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- A word of warning on hard disk recovery by swapping logic boards
- Freezing it?"Popping it into a sealed plastic bag and freezing it for a few hours."Pardon my ignorance - what does this do to help?Except in this case, the problem is almostcertainly fried electronics because of the method in which the drive failed.Strange. Hu?I can't say how it works, but I...
- Tags: logic board, hard drive, hard-disk recovery, Cooling
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Who is a Candidate for Desktop Linux?
- I personally do not fall into the group of people that can easily migrate away from Windows, but that doesn't mean you or someone you know can't make the switch. As I said in earlier post last month, the work that I...
- Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Desktop Linux, Computer, Super-Casual Web Surfer, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-10-11
- DRAM error rates: Nightmare on DIMM street
- A two-and-a-half year study of DRAM on 10s of thousands Google servers found DIMM error rates are hundreds to thousands of times higher than thought -- a mean of 3,751 correctable errors per DIMM per year. This is the world's first large-scale study of RAM errors in...
- Tags: DRAM, Error, DIMM, Hardware Failure, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2009-10-04
- What does 6 Gbit SATA mean to you?
- RE: What does 6 Gbit SATA mean to you?The transfer speed will remain meaningless until SATA 10k and 15k RPM speeds become the norm. The speed of the data retrieval from the platters is the biggest factor in drive performance. The disk drive is and will remain the...
- Tags: Performance management, Main Memory, OS/driver, Gbit SATA, disk
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- Ballmer to headline Windows 7 launch in New York City
- Developers, developers, developers, developers... [nt][nt]Here's to that rounding error getting smaller:DRE: Ballmer to headline Windows 7 launch in New York CitySweet! Wish I could be there to see it. Who knows, maybe something will come up in NYC and I'll be there.RE: Ballmer to headline Windows 7 launch in...
- Tags: Chipsets, Branding, developer, Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Gigabyte Technology, motherboard, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-08-27
- Der Frankenputer: A Last Hurrah at System Building
- It all started with two extra Opteron CPUs and RAM and a bunch of hard drives which I had lying around, that mushroomed into a Build-Your-Own monster PC project. Like a modern day Victor von Frankenstein, who digs up bodies in graveyards in order to bring his...
- Tags: PC, AMD Opteron, Amazon.com Inc., Power Supply, CPU, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
- Microsoft agrees to give choice of browsers to Windows 7 users in Europe
- Microsoft agrees to give choice of browsers to Windows 7 users in EuropebluffHi. I have to agree with you on that one. I couldn't imagine that the EC was going to allow Win 7 E -- which is all about harming customers to make a point.I wrote a post a...
- Tags: Web browsers, OpenOffice, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Windows 8, Web browser, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-07-24
- Poll: Blu-ray adoption is slow; big challenges ahead
- Poll: Blu-ray adoption is slow; big challenges aheadLarge TVs and projectorsIf you are running a 30" TV, then I would agree with your statement that the difference between a DVD and a Blu-Ray disk is not noticible ... But on my 140" projected screen, the difference between a...
- Tags: Blu-ray, Consumer electronics, Standard DVD, Blu-ray disc, DVD
- Discussion threads 2009-06-22
- When (and why) do you buy a new PC?
- When and why do you buy a new PC?Just before a new release of Windows ...... providing OEM's offer a 'free' upgrade to the next version of the OS. That way you get a copy of XP and an upgrade to Vista/ copy of Vista and upgrade to Windows7 (which...
- Tags: Notebooks, Games, dell laptop, new-PC, laptop computer, game, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-05-20
- Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150
- Many of the networked-media players we've looked at recently rely heavily on interfacing with Windows Media Center, the digital media hub software that's available on many--but not all--PCs running Windows XP and Vista. Some models, such as the HP MediaSmart Connect, can operate in "WMC Extender mode" or via their...
