Category Archives: Hardware

When Will Intel Fix the Poulsbo Mess?

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Joe Brockmeier

Once upon a time, you could buy a laptop or netbook with an Intel chipset and be confident that it would work well with Linux. That changed drastically with the release of the GMA500 video chipset, named “Poulsbo.” Intel let … Continue reading →

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Magical Ink. I has it.

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

I’m starting to think that the toner cartridges in my HP OfficeJet 5610v are all sorts of magical or something. As a general rule, I don’t like inkjets — I got tired of replacing ink cartridges in my first printer … Continue reading →

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Cleaning keyboards

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

I may have to try this… 43 Folders has a post on cleaning keyboards by putting them in the dishwasher. I’d usually wince at the prospect of putting an expensive (well, semi-expensive — the ergo keyboards aren’t cheap…) piece of … Continue reading →

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Good thing I keep spares…

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

Today has not been my day for computers. This afternoon while plugging away at some editing, I accidentally kicked the power cord for my external USB drive and it briefly cycled off and back on. When it came back on, … Continue reading →

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A six month (re)review

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

I do a lot of reviewing products, hardware and software, and I try as best I can to put the products through the paces thoroughly before writing up a review. But. Still. There’s only so much a few days or … Continue reading →

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Hardware vs. Linux software RAID

Posted on March 9, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

You might think that hardware raid would be better than software RAID, and the hardware RAID manufacturers will no doubt encourage that mindset, but Jeremy Zawodny isn’t convinced: When I rolled the crash cart over to put a keyboard and … Continue reading →

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It lives!

Posted on December 2, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

A few weeks ago I mentioned that my main system was having problems and that it was time to upgrade. After a lot of looking and a few delays, I finally got all the components I ordered today and put … Continue reading →

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