Awesome Laptop Repair Videos
Do you need help to repair your laptop? I have found a website where they have over 10 hours of HD video on Laptop Repair that is a total of over 40+ videos.
If I got the money I would buy this product because I can do the basic stuff on a laptop like changing out the hard drive, batteries, memory, and CD Roms, but when it comes to the motherboard, CPU, and Fans I am at a lost. I would look at the service manual but I am a chicken. I can do that all the time on a tower computer, but it just seems like it is a different world working on laptop. I could be over reacting but these are just my feelings.
If you want to look at the laptop repair video website then Click Here.
Flip Ultra HD Rechargeable Battery Pack issues
So I noticed when I ever plugged my Flip Ultra HD Camcorder into my computer the battery would start out at red and then it would charge really fast, but after it is done charging then you plug it back in it would do the same thing. It seems like it not charging right.
I took out the rechargeable battery to look at it more closely. Here is what I found out.
This is the top part of the batter pack. It looks normal nothing wrong with it.
Here is the bottom of the battery pack. Do you see anything wrong with it?
I see that the plastic is covering almost all of bottom battery. I don’t think it should be doing that. So I took a knife and cut the plastic to expose the metal on the one side of the battery. I am going to let it charge over night and see what I find out.
I think it kind of sucks being this flip camera is $150+ they should some type of quality control. How is this thing going too charge if plastic is covering up stuff on the battery. When you look at any battery both ends are exposed.
I still think this is a good camcorder for the price but damn have some quality control on the parts. I do have rechargeable battery that I can use also. It is a good camera because you don’t have to rely on rechargeable batteries you can use any AA battery.
Computer Moves On Large Scale The Best Way To Do Them
Here is a list of some things that I have learned through out the years moving users around. I have done this countless times. No Move goes excellent but it can be a good move.
1. Patch all data jacks into the switch before hand so you are not waiting. You want to install the computer equipment and test to make sure it gets onto the network.
2. Make sure the computer and desks are labeled. You can put the users name or you can do a number on the desk and computer.
3. Use a plastic Bag so you can put the power strip, keyboard, mouse, network cable, and mouse pad alltogether. You don’t want a user telling you this not my keyboard and then you have to look all over the place for it. That takes a lot of time trying to find it.
4. Don’t make any changes when you moving do it after when all of the computers are put back into there new location. If a user wants a different monitors, Keyboard, or mouse. You can even have a user say they don’t like the spot where they are and you have to move them.
If you can’t view the video then Click Here.
Flip Ultra HD Camcorder Arrived
The Flip Ultra has arrived today. This thing is very cool. It is going to very cool to be doing some videos. I went to walmart and bought a cheap tripod for it. The Tripod that I got was the Targus TG-42TT 42-Inch 8-Section Travel Tripod. I hope it will be sturdy enough for what I am going to be doing with it.
The other thing that I need to buy is USB 2.0 cable instead of this cheap USB 1.0 cable. I think I will buy it online because the prices are cheaper when you buy them online then they are at the stores. The store prices are so god damn expensive.
Here is a test video that I did when we were bring my mom to work today. If you can’t see the video then Click Here.
Verizon Wireless Motorola Droid Froyo 2.2 Update Today
So Today when I was getting on the shuttle bus for work the cell phone wanted me to do a system update to 2.2 which is called Froyo. They have changed a lot in the new update.
Some things that I have seen right away are the following:
Flash 10.1
New launcher
You have 5 desktops now
Your exchange calendar is now with your Google Calendar
USB Tethering
Facebook app is little different
Alarms screen is different
The security on the phone has changed. You can do pin, passcode, and patterns.
The camera Functionality has changed.
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The Flip Ultra HD Camcorder
So Yesterday night I bought the Flip Ultra HD Camcorder. I bought the camcorder for $164.16 After taxes which is not bad. I looked on Best Buy, Walmart and Amazon. Amazon and Walmart were the same price and Best Buy was $4 more then the other two. I am probably going to get a cheap tripod for it also but that will be probably next month.
Why did I get this camcorder? I got it because the reviews were great. The video is excellent for a point and shoot camcorder, and it is easy to upload the video to YouTube. The screen is bigger then the Mino type and you can recorder longer then the Mino also.
This will help me do more video blogging and general video taking and it is very small enough where I can take it with me anywhere I go.
If you want to buy your own Flip Ultra HD Camcorder then Click Here.
Free CD Burning Application: CD Burner XP
I was reading on Technibble website today and saw a very awesome application that is free to use for the commercial and non commercial people. The application will also run under a restrictive user. The application is called CD Burner XP. You can download the application at www.cdburnerxp.se/en/download.
Select I accept the agreement then Click Next
Click Next leave the default folder
Select the language Files that you need then Click Next
You want to create a desktop icon for all users so that any user that logs into the computer will get the application. The other tasks section is optional to use and I would leave it default.
Select Do not install bing bar and then Click Install
Click Finish
Select your language and the default is English
Looking at the menu this burning application has everything that a paid burning software has. You can do your data discs, your audio, burn ISO images, copy discs, and you can erase CD-RW and DVD discs, and Blue Ray. There are two versions, the full-install version and a portable version. It also works on all of the Microsoft Window Versions 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista/2008/Win7.
Software License Model That I Encountered Yesterday
So today I installed a scanner and software so the users can scan documents into the system. The users needed more scanner installed at the nurses station because they just had one scanner and it backing their work up. I thought I could just transfer the license from the one computer to the other computer. Well was I wrong about that.
I did do the transfer request form but was told that the licenses that we bought were one time use licenses. What how stupid was that. We did install the software on 6 computers because they were scanning in one system but then transferred to another system when it went live and didn’t need this scanning software so we uninstalled it. We are out those 6 licenses because they don’t need that software anymore but we can’t install it anywhere else because we already installed the software.
I think this is software model is just wrong because it just money grubbing. With any software you should be able to transfer the software licenses that you bought. The software license is around $340+ for it. We are out a lot of money because of this software.
Have you bought software like this?
Interesting Ticket Yesterday
Have you received a ticket like “I need word and excel spreadsheet onto my computer. Thanks”.
On our computers we have Microsoft Office on every computer that we install at my company.
The users still don’t know how to access application by going to start menu, then All Programs to find the applications that they need like Microsoft Office applications.
For this user I had him right click on the shortcuts and pin it to the start menu. If the applications are not on the desktop they don’t know where the application is located. In this age of computers you would think users would know how to use the start menu on a Windows Computer. I know I am here to help them to use the computer but damn. It is like clamps turning on your skin because you think it is such an easy thing to know how to do.
I think when we hire new people they need to go a to mandatory computer class. I don’t care if you think you know about computers it should just be mandatory. We have said this before in our meetings during, but they need to do it at employee orientation they should this class.
How to do Tethering on the Motorola Droid Using PDANet
How to do tethering on Motorola Droid using PDANet
1. Install PDANet on your Motorola Droid phone by going into the market place.
2. Go into the settings -> Applications – > Development -> Check USB Debugging.
3. Download application for the computer at www.junefabrics.com/android/
4. Install the exe and follow the prompts
5. Connect the phone to the laptop or desktop using the USB cable.
6. Click on Enable USB Tether in the PDANet application on the phone.
7. Go onto the computer click on the PDANet phone on the system tray and hit connect.
PDA Net should now be connected. You have a 14 day trial for the full blown version after the 14 day trial you can’t go onto any SSL sites. It worked out just fine when we went to Hershey park for vacation. I was able to connect it to our netbook and get on the internet. The speeds were not that bad, but it was better then the free wireless signal at the hotel.
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