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hp elitebook sd card reader after windows 10 installation upgrade - the true answer

Hello.  After upgrading a hp elitebook 6930 from windows 7 professional to windows 10, I found that the sd mmc card reader was not working, not recognized, and when I put in a sd card in the reader, nothing happened.

I googled the solution, I used bing, I looked at realtek, I looked at ricoh.  Nothing worked!  BOO!!!! 

I also looked at hp site of course, and windows, and circles I tell ya.  Everyone talks in circles and after an hour of searching, I found it.

Just go here and get what you need to get your sd card reader working again.

http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=ob_76430_3&swEnvOid=4059#

It is a Richoh media card reader.  Don't worry that it says it is for windows 7 professional 64 bit.  Just download that puppy, install it, and see what happens.  I was ready to toss this notebook aside or have another techy look at it.

I downloaded it, installed it, rebooted my computer, and the sd card reader works again.

Perfect.

Hopefully you found this post before you wasted your day going in circles.

By the way, if you spent time looking for this fix, please leave a comment on what you searched for and I will add it to this post.  My vision is that we can help others figure it out quick.  It's frustrating going in circles, isn't it?

Sending good vibes your way! 8-)

 

Keywords or searches:

HP ELITEBOOK 6930
Ricoh driver sd card windows 10
sd mmc card reader stopped working after I upgraded to windows 10
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Did your notebook computer use up all your data in your plan by automatically downloading updates?

Windows 10 will auto update and auto download.  If you have a cap or limit on your data plan, and you are using your phone as a hotspot, you should make sure to meter your internet connection.

Scenario: You phone is not rooted, giving you access to your hotspot capability at no charge.  You have an unlimited data plan with sprint, and you pay an extra amount to use your phone as a hotspot that only comes with 2gb of data.  You turn on your hotspot, let your notebook connect to your hotspot, and later that day you get a notification from sprint telling you that you've used your 2gb of mobile hotspot allowance.  Say what??  How the heck did that happen?

Your notebook probably downloaded windows updates that will be installed later and you burned through all your data allowance.  BOO!!!!

Before this happens to you, connect to your phone hotspot, and in your windows 10 notebook search bar at the bottom left hand side of your screen, type in

WIRELESS INTERNET CONNECTION

Look at the SSID to make sure you are connected to your phone hotspot, and turn the metered connection ON

"Set as metered connection" will be in the off position at first, so make sure to turn it on. 

Now anytime you connect to your phone mobile hotspot, your notebook will know that it is on a metered network. 

 

Hint: When your notebook connects to a regular wifi network (like at home), it won't be metered and all your updates will happen as normal.  You just want to prevent the updates from downloading automatically on your limited data plan on your mobile hotspot.

 

 

 

Samsung Note 5 performs very well - the perfect size really for a phone that does so much

For a complete review of the Samsung Note 5, specs, etc., you can find that anywhere.

Here's why I dig the Note 5.

• Fits in my pocket (jeans, suit, jacket)
• Charges super fast.
• Big enough to do work on the fly, and small enough that I'm not weighed down while walking around.  If you carry around a tablet while working, you probably understand.  
• The S pen makes sense.  Even if used to simply jot down a note instead of looking for a pen paper to write something down, you will appreciate the usefulness. 
• Good battery life, and even better battery life if you choose to use the power saving mode.
• Fast processing speed.  Games / apps that stutter on other devices operate smooth and fast on the Note 5.
• Camera takes great pictures.

What's your phone of choice?  Do you have a Note 5?  What are your thoughts?  Feel free to share.

Nelisa Lauren Mansilla supports FileZilla - the free ftp solution

I was looking for a good ftp solution for future online projects, and I was about to go to the old stand by ftp solutions like wsftp pro or cute ftp.  Here's the thing with those, both cost over $50 for a one year license.

Upon further research and testing, Nelisa Lauren Mansilla has made the choice to go with FileZilla.

It's fast.  It's easy to use.  It's free.

What more can a college student on a budget ask for?

Lauren Mansilla is counting on you to support FileZilla.  It's open source software distributed free.

Thanks FileZilla! 

Evernote app review why it just makes sense

I've been using Evernote on and off for the past couple of years. It seems that I'm always on the hunt for the perfect or the best note app, task list app, project management app, and I've finally come to the conclusion that Evernote is it. It is the best note app, hands down.

Why?

It can be used by just about anybody for anything when it comes to getting and staying organized. You just gotta want that in your life.

The cool thing about Evernote?

