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by Rafael Hernandez on May 22, 2009 · 0 comments

It’s not that we consider you lazy or anything like that but have you put any thought into your Service Pack 2 upgrade planning for the copies of Microsoft’s Vista and Windows Server 2008 installed on your work or home…

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by Pedro Hernandez on May 21, 2009 · 0 comments

New ATI Catalyst drivers are out, and this time they bring one oft-requested feature, a biggie for HTPC fans running Vista 64-bit: The comments section of my blog has been filled for 2 months with questions on when we were…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 16, 2009 · 0 comments

Nvidia has released new drivers for their nForce series of chipsets bringing further bug fixes and enhancements.Chipset support includes:nForce 980a, 780a, 760i SLI, 750a, 740i SLI, 730i, 730a, 720i, 720a, 790i Ultra SLI, 790i SLI, 780i SLI, 750i SLI, 740a…

Read more Nvidia nForce Windows Drivers 15.26 / 15.37

by Rafael Hernandez on May 10, 2009 · 0 comments

Microsoft’s DirectX 10 graphics API promised us all a much richer visual experience when titles and graphics cards made full use of the technology, given how long new features take to work into game development things didn’t turn out so…

Read more Microsoft's DirectX 11, More Gaming Joy?

by Rafael Hernandez on May 5, 2009 · 0 comments

True to their word Microsoft has released the Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 for the general public to try out their pre-release software.Their customer preview program webpage has instructions and download links for bot 32-bit and 64-bit versions of…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 3, 2009 · 0 comments

If there’s one thing to attribute to Microsoft’s operating systems over the years it’s definitely not the word “personality”. They never went out on a limb in order to make their operating systems stand out once installed, they left…

Read more Windows 7 Personalization, It Gets Unconventional

by Rafael Hernandez on May 2, 2009 · 0 comments

Microsoft’s lineup of operating systems is popular due to the software developed for it, backwards compatibility, and quite a bit of brand recognition.Apple’s OS X is the runner up, given the cost of entry it’s not hard to figure…

Read more Is Windows 7 RC a Plot to Get Users Hooked?

by Rafael Hernandez on April 30, 2009 · 0 comments

NVIDIA has released driver version 185.81 for their GeForce lineup of video cards. As always they’ve come through with plenty of support for Windows operating systems running GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs.These drivers are…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 18, 2009 · 0 comments

Atheros wireless chipsets are a part of a wide range of notebooks, tablets, and other manner of portable devices. The company doesn’t release their own set of drivers for the public to use, instead they point you to your device…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 16, 2009 · 0 comments

Creative Lab’s lineup of soundcards give PC users the widest array of sound technology support which is very important for the latest gaming titles. Sound Blaster X-Fi users will be happy to know that the company’s Vista and Windows XP…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 16, 2009 · 0 comments

Realtek’s Gigabit ethernet chips are a part of a healthy motherboard spec sheet. The company’s driver support is very thorough but you’ll likely be mostly interested in the company’s Windows (XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, 2000) software.Their driver version…

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