Optimize Windows For Solid State Drives Usage
It might take some years from now on before most new computers will be shipped with Solid State Drives instead of conventional platter driven hard drives but the change is inevitable. SSDs […]
Document Scanning With Digital Cameras
Document scanning can be done with digital cameras. The process is very similar to scanning documents with a scanner. Instead of using a scanner that is connected to the computer to scan […]
Samsung SS805 SSD
Solid State Drives (SSDs) have many advantages over conventional hard drives like their faster access time, lower power consumption and silence while running. The read speed of SSD drives can be compared […]
Should You Defragment A SSD?
So called SSD hard drives are becoming increasingly popular especially in the netbook sector. Solid State Drives have several distinctive advantages like faster access times, lower power usage and being completely silent […]
Calibrate Your Flat Screen Computer Monitor
Computer monitors usually require some manual adjustments after connecting them for the first time to a new PC, which is called calibration in tech jargon. My newly bought HP flat screen computer […]
Decrease the Noise Of LCD Displays
In the past two years I bought a 42" Samsung LCD television and a 24" HP computer monitor and experienced a buzzing sound emitting from both screens shortly after plugging them in […]
Intel Product Comparison Chart
If you have already decided that the next processor that you are buying will be an Intel processor but are yet undecided on the processor itself you might find the Intel Product […]
Have You Ever Built a Laptop Sleeve
Almost everyone owns a laptop these days. And every owner will tell you what a challenge it is to keep the laptop from the bumps and scratches that result when your laptop […]
Erase Data On CD Or DVD Permanently
Data CDs and DVDs that are no longer needed pose a few problems. Throwing them away could be a privacy risk because everyone who finds them could simply read them and discover […]
Can You Build a PC for Less Than $100?
I was reading The Simple Dollar where there was an interesting post on the cheapest fully functional PC a person could use. The post was sparked by the author's own experience of […]
Create Your Own USB Stick
Something interesting for the weekend. If you feel that the usual retail usb sticks are to boring you might want to give designing your own a try. You can do that at […]
Meet Emily -- Facial animations
I'm loosely following the technological advances in a few sectors that are not directly related to the topics I write about here on Ghacks. This includes advancement in new input technologies like […]
Bios Update Made Easy
Many users shy away from updating the computer bios of their motherboard probably because of the fear of damaging the motherboard irreparably. Methods have evolved in the last years and it is […]
Do You Want A Watch That Catches Attention?
Tokyoflash is a well known Japanese company that is producing lots of "I need to read the manual to read the time" watches on their website which surprisingly - for a Japanese […]
Dell Releases Bios Updates For Several Nvidia Video Cards
Dell has released a Nvidia GPU (Graphics Processing Units) Bios Update for several Dell notebooks on their Dell Direct website. Nvidia confirmed earlier this month that some notebook GPUs were affected caused […]
Solid State Drives Test Results
I ordered and added the OCZ 64 Gigabyte Core Series Sata II Solid State Drive to my computer and have been playing around with it for some time now. This Solid State […]
Got My SSD, Any Questions Or Suggestions?
Okay the Solid State Drive that I ordered on Sunday arrived today and I thought it would be nice to give everyone the chance to ask questions about it and point to […]
Beat Impulse Purchases
Impulse purchases are those "see-grab-buy" purchases without really thinking hard about the purchase before making it. It's a phenomenon especially in the electronic world with a trend that many want to have […]
Diagnose And Manage Hard Disks with HDD Scan
HDD Scan is a very sophisticated hard disks diagnosing and managing tool that provides a wealth of information and options to the user. It basically provides the user with information about the […]
Fast SSD vs. Hard Disks
I first thought about getting a SSD (Solid State Disk) drive for my new computer that I assembled at the beginning of this year. The SSD drives were rather expensive and only […]
Netgear WGR614L Open Source Wireless-G Router
Netgear decided to hop onto the Open-Source bandwagon by developing a wireless router that would take user created firmwares without complaints, heck that was developed just for this purposes. I covered some […]
What Would You do with a 1.5 Terabyte Hard Drive?
When I got my first computer, my hard drive was all of 2.1 Gigabytes. At that time, it was a huge amount and I didn’t think I’d ever run out of disk […]
Install the latest Nvidia Drivers on your Notebook
Graphic card drivers for notebooks are usually not updated that often by the manufacturer of the Notebook. Nvidia on the other hand does not provide access to many graphic card drivers for […]
Test Your Computer With Heavy Load
It is always a good idea to stress test a new computer or new hardware to make sure that it is fully functionally and without errors. Hardware that is not working properly […]
Waterproof Keyboards
After asking about the keyboards you are using I thought it would be nice to introduce some specialized keyboards that might be interesting for one or the other. Specialized usually means keyboards […]
Ask the Readers: What Keyboard are you using?
I just finished reading the review and comments about Das Keyboard on Slashdot which apparently seems to provide a better typing experience for a hefty price tag. In case you are wondering […]
Color Laser Printers and Tracking Dots
Did you know that a lot of newer color laser printers create yellow tracking dots on their output which can be used to identify the printer and probably even the person that […]
Test the Speed of your USB Flash Drives
The speed difference of USB Flash Drives that support the USB 2.0 standard can be more than 15 MB/s with maximum speeds of about 30 MB/s for fast drives. That's still less […]
Computers' energy costs
Ever wondered how energy friendly the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii were ? Or how a LCD monitor would fare against a good old CRT monitor ? Australian consumer group […]
Test your LCD Monitor
It can happen that your new LCD monitor is having dead or stuck pixels which can be rather unfortunate depending on the location of the pixels and the laws of the country […]
Different Keyboards on Asus Eee PCs
Having considered buying an Asus Eee PC I must admit that I never thought that the models could have more differences than just the color. I would have never assumed that the […]
Microsoft Touchwall
I really like to watch presentations and demonstrations about technology, especially on the TED website but also on other websites. I recently stumbled upon a presentation for Microsoft's Touchwall, an inexpensive rear-projection […]
Windows EeePC 900 cheaper than Linux model
Update: Bruno Miguel pointed out that the official Asus website for Australia lists different information. Both Windows and Linux EeePC 900 will have the same 20 Gigabyte storage capacity. The Windows model […]
Testing a newly build PC
Testing a newly build or purchased computer is essential for two reasons. The first is to make sure that the hardware does not get damaged.The main problem of most modern PCs is […]
Building a PC from Scratch
The computer parts for my new PC arrived two days ago and I would like to share with you how I build my new PC. This article covers the hardware part of […]
Blu-Ray hardware sales figures drop in 2008
The format war between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray is finally over and one would have thought that this would have a positive effect on Blu-Ray sales especially from the customer group that decided […]
I'm on a shopping spree
I did make two large purchases in the last two days. I finally ordered my new computer yesterday, or better the parts for the new computer, and cannot wait to build it […]
Monitor CPU Core Temperatures
I can't really say how many apps and tools for Windows provide you with the functionality to display the temperature of your cpu, graphics card or hard drives. I have been using […]
Building a PC April Progress
This is the final month of my Building a PC series that details the components that I will purchase for my new computer. To be able to compare components and prices I […]
Self-Destructing DVDs ?
Would you pay money for a DVD that would be readable for a period of 48 hours after taking it out of its vacuum-sealed packaging ? Sounds a lot like video rentals […]
