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How To: Make Windows 7 Play Nice With All Your Gadgets
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SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
11/15/09

In reply to How To: Make Windows 7 Play Nice With All Your Gadgets
TVersity is nice, but I still could not stream subtitles (embedded or external). #windows7howto
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DrDJ
11/16/09

@SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!: Check out PS3MediaServer - Java-based applet streams anything and seems to be more stable than TVersity, I reckon... #windows7howto
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Sir Gibler
11/14/09

In reply to How To: Make Windows 7 Play Nice With All Your Gadgets
not to complain but i spy two typos and im not done yet. "In some ways, Windows 7 is actually better on Windows 7 than it is on OS X." "but it's you only choice."
make that 3 "And if you third-party PMP does have a syncing app,"
ugh 4 "won't have been update for Windows 7."
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nutbastard
11/13/09

In reply to Broken-Down Gadgets: When to Fix Them, When to Replace Them
if you CAN fix it, fix it. you'd be surprised how simple a lot of electronics are once you crack em open. learn to solder, get some tiny obscure screwdrivers and get in there. i know a lot of people who traded in ipod touches with broken glass, who got hardly any credit towards the replacement, who could've saved a couple hundred dollars.

the only time i'd say forget about fixing it is if you physically break the LCD of a TV. the replacements aren't much cheaper than a new set is and those things aren't really made to be user serviceable - even less so than an ipod.

ALSO if you want your pocketable gadgets to last longer, open em up and throw some conformal coating on the PCBs, and treat all the connectors with dielectric grease. screwing up a gadget by getting it wet can often be fixed by simply drying it out, but corrosion adds up. #repairorreplace
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infmom
11/13/09

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This might be useful for people who don't know how to fix their own stuff, but for anyone else, whether you decide to repair something or replace it depends not so much on the gadget's age but on whether you'd rather have a new one than fix the old one. :)

We just replaced our washer and dryer that we bought in 1987 and both still worked fine (in fact, someone else took them and they're still going strong). We bought new ones to save space in the laundry room so we could put in the dishwasher we never had up till now. #repairorreplace
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travisco_nabisco
11/13/09

@infmom: So your dishwasher is in the laundry room? Interesting, I always thought dishes went in the kitchen and that the dishwasher was in the same room. #repairorreplace
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infmom
11/13/09

@travisco_nabisco: It works that way if your house wasn't built before the dishwasher was invented. :)

This place was built in 1930 and there is absolutely no space to put a dishwasher in the kitchen. The laundry room is right next to the kitchen and the dishwasher just rolls up to the sink when we want to use it. #repairorreplace
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travisco_nabisco
11/13/09

@infmom: Ah, that makes sense. I figured as much but still had to ask the question. #repairorreplace
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infmom
11/13/09

@travisco_nabisco: What can I say, the house is as.... unique... as its occupants. :) #repairorreplace
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OCEntertainment
11/13/09

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Wow, I honestly wanted to argue this, given that almost nothing has even a "consider repair" beyond 5 years. A quick second thought later and....Nope. That sounds about right.

Geez. I've had pet fish with longer lifespans than some of our gadgets. #repairorreplace
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/13/09

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Right, they say typical but is that an average or a median? #repairorreplace
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/13/09

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If it costs more than $150 dollars to fix it, get a new one.. #repairorreplace
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Lupus_Yonderboy
11/13/09

@Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Can I have your old car the next time you get a $200 repair bill? #repairorreplace
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darngooddesign
11/13/09

@Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: What if the replacement cost is 2 grand and the used but broken sale price is 500? #repairorreplace
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/13/09

@Lupus_Yonderboy: My car is not a gadget so it's excluded from this. #repairorreplace
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/13/09

@darngooddesign: If you paid two grand for the gadget you should have gotten the extended warranty. #repairorreplace
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Lupus_Yonderboy
11/13/09

@Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Right. We're not on Jalopnik, I guess.

