Komando Community | John Madden | Activity https://community.komando.com/members/jdmadden/activity/ Activity feed for John Madden. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:18:46 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=3.4.3 en-US 30 hourly 2 7db283682195235e4fe6bb48e8ddb2b5 John Madden replied to the discussion Make an old laptop usable in the forum Computer Help https://community.komando.com/forum/topic-post/make-an-old-laptop-usable/#post-58483 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:17:54 -0700 Reply to Make an old laptop usable

Thank you very much! That was very helpful!

]]> e55f93281e49a6ec9deec3d8cf5e454d John Madden started the discussion Make an old laptop usable in the forum Computer Help https://community.komando.com/forum/topic-post/make-an-old-laptop-usable/ Sat, 28 Dec 2024 18:23:43 -0700 Make an old laptop usable

OK, please no ridicule please….we have a 2006 Dell XPS laptop, top of the line at that time. I tried to upgrade it to Windows 10 but it almost goes into hibernation after each key stroke. It is a beautiful piece of equipment bright red chasis, 17″ screen with a DVD /- . Can I do anything useful to make it serve a purpose? For example,…

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]]> 8d8bae6eb4da8df00035926918df936f John Madden replied to the discussion Windows 8 to something more current in the forum Computer Help https://community.komando.com/forum/topic-post/windows-8-to-something-more-current/#post-55977 Sun, 19 Feb 2023 14:56:42 -0700 Reply to Windows 8 to something more current

Thank you, it is a desktop, I will check those specs you provided as soon as I get back to it.

]]> f6d01f9a4bfca145f8b630808dc9d783 John Madden replied to the discussion Printer Repair in the forum Computer Help https://community.komando.com/forum/topic-post/printer-repair/#post-55020 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 04:01:07 -0700 Reply to Printer Repair

Thank you I am contacting them!

]]> 297e0bd13ff1c56a251c903b52ad3afb John Madden replied to the discussion Best Bluetooth Keyboard for Samsung Smart TV in the forum TV and Home Theater https://community.komando.com/forum/topic-post/best-bluetooth-keyboard-for-samsung-smart-tv/#post-46817 Sun, 03 Jan 2021 13:51:15 -0700 Reply to Best Bluetooth Keyboard for Samsung Smart TV

Great recommendation….works great and good range and easy to setup…..now another issue….our Samsung Smart TV’s web browser is very slow….it takes FOREVER for a page to load….all other devices on the network, (phones, SurfacePro, desktop PC) are quick….suggestions?

]]> fe3f1dde51615bdc472eced3746e5d60 John Madden replied to the discussion Reluctant to pay Spectrum to rent router in the forum Networking https://community.komando.com/forum/topic-post/reluctant-to-pay-spectrum-to-rent-router/#post-45365 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:48:00 -0700 Reply to Reluctant to pay Spectrum to rent router

Just a Cat 5 from Modem to the router I want to replace. All other devices receive signal wirelessly although I would want to have, say, 4 Cat5 ports in the event I want to hardwire something.

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