Another quick tip regarding TRIM which has been mentioned a few times on the blog recently. If you’ve got an SSD you might want to double check that TRIM is enabled to ensure that the garbage collection processes can run and keep your SSD in peak performance. Usually, Windows 7 and Windows 8 will set …
Tag: TRIM
Jul 31 2013
Android 4.3 Hits the Nexus 7
Well, as fate would have it, after my disappointment with my Nexus 7 and its declining flash memory performance the latest version of Jelly Bean in the form of Android 4.3 actually includes support for TRIM. This capability was lacking in prior versions of the operating system unless your rooted your device and used various …
Jul 28 2013
The Case of a Laggy Nexus 7
Not too long ago I picked up a Nexus 7 Android tablet so I could test out my Pebble smartwatch (although the Samsung Galaxy Express has primarily taken over that duty) but in the short time that I have had this tablet it has really started to slow down to woeful speeds. Booting up would …
Aug 13 2012
Solid State Drives and Reinstalling Windows
Here’s a tip for those of you out there with solid state drives in your computers. If you’re looking to reinstall Windows at some stage (particularly with Windows 8 nearing its release) then you might want to consider a little bit of spring cleaning before starting afresh. Now, you might think that by formatting a …
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