Recent content by Papa Geo

I've been using redpocketmobile with my LG G4, which I purchased during BF for $169 / yr. It comes with 1000 min, 1000 texts, and 500 MB LTE + 500 MB throttled data per month. It works on Verizon and is far and away the cheapest solution I have found. I had been using Ting before which I...

I'm troubleshooting an issue I've run into with my recently purchased Dell XPS 9350, which has the new skylake processor and USB Type C connector for video-out instead of mini DP. When connecting the USB Type C -> Displayport cable from my laptop to my external monitor, I get all kinds of...

I gotta say that Apple Maps still sucks compared to google's app. It is far too zoomed in on my iPhone 4s, so that the turn by turn navigation field of view is basically just a dot of my location and doesn't show enough of the upcoming roads/directions to have any benefit to me. Also it...

I read somewhere that taping over the sleep mode pin on your DP cable may work - I have not tried it as I haven't had any issues.

Premise: early 4k displays used MST in tiled aka collage mode to display 4k at 60hz. Anecdotal Evidence: Online blog posts have claimed that connecting 2 usb 3.0 -> DP adapters to an MST, tile mode display provides 50hz refresh rate at 4K resolution bypassing the 30 hz barrier that affects...

I had a similarly poor experience. I was on their online chat and phone support for around 2.5 hours the day I ordered the monitor. During the time, the service reps kept telling me that my orders weren't going through. Per their instructions, I submitted the order 3 times, with the final one...

Good point. I was having flashing issues (desktop getting "reset" to a new res) when my hi-res laptop was connected to a 1920x1200 external display via the mini hdmi connection. I had assumed it was because my connector was loose, but now that sounds like it probably isn't the case. To get...

Hmm, interesting. I have not experienced that in Windows 8.1 except for when I change my scaling from 100% -> 200% and then don't log out and log back in. At that point, the task bar may be twice as high, icons will not be the normal size, and everything tends to act unpredictably.

I purchased this monitor yesterday. To comment on win 8.1 scaling issues, I already have first-hand experience with my Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro w/ 3200x1800 display. For the apps I use, I prefer the nice, crisp display w/ the occasional scaling headache versus having the lower res screen. However, the...

Do you have third-party wireless adapter driver software installed that is over-riding your windows settings?

Cars deteriorate over time; video games do not. Not a valid comparison.

To play a little bit of devils advocate, since physical property deteriorates over time (eg, used cars), should publishers implement a degradation process to physical discs?

I have an i7 920 with an amd hd7970. At stock clocks, most of my games will dip into the low 20's frequently during action packed scenes (at 1920x1200). This includes Tomb Raider, Borderlands 2, and BF3 that I'm playing nowadays. Oc'ing to 3.2ish brings the minimums to above 30fps, making the...

I was under the impression the Titan was designed primarily for scientists (cuda), with parts of the silicon unused during gaming. In that light, I don't see it's price dropping as newer, faster, gaming cards are released. Gamers aren't the primary market for this one.

I had a toshiba where there was a loose connection somewhere up near where the power cable connects to the laptop. Pushing forcefully down on the plastic area / slapping the laptop while pressing the power button did the trick.