So I was reading about the Intel NUC which is a mini pc that will fit in your palm, I heard it was just released in an i5 version (previously i3) so it is a fairly crafty machine that will easily run Windows and even throw in a virtual machine or two. One drawback though is the price, with a full fledged Intel cpu the price shoots up :-/ not unreasonable but enough that it’s not for me.
Anyway, a comment in a review led me to this link;
http://www.minix.com.hk/Products/MINIX-NEOX7.html
so at 1/3 the price (more or less) you get a cool gadget, that although it will not run Windows will run Android and although not being super fast and powerful as the i5 processor it is fast enough for realtime HD video, netflix and the lot..
Bottom line, if you are looking for an extention to your big screen tv, to play a bit of netflix, surf and other stuff this Minix Neox7 looks real cute and fair priced.
http://youtu.be/cBR3ZrurMKI
You might be one of those people that have occasionally been using Photoshop, PaintShop Pro, Gimp or some other graphics editor to clean up a picture every now and then – but to be honest how often do you need software like that? Only rarely right, well – I just stumbled across a great online resource for this, it’s a free service that lets you edit a picture/photo or may just pimp it up with some effects..
Basically there are three editors available, one classic editor (like Photoshop, PaintShop Pro etc.), one to create cool collages and finally one to add effects (like make a photo look old, modify the colors etc.).
If you ever used any of the above mentioned programs this site will be a breeze, if not then the two last tools will still be piece of cake to use.
Below a few examples.
Remember it’s free, fun and easy..
The default site is;
http://pixlr.com/
The advanced editor directly is;
http://pixlr.com/editor/
With Windows XP/2003 and earlier you could often just look in C:\windows for installed patches there would be a KBxxxxxxx folder, however life moved on..
Today I had the need to see if a patch was installed and I found this quite useful;
http://serverfault.com/questions/263847/how-can-i-query-my-system-via-command-line-to-see-if-a-kb-patch-is-installed
I ended up using the command;
wmic qfe | find "KB2744129"
You ofcause exchange the KB number with the one you are looking for..
This worked like a charm for me 🙂 tnx Jscott.