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Nokia Lumia 920 Proximity Sensor Problem
[Update March 22, 2013] I finally have my phone replaced under warranty. As promised, I’m posting old / new comparison photos: Here’s the gap measurements on the newly arrived phone. I’m not sure if this change will make a difference … Continue reading
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Nokia Lumia 920 Proximity Sensor Problem
Like some other early 920 adopters, I have hit the proximity sensor problem. I’m referring to the issue where proximity sensor area takes dust and the phone refuses to bring the screen on while in a call, preventing to touch … Continue reading
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Tagged blow, compressed air, dust, ffc, front facing camera, manufacturing defect, Microscope Images, Nokia Lumia 920 Proximity Sensor, opening
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Portable and adjustable Lego kickstand for Nokia Lumia and other smartphones
There are many uses for smartphones and some would benefit from a kickstand. The two scenarios that I’m targeting with this are: Dinner table toddler entertainment In-flight video/podcast viewing I have been wanting to do this every time I … Continue reading
Posted in Computers and Internet, Hobbies
Tagged android, htc, iphone, kickstand, Lego, nokia lumia 920, portable, samsung, travel
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ThinkPad X1 Carbon and T430s Mini-Reviews
As I’m evaluating options before I pick my next primary laptop, I had a chance to spend few hours with the new ThinkPad T430s and ThinkPad X1 Carbon (not touch). Here are my notes. ThinkPad X1 Carbon The model I … Continue reading
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Tagged Display close-up, microscope, T430s, ThinkPad, X1, X1 Carbon
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Azure Online Backup with Windows Server Essentials 2012
Windows Server Essentials 2012 comes with an offer to enable Azure Online Backup. You can use the “Dashboard” application in Windows Server Essentials 2012 to read about this feature and then find the link to sign-up. Here some screenshots (and … Continue reading
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Tagged Azure Online Backup, Windows Server 2012 Essentials
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Relative Performance of Parity .vs. Mirror in Storage Spaces
I wanted to understand the performance overhead of parity .vs. 2-way mirror configuration of drives in Windows Server 2012 Storage Spaces and took notes while doing some tests. I have constructed a disk configuration of any disk I can get … Continue reading
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Tagged Disk Mirroring, NTFS, overhead, Parity, performance, Raid-1, Raid-5, ReFS, Storage Spaces, Windows Server 2012
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Windows Server 2012 – Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication Hands-on Review Part 8
This is the continuation and Part 8 of my Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication review. Here’s an index of test cases on this part and links to other parts: Part 1: Introduction and Lab Environment Preparation Part 2 Physical Disk … Continue reading
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Tagged added disks, Disk Deduplication, disks not visible, Dynamic disks, File Server, Home Server, move disk to another server, repurpose disks, Storage Capacity Planning, Storage Evaluation, Storage Pool, Storage Spaces, Thin Provisioning, Virtual Disks, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 8
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Windows Server 2012 – Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication Hands-on Review Part 7
This is the continuation of my Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication review. Here’s an index of test cases on this part and links to other parts: Part 1: Introduction and Lab Environment Preparation Part 2 Physical Disk Pull Introduce the … Continue reading
Lumia 900 under microscope after 6 months of use
Some of you know I use a Cyan Lumia 900 Windows Phone, made a nightstand dock for it using Lego. I use my phone pretty heavily and I do not like to use protective casing for it. I never used … Continue reading
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Tagged close-up, dent, fall, Lumia 900, microscope, Nokia, resistance, scratch, Windows Phone
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Windows Server 2012 – Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication Hands-on Review Part 6
This is the continuation and Part 6 of my Storage Spaces and Data Deduplication review. Here’s an index of test cases on this part and links to other parts: Part 1: Introduction and Lab Environment Preparation Part 2 Physical Disk … Continue reading
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Tagged automatic spare activation, Disk Deduplication, Disk Remove, File Server, Home Server, Hot-Spare, Hotspare, Reclaim Space, Storage Capacity Planning, Storage Evaluation, Storage Pool, Storage Spaces, Thin Provisioning, Virtual Disks, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 8
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