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The Intel Connectivity Performance Suite is software that does two things to vastly improve your network quality: The software only works on laptops, tablets and All-in-Ones that have 12th generation (and newer) Intel Core CPU’s AND WiFi 6 or 6E (Gig+) wireless network cards. Further, this software requires additional licensing. Read more…
Camtasia is a great screen recorder, pretty good video editor and an excellent example of software crashes. Next to older versions of Adobe Reader, Camtasia crashes more than any program we have ever used. Camtasia can crash when: Camtasia crashes are quite annoying and can be quite frequent. Over the Read more…
We need to shoot a few promotional videos for a client with practically no budget so we needed to find the best cheap green screen we could. Note that is a completely unpaid, unsponsored, honest review. Here we unbox setup and review the cheapest portable green screen we could find Read more…
Have you thought that different Dell monitor that start with the same numbers are likely the same panels but with different add on features, like height adjustable base or USB ports? If so, you would be wrong. Dell has a pretty good naming convention that anyone buying a Dell monitor Read more…
If you need to replace or just upgrade your current M.2 SSD you might think it is too difficult because your desktop computer or laptop only has one M.2 SSD slots. Fortunately, you can buy a very cheap M.2 to USB adapter and if you use Macrium Reflect Free Edition, Read more…
This Is the companion video to our for unboxing configuring benchmarking and review of the 27 inch HP Pavilion in all in one CA1000 series. In that video we included a very limited version of this video which provides full assembly of the HP all in one Pavilion computer. Even Read more…
In this video we look at the very impressive HP Pavilion CA1019. We unbox it; we configure it Windows 11; we benchmark it and then we give you our full review. In this case we are working on the 27″ HP AiO but other than screen size this video review Read more…
This is the companion video to our Dell 7710 AiO unboxing, benchmarking and review which you can watch HERE. In this video we show you how to remove the back cover and upgrade the hard drive, memory, and wireless card on a Dell Inspiron 7710 All In One Desktop Computer. Read more…
Lets clear up a couple of quick questions for Dell or server admin newbies first. If you know what you are doing, just skip down two sections to the screenshot. What Does iDRAC Stand For? Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller What Is An iDRAC? An iDRAC is a very small Read more…
Camtasia is a wonderful screen capture and video editing tool but it has always had one big recurring problem, it crashes… a lot. We have used Camtasia for more than a decade, starting with Camtasia version 6. It is often said that wise consumers avoid all first versions of software Read more…
Watch our testing and review of the Link Dream DM19 USB microphone: We wanted a microphone to replace the terrible integrated mics in our new HP 27″ All In One 27-ca1000 series (27-ca1019c specifically). The question is is this cheap Link Dream mic any good? We wanted a cheap good Read more…
Intel processors use letters at the end of their name like “T” and “K” to tell you what type of use they are intended for. Intel CPU’s with No Letters At The End Most Intel CPU chips have no letters which indicates they are the standard processors intended for normal Read more…
As a computer tech I’m often asked what computer someone should buy, especially during the back to school season. It’s been my experience that without that direction they typically go to a store and buy something pretty that an experience an inexperienced commissioned salesperson tells them is right for them. Read more…
In this video we show to install macOS from scratch after replacing the hard drive on an iMac. The process is the same for all Intel based Apple Mac’s, from MacBook Pro to iMac. In this case we installed High Siera because that was the latest OS our mid-2010 iMac Read more…
If you have an older Apple iMac it will have a spinning hard drive and it is likely running quite poorly. In this video we demonstrate how to disassemble a Mid-2010 iMac a1310 a1311 and replace the spinning disk with a SATA Solid State Disk. In the followup video HERE, Read more…
A hyperconverged system means that all of the components (network, disk/SSD storage, CPU for compute…) are in a single unified box (or more often a few hardlinked boxes) which makes them generally more reliable. Nutanix systems are hyperconverged and seldom crash, but they could. There are also other times (like Read more…