Archive for the 'Hardware Parlor' Category

Hard Disk Failures Cause Bankruptcy - Is Your Home Office Computer Protected?

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Computers are wonderful inventions, until they go wrong. Every company stores data on its computers, instead of in filing cabinets. That data includes invoices payable, customer details, debts, etc. If something goes wrong with the computer hard drive the data could be lost. Every day, companies go out of business because of catastrophic data loss […]

How to Install a CPU and Heatsink

Friday, April 18th, 2008

The most critical part of building your own computer is knowing how to install a CPU and how to install a heatsink. The CPU is the brain of your computer and is the most delicate part. It’s easy to damage, although most CPUs are designed so that they’re nearly impossible to install incorrectly.
Installing a CPU […]

Prepaid Cell Phones - Are They Right For You

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

In today’s world of communication technology, there’s a lot out there to consider before investing in a cell phone plan. With a multitude of carriers offering scores of options, it isn’t always easy to isolate the one package out of the many that would best suit your needs. Sometimes, the mainstream choices aren’t […]

Inkjet Vs Laser Printer

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

In the early days there was a vast difference between an inkjet printer and its laser version but with time the difference has narrowed down to point where it is sometimes difficult to differentiate between the two. Most individuals continue to use the Inkjet printers, as they are less expensive and nearly all of them […]

How To Select The Right T42 Thinkpad Model?

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Selecting the right T42 ThinkPad can be a daunting task if you do not start out with some clear objectives in mind. You will quickly realize how true this is when you do a simple search for the T42 ThinkPad at shopping.com. The search will return about 260 results. So how do you pick out […]

Name Brand Computer Systems -vs- Clone Computers

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

It seems to be a popular topic online these days that when buying a computer as to whether you should go with name brand computer (i.e. Dell) or a clone system (i.e build it yourself).
I have been building and repairing PC’s for a good 10 years now or so, and have built over 4000 systems […]

Guide to Buying Hard Drives

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Apart from being one of the most essential parts of your computer, hard drive storage is constantly updating, in terms of both capacity of disk space and in physical size. When it comes time to upgrade your disk storage, there are a number of factors for you to take into account. Once you’ve made basic […]

UK Top 40 Singles: Should It Include Ringtones As Well?

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

I noticed two interesting stories today. The first one on the BBC stated that from Sunday the UK singles chart will include online downloads for the first time, which will have a major impact on the top 10. In the first three months of 2005, 4.5 million songs were downloaded legally in the […]

Industrial Monitor Prices

Friday, October 5th, 2007

Buying an LCD monitor is a major investment and calls for analysis of your business needs and industrial environment as well as a thorough study of leading manufacturers. Based on your analysis, you also need to decide whether you want to opt for the flat panel display monitor or the touch screen technology.
Once all your […]

Would You Like An Extended Warranty With That?

Friday, September 21st, 2007

Should you buy an extended warranty with your laptop? You may not want to think about it now, but sooner or later, something is going to break down on your laptop. When it happens, the big question will be who gets stuck with the bill, you or the manufacturer.
The standard (standard in this case meaning […]