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[Note: See "64-bit isn't Always the Answer" for updates to this one] I added memory to my laptop today. Went from 2 to 4 GB. Now, I’m running 32-bit Windows 7 so I knew I wouldn’t get all of my 4 GB…I never guessed I’d only get half of it though! Bummer, huh? I might use this More than once I’ve noted that the main issue with using older hardware is trying to use modern browsers. And yeah, that usually comes up when I’m writing about my ThinkPad 600E with its Pentium 2. Earlier this week I wrote about how well Puppy Linux ran on it. Then I put Windows 2000 Pro on It has been almost a year since my last look at Puppy Linux so I dusted off the old ThinkPad 600e laptop (pentium 2!) and had a look at Puppy 4.2.1. Initially it would hang while booting from CD. After some searching I learned to give the “acpi=force” argument at boot and that got things going. Once If you’re running the latest Windows 7 RTM release and happen to be in charge of managing a Windows network, you’ll definitely want to get the latest Remote Server Admin Tools. They just make your life easier and let you manage just about everything from your local machine. Quick note though: After you install, you’re not I’ve been running the same “SOHO” firewall at home since 2001. My trusty Netgear FVS318. A pretty solid unit and hasn’t ever let me down, but old enough not to be upgradeable. This week I decided to have a look around see what else is out there to use. See, while the FVS318 has certainly been |
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