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Mathematical Universe? I Ain’t Convinced

2016-01-17T14:40:00.001-08:00

Mathematical Universe? I Ain’t Convinced

Packet Inspection for Unauthorized OS Detection in Enterprises

2015-10-13T11:06:00.001-07:00

Packet Inspection for Unauthorized OS Detection in Enterprises

How Photoshop Helps NASA Reveal the Unseeable

2015-09-30T04:07:00.001-07:00

How Photoshop Helps NASA Reveal the Unseeable

Intel confirms 10nm delayed to 2017, will introduce ‘Kaby Lake’ at 14nm to fill gap | ExtremeTech

2015-09-16T12:28:00.001-07:00

Intel confirms 10nm delayed to 2017, will introduce ‘Kaby Lake’ at 14nm to fill gap | ExtremeTech

Windows 10

2015-08-07T08:59:00.005-07:00

Should I upgrade or let Windows update upgrade my current Windows install?
Well here is my personal experience on trying to upgrade my Window machines i.e. not good!

I'm holding off upgrading Windows 10 until at least SP1 which is usually the smart thing to do anyways. Actually, don't really have a choice since Windows 10 upgrade failed on all the Windows machines I have so far anyways. I'm getting the epic ""Something Happened". error when it try's to upgrade my Windows machine that other's have posted screenshots of: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-

07/30/windows-10-something-happened-error

Changing the language settings seems to fix it for some people but didn't for me. I'm guessing Windows 10 just like all versions of Windows before it is getting confused by all the hard drives in my machine. I would always have to disconnect all drives except the primary for it to work correctly due to all the complex partitioning logic involved. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/937251 Here's another nice summary of some of the glitches you might run into with Windows 10 due to using multiple monitors, using Nvidia graphics card and having too many programs installed. https://fstoppers.com/originals/day-2-windows-10-one-strange-glitch-after-another-77906

Then there is the too many programs installed bug which I would run into since I have over 700 on my machine http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/0/29/windows_10_bug_alert_start_menu_breaks_512_entries/

So I guess it's a good thing the Windows 10 upgrade failed on my machine until they fix these glaring bugs. Think they sums it up best: People hoping #windows10 is gonna be less crappy are like a girl staying with traitor bf saying "He's gonna change".

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2419785/windows-10-launch-15-of-the-best-twitter-reactions p.s. Some funny comments too by people whose upgrade to Windows 10 failed: "I tried that fix but ai still get the same error message "Something happened" Yep I am switching to mac That's what happened !!!"

VMware KB: Troubleshooting a Workstation runVM failed unrecoverable error

2015-06-17T01:12:00.001-07:00

VMware KB: Troubleshooting a Workstation runVM failed unrecoverable error

I'm guessing they mean VirtualBox or Hyper-V!

Shooting more than Auto: A look at P A S M

2015-04-01T12:25:00.001-07:00

Shooting more than Auto: A look at P A S M

MacBook Pro Repair Extension Program for Video Issues

2015-02-22T04:24:00.000-08:00

For all the Macbook Pro owners out there:
Apple has determined that a small percentage of MacBook Pro systems may exhibit distorted video, no video, or unexpected system restarts. These MacBook Pro systems were sold between February 2011 and December 2013.
http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro-videoissues/

Windows 8 RTC Bug analyzed and fixed! - Articles - Reviews : ocaholic

2015-01-19T22:36:00.001-08:00

Windows 8 RTC Bug analyzed and fixed! - Articles - Reviews : ocaholic

BBC Horizon 2014-2015 Episode 4: Inside the Dark Web

2014-09-23T15:28:00.001-07:00

Securing virtual machines still a dark art, says Kaspersky Lab

2014-09-23T08:48:00.001-07:00

Securing virtual machines still a dark art, says Kaspersky Lab

Lots of good points.

Missing Lines in the Patterns or Streaks in the Bars on the Self Test Page | HP® Support

2014-09-16T18:09:00.001-07:00

Missing Lines in the Patterns or Streaks in the Bars on the Self Test Page | HP® Support

Still didn't work.

Good I got new printer thanks to Amazon :)

Troubleshooting GPT Protective Partition Issues

2014-09-04T11:41:00.001-07:00

Ran into this problem again moving my 840 EVO from my Mac to PC.
Cannot remove or delete GPT protective partition via disk manager in Windows.

This is how to fix it or get rid of it:

http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/207837en?language=en_US

Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM Lens Review

2014-07-21T07:21:00.001-07:00

Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM Lens Review

Panasas adds 6 TB helium drives, advances RAID to scale-out NAS

2014-06-17T17:52:00.001-07:00

Panasas adds 6 TB helium drives, advances RAID to scale-out NAS

New versions of VMware and Hyper-V add storage features

2014-06-10T12:59:00.001-07:00

New versions of VMware and Hyper-V add storage features

Storage Spaces

2014-04-29T19:18:00.002-07:00

Some tips on working with the new Storage spaces feature of Windows:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda/archive/2014/04/01/step-by-step-for-mirrored-storage-spaces-resiliency-using-powershell.aspx

A demonstration of the first web browser, the Nexus browser

2014-04-29T12:16:00.001-07:00

Fix Windows Component Store Corrupt, Repair Windows Image in Windows 8

2014-04-22T08:35:00.001-07:00

Fix Windows Component Store Corrupt, Repair Windows Image in Windows 8

The CRPG Addict: Game 142: The Valley (1982)

2014-04-15T13:29:00.001-07:00

The CRPG Addict: Game 142: The Valley (1982): The Valley Argus Press Software (developer and publisher) Published 1982 as code in Computing Today ; commercial versions relea...

Heartbleed Security Bug: What Apple Users Need to Know

2014-04-11T11:18:00.001-07:00

Heartbleed Security Bug: What Apple Users Need to Know

How To Completely Uninstall Software under Mac OS X [MacRx]

2014-04-11T11:16:00.001-07:00

How To Completely Uninstall Software under Mac OS X [MacRx]

Old NFS is the new darling in virtualization

2014-04-10T03:14:00.001-07:00

Old NFS is the new darling in virtualization

VMware Fusion 201: Split vs. Monolithic Virtual Disks

2014-04-02T01:59:00.002-07:00

Not sure if this applies to Windows since I'm using Mac Fusion

http://blogs.vmware.com/teamfusion/2008/11/vmware-fusion-6.html

TLDR what's the deal?

2014-03-25T02:42:00.000-07:00

Should You Use TLER Drives In Your RAID NAS?

Bottom line seems to be not if you are using software raid since it's more forgiving and waits longer on drives before marking them bad.