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May/14

Samsung Series 9 Ultrabook Running Ubuntu 14.04

Filed Under Laptop, Linux at 12th May 2014 0:01 by

Overview Like most problems with Linux based operating systems it lags behind on support of new hardware and with Ubuntu’s LTS releases being 2 years apart it can become a real hack to get support and drivers if new hardware … Continue reading →

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Apr/14

Upgrading Samsung Series 9 SSD

Filed Under Laptop at 21st April 2014 0:01 by

Overview I have been using the 128GB SanDisk SSD that came in the Samsung Series 9 NP900 X3C A02UK. The SSD is the achilles heel in an otherwise well packaged laptop. Not for the lack of space but the bottle … Continue reading →

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Aug/13

My Canon DSLR Journey Part 3 – Camera Bag

Filed Under Camera, Photography at 12th August 2013 0:01 by

Overview One of the first items I purchased after getting a DSLR was getting a bag. Bags are essential to protect the equipment when moving around. Unless everything can come to you it is more than likely the camera will … 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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Feb/13

Performance Between Hard Drives

Filed Under Hardware at 4th February 2013 0:01 by

I was amazed by some very basic tests how 2 hard drives (Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB) of the same model can have such a difference in performance. The two drives I had were purchased at difference times but it … Continue reading →

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Jan/13

Removing Samsung Series 9 Recovery Partition

Filed Under Windows at 28th January 2013 0:01 by

There is potentially 24GB that can be freed for normal use. The recovery partition is protected so it cannot be deleted through Windows Disk Management. Before continuing make sure a disk backup is taken. It is advised to clone it … Continue reading →

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Dec/12

Install Clockwork Recovery Mod On Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9

Filed Under Tablet at 17th December 2012 0:01 by

The second step to installing ROMs on the Galaxy Tab is to flash a new recovery firmware. Clockwork Recovery Mod (CWM) is a far more capable firmware than the stock one. Below is a video how to: In summary: Download … Continue reading →

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Dec/12

Root Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 GT-P7300

Filed Under Tablet at 3rd December 2012 0:01 by

The first step to installing ROMs on the Galaxy Tab is to root it so that system files can be changed. Below is a video how to: In summary: To do this visit Galaxy Tab 8.9 Root on XDA and … Continue reading →