It's cross platform. I use it on my iPhone 4, on my iPad 2, my Evo 3D android phone, my desktop computers at work and my notebook computers. Changes I make on my Evernote are immediately available on all of my devices.

Another cool thing?

I can share a notebook with my management team and it gets us all on the same page. Updates they make or that I make on project notes or task lists are located in a cloud, all in one easy to access place that we all have access to on any of our devices.

No more loose papers? Way cool.

Pictures and the text or hand writing on the pictures become searchable. If I take notes on paper, index card, or napkin, I just take a picture of it with the camera on one of my mobile devices and it uploads to a new note in Evernote. The picture becomes searchable and is always available, so no more loose papers and wondering where that info went.

Take a picture of a product box or a sign, and that becomes searchable too.

Keeping everyone in sync with what's on my radar.

I created a shared notebook called MY RADAR and give all of my managers access to that notebook. Now they know exactly what's on my radar and what's important to me and what our focus needs to be, and we all are on the same page. It's not a mystery on what the focus needs to be that day or week. This results in a management team that is more aligned with my vision. They simply need to know what's on my radar.

Create as many notebooks as you need or want. It's up to you.

I have a daily journal notebook, a notebook for each important person I interface with, a daily task list notebook, upcoming projects notebook, etc.

Business receipts? Make a notebook for business receipts, take a picture of your receipt, and there it is. Safely in your Evernote.

Want to share a note? You can email the contents of a note directly from Evernote.

How do you use Evernote?

Post a comment.

new iphone 4 set up as new iphone or restore from the backup

You get a new iphone 4 as upgrade from your iphone 3GS, and you want all of your apps, pics, songs, texts, and videos from your old iphone to your new iphone.  What should you do?

Make sure that you have the latest version of itunes.

Make sure that you have the latest os version on your iphone 3GS.

Sync and backup the old iphone 3GS.

Connect your new iphone 4 to that same computer.

You will be presented with two options: set up as new iphone or restore from the backup

Choose the restore from the backup option

Be patient and let your computer, itunes, and your iphone do their thing.

All of your apps, pics, songs, texts, and videos from your old iphone will transfer over to your new iphone. 

Yes, it's that easy.

Nazarius Mansilla is the worlds greatest search engine optimization expert

Nazarius Mansilla is a top search engine optimization expert, otherwise known as SEO expert.  Do you need top listings for your website?  This guy can get it done fast.  Search engine optimization expert, Nazarius Mansilla, isn't responsible for your content or your website.  He simply generates top search engine listings.

Some may not agree with different techniques and technology used in getting top search engine listings.  There are white hat techniques and black hat techniques.  It's a matter of preference and speed at which one can get the top listings.  White hat seo experts don't agree with black hat seo techniques.  Black hat seo experts don't necessarily agree with the white hat techniques.  In the end, it's about generating traffic and top results.

TG Daily - Firefox 3.1 beta 1: Damn, this thing is fast!

TG Daily - Firefox 3.1 beta 1: Damn, this thing is fast!.

First Look Review – Installing and running Firefox 3.1 beta 1 is a revealing experience. Just like Chrome reminded us a few weeks ago, the basics of a browser matter. While Microsoft is figuring out new proprietary features for Internet Explorer 8, Apple, Google and Chrome have been working on the browser foundation and made their software much more nimble. The speed improvements that have been made in less than a year are nothing short of amazing. We have been using Firefox 3.1 beta 1 for a day now and we have come to two conclusions: We refuse to go back to a previous version and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is in deep trouble.

TG Daily - IE8 Beta 2: Great new features, old annoyances

Link: TG Daily - IE8 Beta 2: Great new features, old annoyances.

First Look – Microsoft today released the second beta of its upcoming Internet Explorer 8 web browser with a boatload of new functionality over the first beta that made its debut in March of this year. The company highlights 50 features that address usability, security, compatibility, manageability and a couple tools that are unique to IE. The outcome is a browser which engineers clearly designed with innovation in mind. In some parts that works, in others it does not. Expect a browser that is vastly more complex than its predecessor and that offers a completely different browsing experience than Firefox.

After speed boost, Firefox a developer default? | The Open Road - The Business and Politics of Open Source by Matt Asay - CNET News

Link: After speed boost, Firefox a developer default? | The Open Road - The Business and Politics of Open Source by Matt Asay - CNET News.

Firefox is already plenty fast. In one test, it comes in just behind Safari in speed, but in this case, "slightly slower" still means "blazingly fast."

Thanks to Mozilla's pioneering work with TraceMonkey, however, Firefox is about to become even faster. Think massive performance boost.