Best OS for Netbooks - Using a Netbook with XP, Ubuntu and Windows 7
Got a new netbook? Wondering which OS will be best on it? Check out our comprehensive guide to the pros and cons of each of these three operating …
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How to Make Network Cables - DIY Computer Network Cabling
It may be a foreign thought, but making your own Twisted Pair Patch and Crossover network cables is not as hard as it sounds. You’ll need one …
Continue ReadingHow to Sync an Xbox 360 with a PC
The Xbox 360 is an excellent gaming console. But it is also a media center, capable of playing media kept on your home network and streaming that data …
Continue ReadingMaking Sense of the OSI Model? Data Transmission - Physical, Data Link, and Network Layers
The OSI model is an abstract representation of the various technologies and protocols involved in networking. We consider the first three …
Continue ReadingOverclocking an Athlon X2 - How to Overclock AMD Processors?
AMD’s Athlon processors may be old news, but they’re also one of the longest lasting, most popular product lines to ever hit the CPU …
Continue ReadingVoice Over Internet Protocol, VoIP Services
One of the most frequent and least understood acronyms in technology is VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). VoIP allows us to make phone calls using …
Continue ReadingWhat is the OSI Model? Data Translation - The Transport, Session, Presentation, and Application Layers
Continuing our discussion of the OSI model, we look into the layers that deal less with data transmission and more with data translation. These layers …
Continue ReadingGooglen Android Platform and Netbooks: Do They Fit?
The idea of running Google’s Android OS started as early as October 2008 right after the release of the first Google phone. Those who have seen …
Continue ReadingIntel Puts Off Mobile Nehalem to Help Laptop Vendors Clear Centrino 2 Stock
Mobile versions of Intel’s Nehalem are in an ongoing process of delay. Currently, a 45nm 4-core Clarksfield is due in Q3, and the 32nm, 2-core …
Continue ReadingThe Delayed Mobile Nehalems: Clarksfield, Arrandale, and the Calpella Platform
Mobile Nehalem and the accompanying Calpella platform have been delayed again, but what are laptop users missing out on during this delay? We look at …
Continue ReadingThe Netbooks of 2009
CES 2009 in January introduced several new netbooks that we can look forward to this year. Some of the netbooks have already started shipping while …
Continue ReadingTroubleshooting Printer Problems
This guide shows you what to do to fix your printer problems. Here we will look at different causes for a printer not to function properly and methods …
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