Recent content by paradigmGT

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    Dell 2420 with HD3000 graphics - screen becomes scrambled intermittently (pic within)

    Damn I just junked an older Dell Vostro 1320, for which I may have been able to pull the cable from.
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    Dell 2420 with HD3000 graphics - screen becomes scrambled intermittently (pic within)

    I have a Dell 2420 Laptop with integrated Intel HD3000 graphics and the screen becomes scrambled intermittently. I have downloaded drivers from from Intel as well as from Dell and it does not fix the issue. I switched from Windows 8 to Windows 10 and there has been no change. However, when I...
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    Dell Vostro 2420 (i3-2348 with 4gb ram) and Windows 8.1 running super slow. more ram/ssd my fix?

    I have a Dell Vostro 2420 Laptop that I purchased may 2013 with an i3-2348M @ 2.3ghz, 4gb RAM, 64-bit win 8.1. The machine runs very slow. I suspect an SSD and maybe 8GB or even 16GB of ram might be the fix to get it running a lot faster? Or is the CPU/mobo the main limiting factor here and...
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    google chrome - should i worry that google is logging my surfing?

    just installed google chrome, as was taken back them wanting me to log in and keep all my book marks on their server... ... then it made me wonder "what if" these fine folks are keeping a history of my browsing as well? what if they are storing my passwords as well? am i being paranoid? or is...