Tips On Buying The Right Inkjet Printer
October 13, 2008
When we are ready to buy a new inkjet printer, the following details are required: What type of Inkjet printers are best? There are loads of different makes and models on the market! So what are the differences between them? What gives the best performance? For home use? For office use? What about associated running costs? We have 2 separate types of InkJet printers: 1. Inkjet Printers with the print head built into the printer. Popular makes of these are Canon, Epson & Brother. 2. Inkjet printers... Read more »
Tips On How To Buy A Laser Printer
October 13, 2008
Inkjet printers may be the most popular type due to their cheap initial purchase price, but the ink costs really mount up over time. Laser printers offer a plethora of options, and it can be hard to tell which one offers both a good purchase price and good value running costs over the longer term. First up, let us establish your needs so you can go in search of a printer with appropriate features: Home user 1) Occasional, low-volume printing of forms, school projects, letters 2) Low up-front cost... Read more »
The Best Computer Speakers
October 11, 2008
In the last 5 years, computers have revolutionized the way the world works, lives and conducts business. It used to be that only large businesses and offices has computers as a way of improving their work flow. But now personal computers have become the norm in many homes in the US, Europe and the Far East. Computers are now used to send messages, watch and listen to the news, shop and even work. The early computers were not much in terms of multimedia devices but today many people use computers... Read more »
How To Build Your Own PC
October 3, 2008
Building a games PC can be a stressful and confusing process. There are so many parts to choose from and sometimes the will to build it yourself can dim and you start to become tempted to buy one ready made from manufacturers or retailers such as Dell or PC World. While it is definitely the easiest option it is much more expensive to buy a ready made PC than it is to build one yourself. By building a PC you’ll understand just what is inside and how your machine works. It’ll be easier... Read more »
Computer Repair - Should You Or Should You Not?
October 3, 2008
Your computer is important to your business. It is important that it is working properly or it will loose its value to you, your family and your business. However, things happen and there will come a time where your computer will refuse to work as it should be. In this case, you will need to answer this question, should you or should you not try to play with it. Please note the word “play with it”, I did not say fix it. However, if you are a computer technician, then fix it because you... Read more »
Prevent Unnecessary Hardware Upgrades
October 2, 2008
There’s nothing like having to replace something before it’s time. When a car, for example, starts breaking down four years after purchase, the owner unexpectedly has to pull together the financing for another vehicle and go through the painful lease or purchase process. Or a television goes out right in the middle of your favorite program when you fully expected it to last at least another two years. It seems nothing lasts as long as it used to-and it can be an expensive surprise. This... Read more »
Choosing a Laptop for College: 5 Keys to Choosing the Right Machine
October 1, 2008
If you’re a student planning on going off to college, you’re almost certainly considering purchasing a laptop. This is a great idea. As a college student myself, I realize how incredibly useful having a laptop computer rather than a desktop can be. With a laptop, you’re not tethered to any one location for doing your work. You can be in the library, at a friends house, or in lab, and have all your work with you! In fact, a laptop is probably one of the most important items... Read more »
Laptop Or Desktop Is The Question
September 30, 2008
Deciding to buy a computer, and not sure what you want? Do you like the ability to take your computer with you? Or are you more apt to purchase a desktop? Really with the technological advancements over the years, this is a question more people are faced with than before. Laptops used to have worse graphics and not near the storage of a desktop. Processors speeds also did not match up in a comparison of laptops to desktops. Now you can get a laptop that offers you 160 GB of storage or more, an Intel... Read more »
Cheap Desktop Computers with Top of the Line Performance
September 29, 2008
Sometimes it is difficult to find a happy medium between cheap desktop computers and high performance. You have a certain budget that you are able to work with, and it may be somewhat limited, but you need a cheap desktop computer that will be quick, secure, reliable, and has a lot of memory and a dynamic processor. Fortunately there are options available to those of us who are not willing or able to pay thousands of dollars for performance, but dont want to get away with a super cheap computer... Read more »
Difference Between SD, DDR, DDR2 and DDR3 RAM Explained
September 29, 2008
SD, DDR, DDR2 and DDR3 are all different types of RAM (Random Access Memory). RAM is a kind of computer memory that temporarily stores information, improving your systems performance. Or in other words RAM simply holds data for the processor. The processor also has its own memory known as the L2 cache, the cache lies between the processor and the RAM. The processor sends and retrieves data from this cache, when this cache overflows data is sent to the RAM. There are mainly four types of RAM; SD,... Read more »


