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Author :: Sabir Rizvi  |
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| Article Title :: 7 Questions You Need To Ask Before Buying A Notebook Computer |
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| If you are planning to purchase a notebook computer, then there are seven key questions that you will need to ask yourself. Doing this will enable you to arrive at the kind of quality notebook that best suits your purposes and current budget.
1 - How portable, how powerful?
The issue of size and weight will determine how easily you will be able to carry around your notebook computer. After all, one of the reasons why you may have decided to purchase a notebook computer in the first place, is most probably based on the issue of portability. You will need to strike a balance based on your needs and requirements between ultra-portables and desktop replacements. (read full article) |
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Author :: Michael Arcand |
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| Article Title :: Computer Noise |
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| Computer noise is normal ... somewhat. Then there is the dreaded silence of death ...You see, there are several moving parts inside of your desktop computer. These parts are going to make noise, so that part is normal. Your computer has at least two fans, one on the CPU (central processing unit, or the brain of the computer) and the other on the power supply unit. An option third fan is sometimes located in the middle of the back of the case, directing airflow directly onto the CPU area, or venting the case itself. All of these fans will make noise.In addition, your hard drive is comprised of small platters with magnetic read/write heads located in between the platters; a so (read full article) |
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Author :: Peter Stewart |
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| Article Title :: Buying DDR Memory for Your Computer |
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| Many aspects of the personal computer have increased in leaps and bounds in terms of performance and what they are capable of doing.Computer memory, often referred to as Random Access Memory (RAM), has become of greater and greater performance as time has gone on.One of the famous quotes from back in the eighties was one made by Bill Gates when he said that no one would ever need more than 640KB of memory. Well that has been passed for ages now, with high performance machines sometimes sporting over 1GB of it.There are many advantages that can be had with more memory.
Programs run fasterLess waiting time for programs to load (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Leon Chaddock |
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| Article Title :: What Is Reverse-Engineering |
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| Reverse-engineering is a term that is used for the process of taking apart something to figure out how to use it, basically. In many cases, something new and great has come about. In order to understand how it works or to recreate it, engineers will pull it apart and study it. Understanding how it works is one thing. But in order to recreate it, they will have to make it different somehow. This can be challenging but is often necessary. Reverse-engineering is quite a fantastic, but worrisome way to learn new things.The task that is difficult in reverse-engineering is the task of making what is in such a way that it will no longer be the same. The fear that is involved has to (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Leon Chaddock |
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| Article Title :: The Value Of Document Shredding |
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| Document shredding is a necessary function of business. There are many areas in which you will find the various tools that you need to do this, but we are going to let you in on a secret. That is, you can find some excellent equipment to take care of your document shredding needs right here on the web for quite a bit less than you would expect. Okay, so maybe it isn’t a big secret anymore but the fact is what you need is available through the web at excellent prices including the document shredding that you need to have done.Why is it important to use document shredding anyway? If you are still thinking that someone isn’t going to be digging through your trash, perhaps you (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Troy Winters |
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| Article Title :: CRT and LCD Monitor Death-Match |
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| Up till the late nineties, CRT monitors were the standard and the norm. Since the introduction of LCD monitors, more and more people have started to buy this new technology. Because of this demand, technology giant Sony, has started to phase out its CRT production. Does this mean that LCD monitors are better than CRT monitors? Well, let's compare some of the advantages and disadvantages of both types.Colour:The quality and clarity of colour is still better on CRT monitors when compared to a standard LCD monitor. But the new generation of LCD monitors incorporate technology which can compete with the best of CRT monitors. The new monitors are VGA TFT LCD and this makes a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Cameron Postelwait |
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| Article Title :: Fiber Optics: The Freakiest Haunted Carnival Fun House EVER Since "Enter The Dragon" |
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| Enter the Dragon
You stumble through a maze of mirrors, placed methodically so that the camera filming you doesn't film itself... you have hot pink fluids smeared over your arms and torso as an obscure, esoteric reference to human blood... there is a chinese actor chasing you with an over-sized rabbit's foot with marshmallow roasters attached to the fingers as an obscure esoteric reference to a bear-claw-esque weapon (which will henceforth be reverenced in the form of a mouth-watering innamon/frosting medley pastry).Is this the freakiest haunted carnival fun house ever? Is it a story Spielberg, Coppola, Lucas, and the like tell over a campfire to try to scare each ot (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Gavin Duncan |
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| Article Title :: CD Burner Vs. DVD Burner |
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| Most people tend to think that a DVD Burner is a better option than a CD Burner for data back-ups either in the office or at home but once you look at the options you can see why CD Burners are still available in the market and is no-where near an era of old technology.Before one goes out and purchases a CD Burner or DVD Burner the reason for having the Burner needs to be looked at allowing the best choice to be selected.So what is a DVD Burner useful for?A DVD Burner is useful for when you are looking to copy or duplicate a DVD disc or to burn video files into DVD Format so they can be played on a home DVD player. DVD discs allow Gigabytes of Data to be burned to the (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Teve Torbes |
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| Article Title :: Buying a Hard-drive - How Much Space Do You Need |
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| For novice buyers of computers or of a separate hard drive, it’s often hard to tell exactly how big you should go. Many people don’t even have a good idea of what a "gigabyte" is or how much space there files will take up. How exactly do you figure out how much storage space you’ll need?If you already have a computer, this is actually an extremely easy thing to figure out. Right-click on your C: drive under the My Computer option, and select "Properties." This will bring up a little pie chart that tells you how much space you have and how much you are using. It will tell you in "gigabytes" or "GB", a unit of storage space. Once you’ve found out how much you’re currently u (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Martin Coleman |
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| Article Title :: Power Up! UPSs and Surge Protectors |
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| They happen to the best of us. "I'll be alright" you say, watching the approaching storm while finishing off that game of Solitaire. Then Boom! The lights go out, your computer blinks off. Once the power has been restored, you press the power button to start it up again, but nothing. You check the plugs. They're fine. You press the power again. Nothing. Bad news. Your power supply has been blown. Chances are, your modem was blown as well, if not more. I guess you wont be finishing that game of solitaire after all.Now that above scenario was completely preventable. What caused it? A lightning strike causing a power spike is all it takes. But you can protect your computer from this i (read full article) |
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