windows – L5J.NET https://l5j.net My Life, Electronics, Smart Home Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:49:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://l5j.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-L5JNET-150x150.png windows – L5J.NET https://l5j.net 32 32 Dell G7 Slow Download Speeds https://l5j.net/windows/dell-g7-slow-download-speeds/ https://l5j.net/windows/dell-g7-slow-download-speeds/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2019 00:57:39 +0000 http://l5j.net/?p=7642 Quick post before I forget.   I recently purchased a Dell G7 from Best Buy and for the life of me I couldn’t figure out why the download speeds have been so slow.  I run Google Wifi and everything checked out to be perfect.  I even ordered another Google Wifi device thinking that for some reason I wasn’t getting very good coverage.  

After some research and a few days of testing I started going through what app’s are installed by default on the Dell G7.  Turns out I had two applications called “SmartByte” installed.  Once I uninstalled these two programs and rebooted my computer viola!  I noticed my speeds were back to normal.  

Honestly I’m not even sure why these are installed on the device at all.   

What a complete pile of trash that caused a 2 day head-ache and almost returning this laptop back to BestBuy.

Hopefully this post will help others before they return the device.

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PC BattleStations | The Best Products for Cable Management https://l5j.net/electronics/pc-battlestations-the-best-products-for-cable-management/ https://l5j.net/electronics/pc-battlestations-the-best-products-for-cable-management/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2017 19:01:14 +0000 http://l5j.net/?p=7289 If there is anything I hate the most it’s computer cable management.  It’s just awful even for me I’m constantly changing the way my computers setup and the layout of the room.  So i’m always adding and removing cables.  The first thing you must have is patients don’t rush your cable management or your just going to end up re-doing it again in a few weeks.

The first thing I did when I started my build was purchase my desk.  I purchased it from Ikea and wanted something to hide the cables behind it.  I needed something long because my desk consists of (2) desk’s added together.  Anyways here is everything I used for my cable management and hopefully it will help others with their computer builds.

As I come across future products and other tips for my BattleStation cable management I will be sure to update the post.  (Last updated 11/1/2017)

J Channel Cable Raceway – Black – 48″

This was a 2 pack it worked perfect because I have 2 of the same desks put together.  This came with 3M tape that was very strong it was a little longer then I needed so i took out my dremel cutter and easily cut the excess away.  If you had to or wanted to you could easily drill in the bottom of this to make sections for shorter runs.

Price:  $28.00  Order on [Amazon]


Mount-It! Dual LCD Monitor Desk Mount

When I was using dual monitors this was a must.  Recently I updated to a 34 ultra wide screen because I really didn’t need a dual monitor setup anymore.  I constantly see people running dual monitors on the stand if you want to maximize desk space and have a clean sleek build.  This will support (2) monitors up to 27″ each.

Price:  $36.99 Order on [Amazon]


Kootek 118 Inch Cable Management

Another must have product for managing your cables.

Price:  $10.99 Order on [Amazon]


Cable Clips,YOCOU 12 pcs 3-Channel

These guys saved my life a number of times.

Price:  $8.79 Order on [Amazon]


Reusable Cable Ties, Trilancer

I use these all the times rather than zip ties.

Price:  $8.99 Order on [Amazon]


Cable Management Sleeve

Another great product instead of always using zipties to minimize my exposed cables.  I came across this cable management sleeve.  It’s still sometimes  a pain because I’m always adding and removing new gadgets so I have to keep unzipping to remove/add something.  Still beats cutting zip-ties and the look is excellent!

Price:  $14.99 Order on [Amazon]


IKEA – SIGNUM Cable management

This product also helped me out, it hung down a little more then i liked it to but overall it did the trick.  I was able to mount (2) power strips on the inside then wrap all the excess cables under my desk that I did not want to be seen.  I even mounted an external hard drive, and USB 3.0 hub all inside this.

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