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Getting the best out of an Acer Revo in Windows 7

A couple of weeks ago I picked up an Acer Revo on the cheap as a replacement for my old behemoth of a HTPC. The Revo is a “nettop” with netbook parts in a slimline case not much bigger than many routers currently on the market.

I picked up the basic version with 1GB RAM, and [...]

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2010 03 24 Paul Kiddie windows 7 Comments (2)

Preventing lock screen from appearing after you’ve remoted into a host through Remote Desktop

I’ve been trying to perfect my HTPC setup recently, the latest addition being a Logitech Harmony 555 remote which lets me control all my devices from one remote control. It’s based on activities like ‘Watch Sky’,‘Play XBOX 360’ and ‘HTPC’ and switches the appropriate inputs on my TV, amp, and other devices, and assigns the [...]

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2009 01 12 Paul Kiddie remote desktop Comments (0)