soldering

I wanted to know what I could do about the terrible CPU and GPU on my ideapad. I swapped the SSHD with a crucial SSD 500gb SSD. But the CPU/GPU I can't seem to find but I hear they are soldered in. What can I do to make these better

My wife's laptop is a Lenovo ideapad z570. She uses it primarily as a desktop because the lid hinge is loose. So she just props the lid against some books and is quite content. Hates switching computers. But recently it developed another problem. The screen blanks out in certain positions of...

I have a pair of speakers like these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001RNOHDU/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER On which the power/volume control on the right side of the primary speaker no longer works...that is that it no longer works for volume, but still works...

Scott's found video on his phone, and lo and behold, it's a guerilla video of Scott acosting Clint Rutkas in his Channel 9 lair. What's all that equipment on Clint's shelves? What's he erasing and trying to hid from us? Does he solder in his office? All this and less. Link Removed More...

Scott stopped by Ward Cunningham (you know, the guy who invented the Wiki. Yes, that Ward Cunningham) to hang out, and discovered Ward's treasure trove of electronics, software, soldering guns and web accessible sensor arrays that run 24/7/365. Ever wish you had a real cool uncle that didn't...