May 11, 2010
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Usually, tuning up a PC requires a lot of work, spending much money on new components, or both. ReadyBoost can speed up slow or overwhelmed PCs without either one. There’s no such thing as a fast-enough computer. No matter how … Continue reading
May 5, 2010
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The first thing you’ll notice with Google’s new beta of its Chrome Web browser is that it’s faster, much faster, than the last version. You don’t need any fancy tests to see that. All you have to do is use … Continue reading
April 28, 2010
by sjvn01
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Answer: Because, you can’t keep Windows secure even if you do the right things. ‘m no friend to Windows. I know the operating system too well to trust it. But, I did think that even though Windows is defective by … Continue reading
April 26, 2010
by sjvn01
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It’s not especially easy to deploy, but Windows 7 supports simple software RAID. Here’s how to do it, using low-cost storage you already own: a bunch of USB flash drives. (I’d say I created a RAID array of USB drives … Continue reading
April 20, 2010
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Many people use Linux every day in their homes and offices and never realize it. That’s because they’re using NAS (network attached storage) devices, like the D-Link DNS-323, and almost these drives run Linux and Samba. Now, HP has partnered … Continue reading
April 19, 2010
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OK, hands up, who, like me, was a one time IBM OS/2 user? What? You don’t know OS/2? It was IBM, and briefly, Microsoft’s 32-bit server and desktop operating system that was going to change the world. Then, Bill Gates … Continue reading