Migrating Windows from HD to SSD
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Hummingbird Spring Migration 2010
Comments (89)Claire is correct - it's the timing. Excerpt from hummingbirds.net "Where did my hummers go? You watched the migration maps and hung your feeder in time to attract the first migrants. You kept the feeder clean and the syrup fresh, and were rewarded by lots of visits from migrants, then the activity settled down to regular appearances by the resident birds. Pretty cool hobby, eh? Then, perhaps in early May (depending on your latitude)... NO MORE HUMMERS! Where'd they all go? This didn't happen last year! Or did it? Welcome to the nesting season, folks. I'll discuss Ruby-throats in particular, but similar principles probably apply to most other species. Shortly after arriving, the females establish a nesting territory. Ruby-throats prefer secluded wetlands for nesting, if available, and proximity to your feeder is not an issue; in fact, females don't like to build nests in a male's feeding territory, and your feeder is probably part of one. Visits to distant feeders take too much time away from the eggs. When the chicks hatch, they need protein to grow, not sugar, so their mother spends most of her time catching small insects and spiders for them. During this period, I personally still see a male or two at my feeders, but typically only early or late in the day. I suspect that once their breeding duties are over, males tend to abandon territories and forage more widely to fatten up for migration. After the chicks fledge (leave the nest), expect the number of hummers at your feeder to be double what it was before the "disappearance." As summer progresses, there will be fewer natural hummingbird food sources available in many parts of the continent; feeders can have a real positive impact on the number of birds that survive, especially in the dry Midwestern U.S., so please keep them clean and fresh. And keep notes on your tiny visitors, if you like, so you can verify for yourself that this is a normal, annual process." I checked my photo library and all of my backyard hummers were photographed in July, August, and Sept. Been a long spring. Thank you, Claire. Kindly, Jane Here is a link that might be useful: hummingbirds.net...See MoreSsd drive
Comments (10)Some cpu's, maybe all of them ... you can look in power management and set the minimum and maximum speeds for the CPU. Mine are set 5% minimum 100% max.. they speed up and slow down on demand extremely fast..... you can lower the max to maybe 95% see if that helps cool it down a bit. It should greatly cool the cpu. If you know you have an Intel chipset, or even if you don't know.. you can visit support intel.com and have it scan for updated/current intel drivers. They've greatly improved things in past couple months,, for all their components,,, maybe in anticipation of Win8 upgrades and the demands microsoft has placed on energy efficiency lately. Speedy SSD drives.. wow, some are very nice, but pricey. My laptop came with 5400rpm sata2 but is sata3 capable.. makes for an expensive wish. Newer versions of SSHD's boots and starts up your most used favorite programs nearly the same SSD fast and still isn't as reliable as standard hd. and they too run hotter....See MoreAny possibility to improve desktop responsiveness?
Comments (13)azmom, I'd really have to assess your current computer to give you a fair and true opinion! The Specs you gave us were very general but lead me to believe it would be better to a new computer. If you did decide to go with upgrading your current computer those upgrades (if you went with a 500GB - 1TB Hybrid) would be in the range of $125-$175. Using an SSD Drive would be slightly higher. If you're able to do the work yourself you wouldn't have to pay someone to install and set up your new Hard Drive and RAM (you could also Clone your old hard drive to the new hard drive or do a clean install). With the price of Laptops these days it might be better to go that route! You can pick up a pretty decent Laptop for around $300-$400. You can definitely get them cheaper, but you will get what you paid for. Example: here is a link to a 2-in-1 Laptop for $379.99 Lenovo 2-in-1 Touchscreen Laptop I found this in less than a minute searching at Best Buy. I'm sure there are many others out there for a great price. This one has an Intel Core i3 5th Gen. Processor at 2.2GHz, 15.6" Touchscreen, 8GB Ram, 500GB Hard Drive, Backlit Keyboard, Can be a Laptop or Tablet, looks to be preinstalled with Windows 10, etc......See MoreTrying to choose new PC
Comments (20)High spec'd PC's for the average user, I absolutely agree it's overkill, a waste of money, and not needed. But sorry, I don't find an SSD to be "over spec'd" for anyone. HDD's are great for storage, but not great for running an OS. Will it work, of course it will, it's been doing it for many years. Would I want it as my boot drive here in 2018? Hell no. I've had an SSD as my boot drive for 5+ years and would never go back. I did look at oem machines online last night, and find that most oem's only offer an SSD in their performance pc's which seem to START at $1k and include a bunch of other crap that isn't needed which is rather unfortunate. I know they do it to cut down on overhead of additional models to stock, but dang, Counterpoint though, I also feel a person over 60 who drives like a grandma should't own or be driving a Corvette or other high performance vehicle because they'll likely never drive it the way it's meant to be. BUT, they're the bulk of whom I see drive them, because that's about all who can afford them ;o). Some people just want to buy nice and impractical things because they can, not because they should....See MoreElmer J Fudd
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