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I have a system that crashes with BSOD while loading drivers(?), even in Safe Mode. Is there any way to get around M$ bastardry that stops you booting from a CD and 'upgrading' to effect a repair? SFC /scannow says there is a pending repair or some such drivel.

X1 Carbon: $1579 gets you 14" 1600x900 on HD4000 with 256GB SSD while weighing 3lb.

Great advice all around, thanks. Coug, you're right, I could get a Powercolor 7950 for about AU$300 (plus tax). But I'm under the impression it uses way more power than a 7870? Can anyone make a business case for the 660 Ti?

The T650 is very good BTW.

Thing #2 was the problem. There were 250MB of Windows updates pending. FFS, this is supposed to be a stable new release? They've had 18 months to sort it, but it looks more like M$ is making up the API as they go along.

I can see AMD 7850, Nvidia GTX660, AMD 7870 and NVidia GTX660 Ti. Here are my observations so far: GTX660 costs more than 7850 but doesn't add much performance. 7870 adds noticeable speed for only $30-40 over 7850. GTX660 Ti can be much faster than 7870 in certain games, but generally isn't...

Logitech T650 touchpad was a bit flaky under Windows XP, so set up a new boot drive with Windows 8 Home. The most basic touchpad operations (moving the cursor) work natively with Win XP, Win 7 or Win8, but without SetPoint, it's something of a boat anchor. Unfortunately, the latest 64-bit (or...

40s here. ;)

Replacing a 750 lumen / 60W incandescent bulb with a 200 lumen / 4W LED reduces light output by nearly 4 times, but saves 56W of power. 1203 - 562 = 641 kWh energy saved. 641 / (6 hrs per day x 30 days) = 3.56kW power saved. 3.56 kW / 56 W = 64 bulbs. Greg has a very big house or a penchant...

I just tried downloading all the files and there were no restrictions. Looks like a genuine freebie - but possibly not as desirable as the latest Elements cutdown version of Photoshop that retails for about $100?

+1. Maybe try a different SMART interrogation utility? Those results are rubbish.

If you check out his website, ElectroBoom (or just other YouTube videos), you will realize that he is indeed a great "straight man". Check out the "How To Create a Shortcut in Windows" tutorial for sly confirmation, although he states as much in the About notes. Even though I thought it was a...

:rotfl: No, that guy has all his hair. ;) I was just looking for a quick impression of the sort of views available from a high-rise room at the Gold Coast, and Google came up with that promo ad. The views weren't anywhere near that uninterrupted where we were this time, although our preferred...

I like that sentiment. :) Not true for me though, in that I turned the corner as 2012 progressed. I've blanked out the first few months, but highlights included rebuilding our main bathroom (we've gone on to repair severe termite damage in another 3 rooms, but it now looks like every room in...

Wow, that sounds disappointing - the pics of your home office and surrounds made it look like a really nice environment.

This is stupid. If hackers can gain enough privileges to actually access password hashes, why would they bother cracking user passwords? Mubs, rather than the length of your password, your bank account security relies on limiting the number of times an agent can attempt to log in.

Inspired by Mercutio's recommendation, I looked at the Genius range, but settled on the SW-HF5.1 5050 instead of the obviously higher-fidelity SW-G2.1 1250 that he suggested. Yes, I know I said 2.1, but: * The subwoofer driver is 6.5" instead of 5.25", with a suitably humongous 20L wooden box to...

That was true up to XP, but for Windows 7 I disable it completely. So far, I haven't been able to detect any downside, but I guess your mileage may vary.

I'm looking for a decent 2.1 system (or a sensational 2.0 system with really good bass :)). It's for my daughter; she's fussy but hates wasting money. Apart from music, she watches a lot of movies and obscure TV shows. I'm thinking either Corsair SP2500 (~$230 here) or Logitech Z523 / Z623...

It's an amazing scam! The energy stored by lifting a 9kg weight 1 meter is 88 Joules. Even assuming 100% efficiency (more likely <50% with the necessary gears), that's only 88 Watt-seconds (1/40,000th of a kilowatt-hour). Spread out over 30 minutes, you'd have a massive 50mW (0.05W) available...

The West Australian Central Institute of Technology wants you.

2,615 posts on DSLR cameras, yet no response to what I assumed must be an increasingly common inquiry? It must be something I said ... :crucified:

Lightweight gear I know a keen photographer who wants a significant upgrade on her dated Olympus DSLR setup. She's eyeing off a 600D setup but I'm concerned that it's going to be too heavy for her to enjoy using regularly (physically, she is far from robust). She likes macro lenses in...

How did you find these? Did you buy any more since?

