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 renta
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Is faster RAM really worth the extra cash ?
When you build computers and purchase the peripherals by yourself you have to make several decisions.
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Silencing your hard drives
I just read an article over at Lifehacker that was called Silence Your Hard Drive with Elastic Suspenders and I thought I weigh in my 2 cents on the topic becau
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PC Building Advice
You know, I have no troubles of linking to your websites or articles if they are great and make up for a good story.
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Add new functions to Canon's Digital Cameras
Adding new functions and features to hardware is normally accomplished by replacing the firmware with a new or hacked one that adds the new functionality to the
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Creative receives some serious community bashing
Things are heating up over at the Creative forum where Creative Labs have issued a statement that forbids the user Daniel_K of providing X-FI sound card drivers
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Analyze and Repair PC Hardware
I'm the family's computer guy and it is slowly spreading to family friends and even neighbors as well thanks to recommendations of family members.
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Epson Software Resetter
One way to save lots of money is to refill printer cartridges instead of buying new ones.
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Building a PC March Progress
We are coming closer to the finish line.
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Configure function for double right-click
I have always asked myself why there is no way to configure a function for double right-clicking.
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Building a PC February Progress
Another month has passed quickly and I'm almost ready to buy the components for the new computer that I want to build.
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Monitor Calibration Wizard
Calibrating a monitor, be it LCD or CRT monitor, can be a tedious task.
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Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card
My first thought when I heard about the Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card was that no one would be going to need this SD card with build in WiFi but when I read a
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Goodbye BIOS Here Comes UEFI
UEFI which is an acronym for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface which will eventually replace the 20+ year old Bios.
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Samsung Syncmaster 2263DX
Most flat screen monitors these days come in sizes of 19'', 22'' and 24'' with a 16:9 ratio.
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Hard Disk Low Level Format
There are two types of hard disk formatting possibilities, low and high level formating.
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Easy Monitor Calibration
A lot of things can be wrong if you setup a new monitor or never bothered to calibrate an old one.
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Use a Magnet to protect your PC
A wonderful tip about a hack was send to me yesterday by Joe.
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Hack your DVD Writer
Companies release new DVD writers all the time that have new functions and work better with certain type of media.
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Ridata introduces new Solid State Drives
Finally we are seeing the long awaited progress in the Solid State Drives market.
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Building a PC January Progress
It's only a few more months until I will make the final decision about the PC components that I will place in my new computer.
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Lower Video Card noise by reducing the device's fan speed
Modern video cards come in two flavors.
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Make your DVD Drive play all DVDs
Today I had a problem playing a Region 2 DVD on my Region 1 DVD drive connected to a PC running Windows.
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What you should do before bringing the PC in for repair
Have you ever brought in a computer for repair to the friendly computer store next door or send your notebook to that big company that sold you it so that they
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Upgrading to a bigger computer monitor
I do work with a Samsung SyncMaster 19" LCD monitor which is an awesome monitor.
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Where's that darn router password?
Every router and even many modems are secured by a password, and while it is often very easy to find out what it is, for instance when the admin password is lis
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Buying a new PC December
I started to collect components for a new computer that I wanted to build last month and decided that it would be nice and helpful if I would post a monthly upd
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PC Upgrade Ideas for Christmas
advantage of adding RAM is the fact that you it is relatively easy to add to your system.
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Change the default Wlan Channel to improve wireless connectivity
Are you living in a neighborhood with lots of Wlan activity ? You can check this if you do search for Wlans on your computer and find lots of them listed.
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Get System Information with PC Wizard
It sometimes is a good idea to check on the components that are installed on your computer.
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Buying a new PC November Progress
I let it slip once or twice in the comments that I'm going to buy and build a new computer in the first quarter of the next year.
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Solid State Hard Drives
I'm really excited about this new technology that will make its way and replace those magnetic hard drives in the long run.
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Bought a Computer? Check it's hardware!
The first thing that I'm doing after I bought a computer, be it used or retail, is to check if the components installed are indeed the components advertised.
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Permanently Assign Drive Letters to USB Devices
Don't you hate it that it is not possible to assign a drive letter to an USB device in Windows using Microsoft tools ? Let me correct that, it is possible to as
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Create Game Profiles for your Nvidia Graphics Card
Not every game runs perfectly with the default settings.
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Lower the noise of your hard drives with SilentDrive
Hard Drives can be terribly noise makers in computers.
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Custom Paper Keyboards
Flippress is a German startup that is currently in the process of creating a website that will allow everyone to create their own customized paper keyboards whi
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New Trend? Hardware embedded Software
Does it make sense to embed a web browser like Firefox or a Voice over IP client like Skype into a motherboard ? It surely has some advantages like fast boot ti
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Star Wars Home Theater
In a place far away from reality - which happens to be somewhere near Seattle - two Star Wars geeks decided to create the ultimate home theater: A Star Wars Dea
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USB Flash Drive with Capacity Meter
Many users think that usb flash drives are all the same.
