Force a Dell BIOS update
Jake Edwards
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If you don’t have a battery installed or there’s another power condition that’s preventing you from installing a Dell BIOS update, add the following parameter
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DisplayPort Screen Blank after Boot or Sleep with Asus STRIX GTX 970 Series
Jake Edwards
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Seems there’s an issue with the Asus Strix GTX 970 card when using specifically the DisplayPort (DP) connector on certain monitor models. Symptoms I found
Find the BIOS Version from the Command Line and Powershell
Jake Edwards
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Similar to finding the Dell Service Tag via the command line, we can use WMI to retrieve the BIOS Version. This is useful for finding out
tvheadend, Plex Media Server & Chromecast
Jake Edwards
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I use my Chromecast regularly for all my media streaming, however it never allowed me to watch Live TV. Why not consolidate the two? As I was
Dell BIOS Utility Command-Line Arguments
Jake Edwards
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Dell BIOS updates have some undocumented command line switches that may be useful for system administrators. These are a few of the notable command-line arguments; In order to
So I was installing my webcam drivers…
Jake Edwards
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My laptop (as most do these days), has a webcam integrated into the screen… On installation of the webcam’s drivers, prompted me with the following message: Bewildered
Intel Turbo Memory Drivers for Windows 7
Jake Edwards
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With the release of Windows 7 Beta January 09 and the RC release in May, many hardware developers have actively been developing Windows 7 compatible drivers for
The musical side of your Operating System
Jake Edwards
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Most operating systems, namely Windows and OS X, have a well known set of alert, error and message sounds that have become synonymous with the
Dell Laptop Keyboard: Backlighting Timeout
Jake Edwards
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I have recently read a few posts on other blogs and forums, discussing an ‘annoyance’ of not being able to disable the ‘fade-out’ or time-out
Apple Tax: The Proof
Jake Edwards
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A recently released white paper titled “What Price Cool?“, sponsored by Microsoft, has provided the proof that Apple Mac’s do in fact cost more to