electronics

Reportedly, a Surface Pro 3 owner has been able to recondition his failing SIMPLO battery back to life. read more Continue reading...

After dropping my new laptop down into the stairwell, I watched it bounce off the railing, then into the wall and then slam onto the concrete floor. When I go to turn it on with a cracked case, it doesn't seem to want to boot up. I left it on the sideboard for a minute and don't you suppose it...

I purchased that PNY Turbo 128GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive - P-FD128TBOP-GE from Staples for only $20. I then found out that a lot of people are having tons of issues but others report nothing, but it seems like this model is getting some bad press. To my issue: I plugged the FD into my customer...

HI If anyone is interested you can now buy a Microsoft 4000 Natural Keyboard from Amazon for $21. The first one of these I bought cost around 100 bucks years ago. I think I paid about $25 for the last one. I love the natural keyboard, it's so much easier to type on, but it has a lot of other...

Last week Steve Teixeira shared the latest information and news on Windows 10 IoT core and a very IoT Starter Kit... What’s next for Windows 10 IoT Core Back in early August I was pleased to announce the Windows Insider release of Windows 10 IoT Core, a version of Windows 10 targeted towards...

These amazing headphones from Ausdom should be your first choice if you're looking for a full-on sound immersion experience. read more Continue reading...

I bought a lap top battery from amazon (593553-001 - Brand New HP Original Battery - MU06 (GENERIC PACKAGING) The battery was dated 2/14 so I returned it . Now I got a ordered a new one (never heard of mark2218 fulfilled by amazon). How can these batteries more than a year old and be sold...

Rich Dudley reached out to me and based on our recent Raspberry PI posts, suggested I highlight his Blinking an LED with Raspberry Pi 2 and C# Mono post. I almost immediately replied to say it was already in the queue, but double checked first. There was indeed a Raspberry PI 2 LED post in the...

Since the iPad Mini 3 was released late last year, consumers didn’t expect a new iPad Mini so soon. However, that may change. According to the Christian Post, we could see the new iPad Mini in the next month or so. The site uses other sources to conclude that we could see an unveiling of iPad...

This blog was written by Kevin Dallas, General Manager, Windows IoT Group. Today the Link Removed announced the retail availability of their new board, the Raspberry Pi 2. We’re excited to join the Foundation in also announcing that Windows 10 will support Raspberry Pi 2, which will be free for...

i have developed some new technology in late 2014. now we all know the bios is the foundation of computer software. now a new tech has been discovered. basically to indemint Bios with the computer hardware allows for a full software installation to be as software and hardware software is not...

HP is warning customers: Check your laptop charging cord to see if it's at risk of overheating. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ, Tech30) and federal regulators on Tuesday recalled 6 million power cords sold between September 2010 and June 2012 with some HP and Compaq notebook computers, as well as certain...

Hey guys I hope someone can shed some light on this for me as I am at a complete loss. I have a HP pavilion dv6-1129tx laptop it still has the genuine battery in it which is about 4yrs old but I assume it is still alright as it holds charge for over an hour running in battery alone. OS is...

Hello, I have a laptop HP EliteBook 8740wWhose original charger no longer works, but the battery is good (thankfully) , it almost a year. I found a universal charger planet saturn " hama " model achg -07: 100v- 240v , 1.6A max, output: 19V / 4.7A , 120W max !the original charger is Dell PA-10...

It has occurred to me that maybe I should mention this... Electronics and specifically, PCs do not like static electricity. W/out explaining the science or physics of it here is my point... Often I have gone to clients' homes or offices and discover PCs sitting on carpets. Remember, if you...

Electronics and certainly PCs do not like heat. It is important that these devices stay cool @ all times and throughout their lifetime. That said, here is one of those "Best Practice" things that I suggest all too often does not even occur to people and that they do not think about or do on...

Electronics and certainly PCs do not like heat. It is important that these devices stay cool @ all times and throughout their lifetime. That said, here is one of those "Best Practice" things that I suggest all too often does not even occur to people and that they do not think about or do on...

Everything I've found, as far as SATA cable testers appear to only be for testing the power cables, not the data cables. I know that cables are cheap, thus not making testing an absolute necessity, but I hate buying new cables when I'm not certain it's necessary. Is there an inexpensive tester...

Testing a atx 24 pin power supply out of the computer. Are there pins that can be shorted to turn the power supply on while its out of the computer?

For several reasons, I'm considering adding a drive selector switch to my desktop, but all that I've found available are designed for a maximum of 6 drives. I want one that will handle 8 drives...5 SATA HDDs & 3 ODDs. I could put all of the ODDs on 1 switch, which would make the 6 drive switch...