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Yoga 3 Pro’s 2-in-1 Charging Port

March 27, 2015November 22, 2016 Kent ChenStuff in General

Aside other nice things about the new Yoga 3 Pro laptop from Lenovo, I am quite fascinated about its charging port that combines both USB and charging port into one. The power adapter that comes with the laptop has a special charging connector that has two extra pins on each side, matching two extra pins on the Yoga’s charging port. […]

Boot VMware ESXi from a USB Flash Drive

October 24, 2008December 7, 2009 Kent ChenMicrosoft

I came cross this idea early this morning when I saw a post in the forum I am usually on.Â One guy mentioned that the ESXi serve he’s running has no hard drives at all, instead it boots from a USB key and links to the SAN afterwards.Â Very good idea.Â I wasn’t aware of such option as ESX server […]