Currently Seagate does not produce consumer SSD drives but late last year they signed a contract with Densbits to co-develop consumer and enterprise class SSD drives. It will be a while before 7200rpm drives from Seagate disappear entirely because there is a large number of drives in the channel.

The second large player in the laptop drive market is Western Digital, they have not announced any future plans for 2.5 inch drive production.

Also as a word of warning if you use the same password on other web sites they should be changed too. This is exactly why it is not a good security practice to use the same password on several sites. Always use a strong password that is a mix of upper and lower case letters with number and punctuation symbols included. Be sure to change your password as soon as possible and let any users that you know to do the same, the faster you change your information the less time the hackers have to use it.

Here is a link to the Evernote blog post regarding this issue – blog.evernote.com

Most Anti-Virus program programs will catch Sality because it is fairly old. But keep in mind not all users keep antivirus programs up to date and if you are needing to run ComboFix then chances are that the system is already compromised by some virus and the anti-virus program may already be disabled.

If you feel your system could have been infected it is suggested that you run a full scan with the following tools:
Eset online scanner
Or download and burn a copy of
Kasperski rescue disk

If these sites are being blocked then you are most likely already infected, use a clean computer and download the SalityKiller from Kasperski or the AVG Sality removal tool after disconneecting your system from your network on internet connection.

The Sality virus can be spread via network shares and infected files. If you are on a network you will need to scan the other systems that are connected in case the virus has already spread thru the network shares.

Additional details are available at the BleepingComputer.com web site.

Photo credit: Dell

Replacing a non-functioning keyboard on a laptop is very easy to do. We have had a few Dell D620 and D830 laptops come into our shop with broken or sticky keyboards that needed to be replaced. The process takes less than 3 minutes to do and only takes a small Philips screwdriver to complete.

If you have any of the following Dell Latitude models then this short guide will show you how to replace the keyboard:

D620

D630

D820

D830

or the Precision M65

The keyboard assembly in the above Dell models also contain the eraser point or track point controller. If you have missing key tops, your keyboard does not type some of the characters, types the wrong characters or the track point moves by itself then replacing the keyboard will solve the problem. It is just held in with 3 screws and a plastic bezel along the top.

Dell UC172 Keyboard

The part number for the keyboard unit is UC172 Keyboard which is available from many places on the internet including Amazon.com. The same part number is used on all of the Dell laptops listed above.

Here is our YouTube video showing the replacement process on the Dell Latitude D620, the other models listed above follow the same procedure.

To hide your apps just go into the apps screen that shows the ones to hide and tab the menu button. When your menu pops up press the hide applications link. As seen here.

Now you will have a screen showing the apps with a check box on the top right of each app. Tap the check box for each app that you want to hide and then tap the save button on the top right.

Now those apps will not show in your apps screen. To un-hide them go back to the apps page and again hit the menu button. When the menu comes up just scroll down one item below the screen and you will see the show hidden applications tab. Tap it and you will have a screen with all of your hidden apps, tap the select box on any that you want to unhide and tap the “done” button. They will be back where they were.

This new function can be very handy to either cleanup your app screens or to keep prying eyes out of things that they should not be getting into.

This function works on Samsung phones and tablets running Android 4.0 and higher.

Here is a video showing how to hide and unhide the apps.

I have been using this battery pack for several weeks and it does make a big difference in the daily battery availability. When I used the standard 2100mAh battery that comes with the Samsung Galaxy S3 I would run out of battery charge about mid afternoon with average web and cell phone use. With the extended battery pack installed I have about 30-40% battery charge left at the end of the day with the same amount of usage.

The battery comes with a replacement battery cover too since this pack is almost twice as thick. Adding the extended pack does add a little weight to the phone but it actually feels more comfortable to hold.

Side view of Galaxy S3 with extended battery installed.

As with any other extended battery pack you will need to charge it 2-3 hours past the time that the phone shows a full charge. Also the battery pack will not obtain a full charge until after a few charge cycles so you will need to use it a few days before you will have the full capacity available.

The Seidio Extended battery is available from Amazon -
Seidio Innocell 3500mAh Extended Life Battery for Samsung Galaxy S III

You can also get a protective protective case and belt holster for the unit that will work with the extended battery pack installed. You can get information on the case/holster also available from Amazon.com here: Seidio ACTIVE Extended Case with Metal Kickstand and Holster Combo for Samsung Galaxy S III

Here is our video review of the battery.

Keep in mind that this is a hack because Adobe no longer supports Flash on android devices.

You will need to enable 3rd party applications on the device since you will be loading the applications from other sources outside of the Amazon app store. To do this just pull down the menu bar at the top of your Kindle and click the “More” button on the top right side. Now scroll down until you see the “Device” section and click it. Now look for the option that says “Allow installation of applications” from unknown sources and set it to “ON”. You can reset this option once the applications are installed.

Now go to the app store on your Kindle Fire HD and install the ES file explorer app. If you can not locate the ES file manager in the app store then you can download ES file explorer from this link: http://tinyurl.com/btkbvn6

Now open your web browser on the Kindle Fire HD and enter the TinyURl link below. We have shortened the links to make it easier to enter them on your Kindle.

This first link is for the Dolphin browser. This is needed because the built in Silk browser does not support Flash at all.http://tinyurl.com/9ojctcx
The file will download to the download folder on your Kindle. Once this is complete then you can download the Adobe flash player. It is available from this link, http://tinyurl.com/c5f69z2

After both files are downloaded open the ES file explorer app and tap the download folder to locate the above two files. tap on the Dolphin file first and install it then tap the Flash player file to install it. Under your Apps tab you will see the new Dolphin browser, use it anytime you need flash. The original Silk browser is still installed if you want to use it but the Dolphin browser has many more features so give it a try and let us know if you have any questions.

Again try your Dolphin browser on flash sites to check the operation.

Check out our article showing how to enable wireless printing on Android devices including the Kindle Fire HD - Adding wireless printing to Android devices.

(Photo credit: Google )

There may be some download delays for the app because of the high demand right now but keep trying, its worth it.

You can get the app from iTunes on your device or at the link below.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-maps/id585027354?mt=8

Be sure to leave us a comment and tell us what you think of the new Google maps app.

If you have any of the following problems with your monitor then this guide should help you get it back up and running:
No power
Flashing power light and no picture
Very slow to show a picture
A wavy picture once to shows

To complete the repair you will need the following tools and parts:
Philips Screwdriver
30-40 watt soldering iron
desolder wick
electronics solder
capacitor kit with the correct sizes(See below)

The kit contains the following:
qty(2) 1000uf 25v capacitors
qty(2) 1000uf 16v capacitors
qty(1) 470uf 25v capacitor
qty(1) 680uf 25v capacitor
qty(1) .47uf 50v capacitor
qty(1) 33uf 50v capacitor

Here is a picture of the power supply board with the filter capacitors that need to be changed show circled in yellow. Be sure to use low ESR, High ripple current and high temp capacitors in the repair. A kit of the correct capacitors is available HERE

Below you will find the 3 part video series covering this repair.
Part 1: Disassembly

Part 2: Board repair

A kit of the correct capacitors is available HERE

Part 3: Reassembly and testing

Be sure to leave us a comment below on how your repair came out, we love to hear your success stores. If you have a question about the repair you can also leave a comment and we will get right back with you. Asking questions about your repair in the comments instead of email allows other readers to benefit from the question/answer process too.

Chromebooks specs:

2GB ram

1366 x 768 display

16GB SSD

Up to 6.5 hours of battery life

Chrome OS

USB 3.0, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Webcam

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