- Tags: Home networking, Media Center PCs, Digital media, NetGear
- Product reviews 2009-04-21
- 10 things you should look for in a netbook
- Guest post: When you’re evaluating netbooks, you have to weigh the convenience of their small form factor against a variety of limitations. TechRepublic's Erik Eckel explains several key considerations that will help you find a suitable middle ground. For more posts like this see TechRepublic's 10 Things blog. ...
- Tags: CPU, Netbook, CPU Detail, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-17
- Toshiba, Fujitsu in talks to combine HDD business
- Toshiba and Fujitsu are in final talks to combine their hard-disk drive businesses as the companies try to reduce costs, according to a Bloomberg report. Toshiba, Japan's biggest chipmaker, would reportedly have a majority stake in any joint venture. Fujitsu is in discussions with several companies about...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Fujitsu Ltd., Toshiba Corp., Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-01-14
- Has Internet Explorer ever been safe?
- Has Internet Explorer ever been safe?The recommendation to use an alternative browser is based on......the existence of an exploit for which a patch is not available as of the time I write this. It is not being given because IE is insecure. I would hope this same advice were given...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2008-12-17
- Hitachi DZ-BD10HA
- Few things work better than convenience for getting consumers to adopt a new technology, and in the case of camcorders, convenience means supporting your preferred format. By that definition, Hitachi's DZ-BD10HA Blu-ray camcorder is certainly convenient. It records full HD video (1,920x1,080) to 3-inch BD-R/RE discs, to a built-in 30GB...
- Tags: Hitachi Ltd., Up-Top, camcorder, disc, Hitachi DZ-BD10HA, BD/DVD, hard drive
- Product reviews 2008-11-18
- Your capacity will vary
- Your capacity will varyA "wordo"I dictated the first draft of the article, and while the software is pretty good about not misspelling words, if it gets the wrong word it can be hard to spot. Like "desk" for "disk". Thanks for noting it.Robinhours of ten?Should it be "powers of ten"?If...
- Tags: Storage, RAID
- Discussion threads 2008-09-17
- The 8GB/64-bit advantage - More RAM doesn't always mean better performance
- The 8GB/64-bit advantage - More RAM doesn't always mean better performanceI'll give you one thing ...... you're fast!RE: ProofreaderYou missed, "As expected, the difference in score between a system running [b]8GB[/b] of RAM and one running with only [b]8GB[/b] was small when measured with PassMark PerformanceTest 6.1."I offer ZDNet the...
- Tags: Memory, Vista x64, More RAM, RAM, performance
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas
- Eight excellent PC upgrade ideasI did all eightNow I have a new computer.Check first is a good idea.For example, a computer may be capable of managing a maximum of, say 1 GB of RAM, so adding more will be ineffective. It's possible to play Blu-ray with existing hardware using...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Memory, PC, RAM, computer, Nero, monitor, software, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
- A closer look at the HTC Shift from Sprint
- I've been using an HTC Shift from Sprint for over a week now and as you can see in the more than 140 photos and screenshots found in my image gallery and quick and dirty post yesterday I have had a chance to try out most all aspects of the...
- Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Microsoft Windows Vista, Sprint Communications, HTC Shift, SnapVUE 1.8, A/C Adapter Brick, Origami Central Application, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Engineering, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- Mac Pro is now the cheapest high-end workstation
- Mac Pro is now the cheapest high-end workstationIndeed but not at $3000You built a server not a wrkstation, and a stripped down server at that, without disk or memory, and without a decent workstation class garphic card.If you want to build a dual xeon with 1600 FSB today, and still...
- Tags: Workstations, MAC Pro, RAM, Apple Inc., workstation, memory
- Discussion threads 2008-01-28
- Why is Microsoft watering down WGA on Vista SP1?
- Why is Microsoft watering down WGA on Vista SP1?I have resisted WGA but never had unlicensed softwareI resisted upgrading to Windows XP for years entirely because of WGA, yet I have never bought pirated software. For home users WGA is even more of an issue since unlike a business,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-12-05
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