Archive for Hardware

Kaspersky has officially patented a hardware-based anti-virus

Hardware, Security on February 18th, 2010 Comments

Kaspersky, an already great anti-virus company, has just been granted a patent for a hardware-based anti-virus, something which seems like it will potentially revolutionize the way anti-virus software works.  The hardware-based anti-virus will be able to work independently or in combination with any software on the computer or machine.
The patented device [...]

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Setting yourself up a lightweight lannable gaming powerhouse

Do It Yourself, Hardware, Pro. Recomended on February 16th, 2010 Comments

If you consider yourself a gamer, you are probably in the middle of a game right now. Taking a break, or maybe your computer just crashed and you are in the search of a new one. Well if your computer crashed during a game, I really am sorry to hear that. If it does it [...]

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Install Windows 7 With The Greatest of Ease.. from a USB Drive!

Hardware, Windows 7 on February 10th, 2010 Comments

As everyone knows, Windows 7 is definitely worth the upgrade. It is especially worth the upgrade if you happen to be using Windows Vista still, for whatever reason that might be, is beyond me.
If you have ever installed Vista or XP or even Windows 7 from a DVD, you know that it can sometimes be [...]

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Intel’s Got a new 6-core 32nm processor in the works..

Hardware on February 5th, 2010 Comments

If you’ve found that quad-core processors simply aren’t robust enough for you, then here is a bit of good news. PC Advisor is reporting that Intel’s 32nm 6-core processors will be launching in the first half of this year. This processors will be built on Intel’s Westmere architecture, which means power savings [...]

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How important your printer really is, for your business

Hardware, Technology on January 26th, 2010 Comments

Lately, a good friend of mine has been having printer problems on top of printer problems on top of printer problems. It is actually quite the mystery, something with the memory transfer between computer and printer. It is amazing, because after all of the upgrades that the computer has undergone, and all of the fixes [...]

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Is your monitor tiny? Is it too big? Is it.. both?

Hardware on January 18th, 2010 Comments

Choosing the right monitor might seem like an extremely simple task, but the hardest part can often times be what exactly to do with the old one! Do you have a five year old CRT monitor, the kind that looks like an old TV set? Then your monitor is too big, literally. These days monitors [...]

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What the hell is a driver? Is it really necessary to update them?

Hardware on January 10th, 2010 Comments

A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. -Wikipedia
There you go! That pretty much sums up just what a driver is!
I guess I can explain it a little bit nicer, because that probably doesn’t mean much to you. If it does then that’s [...]

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The best way to boot MemTest from a FlashDrive

Hardware, Pro. Recomended on December 24th, 2009 Comments

The other day I was helping a friend setup a flash drive to boot from so that MemTest would work from a USB Flash Drive, I noticed a lot of forums recommend SysLinux or something along those lines to set it up, well.. screw that.

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