Articles about computer hardware
Most Printers Are A Total Rip-Off Most of us have a printer and it’s no secret that the industry has no qualms about protecting proprietary ink cartridges to the detriment of consumers worldwide. The term rip-off doesn’t even come close to the truth when you […]
RAM vs Storage (A supplement for “Upgrading Your Computer) Random Access Memory (RAM) is the physical memory of your system. It is super-fast and helps your PC run smoothly. To give you an example of its speed, NVMe SSDs can achieve up to 7,000 MB/s
Upgrading To An SSD (A Supplement to Upgrading Your Computer) Maybe the biggest room for improvement when trying to increase the speed of your PC is to upgrade your Hard Disk Drive (HDD) with an equal-sized or larger Solid State Drive (SSD). The process is
If you’re in the market for a new monitor, in this article I’ll be trying to steer you in the right direction. When it comes to monitors I am certainly no expert, save for the fact that I’ve owned a wide variety of monitors over
This is the headline that’s currently doing the rounds. However, fear not my friends, for it is a typical mountain out of a molehill reporting. First off; it’s now official that there will be no Windows 12 and the next Windows version, with AI heavily
I’ve been through some interesting experiences with my clients over the years, many of which I’ve previously related here at DCT. However, possibly the most frustrating clients are not actually the clients themselves but rather the clients’ spouses who think they know a little about
I wrote before about my Uncle’s old laptop. It powers on with lights showing on the wireless and CAPS lock keys. But it’s not booting up. Nothing on the screen. I tried all the troubleshooting tips found online with no success. Those include: Hook it
No doubt you will have been hearing a lot about the new big thing in technology – artificial intelligence – but did you know that the advent of this rapidly emerging technology has led to the introduction of new hardware? Yep, NPUs (Neural Processing Units)
I have no idea if this is a local (Australian) thing or a worldwide trend, but I am seeing refurbished older PCs running Windows 11 advertised at very reasonable prices. Now, here’s the problem: many of these refurbished machines are fitted with CPUs that do
Upside Down Economy As a kid I used to think that everything in Australia was upside down – and then I came to live in Argentina and discovered that not only is everything upside down, but it’s back to front. For reasons that would be
Insert Disk Error If you insert a blank disk in your optical drive and receive the message, “Insert a disc”. It is usually caused by one or two common issues: a dirty lens or the lens head not moving. The fix is similar for both
A man called me, his computer an older Dell Vostro 230, would rapidly power on and off continuously. At first, I thought overheating, but there wasn’t much dust inside. I disconnected everything, still the same. I removed the memory chips, there was beeping, a good
Macrium Reflect is great backup software. So great that when they discontinued the free version in 2022 I decided to buy the paid version. Currently, the only free Macrium Reflect is the 30-day trial. I’ve had no problems with Macrium Reflect. However, I’ve had problems
I came across this odd trackball mouse that I’ve used on and off over time. I started clicking around with all the buttons to see what they would do. That’s when I discovered this auto-scrolling thing. That is you click on the page and the
