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Haswell Part 2-Core I5-4570S

pcdoc — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:17:08 +0000

Based on the Part 1 article I wrote, you know that I did not have a great start with Haswell. After returning everything back and getting all new boards and CPU’s, I was now ready to tackle another round. I was not going to rip apart my main systems as did the first time, so [...]

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Haswell Upgrade-Part 1

pcdoc — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:22:48 +0000

The reason this a part one is that this saga will actually continue into at least one more part based on the number of problems I had. I was pretty excited when Haswell was released. It had been awhile since my last upgrade of my main machine and depending on the outcome I was planning [...]

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Xbox One –Why I want one

pcdoc — Sat, 25 May 2013 07:22:57 +0000

Background For years I have been attracted to PC gaming and never cared much about the Xbox. There were many reasons for this but primarily because I preferred the controls of a PC, the graphics resolution of a PC, and I was completely uncoordinated with the Xbox controller. In addition, it did not allow me [...]

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Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook

pcdoc — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:54:01 +0000

Here is a quick view of my new Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook. The performance you see here is after the SSD and memory upgrades. Other than slightly lower battery life than I would like, this is an awesome device for this price range. Samsung Series 5 with Corsair SSD Upgrade The first thing [...]

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ISY-994i-Home Automation at its Best

pcdoc — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:01:23 +0000

One of the biggest inhibitors to going to a VM environment (more in a later post) are USB devices. The worst of these devices are the Insteon Controllers. Whether using Hyper-V with a USB to IP adapter, or ESXi, I was unable to “reliably” get the these USB devices to work correctly or consistently. Add [...]

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RAM-Oxygen for VM’s

pcdoc — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:26:56 +0000

I think we have heard the theory about always making sure that we have enough memory for our computers and our servers. I have been recommending it for years however I was more than surprised at the actual difference it made on my server running Hyper-V. The impact of RAM on VM’s is far more [...]

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Wireless Security-Protecting Yourself

pcdoc — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:08:38 +0000

As technology moves on we get more and more dependent on our internet connections and the reliance on WiFi, both at home and on the road. If you scan around various neighborhoods including your own, you will see how many unsecured Wi-Fi routers there out there. Although many of he new routers come with a [...]

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Untangle Router Rebuild

pcdoc — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:00:15 +0000

For a long time I have been running Untangle as my router/firewall and have been very pleased with it. Several weeks ago, the motherboard I had been using started giving out. It started to have issues with the internal NIC. I tried re-installing the software a couple of times but with no luck. It was [...]

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Untangle OpenVPN with Full Tunneling

pcdoc — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 06:11:40 +0000

One of the best ways to protect yourself when you are out with your laptop or other portable device that requires wireless access is to use a VPN. Though not necessarily the most user friendly product to setup, the benefits in security can be worth the trouble. There are many ways to setup a VPN [...]

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WHS 2011 Hardware Upgrade

pcdoc — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 01:55:34 +0000

For quite some time now I have been wanting to upgrade my main WHS box. Not so much in terms of CPU or motherboard but rater the case, CPU cooler, and the power supply. Ever since I upgraded my server 2008R2 with the Fractal Define R3, I have been toying with the idea of upgrading [...]

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