Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Assembling your own PC


Putting together a budget desktop PC for browsing & email. 

Components that were reused -

  1. Creative speakers
  2. Dell Monitor
  3. CPU case 
  4. DVD Writer
  5. SSD 120 GB drive

Newly purchased components (cost about 21k overall)

  1. Motherboard : Asus 320 MK AM4 socket link
  2. Processor : AMD Ryzen 3 1200 link
    1. Graphics card required since this does not have a GPU
  3. Graphics Card : Gigabit Nvidia 710 2 GB link
  4. RAM : Corsair Vengeance 8 GB link
  5. Power Supply : Corsair 550 Watt link
Interesting experience to put together the PC. Lots of websites that provide information on compatibility & performance benchmarks.  

Each of the above items was picked based on my requirements and were carefully selected after reading reviews & going over benchmarks. Amazon best seller list helped me identify the components to research on e.g. link for motherboards. 

Other shortlisted components -

  1. GIGABYTE B450M DS3H  
  2. AMD Ryzen 5 2400G /
    AMD AD9600AGABBOX 7th Generation A8-9600
  3.  Asus Nvidia GeForce GT 710 2GB

OS -

Windows 10 used with the above configuration. 
Waiting for Ubuntu 19.04 release on 18th Apr 2019 

Sunday, January 27, 2019

Taking care of new born kittens

https://www.wikihow.com/Care-for-Newborn-Kittens
1) Avoid touching kittens for first 2 weeks since cat will lose interest in them
2) Children below 8 should be supervised
3) Kittens are born deaf & blind, will resolve at 10 days
4) Keep the kittens warm

https://www.wikihow.com/Take-Care-of-Nursing-Cats
1) Provide nutrient rich food
2) Let cat nurse for 7-9 weeks
3) Change bedding frequently
4) De-worm the kittens & the mother

https://www.wikihow.com/Take-Care-of-Kittens
1) Don't disturb for 48 hours
2) Keep food & water within stretching distance
3) Keep the litter close but not too close
4) Keep kittens warm
5) Socialize after 4 weeks
6) check if all kittens are nursed



https://www.wikihow.com/Care-for-Kittens-from-Birth
1) Remove strings, ribbons & small toys to avoid choking
2) Check kitten for fleas
3) vaccinate after 9 weeks

https://www.wikihow.com/Move-Newborn-Kittens

1) Pick a new spot that is calm & safe
2) Relocation should be done carefully

Useful cat birthing guide - https://www.wikihow.pet/Help-a-Cat-Give-Birth 
 

Monday, April 06, 2015

Broken Hangouts dialler

http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/broken-google-hangouts-dialer-t2985135


Wednesday, January 14, 2015