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Category Archives: Computing
Dropbox for Students
How many times have you driven all the way to school, only to find out you’d left some important document, or your USB flash drive, at home? A dozen times? Three or four? Just once…when it was an important midterm … Continue reading
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Lighten up on Windows 8, OK?
Partly because I do support work for desktops, and partly because I was curious (and could get a good deal), I upgraded my main “work” computer to Windows 8. ”But what about the crappy interface,” I hear a lot of … Continue reading
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Windows 7 Repair Installation
Well over a year ago, I ran into some sort of networking issue on my Windows 7 computer that left me with a partially disabled Internet connection. I could not use Internet Explorer, and that also meant that some Internet … Continue reading
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What exactly is “The Cloud”?
There is a lot of talk about “The Cloud” lately. While those of us at CWS are not “experts” in current Internet slang, there is some misuse of the term “cloud” in a lot of what is being written, and … Continue reading
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Memory upgrade for Acer Aspire 5349
Unlike many other laptops, the Aspire 5349 does not have a memory cover on the underside of the computer. I began to wonder if the memory was upgradeable, despite what the sticker says. I found the answer–it is upgradeable, and … Continue reading
Bitcasa beta: cool, but with a few reservations…
Bitcasa is a new service that aims to replace your hard disk with encrypted data storage in the cloud. The concept is that you will spend $10/month for unlimited storage in the cloud, and it replaces your hard disks; instead, … Continue reading
New laptop: Acer Aspire 5349
Since we have someone going to school, we wanted to get a laptop for the house. I had been eyeballing two computers over at Micro Center: one was a refurbished Toshiba Satellite, and the other the Acer Aspire 5349. Both … Continue reading
Sync “My Documents” with Dropbox
Dropbox is a service that stores your files in the cloud and lets you synchronize these files between various devices. I have had my own devices synced using Dropbox for over a year, and it has been a valuable service. … Continue reading
XenForo 1.1: Easy Upgrade, Welcome New Features
I finally had a chance to upgrade two existing forums from XenForo 1.0 to 1.1. I had put this off since I had a handful of add-ons active on each forum. After testing the add-ons through a test installation, I … Continue reading
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HTC Thunderbolt: Root, ROM and Kernel
I didn’t realize what an ordeal it would be to move from my Motorola Droid smartphone over to an HTC Thunderbolt. With a faster processor, a lot more memory, larger screen and 4G LTE speeds, the TBolt is a major upgrade … Continue reading
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