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I read the PC Magazine sometimes. One term is coming often and often. It is Thunderbolt. It is a new standard for I/O device of computer. Thunderbolt (codenamed Light Peak) is a hardware interface that allows for the connection of...
What is UEFI, I mentioned it at What is GPT, but not clear. Here I would like to give more details about it. The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, UEFI, is a new firmware interface specification that is designed to replace...
When I received the Raspberry Pi board, I thought I will make a case for it. So, first I made a paper case here to have a little idea. Then I am looking for the box or case with similar...
I bought a SD card at Staples. When I check their website, Kingston 8GB, 16GB, 32GB cards are on sale. But, when I went to store, only one 8GB on the rack. So, I have no choice to get it....
I power on the Raspberry Pi this morning. See pictures below. The first look of the screen in text mode. Raspberry Pi is located on the lower right corner. After the loading, I can enter startx to load a window....
Raspberry Pi board is shipped board only. Nothing else. It is a barebon IC board. So first I think it is good to give it a case. To make a perfect paper Raspberry Pi case, followed the following guideline: Make...
It is so fast. I made an order two days ago. Now I received the UPS pack this afternoon. See the pictures. I am still thinking about the purpose of this Raspberry Pi board. Maybe start from the Linux distribution....
Reapberry Pi is getting famous during past six months. It is a tiny computer. As small as a credit card. Maybe smaller than credit card. The price of the latest Raspberry Pi Model B rev2 is $35.00. To use the...
I have two monitor. Both are Acer. One is x223w, the other is AL1716. Now I connected both of them to my computer. I have dual monitor working together side by side. Left side is the main monitor, or monitor...
Dealextreme has good deal of some small items. I ordered leather case for Kindle Touch from Dealextreme. The items were shipped from Hong Kong. It took about two weeks to arrive my home by air mail. The price is good....
I used Acer Aspire One very often these days. Just feel the fan is too noisy. I think it is time to clean it now. But, it is not a PC. It is a Netbook. Very compact. How to disassemble...
GPT stands for GUID Partition Table. The widespread MBR partitioning scheme, dating from the early 1980s, imposed limitations which affect the use of modern hardware. Intel therefore developed a new partition-table format in the late 1990s as part of what...
When using a SSD to hold the system with the fresh installation, 4K alignment is a key point to improve the performance. Ensure that your new partition layout is aligned with the 4KB sectors of such drives (older hard drives...
I received it the day before yesterday. Only two days in transit from Campbellsville KY US to Burnaby BC, Canada through UPS. It is a small package. Open it, only the Kindle Touch device and a one piece quick start...
My Kindle Keyboard is damaged last week. The screen is broken. I contact Amazon through the Amazon contact page. Enter the phone number and click call, they called me. I explain the situation of my broken Kindle. Because it is...