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Covid Times

Posted on July 5, 2020 by DocDock

The biggest story in the newspapers over the last few months is not just bush fires. Donald Trump’s impeachment Bush fires in New South Wales, Australia Prince Harry steps down Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash UK withdraws from European … Continue reading →

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Payday loans or modern day loansharking

Posted on June 26, 2020 by DocDock

I never thought about the sources of spam nor the types of spam until I started this blog. I must not have this site configured very well as I receive spam daily. I have tried to set things up to … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Times – Testing for the win

Posted on June 19, 2020 by DocDock

I am uncertain where exactly I heard this particular quote. “By the way, you know, when you say that we lead in cases, that’s because we have more testing than anybody else,” Politico I guess with small bit of information … Continue reading →

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Deep fake in an environment of fake news

Posted on April 10, 2020 by DocDock

I remember reading an internet joke which was a job placement. It was looking for someone who would be willing to work for 40 hours a week, clean up messy spills and deal with diapers and up to 128 hours … Continue reading →

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Building a personal computer – the grand finale

Posted on February 15, 2020 by DocDock

Building a personal computer is not quite as simple as building a house out of legos but in some ways it is similar. All of the parts are standardized and the parts are simply plugged together. The process can indeed … Continue reading →

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Building a personal computer – cable management

Posted on February 14, 2020 by DocDock

Cable management is just a term that means you will organize the cables as nicely as possible. If you are new to pc building you might think that means laying the cables between the graphics card and any other cards … Continue reading →

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Building a personal computer – thermo paste

Posted on February 13, 2020 by DocDock

I actually found this particular step to be the most intimidating. There are quite a few different methods for applying it. Pea method Line Rice X Spread Different paste methods The process is simply applying a small amount of paste … Continue reading →

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Building a personal computer – about fans

Posted on February 12, 2020 by DocDock

There is actually more to fans than big ones can push more air. There are essentially two different styles of fan. The first type of fan is PWM style. PWM stands for pulse width modulation which is a variable speed … Continue reading →

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Building a personal computer – cooling

Posted on February 11, 2020 by DocDock

The CPU is going to get hot, really hot and so you need to keep it cool. This was covered above under the topic of CPU Cooler. Yet that is not everything as the GPU will also generate heat and … Continue reading →

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Building a personal computer – power supplies

Posted on February 10, 2020 by DocDock

Selecting a power supply is somewhat anticlimatic in comparision to some of the other accessories. It is a matter of getting a supply that is big enough to support your accessories Power supply calculator https://www.bequiet.com/en/psucalculator Power supply calculator https://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/ Power … Continue reading →

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