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For Your PC Consideration

All computers are prone to viruses, malfunctions and crashes. But how well do you trust your anti-virus software? Or your actual physical components like your computer fan or hard drive? Well you are in luck! Lifehacker has a couple of stories to really help you out; what’s good, what’s...
April 22nd, 2010 | How To..., PCs | Read More

YAWA: Dell Laptops

Another session of “You Ask, We Answer” brings us to laptops.  More specifically, Dells.  I was asked to find a nice decent laptop that can replace 2 computers that are both 7 years old: a laptop and a desktop.  Price point?  Around $1000 (give or take a couple hundred).  What did I...
March 3rd, 2010 | PCs, YAWA | Read More

When is "Good Enough" actually good enough?

For as much as we all love to go out and buy the biggest and the best, or stand in line for hours waiting to get our hands on the next big thing, sometimes getting just what we need is actually the best possible option.  But when is it OK to settle for just enough rather than overspending for that...
August 26th, 2009 | How To..., Online Shopping | Read More

What equipment is best for a video podcast? #pcb4

Video podcast:  a video distributed via RSS to people. dtsv.dtse_post_2075_permalink = 'http://kurteng.com/2009/08/what-equipment-is-best-for-a-video-podcast-pcb4/'; dtsv.dtse_post_2075_title = 'What equipment is best for a video podcast? #pcb4';
August 9th, 2009 | How To..., Live Blog, Social Media | Read More

SW SKELLUM LA

Anyone who has ever seen the 1993 Clint Eastwood movie “In the Line of Fire” knows exactly what that little anagram means.  If you haven’t seen the movie, well I’m about to spoil a little piece of it for you.  But hey, it came out 16 years ago.  It’s about time you learned the secret. The...
July 16th, 2009 | Cell Phones, How To..., YAWA | Read More

Get Serious About Backing Up, Part 1, the RAID

Everything in our world is going digital, and that means that the information we store on our computers and hard drives is getting larger all the time, and doubly as vital to our future. This article is the first in a series peering into how profession tactics to create large reliable storage can be...
July 14th, 2009 | How To... | Read More

Need Computer Help?

This post can also be found at Labortopia.com: here. So you need help with your computer but you don’t know how to fix it.  And you start thinking to yourself: What’s wrong with it? Is it under warranty? Where do I go? How much is this going to cost me? How long will it take to fix? Let’s...
July 9th, 2009 | Apple, How To..., PCs, YAWA | Read More

YAWA – Boot Camp on Macs

Alright, so you have a Mac/MacBook/MacBook Pro and you want to install a Windows operating system too! Not to fear! This is a very very easy setup. You will need the following: The rest? Watch the video! Just a few pointers: After installation of Windows as your 2nd operating system, Windows will...
May 18th, 2009 | Apple, How To..., PCs, YAWA | Read More

YAWA – Desktop PC upgrade

Original forums link: here Finn writes: I currently have a Pentium D 3.0 ghz. How do I find out what type of motherboard i have? I want to see if there are better CPU’s compatible with my motherboard. I have a Dell XPS (should be called POS). I have replaced everything except the motherboard, CPU,...
May 8th, 2009 | How To..., PCs, YAWA | Read More
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