RAID 1 has some benefits of RAID 0 John-ErikFeb 20, 2008November 28, 20140 RAID 0: Also commonly known as a stripe set (as it provides no redundancy, one of the useful parts of RAID) data is broken into Read more
Do I Need an NAS? Alan McCloskeyFeb 18, 2008November 28, 20140 I’ve been testing a few NAS appliances, and have been going back and forth as to if I actually need them on my network. Read more
Some NASes are slow Alan McCloskeyFeb 17, 2008November 28, 20140 After doing more research, it appears that the NAS IS actually that slow in RAID 5. It has a “fast” 500Mhz processor running Linux, but Read more
My Windows Experience Base Score Alan McCloskeyFeb 16, 2008November 28, 20140 Wow, I’m almost embarassed… My Windows Experience Base Score: 5.2 Subscores: 5.2, 5.7, 5.9, 5.9, 5.4 Intel E6600 @ 2.4Ghz Asus P5W-DH Deluxe Read more
Gigabit Upgrade Alan McCloskeyFeb 16, 2008November 28, 20140 I recently upgraded to gigabit and have been woefully disappointed… I’m still trying to see if it’s the quality of my cable to my room, Read more
What's Your Vista Base Score and Hardware Config? John-ErikFeb 16, 2008November 28, 20140 I’m just kinda curious to see what other people are running and with what results. Mine: Base score: 5.8 Subscores: 5.9, 5.9, 5.9, 5.9, 5.8 Read more
Add ‘My Computer’ to Windows Taskbar Alan McCloskeyFeb 14, 2008August 2, 20140 Many of us like to have the quickest possible route to our commonly used folders. Even though nearly everything is accessible via the Start Menu, Read more
PhysX by nVidia: A New Era of Gaming! Alan McCloskeyFeb 6, 2008November 28, 20140 nVidia’s purchase of Ageia signals the dawn of a new era in PC gaming. For those who didn’t know, Ageia is known for their “PhysX” Read more
TiVo Record XM Channels Alan McCloskeyFeb 5, 2008November 28, 20140 Your Tivo won’t record the XM channels? That doesn’t surprise me, as more and more content owners are getting persnickety about the use of their Read more
Girls and Hardware TrishaFeb 5, 2008November 28, 20140 I don’t think the problem is that we’re being ignored as consumers. Perhaps I am a weird breed of female, but if I want to Read more
Are We Ignoring Geek Women? Andy MarkenJan 31, 2008November 28, 20140 We all know half (or about half) of the world’s population is female. Most married or involved males know that they can do anything they Read more
Coolit Chillers Alan McCloskeyJan 31, 2008November 28, 20140 Coolit sent me one of these for review, and I hope to have it published next week. Like you said, it looks promising, and all Read more
Extended support for XP Alan McCloskeyJan 31, 2008November 28, 20140 Well, having MS support an old product is really a moot point. The rest of the industry has moved on, too. You’ll be hard pressed Read more
Speed up Internet Explorer Alan McCloskeyJan 21, 2008June 26, 20142 According to industry standards, your web browser is only allowed to download two files at a time from any server. By default, both Firefox and Read more
Zalman ZM-MFC2 Multi Fan Controller Review Alan McCloskeyJan 13, 2008August 2, 20140 Zalman's has updated everything about this Fan Controller for the 21st century. The device not only supports 4 seperate fans and temperature sensors, but also Read more