Author: benbam

Companies whether big or small should have their own IT support staff, it’s not when server break, then they start calling IT technician from elsewhere to support them. when there are no proper documentation to begin with like server login passwords, functional purpose of server and network diagrams. time will be wasted cos’ as an IT contractor needs time to study this. The client must […]

dropping by to share this piece of information by the cyber security hub:  

imagine computers and especially servers running with 512GB of memory, with optane is possible. 64GB optane memory has just been launched and i anticipate better and bigger size optane memories on the way. until new discovery of probable even better computing chipsets, i anticipate that for the next decade, this optane will be in the frontline of computing technology. never mind about the downside of […]

previously, i thought that the sshd is a good reasonable choice as of in the year, 2018. there is a better and faster choice, combining optane memory with a traditional hdd. the reason for not choosing ssd, discussed earlier and in the link below: https://www.bleufair.com/?p=909 i will want to recover data myself if my hdd fail and it’s inexpensive to do so. i don’t play […]

many times over the past years and dealing with windows 10 machines, whether it’s a fresh installation or upgrade, there are chances that the windows can’t be activated. the bothersome part is that you will end up seeking assistance from microsoft support somehow. sometimes, even when you activate it on your own successfully, the windows 10 machine will get deactivated again after a few days, […]

today, i did a swap of windows 10 ssd from hp envy to hp pavilion. no stress, no hassle, it works just fine. previously, i spent a night trying to transfer system from old hard disk to new system using various system transfer softwares, it just wouldn’t work, and that’s for windows 7 by the way. i guessed that windows 10 has new capability to […]

pentalobe screws to keep you out as it is not common and also to prevent slipping and stripping, too easily. not anymore! get the specific pentalobe screwdriver at ebay for less than $5/-. this is not an advertisement as i just ordered mine. apparently, i was trying to prick open one last pentalobe screw standing on a seagate drive.   read more here: https://www.ifixit.com/blog/2011/01/20/apples-diabolical-plan-to-screw-your-iphone/   […]