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Author :: Michael Russell  |
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| Article Title :: Computer Memory - How Much Is Enough? |
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| How much memory should you have in your personal computer? How much is enough? How much is too much? How much is too little?These are not easy questions to answer. The truth is, memory requirements to run basic programs over the last 20 years have gone up exponentially.Back in the early stone ages of PCs your basic computer came with 64K of RAM. This was just about enough to run a simple basic program. To run any kind of a program that did anything useful, and there were very few of those, you had to upgrade to at least 128K and if possible 256K. Back then, circa 1984, this was a lot of memory and came with a hefty price tag of about $1 for each K of memory. So a 256 (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Michael Russell |
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| Article Title :: Computer Memory Problems |
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| In this article we're going to concentrate on why and how memory goes bad and what causes memory problems.If you've ever worked on a PC and all of a sudden in the middle of blasting the heck out of some space invader your PC goes black and then suddenly reboots look no further than some kind of memory problem. This does not necessarily mean that the memory chip in your computer has gone bad, though that is always a possibility. But it does point to some kind of problem.The least serious of these problems are actually caused not by the memory itself but by the applications the user happens to be running at the time. The sad truth is, some applications are just poorly writt (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Joseph Mercado |
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| Article Title :: At Last, The Lost Ruins of Epson Media Information Is Revealed To All Epson Inkjet Printer Owners! |
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| No Longer Will Life Behind Epson’s Closed Media Curtains Hide From An Epson Believer Ever Again.How critical is it to decide on the proper inkjet paper used for my Epson printer and reap its total optimal performance?Making the right inkjet printer paper choice can be quite an indecisive moment, yet an important one. The type of media you select will determine the overall print output quality performed.Numerous amounts of Epson and non-Epson inkjet paper range widely between printer manufacturers and third party media companies. Some of these parties produce compatible or special coated paper to fit end users specified printing needs. The questions remains, which pa (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Joseph Mercado |
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| Article Title :: Quick, Pick Up Your Primary Key Epson Ink Solution Differences In Just 5 Pre-Qualifying Ways |
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| How can I determine the key difference among each of the Epson ink solutions?There are several key Epson differences when analyzing the multiple solutions scoped out on its targeted media applications. In this article we will cover the 5 main principles. This will diversify the individual output pointing in the technology direction of;•4-Color Dye
•6-Color Photo Dye
•Durabrite Ink
•Ultra Chrome Ink
•Archival InkEach one holds its own print quality talent. The different kinds of inks will define how intense the quality is based on the selected media types used. In order to line up the different comparisons where you can understand the sta (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Michael Russell |
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| Article Title :: Computer Memory - What To Buy? |
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| In this article we're going to discuss, first off, how to determine what kind of memory your computer uses and how to decide what to buy to fit your needs.Unfortunately, not all computer memory is alike and the make of your motherboard will determine what memory you will need to get if you want to upgrade or even just replace a defective memory chip.The first problem is knowing what type of memory you need. Actually this isn't too hard to determine. The user manual that came with your computer should specifically list the kind of memory you have to buy either for upgrade or replacement. If not, you can find this information in the memory advisor tool that came with your o (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Olan Butler |
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| Article Title :: Buying A Computer: Drives (Part 3): Affordability And Performance Buying Tips |
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| Hard Drive and Multimedia Drives: Today, we will delve into the optical drive family used in computer desktops today. This family consists of the compact disk (CD) and the digital versatile disk (DVD).CDs for a computer are no different than audio CDs for your CD player. They can store between 650MB to 700MB of data. As of the writing of this article (1/13/2006), CDs and CD recorders are very standard and CDs will easily interchange between equipment and maintain compatibility.I know at this point, for some of you on this mailing, this information is “old hat”; however, for the sake of the beginner, I want to cover this information in its basic detail.We w (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Syed Feroz Zainvi |
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| Article Title :: Hyperthreading In Nutshell |
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| The article summarizes the Hyperthreading technology as best as possible in just ten steps.1. Hyperthreading (HT) is term coined by Intel for Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT).2. Hyperthreading is meant for dual-core or multi-core processors like Pentium 4 with HT or Xeon MP.3. The technology aims at better utilization of execution units in a processor which otherwise would be idle.4. This technique is better than its predecessor Multithreading and Superthreading in the sense that in each instruction cycle, a processor can execute instructions from mutliple threads.5. Hardware implemetation of Hyperthreading is not very complex as reported by Intel "Im (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Michael Russell |
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| Article Title :: Computer Memory And The Future |
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| Remember when PCs first came out and you had 4K of RAM? Then the Atari 1600 came out with 16K of RAM. The price tag on that thing was astronomical.We have come a long way from those early days. Today your standard PC has 32 bit processors and a minimum of 128 meg of RAM and even that amount will barely run anything.Windows XP recommends that you run the operating system with a minimum of 64 meg. Anyone who has tried to run Windows XP on 64 meg of RAM knows that the PC itself runs at a snails pace. You can actually follow the redraw rate on your windows applications as they open up. Painful doesn't even begin to describe it.Given that fact, when you then take t (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Michael Russell |
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| Article Title :: Computer Memory - Flash Memory |
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| Flash memory is a form of EEPROM memory, which is Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory. It allows more than one location to be written to and erased in just one operation. Flash memory is what is called non-volatile. That means it does not need power to retain the information that is on the chip itself. Also, flash memory has very fast read access times, though not quite as fast as volatile DRAM which is used as the main memory in PCs. Flash memory, however, is more shock resistant than a computer hard disk drive. It is because of these features that flash memory is so popular in devices such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants.Flash memory was inv (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Bob Rankin |
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| Article Title :: Is Your Printer Spying On You? |
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| Even Your Printer Has DNAYes, it's true. In an effort to snare counterfeiters, the US government has persuaded some color laser printer manufacturers to encode each page with identifying information. The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) has recently proven what many have suspected for a long time - that at least some laser printers embed a secret machine identification code on every page they print, which reveals when the page was printed, and the serial number of the printer on which it was printed.You might might not think it's a big deal that your printer's serial number is embedded on every page. But if you registered your printer with the manufacturer when you bough (read full article) |
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