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Aug/13

Check TRIM On Windows 7

Filed Under Windows at 5th August 2013 0:01 by

If Windows starts to slow down and the system is using a SSD then check TRIM is running. Short explanation: TRIM is a command which allows the flash chips to delete data stored on them. Long version: TRIM clears the … Continue reading →

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Jun/13

Add Programs To Metro Apps UI In Windows 8

Filed Under Windows at 10th June 2013 0:01 by

Programs which are not installed by an installer like putty do not appear in the metro ui (also known as a tile) in Microsoft Windows 8. To add them is very simple: Create a shortcut for the program and name … Continue reading →

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Apr/13

Samsung 830 SSD (512GB)

Filed Under Hardware at 22nd April 2013 0:01 by

Overview My Windows system stopped booting up for some odd reason but luckily it only affect my OS drive. As I had to reinstall Windows I thought now would be a good time to get an SSD to save cloning … Continue reading →

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May/12

Windows Explorer Not Refreshing

Filed Under Windows at 28th May 2012 0:01 by

After a crash I encountered an issue where Windows Explorer would not automatically refresh in Microsoft Windows 7. For example downloading a file using a web browser to the Desktop the file doesn’t appear until you Right click > Refresh. … Continue reading →

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Oct/11

Lock & Unlock Windows With Bluetooth

Filed Under Security, Windows at 11th October 2011 0:01 by

Overview I’d love to automate as much as possible and also get some great UIs along the way (Minority Report / Iron Man anyone?). An article I came across from How To Geek was a step closer to the dream. … Continue reading →

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Sep/11

Windows 8 Preview Unexpected Error Status: 0xc0000225

Filed Under Windows at 22nd September 2011 0:01 by

I tried installing Windows 8 Preview on Oracle VM VirtualBox but when it started it errored on a black screen with white writing and stopped. The error at the bottom says Status: 0xc0000225 Info: An unexpected error has occurred. The … Continue reading →

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Aug/11

Acer Aspire One D255E Mini Review

Filed Under Hardware, Linux, Windows at 17th August 2011 0:04 by

Overview Our Asus EEE PC 701 SSD failed when I tried to upgrade it from Ubuntu 10.10 to 11.04. I was in the middle of an install when it failed to copy a file and then there after it could … Continue reading →

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Nov/10

Error: You Are Using A High Performance Setting

Filed Under Blog at 18th November 2010 19:12 by

I ran the Windows 7 “Power Efficiency Diagnostics Report” tool to see what can be done to reduce power consumption but it reports that using the performance power setting as an Error? Surely it should be a warning or not … Continue reading →