When I got my HP 17t laptop, it was running Windows 8.1 and my old driver for my Xitel Mp3 Streamer no longer worked. So I upgraded to the Creative Labs Sound Blaster Play! 2 USB sound card as shown below. I used ...
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Have you ever watched a crime related TV show where the detectives find incriminating searches on the perps laptop? It’s usually some google search about specific types of poison found in the victims body, or methods of blunt force trauma. ...
Read More »Logitech Wireless Mouse M525 Review
Back in 2008, I got my Toshiba Qosmio Laptop and upgraded my mouse to the Logitech V540 mouse. Since then, I’ve upgraded my laptop three times (my last update to the HP Envy 17t), and upgraded my mouse as well to the Logitech M525, ...
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When I upgraded from my Dell Studio 17 (Windows Vista) to the HP Envy 17t (Windows 8.1), the USB driver was not compatible to the Xitel Mp3 Streamer. Xitel apparently no longer sells or supports this sound adapter so I had to ...
Read More »Why I Love & Hate Windows 8.1
After upgrading the HP Envy 700-330qe Desktop and HP Envy 17t laptop, both running Windows 8.1, I’ve come to love and hate this version of Windows. There’s a lot of changes with this version of windows. Let me describe what I did with ...
Read More »HP Envy 17t Laptop (K2Z69AV_1) Review
My old laptop, the Dell Studio 17 (Windows Vista), has been a real workhorse for me since 2009. But it was feeling slower and the low 4Gb of RAM caused freezing that lasted minutes making it unacceptable. It was finally time to ...
Read More »Drobo 5N Review
Back in 2012, I replaced my Buffalo Raid with the now discontinued Drobo FS NAS from Drobo. Just a few weeks before I got my new desktop, my reliable Drobo died. After contacting their customer support, it was determined that it ...
Read More »Logitech Marathon Mouse M705 Review
After upgrading my desktop to my new HP Envy 700, I decided to also upgrade my mouse to the Logitech M705, which you can get at Best Buy for $39.99 (MSRP $49.99). As you can see above, this mouse is specifically designed for ...
Read More »Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem & WiFi Setup & Review
After what I assume as an automatic upload of new firmware to my very old Ooma Hub VOIP box, which was discontinued back in 2013, it stopped working with my cable modem that the Time Warner guy had given me for ...
Read More »APC UPS XS 1300 Review
Back when I got my old HP Pavilion, I also got an UPS (uninterruptible power supply). So when I got my new HP Envy, I decided to also upgrade my UPS and got the APC UPS XS 1300 at Fry’s. Just ...
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