Direct MP3 Download: Podnutz Daily #260 – More Great Laptop Tips
Steve is joined by Lotfi the Reballer atwww.laptopreballing.co.uk at can be found on twitter @laptoptopreballing
Topics, Tips, and Links Discussed:
- Working on commission or freelance for other business
- Using other businesses as a drop-off point for computers
- Ophcrack is a free Windows password cracker based on rainbow tables
- Kon-Boot allows you to change contents of a linux or Windows kernel while booting allowing you to enter any password protected profile without any knowledge of the password
- Lotfi is in the process of converting his business from store-front customer-oriented type to an industrial park type business
- Reflowing repair vs reballing repair
- Using mx2 thermal paste and after market fans
- General discussion of laptop heat related issues and symptoms
- Shower,space,protect 3 rules for reballing
- Gumtree is similar to craigslist for listings
- Proper cleanup of a laptop for dust
- Everest Ultimate Edition is a PC diagnostics software utility that provides information about your system including hardware devices and installed drivers (note: there is a discontinued free version that can be found here
- Speedfan temperature monitor and fan control utility
- LCD power supply tester
- Using genuine power charging supplies for laptops
- Lotfi uses a Collection of 100,000 drivers that he found on a torrent site
- Using msconfig to increase performance
Voicemails/Emails:
- Jim is having a issue removing a mother board from a toshiba satellite a70-75
- Mark writes about Windows Intune from Microsoft thats lets you centrally manage and secure your PCs a web-based console
- Kevin tells of another Comcast fail
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Music provided by Evan King
Notes by Mike Evans at datamike.net
