This video is supposed to be funny but it’s actually pretty good documentation of how I spent a good chunk of my morning. Ingrid’s laptop was overheating and needed to be cleaned out. I pretty much had to completely disassemble it as shown in the song. I didn’t have to do some things they have [...]
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Clean the Fan
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funny, geeks in action, hardware, video
Do It Yourself
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appliances, design, diy, hardware
Our refrigerator has been leaking water. It took us a little time to figure out where the water was coming from and for a while it seemed it might be coming out of the wall from behind some cabinets. So the fact that it was the refrigerator was actually a relief, because even if we [...]
Kindle Wi-Fi
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amazon, books, hardware, kindle
A friend from Hungary told us Kindles for the kids would be a good idea, as it might be tough to find kids books in English. I’ve been mulling it over, thinking about how to fit it in the budget, wondering if there are acceptable options that would cost less. At the same Amazon has [...]
Nokia Bike Charger and New Phones
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hardware, mobile, nokia
When I talk to people about how mobile is changing the world, especially the developing world they often ask me how people who don’t have electricity charge their phones. I’ve got some nice pictures of places in Africa where one can pay to get their phone charged. Often it is from a car [...]
New Work Machine
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acer, desktop, fedora, geeks in action, hardware, linux, os
My new Acer Aspire came in to work. It’s a compact machine that has what I consider to be very good specs for its size and price. Most importantly it’s pretty Linux friendly. The first thing I did was blow out Windows 7 with a Fedora 12 install. Here are a [...]