You should know what you're getting...

Just a quick thought- Why don't hyperlinks contain hashes so that browsers can check the validity of downloaded files?

"The ghost in the machine"

I recently purchased an ASUS Transformer Book T100TA-C1-GR.  Other than running Windows 8, it has a BCM4330" chip.  Interestingly, this chip has some of the features that are not being exposed to the OS.

PCI Express "Hacking"

I found myself needing to fit a x16 PCI Express card in a x1 PCI Express slot.  Fortunately, the PCIe standard allows for this, but you may need to perform a little hacking first.

Easily share wireless settings

I was faced with an issue where I had multiple users that required a wireless profile to be setup.  Unfortunately, the powers that be, determined that the wireless settings should be as complicated as possible.  To make things easier, I came up with the following way of automating the setup of a wireless profile on Windows 7.

Final Fantasy XIV Benchmark (Fullscreen work-around)

Update: Running at 1920x1080 on medium, I went from 4501 in a window to 4781 full screen (about 6% better)



I've come up with a relatively simple way for people to try running the benchmark in fullscreen.  It is probably not perfect and of course you use it at your own risk.  But, for those wanting to see how well your card performs in fullscreen, you should now be able to.

Enable HDMI volume control on the 2011 Mac Mini

HDMI is designed to output a fixed level output.  However, with a software mixer, it is possible to enable the built in volume controls in OS X.  The free mixer I'm using is called Soundflower.  Here is how I enabled the volume controls in OS X to work with my HDMI monitor.

PERC 4 and Windows 2008 R2

Recently, I had the chance to load Windows 2008 R2 on a relatively dated piece of equipment, a Dell Power Edge 2850.  Unfortunately, Windows 2008 R2 does not natively support the PERC 4e/xx series.