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AMD Kaveri Dual Graphics R7 250

I finally tried Dual Graphics on my AMD Kaveri A10-7850k based system. Kaveri A10-7850k is an onboard R7 250 GPU, and pairs with any standalone R7 250 card in Dual Graphics mode. However, the standalone card must be DDR3. The card I am using is MSi R7 250 2GB DDR3, and is less than $60. Popping it in, the system immediately recognized it, and AMD Catalyst asked for setting Dual Graphics mode. Easy.. GPU-Z shows …

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With Ooma I plan to cut down my Phone bill

Yay, I got rid of Vonage. It’s not that the service was awful, it’s just that it was getting too expensive. I mean after 6-months of promotional period, my monthly bill for unlimited international calling was getting close to $40; a chunk of it was taxes. So, I looked for alternatives, and found Ooma. It cost me $105 to buy the Ooma Telo unit (with a $15 coupon on TigerDirect). Even though there is upfront cost, I …

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Playing Plex Media on Xbox One until official app arrives

This one is a big stinker to not have Plex app for Xbox One. I mean really, Plex team, what were you thinking? Word is that the development is in progress for the official XB1 app but until then what must you do if you have a huge media collection sitting on a Plex Server collecting dust? Well, there is a solution, well sort of a workaround basically. We will try to use the DLNA …

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Good luck using Netflix app on Xbox One

The newest update to Netflix app on my Xbox one has rather made it so difficult to use. I hate it the UI so much that I now use Amazon Instant Video app more often. I don’t know if it’s the app or just me but I can’t seem to figure out the search feature. Also instead of feeding me pre-made categories for movies, Netflix please just give me a way to browse all movies! …

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