Monthly Archives: December 2010

Elections

Posted on December 7, 2010 by way0utwest

In the last few elections in the US, there has been concern over the validity of votes. As more and more electronic machines are being used to record votes, and often being built with very little security, how can we … Continue reading →

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Moving Windows in Windows 7

Posted on December 6, 2010 by way0utwest

I had my laptop connected to a projector recently, and for some reason a few windows got moved off screen, like Twhirl. That was strange, so I did what I have done in the past and right clicked the icon. … Continue reading →

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Consolidation

Posted on December 6, 2010 by way0utwest

I’m about to go down one laptop, which is good. I have had too many for some time. Right now I’ve got: Dell 17” Inspiron which is in need of retirement. This is about 8 years old, the wireless radio … Continue reading →

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Speed

Posted on December 6, 2010 by way0utwest

We are always improving our computer hardware. It used to be that our CPUs increased their clock speed regularly. Then we started to add additional cores. Along with large increases of memory and disk technology, there has been this quest … Continue reading →

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