Got hard drive failure? Put it on ice!

February 27th, 2013 - Hardware, How To, SysAdmin, Thoughts & Rants

Currently as I write this, my WD 750GB is sitting in the freezer, and waiting for another round of quick copying (frozen recovery? eh..)

iPhone 4s battery problem. Possible quick solution to extend it?

October 20th, 2011 - Apple, Hardware, How To, In the News

I have been trying different settings, back and forth since I got the phone, and I really got good results by disabling the Location Services for the Reminders.

Repairing a Samsung SyncMaster 226BW (bad capacitors and flickering)

September 23rd, 2011 - Hardware, How To

About a month ago, my Samsung SyncMaster 226BW began experiencing slight flickering with the screen. It became progressively worse and worse as the weeks went on, and finally it was at the point where it would take 5-10 minutes to ‘warm up’ and shake loose the flickering screen. Not only was it concerning, but it [...]