Life with an HP Elitebook Model: Elitebook 8440p Processor: Intel Core i7 RAM: 4GB Case: Brushed Magnesium alloy Weight: 2.3kg Purchased: 3 August 2010, 3 years warranty (more)
My Elitebook is currently winging its way back to an HP service centre, simply because its night light won't retract. The night light is located at the top of the screen, next to the integrated webcam, and can be useful for illuminating the ... (more)
The HP Elitebook is usually extremely quiet, and even when working hard you will barely hear the fan or hard disk. However, ever since my laptop came back from the HP repair shop in Poland, it has been making the strangest clicking and beeping ... (more)
After weeks of erratic charging on my HP Elitebook 8440p, I decided to open up the plug that goes into the laptop. In doing so all of the wires pulled out before I was able to see which one connected where - and there were three wires: black ... (more)
This post is basically a confirmation that Windows 10 installs and runs on the HP Elitebook 8440p. Having said that, on the base configuration (4GB RAM, 5400 rpm hard drive) it does churn the hard disk a lot when you've just logged in, and ... (more)
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I'm sure it's not a ticking bomb... but ever since my laptop returned from a UPS-handled trip to HP's Poland service centre (for a simple night light replacement, no drama) it has been making strange high-pitched ticking and 'scratching' noises ... (more)
This is a guide to updating your Linux server for SSL-enabled, IPv6-happy email transmission using sendmail! Here are the things you need to have already: An IPv6 address for your server. Your internet hosting provider will be able ... (more)
The Manor House A beautifully restored period building dating back to the end of the 19th century in a semi-rural setting on the edge of the village, which hosts a pub, a lovely church and post office. Double, twin or single rooms with ... (more)
Ah, well, it's easy to answer, right? Boilerjuice, Butler, Bayford, Watson, or Scottish Fuels. Simple, eh? Or is it? Thanks to John Kelleher[1] who alerted us to the fact that many of the oil companies (that includes both domestic heating ... (more)
The Elitebook, being built around a Core I7 processor and laden with 4GB RAM, fared well in the Performance Information tests. It came out worst in the Aero graphics test with a score of 5.0, but all the other scores were 5.9 or above. According ... (more)