Paul Shirey Tech

Samsung 840 Series SSD – First Impressions

Paul — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:23:21 +0000

Today I received a Samsung 840 Series 120GB SSD. First impression: Fast. Once I got everything properly configured on my computer (which ended up turning into a full re install of Windows), I noticed an extreme difference in speed. See for yourself

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Why I’m Leaving Facebook and How I Plan to Stay Connected

Paul — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:06:12 +0000

As most of you in the United States should know, we are under constant surveillance any time we are connected to the internet. Even your credit/debit card purchases are monitored, stored, and logged by our friends at the National Security Administration. Facebook is one of the websites that’s easily front and center of this surveillance, [...]

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Hacking My ISP: How I Get Full Advertised Speed

Paul — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 07:34:00 +0000

I’m a frequent listener of TWiT, which means I hear the ad for ProXPN atleast once a week. Incase you didn’t already know, ProXPN is a VPN (Virtual Private Network) service. I knew that since I was running a business that was starting to get serious, and I really needed to mask and protect my [...]

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Going From Being Employed to Self Employed

Paul — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:02:38 +0000

You don’t become self employed overnight. The only way this can really happen is by winning the lottery, and that’s more along the lines of a paid vacation. Going from working a regular 9-5 to being self employed and not being sure exactly when you are going to work is a big leap. You go [...]

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Taking a Break Pays You Back

Paul — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:06:25 +0000

Have you ever been called a workaholic? Does it seem like you are tied to nothing but work, sun up to sun down? Even if you only do this during the 5-day business week, you’re still not taking a break. Doing this will cause you to burn out, be even more stressed, and you could [...]

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The Difference Between Holding a Grudge and Moving On

Paul — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 17:27:12 +0000

There are around 7 billion people in the world, and growing. Chances are you will come across a few people that you don’t like. However, there are also going to be some people that you seem to develop a friendship with for a while. The friendship (no matter if it’s with a member of the [...]

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What It’s Like to Build a Computer

Paul — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:39:43 +0000

Alright, finally, a technical post! I know this is Paul Shirey Tech, and the content that I’ve been producing lately hasn’t been 100% techy. Being the proud owner of a custom-built business end computer, I usually try and do something to it each yeah. Last year I upgraded the processor, RAM, and motherboard to a [...]

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Cherish People – Not Things

Paul — Fri, 31 May 2013 11:20:09 +0000

Okay, so I realize none of the content I’ve released since starting to write on Paul Shirey Tech again last week has exactly been tailored to my visible mission statement: Tech and Social Media – No Gimmicks. However, this is my blog, and sometimes it really is just a diary that I share with the world. People [...]

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The Always Tempting Teenage Summer Job

Paul — Wed, 29 May 2013 12:52:38 +0000

Since most high school students no longer have a farm to help out on like the old days, the long summer break presents two options: sit around and play, or go out and work to earn some money. At age 14 you can legally work with a permit, even though your chances of finding a [...]

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Getting Hit By a Car Was the Best Thing to Happen to Me

Paul — Tue, 28 May 2013 14:09:05 +0000

Holy cow… Now THAT’S a title! Most people would want to talk about how badly a car accident affected them, especially getting hit by a car. On March 27th I was riding my scooter back from someone’s house, when a careless driver pulled out in front of me, causing me to go straight into the [...]

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