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A cable is a cable is a cable

Posted on September 21, 2022 by DocDock

For a lot of users which network cable you hook up to your router is not terribly important. Of course a quality cable ensures uniunshieldednterrupted flow of data at the maximum speed allowed by your equipment. Most if not all … Continue reading →

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Do not reuse too much – a computer upgrade story

Posted on August 21, 2022 by DocDock

My computer has been hanging on but just barely. Recently it has taken multiple restarts and the occasional CMOS reset to get it to boot. When it was new, the hardware was pretty good. Asrock 990FX Extreme4AMD FX-8350 Black Edition32GB … Continue reading →

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Fun with electronics

Posted on September 29, 2021 by DocDock

If you would like to learn more about Linux, programming, networking or just playing around with leds you can purchase a number of books or online courses – the internet is full of them. I created a book to get … Continue reading →

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Clear as glass

Posted on July 28, 2021 by DocDock

I don’t always have the most current electronics. It can be a bit of a bummer to see kids on the bus whose cell phone is about 20x nicer than mine. However, my old phone was in a bad way … Continue reading →

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Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO review

Posted on June 24, 2021 by DocDock

The Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO is a full 105 mechanical key keyboard created by a German computer accessories company based in Hamburg. Roccat sells keyboards, mice and headsets but in my opinion it is the keyboards that are the star … Continue reading →

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HP Pavilion getting over old grudges

Posted on June 12, 2021 by DocDock

Quite a few years back I purchased a HP laptop. It was one of their top of the line 17 inch glossy screen and also had four cores. Not much of an achievement now but back then it was the … Continue reading →

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Repeating myself

Posted on September 8, 2019 by DocDock

It doesn’t seem like all that long ago that I purchased an EDIMAX repeater to fill in the gaps in my home wifi network. This solution did seem to work out for me, which actually means me and my laptop, … Continue reading →

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Just making it – a new cube

Posted on December 16, 2018 by DocDock

Some time back, I had a fair amount lot of free time.  I spent the time working with a friend in the evenings to create my own LED cube from scratch.  It was actually quite a bit of fun, the electronics … Continue reading →

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Wireless Access point – EDIMAX

Posted on March 6, 2018 by DocDock

I don’t really feel the need to pimp out various hardware manufacturers but we just recently moved and our wireless network no longer reached all of the rooms. The goal was to have seamless internet across the apartment without having … Continue reading →

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review of Huawai Mate S

Posted on February 17, 2017 by DocDock

It is a bit of a simplification to say that all smart phones are the same but it isn’t too dramatic of a statement to say that most high end smart phones sold at any particular time are quite close … Continue reading →

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