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Sunday, May 10th, 2009[ reprinted from a Popular Science article originally posted on 08/20/08 ]
Being a tech consumer is a treacherous endeavor these days. Installing software, upgrading a piece of hardware or even just plugging in a new peripheral is a pursuit wrought with danger. That’s because, as a man named Murphy has us conditioned to believe, something […]
Forget the CPU…buy a better graphics card
Sunday, May 10th, 2009[ reprinted from a Popular Science article originally posted on 04/10/08 ]
Video processors do more to boost speed than main processors, says nVidia
OK, they are not the most objective source, but graphics processor manufacturer nVidia does make a pretty convincing argument for spending more money on a computer’s graphics card and less on the […]
Free your media - instantly …and wirelessly!
Saturday, May 9th, 2009[ reprinted from a Popular Science article originally posted on 01/09/09 ]
A promising new piece of software beams your computer to the big screen in seconds, no cables necessary
Someday soon there’ll be a chicken in every pot and a centralized media center in every home. Till then, we’re stuck with what we’ve got; some companies […]
Defeating laptop theft …with technology
Saturday, May 9th, 2009[ reprinted from Newsweek article originally posted on 04/29/09 ]
When a thief stole my laptop, I was determined to get it back. Oh yeah, and seek a little electronic revenge along the way.
I take really long showers, the kind of shower that single-handedly depletes my hot-water heater. I know it’s terribly selfish, from an environmental […]
Top 10 computer viruses in history
Saturday, May 9th, 2009Here is a great but useless article on the top 10 computer viruses of all time. It’s an interesting read, at least, to see just how much the computer “virus” has evolved over the life of modern-day computing. Enjoy
Can I recover deleted files?
Saturday, May 9th, 2009[ reprinted from Popular Science article originally posted 05/23/08 ]
So you finally finished writing your novel and then somehow accidentally dumped it? It happens. Luckily, when you delete a file from your computer’s trash bin, it’s actually just marked for deletion. That means it can be overwritten on your hard drive by other data, but […]
Today, dirt - tomorrow, quantum computing
Saturday, May 9th, 2009[ reprinted from Popular Science article originally posted 06/30/08 ]
Natural impurities in silicon could lead the way to the fastest computers ever imagined
Much like cold fusion, nano-computing always seems ten years off. The years go by, technology advances, but the goal doesn’t seem to get any closer. Last week, however, a team of Purdue […]
Is your ISP sabotaging your bandwidth?
Saturday, May 9th, 2009[ reprinted from Popular Science article orignally posted 08/08/08 ]
Is your ISP sabotaging your internet connection? There’s now a simple way to find out.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a rights advocacy group based in San Francisco, released a software program last week that lets you track whether your Internet Service Provider (ISP) is purposefully making your […]
Want to know what computers will be like in 5 years? This is amazing!
Saturday, May 9th, 2009[ reprinted from Popular Science article originally posted on 9/25/08 ]
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Since the invention of the transistor, silicon semiconductors have been king. But now silicon-based transistors are nearing the limit of their potential. Excess heat and […]
How can I find lost computer files?
Saturday, May 9th, 2009[ reprinted from Popular Science article originally posted on 12/01/08 ]
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The dreaded lost file syndrome: You know that somewhere on your hard drive, the file you seek is happily sitting, awaiting you. But you just can’t find it, and you can’t even remember the name of it.
Now what? If you’re a Windows user, […]