Posted on 2009 10 31, Saturday by techkwandos
The computer is a modified Dell Mini 9. It has 2 GB of RAM and a 32GB SSD instead of the stock config. I had Windows 7 Release Candidate (7RC) on it since 7RC came out.
It was quite a bit of work getting 7RC on the Mini 9. This time around, things got simpler. (See [...]
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Posted on 2009 10 31, Saturday by techkwandos
One of my boxes was a recent purchase from Dell outlet. It was new enough that Dell offered free Windows 7 upgrade. I bought 2 Win7 Pro so the 3rd PC will have to be from this upgrade. Went to Dell’s site. It took a bit of looking but finally found the link in the main support page.
https://win7.dell.com/FAQPage.aspx
Filled [...]
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Posted on 2009 10 31, Saturday by techkwandos
The computer is a Dell XPS 630i. Nothing unusual, no special hardware. This is my gaming box so it has a Nvidia GTX 285. I had Windows 7 Release Candidate (7RC) on it since I bought it.
There wasn’t much to prep as I knew this day will come so I didn’t install much on it. [...]
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Posted on 2009 10 8, Thursday by techkwandos
We had a little long weekend and went on a trip to Maui. Spend a total of 4 nights and get to use the iPhone for all that it can do. Some experiences were positive, some not so, also recognized some useful accessories.
Day 1
Got to the airport, got checked in, passed Homeland Security, everything was just [...]
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