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In-Depth Series: Hardware upgrades

  • Number of episodes: 22
  • Open/closed: open
  • Date of earliest show: 2011-03-01
  • Date of latest show: 2023-02-22
  • Series RSS feeds: ogg, spx, mp3
Hosts share their experiences when upgrading their equipment.

hpr3798 :: Laptop Second SSD MXLinux Install hosted by Mechatroniac

Wednesday, 2023-02-22. 00:12:29. Explicit.
distrohopping, distros, linux, GNU, MXLinux.

Overcoming UEFI and Windows 10 to Install MXLinux 21.3 on a 2021 Asus Laptop 2nd SSD drive

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hpr3791 :: My Hardware Problem - Keyboards hosted by StarshipTux

Monday, 2023-02-13. 00:23:38. Clean.
Keyboards, Ducky, Razer, Red Dragon, Cherry, Kailh, MX, Keycaps, HyperX, Pudding.

I'm always looking for new computer hardware. This is about my keyboards

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hpr3521 :: Upgrades to Acer Aspire 5 Slim hosted by Archer72

Monday, 2022-01-31. 00:05:44. Clean.
laptop, hardware, hardware upgrades, RAM, hard drive.

Upgrades to Aspire 5 Slim and Specs

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hpr3282 :: HP Laptop with AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile with Radeon Graphics hosted by Some Guy On The Internet

Tuesday, 2021-03-02. 00:27:17. Clean.
HP, Ryzen, Crucial, Western Digital, Realtek.

I talk about the specs of the laptop and a brief upgrade.

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hpr3275 :: D1 Mini Close Lid to Scan hosted by Ken Fallon

Friday, 2021-02-19. 00:07:10. Clean.
Wemos, D1 Mini, network scan.

Use a Wemos to monitor if the lid is open or closed on a network scanner.

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hpr3193 :: Meet Antithesis hosted by Paul Quirk

Wednesday, 2020-10-28. 00:32:26. Clean.
Pinebook, Pro, 64, unboxing.

Meet my new computer, a Pinebook Pro, as I explain my rationale, unbox it, and set it up.

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hpr3096 :: Unscripted ramblings on a walk: PC Building. hosted by Christopher M. Hobbs

Monday, 2020-06-15. 00:02:15. Clean.
pc, hardware, build, battlestation, discussion, review, walk.

I take a walk and discuss my experience building a new PC after having not done so for many years.

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hpr2595 :: New laptop bargain? hosted by Tony Hughes AKA TonyH1212

Friday, 2018-07-13. 00:04:12. Clean.
computer auction, laptop.

This is a short show about another trip to the computer auction and one of my purchases

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hpr2590 :: Blowing a PC Power Supply hosted by Tony Hughes AKA TonyH1212

Friday, 2018-07-06. 00:03:49. Clean.
Computers, Repair, safety.

Just a short show on how I managed to blow the power supply on my desktop PC

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hpr2579 :: Ubuntu 18.04 Mate hosted by Tony Hughes AKA TonyH1212

Thursday, 2018-06-21. 00:10:20. Clean.
Linux, Ubuntu.

This is a short show on installing the latest Ubuntu 18.04 onto a laptop and desktop PC

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2432 :: Living with the Nokia 6 – an update to HPR 2405 hosted by Tony Hughes AKA TonyH1212

Tuesday, 2017-11-28. 00:05:16. Clean.
Android, Nokia 6, Phones, New Kit, OnePlus1.

An update to my show on the Nokia 6 phone

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hpr2405 :: Nokia 6 Review hosted by Tony Hughes AKA TonyH1212

Friday, 2017-10-20. 00:11:15. Clean.
Android, Nokia 6, Phones, New Kit.

This is a short show about my first thoughts of the Nokia 6

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hpr2380 :: Raspbian X86 on P4 Tower hosted by Tony Hughes AKA TonyH1212

Friday, 2017-09-15. 00:04:08. Clean.
Linux, Raspbian x86, Pentium4 hardware..

This is a show on installing Pixel on a Pentium 4 Tower PC

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hpr2295 :: MX Linux hosted by Tony Hughes AKA TonyH1212

Friday, 2017-05-19. 00:08:49. Clean.
Linux, Distributions.

Show about my latest Linux Distro find

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hpr2280 :: Lenovo X61s Part 2 hosted by Tony Hughes AKA TonyH1212

Friday, 2017-04-28. 00:08:46. Clean.
Lenovo X61s, Linux Lite.

A description of living with the X61s for almost 2 weeks

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hpr2271 :: Raspberry Pi Zero W hosted by Tony Hughes AKA TonyH1212

Monday, 2017-04-17. 00:06:18. Clean.
Raspberry Pi, Zero W, single board computer, sbc.

an introduction to the new Pi Zero W from the Raspberry Pi Foundation

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hpr2257 :: Watt OS hosted by Tony Hughes AKA TonyH1212

Tuesday, 2017-03-28. 00:04:04. Explicit.
Linux, OS, OS Watt.

a short show about the Linux distro Watt OS

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hpr2122 :: Alpha32's new machine hosted by Alpha32

Tuesday, 2016-09-20. 00:08:26. Explicit.
desktop, building, linux, AMD.

I built a new computer.

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hpr2097 :: New Toys hosted by Tony Hughes AKA TonyH1212

Tuesday, 2016-08-16. 00:09:15. Clean.
slide rule, Intel 286, Intel 386, Windows, AOL, modem, Linux Mint, Raspberry Pi.

Story of my PC hardware journey in last 20 years

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hpr1837 :: Put an SSD in your Linux Box hosted by 2BFrank

Tuesday, 2015-08-18. 00:18:22. Clean.
SSD, Linux, BIOS, Update.

What to check, read, and update if you want to upgrade your Linux PC with an Solid State Disk.

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hpr722 :: How I Upgraded My PC - Motherboard hosted by Claudio Miranda

Monday, 2011-05-09. 00:17:12. Explicit.
computers, pc, hardware, pchardware.

Claudio recaps episode 1 and covers the what, why, and how of his motherboard purchase.

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hpr672 :: How I Upgraded My PC - CPU hosted by Claudio Miranda

Tuesday, 2011-03-01. 00:18:35. Explicit.
computers, pc, hardware, pchardware.

Claudio talks about his PC and covers the what, why, and how of his new CPU purchase.

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