Best Buy has certainly stepped up its game in the last few years when it comes to better servicing the DIY computer builder or upgrader. But is Best Buy doing you a service a disservice by selling you its own computer power supply? Are you overpaying for over-rated power supplies that burn up under load?
read more
Monday, May 19, 2008
Getting the Best Buy on a Computer Power Supply
NBC-Vista copy-protection snafu reminds us why DRM stinks
A number of Windows Vista Media Center users noticed this week that a copy-protection flag from NBC was preventing them from recording a couple of shows shows. Although the incident appears to be an isolated accident, it serves as a reminder that content owners want to use DRM to control every aspect of our media consumption.
read more
Thursday, May 1, 2008
This is What 128 Gigabyes of RAM Looks Like (Pics)
There are 8 dual-core Opterons in there somewhere, running at 2.8GHz each (as I recall) ... but they're hard to see as they are tucked away under 128 Gigabytes of RAM.
read more
1GB 20 years ago and 1GB now!!! [PIC]
It's amazing how quickly technology advances these days...
read more
Girl's boyfriend *accidentally* cooks her laptop in the oven...
Just read the story. The end is the best.
read more
Comprehensive list of low-cost ultraportables
Over the past six months or so, Asus, Everex, and HP have managed to bring low-cost ultraportable notebooks to market. But dozens of other computer makers have promised to bring out their own mini-notebooks. Some will run Linux, while others will be preloaded with Windows XP or Vista. Some will have flash memory, while others will have hard dri....
read more
People Can't Tell Diff b/t Blu-Ray and DVD, Sales Plummeting
Hot on the heels of last week’s report from ABI Research noting that many consumers may not see the picture quality difference between Blu-ray and standard DVDs comes the latest Blu-ray sales figures from NPD Group. According to NPD, sales of Blu-ray standalone players plummeted 40 percent from January to February, then rose a scant 2 percent....
read more
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)