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Acer Aspire 5720Z RAM

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

Acer Aspire 5720Z Memory Upgrade

This is an update on the Ojambo.com Debian 64-bit on Acer 5720Z Spring 2008. The power adapter was replaced recently due to damage caused by someone pushing a chair over the cable. The laptop works very well and gives full charge from the battery.

The new adapter is runs significantly cooler than the original adapter. The laptop is now mostly used for programming tutorials and creating mobile applications. A memory upgrade seemed worthwhile because memory is cheaper than replacing the laptop.
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Ubuntu 9.04 review

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

During the second week of August, 2009 in the middle of updating some client work, my Fedora system started freezing. I was very annoyed and decided to install Ubuntu 9.04 (more…)

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Fedora 11 Install Issues

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

When I decided to move to Linux full-time, I researched various distributions based on not just ease of use, but updates and drivers. I downloaded a live CD from http://www.knoppix.org/, several years prior and tested the software. I made sure that my favourite software would be available or at least have a substitute. I removed most proprietary software and started using open source or freeware if one was not available. I did not want to use any pirated software. The choice came down to between Debian and Fedora (more…)

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Debian 64-bit on Acer 5720Z Spring 2008

Friday, April 25th, 2008

My computer died, well I think the power supply went, but I did not want to waste money buying a good power supply or a cheap one only to find out that there was something else wrong. As luck would have it, laptops were on sale as Staples and they were actually cheaper than desktops with or without the monitor. I decided to buy one. I also picked up a Dlink WBR-1310 Wireless router.
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