghz P4 is still doing great, but the 9800 Pro is getting a little stale. Would going to an AGP x800 Pro give me noticeable speed gains? Assume no o/c and I'm not interested in trying to hack the card to make it more than it is.

This oldie but goody has faithfully served me for many years. I am moving soon and I can't bring it with me. http://www.griffintechnology.com/archive/monitors/ViewS40.html This site has some specifications, although mine was one of the last ones made and can safely support 1920x1440@75hz...

I have an old ClearTech clear case for sale. It's in good shape, there is a slight scuff in one spot (came that way) but otherwise it's perfect. Here is a picture! Here is another picture! The mounting holes are for standard size ATX motherboards. I am not sure if they will allow for a...