Articles about computer hardware
Jim first posed this question back in 2020, comparing the warranty for a $35 toaster with that of a $1700 laptop. Nothing has changed in the interim. Should warranties on major electrical items be longer than 12 months? Let us know your thoughts via the […]
This is a question I’ve been pondering for some time, and I have come to the conclusion that Copilot+ PCs will indeed eventually become mainstream. Taking that stance then begs the question, once Copilot+ PCs have reached a substantial market share, will manufacturers continue to
I’m a dyed-in-the-wool desktop man, mainly because I built my gaming machine for just that – gaming. I do however use it for writing and all the other day-to-day stuff that we do. However, recently I have had to become flexible because we are having
Lots of folks complain that the text on their iPhones is much too small and very difficult to read. Well, if you are one of those folks, relax and I will tell you how to rectify the situation so that it is very easy to
Five years ago I built a gaming PC for a client with the following specs: CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Motherboard Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite AM4 GPU Sapphire Pulse RX 590 8GB Memory 2x8GB DDR4 2400Mhz PSU Thermaltake 700W Mid-tower Thermaltake V200 case Seagate Barracuda
The wonderful Dick Evans, who has sadly since passed, submitted this great advice in 2019. However, Dick’s explanation of how to set up a new PC is as relevant today as it was back then. Check it out! Setting Up A New Computer It’s a
A woman brought me her desktop computer. She said when she starts it up it starts beeping and then goes into Sleep Mode. Research Online indicates it might be a driver issue. One person claims to have solved the problem by cleaning off the motherboard.
AMD and Nvidia are about to launch new GPUs – Radeon 9000 series and RTX 5000 series respectively – but with new US import tariffs proposed by the president-elect, it’s feared that prices will need to be increased by as much as 40%. And it’s
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Back in 2017 Jason showed us a simple way to fix a loose USB cable connection. A timeless and useful piece of advice. Loose USB Cable My wife noticed that her USB cable started getting loose. You know, when you plug it in to charge
Here’s another look at a humorous article from Marc, first published in 2018. A timeless piece that shows no-one is infallible and it always pays to fess up after messing up. Earlier in the year a new expat customer phoned and asked me to look
I remember when Windows 98 was released, being the first Windows version with full support for USB, and how it simplified hot swapping of peripherals without the need to restart the system. Since then, USB has evolved with so many different physical connection types that
Have you ever used one of those Android TV boxes? Rather than spending money buying one, you can make your own using a USB flash drive and your PC. Warning: This sounds simple in theory, but in practice, I experimented with at least half a
You can use Check In on your iPhone to automatically notify someone that your iPhone has arrived, and choose what details they can see if you don’t successfully complete your Check In. Also, if a friend sends you a Check In but their iPhone hasn’t
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Over the years I’ve always owned a multi-function inkjet color printer with a preference for the Epson brand. However, I got sick and tired of continually forking out for replacement ink cartridges which, more often than not, cost more than the printer itself. So, when
