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- BIOS
- Basic Input Output System An essential set of routines that sets up the hardware in a PC and boots the operating system. Prior to loading the operating system,...
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- Liquid metal-cooled CPU outperforms air- and water-cooled systems?
- UK-based Bios Magazine is reporting that the world's first commercially available liquid-metal based CPU cooler is about to ship -- and that Danish company Danamics says that its LM-10 outperforms standard air-cooled heatsinks and most watercooled systems with a power draw of just 1W: The liquid metal is a...
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- NVIDIA: Let's spread the blame far and wide
- Last week I blogged about a problem that had emerged relating to a "significant quantities" of older mobile GPUs suffering premature death due to heat exhaustion. Well, since then the company's stock has taken a serious battering, and the company doesn't seem to be willing to talk about the problems...
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Demystifying BIOS updates - The DOs and DO NOTs
- Demystifying BIOS updates - The DOs and DO NOTsSome of this advice is overly-cautious ...[i]When there’s a darn good reason for doing the update (as a rule I find that if I buy a cutting-edge board then there can be a lot of BIOS updates released over a short period...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Demystifying BIOS updates - The DOs and DO NOTs
- Given the steady trickle of BIOS-related questions that I get via email, I think that it's time for a post to demystify BIOS updates and the role they have in keeping your PC in tip-top condition. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Improving Windows Vista's reliability
- I don't buy into all the "Windows Vista is rubbish" rhetoric that's been floating about. Rather than rely on collective hearsay I much rather collect my own data. Also, when it comes to operating system reliability problems that look like they are down to the OS are usually down to...
- Blog posts 2008-06-23
- 1-Click Answers for Mac (dmg)
- Answers.com is an answer engine - the ultimate online reference library, with quick accurate dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, bios, tech terms, news, sports, and weather. With 1-Click Answers, just click on any word (Command+Option+G) in any application (e-mail, browser, Office, and so on), and get a quick definition or explanation. The...
- Software downloads 2008-06-23
- How to repair a dropped Wi-Fi signal on Vista laptops
- I have seen one gazillion message-board posts from users who grumble that Vista unexpectedly drops the Wi-Fi connection to their notebooks. The dropped signal occurs without warning, and at differing frequencies--some users report that they can only get a constant connection for 5 minutes...
- Blog posts 2008-06-17
- 10 common mistakes you should avoid when flashing your BIOS
- The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is critical to the proper operation of your computer. It is the first code that is executed at start-up and defines the way your motherboard will communicate with the system hardware components. The decision to flash your BIOS should not be taken lightly. It is...
- Download resources 2008-05-22
- MySpace partners with Yahoo, Twitter and eBay in "data portability" initiative
- Having previously talked the talk when it comes to data portability, MySpace is beginning to walk the walk: announcing its own 'data portability' initiative, supported by partners Yahoo, Twitter and eBay. Dubbed MySpace ‘Data Availability', users will be able to optionally share their public profile data with...
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Is Stallman right about OLPC?
- Richard Stallman president of the Free Software Foundation has been something of a firebrand in the IT community. Even open source advocates don't always agree with his hardline stances. However, one has to wonder if his latest take on the OLPC project and its possible move to a...
- Blog posts 2008-05-01
- Microsoft outlines its BlueHat briefing schedule
- Microsoft's 7th BlueHat conference--which features external and internal security researchers--will focus on web applications and architecture. The invitation only conference kicks off May 1 and runs through May 2. Among the notable talks from the schedule: Alex "Kuza55" K. of SIFT in which he...
- Blog posts 2008-04-25
- Sapphire Technology offers full support Phenom X4 CPUs
- If you're planning on getting your hands on one of the new an AMD Phenom processors, you'd do well to make sure that you base your system on a Sapphire motherboard. In a press release today, Hong Kong-based Sapphire Technology has announced that AMD's latest Phenom processors,...
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- ReSysInfo (exe)
- ReSysInfo is a system information viewer for Windows. The tool has 25 total information modules: BIOS information, CMOS, desktop, DirectX, drives, environment, fonts, keyboard, locale, machine & APM, mainboard, MCI, memory, mouse, multimedia, network, OpenGL, passwords, ports, printers & fax, processes, processor, video system, general information about Windows and a...
- Software downloads 2008-04-17
- Stolen laptops phone home
- Stolen laptops phone homeSounds great but...I wonder, can this technology be used to track people's whereabouts without their knowledge? For example, is there or could there be some NSA or other secret group back door whereby a tracing function may be activated via the internet?This type of concern is already...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-15
- More information on the Vista SP1 activation hack
- My post on the Vista SP1 activation hack has generated a lot of feedback especially in the form of questions from both individuals and other media outlets. I've put together this post in order to answer some of these questions. First off, the hack. The hack in...
- Blog posts 2008-02-11
- Psychological Profiler (zip)
- This program allows you to create a psychological profile of your friends, co-workers, and just people you know. In the space of two days you can have psychological profiles for your friends allowing you to review their psychological values and know how you can approach and communicate with them best....
- Software downloads 2008-02-05
- A very religious robot
- Three German artists have reprogrammed an industrial robot to copy the complete Bible as translated by Martin Luther. The robotic scribe has worked day and night during 7 months in a Karlsruhe museum to write the 66 volumes and the 3.5 million letters of the full German version of the...
- Blog posts 2008-01-28
- PCI32 (zip)
- The PCI32 application was designed to be a simple command line tool that will generate a report with all the information regarding your system hardware. PCI32 is a console mode program - you run it from the command prompt. The results appear in text form in the command prompt window....
- Software downloads 2008-01-02
- Vista deactivates me for upgrading motherboard firmware
- Vista deactivates me for upgrading motherboard firmwareBe careful of flashing through Windows ...... no jokes about the above statement please :-)Seriously though, be careful. I don't know about MSI because it's been a while since I've handled a board, but ASUS has a Windows-based flash that's dangerous to use....
- Discussion threads 2007-12-24
- Vista deactivates me for upgrading motherboard firmware
- Updated 8:40AM - After going to "Windows Help and Support" in the start menu, I searched for Activate and the second choice was "Activate this computer". Using the phone option I called an 800 number and spent 3 minutes waiting and 3 minutes talking to a person. I didn't have...
- Blog posts 2007-12-24
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