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Physical/Logical CPU Frequency Reporting with Hyper-V enabled
I always found it curious that with Hyper-V enabled, Task manager fails to report the actual CPU frequency and instead reports the nominal frequency. People much smarter than me have noticed this too...
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Login to Youtube and Gmail with 2 separate accounts simultaneously...
I loath ubiquitous targeted advertising whether it is from Bing, Google, or any number of analytics firms that treat you as a number. I like adblockers. I like to modify my hosts file to cut down on...
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DisplayPort->HDMI dongles/adapters - active vs passive re-visited
If you're a big nerd and read spec sheets or Wikipedia pages, you may know that DisplayPort signaling is 3.3 volts while HDMI/DVI signaling is 5 volts so some active conversion is always required. The...
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8K 80" video wall for under $2000
So you've decided 4K is old-school and you want to step up to 8K but you don't have a lot of money. Why not build an 80" 8Kx4K video wall with off-the shelf components to display 32-megapixels in all...
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Adblock breaks Nordstrom.com, Macys.com, Birchbox.com, Landsend.com,...
I recently set up my wife's brand new Surface Pro 3 (i5/128GB) and she complained that certain shopping websites didn't work quite right in both IE and Firefox. I thought that was odd so I tried the...
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Hi-dpi Multi-mon with Surface Pro 3 / Pro 4 - dpi-scaling tweaks - alternate...
[Want to get into our BETA test program or on the waiting list to get a 3-in-1 Dock for Surface Pro 3/4 (like the early prototype pictured below?) We'd love to learn more about how you plan to use it....
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$100 quad monitor workstation GPU
Coles notes (or Cliff notes for USA folks): get the Gigabyte GV-R725XOC-1GD or GV-N750OCAt Microsoft, we love multiple monitor setups. It is quite rare to see developer workstations with *just* one...
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Multi-monitor docking with Surface Pro 3/4 and Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro
[My article on hi-dpi multi-mon scaling tweaks generated a ton of interest. Several enthusiasts asked questions on the forums about how to choose the best multi-monitor docking setup for their Surface...
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Surface Pro / Pro 2 Portrait Docking Station hack
[I posted this project on public forums over a year ago, but thought I'd clean it up, organize the pictures better and make it into a real blog post for posterity.] Looking for the Surface Pro 3 hack?...
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Ergonomic vertical mouse for long fingers? Scroll wheel modification hack
My Evoluent VerticalMouse 2 has been great at relieving wrist and arm stress for the last few years:[Image courtesy Bing image search]But a few weeks ago I was at a Microsoft retail store and played...
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Lenovo Yoga Pro 3 with external monitors 2560x1440@60Hz and higher
A few readers asked about using larger hi-resolution monitors with the Lenovo Yoga Pro 3. Given the general lack of info and the nebulous "specifications may vary" statement on the Lenovo website it is...
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Surface Pro 3-in-1 VESA mounted dock sneak peek
[At the 2015 Microsoft Build conference, we showed a new approach to docking. Skip ahead to 22:15 in this Win2D lecture to see it in action. And make sure to check out the other cool Graphics talks at...
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Surface 3 - Intel Atom x7 (Cherrytrail) multi-monitor tweaks
[skip to the bottom for the regkey file link - to learn more about the hack check out the Surface Pro 3 article] I was excited to find the Surface 3 keeps the same 3:2 aspect ratio and high dpi of its...
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What's the direct URL for a Windows Update driver?
I use all sorts of quirky hacks for GPU driver diagnostics. I found the new Windows 10 ETL log file process cumbersome and the Update Catalog limiting when I just needed to know driver download URLs....
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Surface Pro 3 landscape docking station teardown
[Skip ahead to part 2 for info on the 40-pin connector]Being a Surface fanatic, I wanted to see what was inside the Surface Pro 3 docking station:Tools:#0 Philips screwdriver#00 Philips screwdriver1/8”...
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Surface Pro 3 landscape docking station teardown (part 2)
Last month I shared a step-by-step teardown guide for the Surface Pro 3 docking station. This time I'll dive a little deeper into the 40-pin "surflink" aka SurfaceConnect connector. I only did this to...
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3-in-1 Dock - A Microsoft Garage Project for Surface Pro 3
[Want to get into our BETA test program or on the waiting list to get a 3-in-1 Dock for Surface Pro 3/4 (like the early prototype pictured below?) We'd love to learn more about how you plan to use it....
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Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 - high-dpi multi-monitor optimization regkey...
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Surface Dock teardown (brick-shaped dock for SP3/SP4/SurfaceBook)
[I'm a Surface Fanatic. I *love* all the Surface devices, accessories, and the rich ecosystem built around this brand. I also love tearing devices apart. So in the spirit of my last teardown series...
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Ergonomic vertical mouse for long fingers? Scroll wheel modification hack
My Evoluent VerticalMouse 2 has been great at relieving wrist and arm stress for the last few years: [Image courtesy Bing image search] But a few weeks ago I was at a Microsoft retail store and played...
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