Category: Hardware

  • 14 Pin & 15 Pin D Connectors on VGA Cables

    14 Pin & 15 Pin D Connectors on VGA Cables

    Introduction I wanted to know what the difference is between VGA cables with 14 pin and 15 “D” connectors. I found the answer on the Instructables site/forum. The info I needed was contained in a reply to a query by onrust circa 2010.

  • Cooling Fan Lubrication For An NVIDIA GeForce GTS240

    Cooling Fan Lubrication For An NVIDIA GeForce GTS240

    Preface This post describes: My success at cooling fan lubrication on an NVIDIA GeForce GTS240 PC display adapter to silence it when it became noisy.

  • Windows 10 File History Used To Backup My PC

    Windows 10 File History Used To Backup My PC

    Introduction Since the introduction of Windows 10 version 1709, and acquiring a new backup drive, I have chosen to use Windows 10 File History to backup my PC. So far so good. I have used it to backup my data and to restore some.. I will describe how this tool is used from my point…

  • I Reduced Windows 7 Startup Time To Two Minutes

    I Reduced Windows 7 Startup Time To Two Minutes

    Introduction I have wanted a way to get a reduced windows 7 startup time for a while. I was concerned about the time it took from switch on to the point where all apps that start automatically were ready for use. This has generally increased over the years during the time I had previous versions…

  • Netricity Ethernet Bridge Adapter Failed After 13 Months

    Netricity Ethernet Bridge Adapter Failed After 13 Months

    Introduction Panic set in last night when I couldn’t access the Internet. Eventually I tried my laptop after checking the lights on my Home Hub and reset it a few times. That worked O.K. and in the end I deduced my power-line network had failed. It turned out that a Netricity Powerline 500M Ethernet Bridge Adapter…

  • iPad Survives Undamaged After Extreme Fall

    Introduction It’s becoming quite popular to send cameras up to the edge of space for one reason or another. This is one of the latest which an iPad survives undamaged. See How An iPad Survives Undamaged After An Extreme Fall. NOTE: The article quotes, “….with the blackness of space and the bright curve of Earth providing a…