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| bio | website | nirdvana.com |
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| location | Edmonton, Canada | |
| age | 40 | |
| visits | member for | 3 years |
| seen | Jun 5 at 21:37 | |
| stats | profile views | 1 |
Professionally: Former cognitive scientist turned IT consultant. I specialize in telecommunications systems for SMBs and call centres, systems administration, web application & site development and SEO/social media leveraging at my company, My Solutions IT. I also act as Head Tech at TechAlberta.ca supporting home and small office PC users.
Personally: Metaphysician and natural philosopher. Scrabble fiend. Chocolate snob (mmm, 73% dark single origin Cuban!) I blog about whatever happens to outrage me at the moment or catches my fancy on a whim - everything from consumer rights to the best restaurants in Mexico to Canadian politics.
Multimedia: Venture Bros, Mozart, Once Upon a Time, Greg Egan, Doctor Who, VNV Nation, Muse, Alistair Reynolds, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead
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May 5 |
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How do I place a bootable ISO on a USB drive? WinToFlash didn't work for me (plus all those adware installers), and neither did Rufus. Win32DiskImager, on the other hand, worked like a charm. |
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Jan 8 |
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Why are Windows 7&8 so much slower than Linux Mint on the same SSD? ...how is this question not constructive??? It seems pretty straightforward to me. I don't see anything in the FAQ that applies to this question. |
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Jan 8 |
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Why are Windows 7&8 so much slower than Linux Mint on the same SSD? @Karan: surprisingly, no crapware at all. Just a custom app for switching apps and toggling radios and the like. |
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Jan 8 |
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Why are Windows 7&8 so much slower than Linux Mint on the same SSD? @allquixotic: it might be a problem with just my unit... but if it is, Linux would show the same issues (and it doesn't). So methinks it must be product-specific. |
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Jan 8 |
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Why are Windows 7&8 so much slower than Linux Mint on the same SSD? Yes, if you take it out of the box it takes that long to do those tasks. I also did a fresh recovery install from the recovery disks not long after I got it, and have the same problems. |
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Jan 8 |
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Why are Windows 7&8 so much slower than Linux Mint on the same SSD? I'll give those tools from the other thread a try. I have ProcessMon on the tablet already, but it hasn't provided any good diagnostic info. |
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Jan 8 |
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Why are Windows 7&8 so much slower than Linux Mint on the same SSD? Added details requested by allquixotic |
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Jan 8 |
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Why are Windows 7&8 so much slower than Linux Mint on the same SSD? Added requested info to question. While I'm sure that ext4 is likely better than NTFS, it seems unlikely that it's the sole culprit (as antivirus and driver issues do not apply). |
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Jan 8 |
awarded | Editor |
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Jan 8 |
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Why are Windows 7&8 so much slower than Linux Mint on the same SSD? Added details requested by allquixotic |
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Jan 8 |
awarded | Student |
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Jan 8 |
asked | Why are Windows 7&8 so much slower than Linux Mint on the same SSD? |
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Oct 11 |
awarded | Autobiographer |
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Feb 29 |
awarded | Supporter |
