Archive for the ‘Hardware’ Category

Speakers

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

I always try to have my sound on whenever I use my computer. I think that each person would benefit from having high quality speakers. Many people do not realize this, but they can actually increase the volume of their speakers. By default the speaker option in Windows is not ...

Computers Taking Too Long to Load

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

One of the first things that many people want to do in the morning straight after they wake up, is to have access to the Internet and check news from around the world. However, this is where the problem starts. It usually takes a few minutes for a PC to ...

Standardized Battery

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

There are plans to produce a standardized rechargeable green cell battery, which would be compatible with many devices. The basic concept is that you could pick up and replace such a battery on the go, as you would be able to buy it from vending machines. I think that the ...

Computer Not Switching On?

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

There are a lot of tech problems that you may encounter as a computer user, and one of them is the issue of your computer not switching on. As a matter of fact, I had such a problem myself probably a couple of times. One time when I was working ...

Solid State Drives

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Hard drives as we know them, have been around for a long time. Recently, there has been an innovation when it comes to HDDs, namely creating solid state drives. They promise a more reliable storage location and better performance. While this sounds great this new technology has its disadvantages, as ...

Going Wireless

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

In the past I used to have a wireless Internet connection. Even though right now I have an ADSL connection, there were some advantages of this type of Internet access. Even though currently I am pretty sure that my Internet connection is more reliable, there is no way I can ...

RAM Buyers Guide

Friday, October 30th, 2009

RAM stands for Random Access Memory and it is a type of storage on your computer. If your computer does not have enough RAM, it will be sluggish and the performance will be quite bad. That is why it is important to have enough RAM, but it is also important ...

Touchscreen

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

As an owner of a Pocket PC I appreciate that I can use the touchscreen as an input method. The Windows operating system for Pocket PC is actually designed from scratch to support touchscreens. Would it not be great if we could have the same features on our desktop PCs? ...

Competition in the Console Market

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Nintendo Wii is one of the most popular gaming consoles, which has proven that there is still room for innovation in computer games. Last year there has been news of Nintendo launching Wii Channel which is used to rate WiiWare games and downloadable demos. Nintendo launched Wii Channel to make ...

Watching Movies with Eyewear

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

I watch movies from time to time, and I usually watch them on my PC as my monitor has a large screen. While this was uncommon, let us say 10 years ago, currently people are often watching movies on their computers instead of watching them on TV. This is a ...