I mean a diesel/gasoline powered generator obviously ...

Forget batteries - why aren't we talking about a generator?

I've tried several times to get people here to try Kaiten - effectively the paid version of K9 - but so far no-one appears to have picked it up. Honestly, apart from the lack of conversation views, it is a most excellent email client, and I now rely on it instead of Thunderbird et al.

For the last few days, I've been working with two people with iPhones. Eventually, after one said "I don't like iPhones", and the other actually produced her own Galaxy S II while ignoring the iPhone on the desk in front of her, I discovered that the iPhones were corporate issue, but the...

Google's software development paradigm

It's not the CPU, it's the heatsink paste (thermal transfer compound).

As far as I can tell, there is no way to replace the protective glass separately without compromising the phone in some way. From memory, the lamination is to keep moisture away from the OLEDs and reduce the overall thickness. Here's a video of some guy doing it. See if you think it's a serious...

Corning claims Gorilla Glass 2 is as tough as the original while being 20% thinner, but anecdotally the GS3 is far more fragile than the GS2. I wouldn't consider one without a bumper or some sort of case. The bad news is that OLED panels (and state-of-the-art LCD apparently) need to have the...

Just for the record, the 60GB Corsair Force *has* failed. It disappears when you you try to access data on it, requiring a complete power off/on cycle before you can see it again. Sounds awfully like the same type of problem as the last Corsair Force that failed on me. I am unimpressed.

Never mind, I'm getting senile. Been under a lot of stress lately and making some pretty stupid mistakes. The SSDs appear to be fine: don't know what's wrong with the 60GB PC yet but the 120GB turned out to be the Intel Cougar Point fault - nearly two years down the track! Intel steadfastly...

And Intel-branded motherboards, of course, are actually Foxconn.

Some people live their entire lives in the shadow of personal demons and never find peace. I seem to recall you saying he had serious health issues, which may have contributed to his 'living for the moment'. In any case, he was a son, brother and father, and a human being. Commiserations to you...

My PC with a Corsair Force 60GB SSD screwed up today; first with internet access problems, then losing the plot while restarting Windows - so it currently can't start Windows, even in Safe Mode. And then I got a call from a client with a Force 120GB SSD: with the same problem of going out to...

You two are full of sh*t. Christchurch is a New Zealand city of 368,000 people. In February 2011, it experienced a magnitude 6.3 (ML) earthquake. 185 people died Third-costliest earthquake in the world Most houses (more than 100,000) were damaged 10,000 houses had to be demolished, many...

Why do you feel those options are mutually exclusive?

It's a "hold" because of speculation that "the company may be an acquisition target". With cash-on-hand halving quarter on quarter despite the company "accessing its credit facilities", along with the 6 weeks needed to finalize the books, it may already be too late to sell anyway. There may be...

The 12V is there long enough to spin the fans ... Mubs, you could check with a multimeter on one of the Molex connectors. Unfortunately, my bet is on the motherboard. Have you tried resetting the CMOS or pulling the battery?

Holy sh*t! Ivy Bridge supports ECC - check out the i3-3220 for instance. I wonder which motherboards support it? Mubs, a Pentium would do if you're in a hurry or want to save money. As Merc says, it's exactly the same Ivy Bridge core as the i3, but with hyperthreading and a couple of useless...

This LG IPS231B-BN monitor would be an ideal match for the piggy-back solutions: it has a proper height adjustable stand and built-in speakers. I very much doubt that any of the All-In-One products, let alone an affordable 17" laptop, use an IPS panel.

A piddling laptop display is not very friendly to most elderly people. I calculate that a 17" 16:9 screen will add about 1/16" height to the existing 15.6" 16:10. Rather than an all-in-one, have you considered a book-sized PC that mounts on the back of any monitor with 100mm VESA mounting...

For temperature (and other hardware parameter) monitoring, I've found CPUID HWMonitor to be the most reliable across different platforms. $25 will get you the Pro version that adds fan PWM control.

Just change the dialer.

Epic Fail by The Verge: it's nothing to do with Samsung, let alone TouchWiz. You can test your phone safely at http://dylanreeve.com/phone.php which will display the IMEI if the vulnerability is active. Fixed as a bug in Android on June 27, but presumably some telco builds have unraveled the...

Sorry guys, looks like it's only free for Australia and Orange users in the UK. I guess Verizon et al didn't want to pay for it. Weird. Given it's essentially improved Garmin, I'm happy enough. You might grow old waiting for Tom Tom though, given that they've signed an exclusive deal with...

Don't go through the Play Store - you need to use the "Samsung Apps" launcher.

Same here: couldn't find a source.