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Simple Display Emulator with an HDMI-VGA Adapter
How to Disable Intel Turbo Boost Technology (on a notebook)

In my review of ASUS GL553VD, I said that I had found a way to reduce the fan noise produced by the cooling system. With a fresh installation of Windows 10, the cooling system is kicked off every two seconds even for simple tasks like opening a web page. I hate fan noise!
How to Install NVIDIA Graphics Drivers on Linux Mint 17

Something has recently changed in NVIDIA graphics driver installer because the quick method I used so far to install NVIDIA driver on Mint 17 does not work anymore. Here is a new method I successfully tested with latest R358.16 for Linux and Mint 17 MATE edition:
How to Open a Terminal in any Folder from OS X Finder
How to Enable the Compositing under Linux Mint 15
Linux Mint 15 – Compositing enabled