Articles about computer hardware
Socks to go Running a computer shop means that you never quite know what surprises are going to come through the door from one day to the next, particularly in Buenos Aires. Little old ladies often wander in and ask me if I repair shoes […]
Following close on the heels of the Lenovo “Superfish” debacle comes news of yet another major manufacturer embroiled in similar security controversy, this time it’s the US-based Dell. As part of an enhanced support tool, Dell installed a self-signed root certificate (eDellRoot) and corresponding private
Dell PCs Ship with Huge Security Hole, à la Superfish Read More »
A few weeks ago we published an article describing what sort of security arrangements are being utilized by the DCT Team, catch up that article here: PC Security: What does the DCT Team Use? This time, we’ve asked them to tell us about their own
Does the idea of pouring water into your PC leave you trembling with anxiety? After all, water, shiny components and sparkly volts don’t exactly co-exist happily do they? Water is rather wet, seems to leak at the first opportunity and always finds the path of
Now that I have your attention, I am not referring to AntiVirus or something you would pick up at the Drug Store. The topic is protecting your investments. So you buy this neat little gadget and then it gets all scratched up, scuffed, the screen is
You must have the right protection or suffer unwanted results Read More »
I’m not even sure you want to hear about my own personal PC trials and tribulations, you probably go through enough of your own. However, I’m going to relate this tale anyway, simply because I want to and can. And, you never know, someone just
One of the products announced at Apple’s Special Event on September 9th was the next generation Apple TV. According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, “the future of television is apps.” And, sure enough, the 4th-generation Apple TV will have an App Store. A redesigned remote
A woman recently brought me her Windows 8 laptop because of a virus popping up on her system. It was a virus that seems to infect the Chrome browser the most, where the browser freezes with a pop-up window claiming there is an infection along
Laptop Running Windows 8.1 Shows Battery at 79% but not Charging Read More »
How cool is my PC? I confess to being a sucker for desktop monitoring utilities probably because, like the proverbial Magpie, I love to see gauges, LEDs, tuning knobs and dials. Maybe it was all those home brew electronic sets I had as a kid
How much more adulation can we take? With yet another film about Steve Jobs due for release later in the year, I can’t help feeling that our fascination for the man knows no bounds. This latest dramatisation, written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Danny
Cooler master Storm Trooper Full Tower Case When size matters You know that feeling when you see an object of desire in a shop window and it seems to beckon to you and whisper buy me, buy me? Well, this is exactly what happened
Hardware Review – CM Storm Trooper Full Tower Case Read More »
What is thermal margin? Over the years I’ve used both Intel and AMD processors and whichever monitoring utility I’ve used, it has always reported the real temperatures at core and socket. Since upgrading one of my PCs from an AMD Phenom II 965 to an
Seems Lenovo is one company that doesn’t learn its lesson. Following on from the “Superfish” adware and problematic root certificate issues earlier this year, Lenovo is in hot water again over a component which some pundits say closely resembles a rootkit. The mechanism under fire
Lenovo Breaches User Trust Again with ‘Service Engine’ Rootkit Read More »
We Need a What? My sister-in-law contacted me recently to ask for advice on purchasing my nephew a computer for college – he was accepted at Rockford University this Fall. Many parents will be faced with this expense when sending their kids off to college.