How about this - if the repair cost is greater than or equal to 1/3 of the replacement cost, get a new one. I have some $80 headphones that I love, but if it cost me more than $25 ($26.67) to fix them, I'd think seriously about just getting a new pair - and they're less than a month old. #repairorreplace
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psychiccheese: You're awesome (
11/13/09

@Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Instead of replacing a video card, you'll just toss your computer? Great. Send it my way. I'll pay shipping. #repairorreplace
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/13/09

@psychiccheese: If you can't find a good video card for less than $150 bucks you're shopping in the wrong places.. #repairorreplace
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fourex59
11/02/09

In reply to How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 10v Into the Ultimate Snow Leopard Netbook
I have two questions. Will this work with the 16gb SSD? Also, can the memory be user upgraded to 2GB? Thanks to anyone that can answer these two questions. #dellmini10vhackintosh
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Canoehead
11/07/09

@fourex59: Just did it. Only tools necessary were a couple of small screwdrivers and some pliers, but you have to be comfortable completely disassembling a netbook. #dellmini10vhackintosh
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twophrasebark
10/26/09

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How about a guide to doing this on a regular PC laptop? I'd like a Mac laptop that can run Photoshop and HD video. But I don't have $999.

Any suggestions or links? (yeah I know how to Google but it seems like this is a complicated and perilous process).
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twophrasebark
10/26/09

Someone help a Hackintosh noob, will ya?
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escalade714
10/26/09

In reply to How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 10v Into the Ultimate Snow Leopard Netbook
Does the camera work? I know it's a noob question but just for my fyi
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John Herrman
10/26/09

@escalade714: Sure does, it's great for Skype. #dellmini10vhackintosh
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bmcclure937
10/26/09

In reply to How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 10v Into the Ultimate Snow Leopard Netbook
A couple of things ;)

1. It is actually *MyDellMini* (MyDellMini.com forums are the "home" of NetbookBootMaker and NetbookInstaller... and now NetbookCD)

2. meklort is the actual developer, I am merely a messenger at this point ("community manager", if you will). I create announcements on MDM forums and communicate with meklort on a regular basis about wants, needs, bugs. Check out meklort's blog at meklort.com (he is also a member on the forums)

3. The Google Code project page : [code.google.com]

4. The source for this entire guide is osx.mechdrew.com (where the original mechdrew guides are maintained)

All credit goes to meklort and the wonderful community at MyDellMini. If you find this guide to be useful, I would consider dropping by MDM to show your appreciation and you may learn something new while you are there. #dellmini10vhackintosh
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mhfender
10/25/09

In reply to How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 10v Into the Ultimate Snow Leopard Netbook
The BoingBoing blog list has "Sleep" marked as a potential problem with the 10v, but you said it worked fine without any additional hacks.

Just want to confirm "Sleep" does work?

Also, thanks for the great guide. Hacking mine tomorrow.
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John Herrman
10/26/09

@mhfender: Yeah, works fine #dellmini10vhackintosh
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not_a_virus.exe.vbs
10/25/09

In reply to How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 10v Into the Ultimate Snow Leopard Netbook
That trackpad is horrible. Where are the mouse buttons? #dellmini10vhackintosh
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bluzuner
10/25/09

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Just got done sliming Snow (put it on a Nickelodeon Edition 10v!). Didn't have anything better to do tonight...went to BB but they didn't have one, but WM had the Nick one. You can now commence laughing :)

Worked perfect. Had to flash the Bios to A04. Entire process took about 3 hours. The touchpad kext worked poorly on mine, so I put the original back in (I used the most current NetbookMaker, I wonder if that one is the best), and it worked better that way.

I did this to a Mini 9 several months ago. The keyboard on the 10v works much better.

Just got on to say thanks to John for posting this, and kudos to all the people who worked hard on this project and continue to do so. #dellmini10vhackintosh
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Noobs-R-Us
10/24/09

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This won't work on a 10? It has slightly better specs. Perhaps I'll just wait for the privilege of paying 2 times that when the Apple Tablet is released next year. #dellmini10vhackintosh
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