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Faulty laptop video output – January 2009

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One evening, this friend of mine called in for an emergency: there was this laptop, neither very new, nor extremely neat that had been acting up for a couple of days and needed to be taken care of. What I found out was something both random and repeatable: the systematic disruption of the image to the external monitor, or of the independent colors.

What happened?

Most owners strongly deny any “responsibility” for the cause of this defect – and this friend of mine made no exception to the rule. However, when asked if he uses a second monitor, he said he did, when he was playing. Continue reading “Faulty laptop video output – January 2009”

Hummer with broken wheel – December 2008

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We are talking now about a Hummer HX Concept, Burago® product. It’s a model with metal body, PVC chassis and plexi windows. All the parts are fixed (no mobile doors or bonnet) except the wheels.
Technical data: Length = 90mm, Width = 40mm Height = 35mm and Weight = 65g.
Judging from the dimensions and finishing, it appears to be a simple toy car, and not a scale replica…

History of the defect / accident

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The kid who own the car does not know (or does not say…) what happened, but it may have been stepped on or just pressed too hard… Continue reading “Hummer with broken wheel – December 2008”