The cooling fan on my Intel NUC minicomputer suddenly went berserk. Sounded like it threw a bearing. A coffee grinder making espresso grind would have been quieter. I did some Internet research (Intel NUC fan noise) and it seems like the fan has been a problem for these machines. The noisy fan is not an unusual problem. There is a three-year warranty on the components, so it can be covered by warranty. Two options it...
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Spider Bite?
I put a question mark on the title as I have no proof of a bite other than the symptoms. Proof requires a sighting and better yet, capture of the little critter. The pictures are a bit graphic. Don’t click to enlarge if it bothers you… 🙂 I like Dr. Pepper and now drink mostly the diet version. It helped me loose 35 pounds. We bought a large case of 36 cans in one box....
Continue reading...Spelling and Saving
I generally use MS Word to compose blogs and other documents. That’s because I have it. I also have MS WordPad which is free and a part of then WIN10 OS package. The problem for my general use of WordPad is that it does not include a spellchecker. I only use WordPad to read programming or system text files that contain simple formatting. Because text files for programming contain many unusual words and abbreviations, a...
Continue reading...It’s Working…
Yep, It’s doing it’s thing in that tiny box with the blue lights. The box in front is a seven port USB 3 hub. The HDMI speakers in my monitor are horrible so good speakers are plugged into the front port. Yes, it is good enough to take over for my old warhorse if it ever breaks a leg again… Update 6/30/18: Uh-oh… There’s a problem. This little NUC bugger is so fast (solid state...
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