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Upgrading RAM in a EeePC 1000HE

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I’m not sure if this applies to other models of the ASUS EeePC, or indeed to other manufacturer’s products, but I had a niggly problem upgrading from 1Gb to 2Gb memory (the maximum the little beast can take).

I bought my upgrade from Offtek who I’ve used a [...]

iomega iConnect review

I just posted the following to Amazon after a few hours tinkering with the new toy. The iomega iConnect is a “wireless data station” that’s designed to allow you to share up to four USB drives (maybe more with hubs attached – not tried) or printers. The main reason for us buying it was to [...]

File conversion

Zamzar

I’ve not had a geeky post in ages, so here’s a nice little one which hopefully people will find handy.

A friend just sent me a copy of her CV in MS Works format, which is an awkward one for a lot of people to work with. She asked if I could [...]

Lost your Windows/Office install key?

Can't reinstall?

I’ve located a very useful piece of freeware. When re-installing Windows on a machine, the only things you need are a working CD/DVD (or USB version) and the installation key. The key is supposed to be stuck onto the machine which is fine is a) it is and b) it’s not [...]

ACS:Law and other dodgy organisations

Stories are reaching the mainstream news outlets now about the incredibly dodgy workings of ACS:Law. Their name is well known online amongst the geekier members of their community due to their shady tactics of trying to extort money from people for alleged illegal downloads. It has taken the crashing of their website and release of [...]