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BluRay, HD-DVD and DVD Formats Explained

Alan McCloskeyJan 4, 2007November 28, 20140

The number of different formats available in DVD drives can be confusing to anyone in the market for one. The list is much longer, but

How To Secure Your Broadband Connection

Guest WriterOct 6, 2006November 28, 20140

This is a subject that comes up a lot with my clients. The answer is not as straight forward as it may seem. There are

How Do Heatpipes Work?

Alan McCloskeySep 26, 2006November 28, 20140

A heat pipe is a heat transfer mechanism that can transport large quantities of heat with a very small difference in temperature between the hot

How to use an Xbox Controller as a USB PC Gamepad

Daniël PielageJul 6, 2006November 28, 201439

So if you know how to strip and solder a few wires you can get your Xbox controller to work on your PC

How to get Watched Folders working on 2 MCE PCs

Alan McCloskeyJun 17, 2006June 21, 20140

Have both machines on the same network. If the machines can’t ping each other by name, this will not work. Share your recorded TV folder

WTF is NTFS?

Alan McCloskeyJun 2, 2006June 28, 20140

NTFS or New Technology File System is the standard file system of Windows NT and its descendants: Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

How Does 95th Percentile Billing Work?

Alan McCloskeyFeb 24, 2006November 28, 20140

Many web businesses are hosted through a datacenter, and there are many pricing plans depending on your bandwidth needs. If your site is heavily text

Overclocking Overview

Alan McCloskeyNov 21, 2005June 28, 20140

Definition: hardware overclocking : Any adjustments made to computer hardware (or software) to make its CPU/GPU/RAM run at a higher clock frequency than intended by

Watercooling Basics/General Info/Explanation

Rod ChedisterNov 5, 2005November 28, 20140

Watercooling Basics/General Info/Explanation of some of the things in my previous post… H2O basics – Pre-built, H2O kits, external setups, do-it-yourself, etc. Pre-built

Silent Home Theater PC Guide

BrandonJan 24, 2005July 27, 20140

More and more people are building servers for their home or a HTPC and rightly so. There are so many good reasons and benefits for

Card Spacing and Cooling

John-ErikJan 16, 2005June 21, 20140

The spacing should be 2-3 slots apart on all boards (you can send your thanks to 3DLabs on that one) and the NV Silencer 5

Shroud Increases Performance

Rod ChedisterDec 10, 2004June 21, 20140

A shroud increases performance by reducing or removing the dead spot that occurs directly underneath the center hub of a fan. If you mount a

Benefits of 2 CPUs

John-ErikOct 20, 2004June 21, 20140

Not quite, but you’re right it’s not a 100% boost (linear scaling) in most cases. However, even Notepad is multithreaded, as are any reasonably complex

Linux isn't that hard

John-ErikOct 16, 2004June 21, 20140

Linux isn’t that hard. Grab and old desktop and play around with it if you can. I’d suggest Debian – it has more of a

When to use DVD for backup

John-ErikOct 12, 2004June 21, 20140

If you’re backing up individual pieces of data that will remain unchanged for long periods of time then CD or DVD is for you. If