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Introducing windows 8

A quick intro and walk through of how to use windows 8 on your new desktop computer or tablet. This covers how to navigate through the new windows metro feel, how to log in and a few other things you will need to know to maximize your performance in windows 8 Related Posts: Windows 8 …

Install Windows 8

This is a video demonstrating how to install Windows 8 Pro. When installing any of the other versions of windows 8 you go through the same process. I honestly found it more enjoying then previous windows installations, they have more pretty colours and stuff and give you a tiny bit of information on how to …

Installing my new SSD

So recently i have purchased a sandisk extreme solid state drive 120GB. I am actually installing windows on it as I write this post. I have decided to upgrade my system by doing this because honestly I am sick of waiting five minutes for my PC to boot, it should not take that long it …

Windows 8 task manager

When I was first exploring windows 8 I was very impressed with the upgrade of the task manager. This updated version of the task manager will eliminate my need for process explorer. It gives you a lot more information on what the task is doing including one of my favorites disk usage.

SSD vs. HDD

What is SSD? An SSD is a solid state drive. This type of storage device has no moving parts and uses flash memory to store your data. This is the same principle as a USB memory stick but on steroids!!! The SSD can access random parts of its memory without having to move any parts …

Missing drivers for Asus f3jp

So i recenty had an Asus f3jp laptop and i had to put a new image of windows 7 on it. So I went about this as I usually do installed the OS and it was all good. Then I downloaded all the drivers from the Asus support site and installed them. I checked device …

Diagnosing a seagate hard drive

This will only work with a seagate HDD. You will need Seatools by seagate to do this tutorial. Seatools is a utility brought out by seagate specifically for seagate hard drive testing. This is a useful tool when you are diagnosing a fault in your PC because it not only has a version that will …