I take pictures in Nikon’s raw NEF format because I can use Photoshop Element’s raw importer to tweak the exposure, clarity, black level, etc. But the NEF files are often 9 MB files and I have almost 3,000 of them and that’s just since May. That came out to 22 GB’s and counting. Even cleaning [...]
XPS 700
Ubuntu on a USB stick with XPS 720
Fixing the MBR on Vista 64 bit or how to remove GRUB from Vista. Keep this link handy, it saved me a lot of time. Well running Ubuntu 7.10 beta did not work as well as I planned. The 2 GB USB memory stick I had laying around was too small. This caused the installer [...]
Installing Ubuntu on a Dell XPS 720
Update 6/3/2009: Follow the instructions here at PenDriveLinux.com for Ubuntu 9.04, it works with the Dell XPS 720 very well. The only odd thing is that I have to re-enable the NVidia drivers between reboots. When you do enable it, don’t reboot. Just log out and let the auto login go and you can use [...]
XPS 700 to XPS 720 upgrade
Today the service technician arrived to do the scheduled upgrade of my XPS 700 to XPS 720 mother board. It was all professional and mostly well done with four not so big problems I noticed after he left. The color LED’s on the top half of the front panel are setup wrong. When I select [...]
Dell called back about the free upgrade
I just received a call and an e-mail confirming my free upgrade and installation of the Dell XPS-720 motherboard (I have a XPS-700 from when it first came out). So far so good.
Dell XPS free motherboard exchange
Found out about this on Engadet this morning. This is cool: go here are read this and maybe this link too. Then go to http://www.xpsupgradeprogramdell.com/ and put in your XPS 700 service tag and sign up for the free motherboard exchange. I signed up early this morning. It’s a remarkable offer and I qualify for [...]
XPS 700 Vista re-install
I upgraded from XP to Vista. Since I purchased my XPS 700 as soon as it came out I did not qualify for Dell’s free Vista upgrade. My XP install had a ton of junk left on from installing apps, removing them, games I did not play etc. So I figured that I’d just boot [...]
No need for Vista upgrade
I have been kicking around the Vista upgrade to Home Premium and it reminds me of the PS3; for now get an Xbox 360 instead.
Vista is like that. If it comes with your new PC great. But there is no need to upgrade.
Overall I like it, but I also like working with broken things…
Upgraded the XPS 700 to Vista
Did the Vista upgrade tonight on the XPS 700. So far my reaction has been “very pretty, is that it?” I’ll go into detail after I find out if I like it or not.
XPS 700 BIOS update
Version 1.1.6 of the Flash BIOS is out and can be downloaded here. This version supports 64 bit operating systems. The prior 1.1.3 release would not boot up an x64 Ubuntu live disk. Nice to have a 64 bit Core 2 Duo (what a lousy marketing name) and not be able to play with a [...]
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