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    Happy Texas Independence Day!

    I'm an ex-pat myself, now living in Key West. Few realize it, but Texas is unique among the 50 states. There are 3 groups of states: the original 13, those formed from acquired territory, and Texas. Unlike any other state, other than the original 13, Texas fought its own independence revolution...
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    Windows 8.1 feels slow on a new install and new laptop

    How many hours has this new machine been in use? You may be encountering a system that is running an updater in the background, indexing files for Search and/or one that is running its virus scanner for the first time. This can take a surprising amount of time if you are also using the new...
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    Raw File (.nef) HELP

    Addenda: You might take a look at FastStone Viewer ( FastStone Image Viewer - Powerful and Intuitive Photo Viewer, Editor and Batch Converter ). This is a freeware browser/editor that works quickly and previews most RAW files.
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    Raw File (.nef) HELP

    Windows XP never officially did what you describe your old system doing. MS did distribute an unsupported add-in that gave the system the ability to read the thumbnails in RAW files, including Nikon's NEF version. I believe they updated it once or twice before abandoning any further development...
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    Scanning to pdf

    What scanner are you using? If it's an EPSON, then the EpsonScan application that came with the scanner, or preferably a new download from EPSON, will scan to PDF if you set it appropriately.
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    The next generation of Windows: Windows 10

    The news clips I've seen refer to "Window" not "Windows 10" being supported for the life of the device. It seems that they are moving to a model where you buy (read: pay for) Windows once and then upgrades, whether dot releases or full versions, are free for the life of the device on which...
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    How to prevent disk encryption (block ransomware)?

    ... and keep the backup drive DISCONNECTED at all times, except when either making a new backup of a still clean machine or restoring data to a newly cleaned and rebuilt system. If you leave the backup connected or reconnect it to a infected machine you can loose its data as easily as that on...
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    Solved How to get files off hard drive

    If the HD is not encrypted then removing it and connecting it to another PC's USB using either an appropriate external HD case or an adapter like this one should give you access to the files on the drive: Amazon.com: Sabrent USB 2.0 TO SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/-INCH Hard Drive Converter With Power...
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    how to make windows 8 recovery disk to use on another PC

    I've recently used this "adapter" to salvage data from the hard drive of a failed notebook. Amazon.com: SABRENT USB 3.0 TO SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/5.25-INCH Hard Drive Converter With Power Supply & LED Activity Lights [4TB Support] (USB-DSC9): Computers & Accessories As long that the old notebook's...
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    Solved Tablets with 1GB RAM

    It's done with a standard function of Disk Manager. Check out this post: http://www.eightforums.com/tablet-touch/48898-dell-venue-8-pro-memory-question.html#post397076
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    Solved Tablets with 1GB RAM

    If you'll be relying on the modern/metro side for most use then the new 1g "Windows 8.1 with Bing" devices should suit. I recommend getting TouchMousePointer as an accessory app. It provides an on-screen simulation of a laptop-like touchpad which greatly help using Desktop apps that aren't...
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    Solved Tablets with 1GB RAM

    My personal experience is only with a Dell Venue 8 pro with 2gb RAM and 32gb primary storage and 32gb secondary (microSD), but from what I've read, the newer low-end 1g RAM devices generally work well in the "modern/metro" mode and are limited to small simple apps in the Desktop mode. I can run...
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    Im having trouble with my microphone/headset..

    I presume that your notebook has separate audio-out and mic-in jacks and both of your H110 headset's color coded plugs and connected to the correct jacks on the laptop. Have you checked the Sound module in Control Panel to confirm that the computer has recognized the headset as both a mic and as...
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    win 8.1 and IE

    Every browser either sets its own preferred home page by default or defaults to the home page set in Windows' Internet Options. There's no way that the browser's installer, or the Windows installer in the case of IE, can read your mind and set the page you think you want for a home page. You...
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    The Pedant or "English as she is Spoke" and correcting it

    Also, it is critically important to correct any misuse of technical or common terms. If they are not corrected then the whole forum looses value as searching for a topic using the proper terminology fails to find threads where only the incorrect terminology is used or is misspelled. If I...
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    Solved Touch problem. Is there an On-screen touchpad for win 8?

    Check out TouchMousePointer at TouchMousePointer - virtual touchpad (on-screen mouse) I've been using this for a couple of months on my Dell Venue 8 Pro and have found it quite useful. I've experimented with its various mode and find that most of the time the Full Screen mode works best for me...
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    Would you rather have a Windows 8 tablet or Laptop?

    Neither. If I could only have one machine then I would settle for a powerful laptop so I had some level of portability. Given that possessing multiple machines is quite possible, I would choose (and have chosen) to have a powerful desktop machine (i7, 8tb total storage, 23" monitor, ...) and...
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    Anyone use a Windows 8 tablet to do Video Editing?

    I've used "Movie Edit Touch 2" (avail on the Windows Store) on my Dell Venue 8 pro to tack a few short clips together and cut out some scrap. it worked OK and did the job reasonably quickly. I wouldn't want to tackle anything serious or complex on a low resource tablet. Check out Chippy's demo...
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    Headset Microphone not working

    Check out the manual on the sound board and review this site (Tip and ring: Information from Answers.com). There are two "standards" for headsets with microphones. One, commonly used on smart phones and tablets, is a 4 contact (Tip-Ring-Ring-Sleeve) plug and jack set where the microphone is...
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    Dell Venue 8 Pro memory question

    As I understand it, yes. You can't actually move the existing installation successfully. You need to download the installer from MS, uninstall the existing installation, and reinstall to the new location using the downloaded installer. This is on my to-do list, but as yet I haven't needed to...
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