Published June 20, 2009 · 0 comments

The old concept behind a home theater PC was to create a system that would visually fit in with the other components which usually turns into a noisey mess because you’re cooling off some power hungry components.ASRock’s ION 330-BD…

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Published June 19, 2009 · 0 comments

Microsoft isn’t in the habit of giving things away for free aside from their web browser…and media player…and well just about anything that can net them a decent amount of market share so they can push their platforms.That would…

Read more Microsoft Security Essentials Beta to Launch Tuesday, Free Security Software for Windows Users

Published June 19, 2009 · 0 comments

Meet cRadia’s MiniFitXL, a stand that props up your laptop and cools it. Big deal, right? Well, it is a big deal because you can position the fan right under the part of your machine that gets toastiest. You…

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Published June 18, 2009 · 0 comments

Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system is designed from the ground up (or at least heavily modified from old stock) to run on something at least somewhat modern. I don’t they intended for users to try and run it on…

Read more Windows 7 Run On Old Hardware….Why? They Say Why Not?!

Published June 17, 2009 · 0 comments

Sometimes you just need a computer case. Any old case will do…well ok not that old beige monstrosity in the spare parts closet or that massive full-tower that takes up more space than you’d like. On the flip side…

Read more NZXT Beta Case, the Inexpensive and Sleek Option

Published June 17, 2009 · 2 comments

Microsoft’s Zune HD is one of the latest gadgets to catch the blogosphere’s eyes. Well why wouldn’t it given the fact that it sports an OLED touch screen, HD Radio support, HD video outpu, a web browser and more…

Read more Nvidia's Tegra is the Chip Behind the Microsoft Zune HD

Published June 16, 2009 · 0 comments

Virtualization has been gaining fans due to its capability to consolidate servers and services which means reduced operating costs for most companies. Of course if you’re dumping oodles of cash into the product and hardware for it your job…

Read more Tweaking VMware's ESX, Sure to Confound and Amaze

Published June 16, 2009 · 0 comments

It seems like jumping into a purchase can foil you in ways you never thought possible. It appears that Apple’s new 13″ and 15″ MacBook Pros have an issue where their SATA ports are limited to around about 1.5Gb/s…

Read more Some New Apple Mac Portables Suffer SATA Speed Degradation, SSD Users Saddened

Published June 16, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD is attempting to extend their GPGPU computing reach by creating a plugin that will allow Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 to be accelerated by their ATI Stream technology.The basic premise is your ATI Radeon HD or FirePro graphics card…

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Published June 15, 2009 · 0 comments

That collection of remotes you have piling up wherever your home theater resides is as unsightly as it is geeky, why not slim it down to a single fancy universal remote?Logitech’s Harmony 1100 is about as fancy as it…

Read more Logitech Harmony 1100, Replacing Your Remote Collection With a Sleek Touchscreen

Published June 15, 2009 · 0 comments

Nvidia’s Ion platform combines their low-power, yet powerful, 9400M chipset with Intel’s Atom processor for an extremely compact and power friendly computing solution.ZaReason’s Ion Breeze 3770 adds in a bit of Linux OS flavor in order to keep the…

Read more ZaReason Ion Breeze 3770, Nvidia's Ion and Linux Combined