Archive for the ‘PCs’ Category

Half-Life 2 on Macs

Half-Life 2 on Macs
It has only taken 6 years, but Mac owners can now enjoy what the rest of us Windows owners have enjoyed for the past half-decade.  Awesome gaming! Valve has confirmed that Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1 and 2 will be released today on the Steam platform.  I honestly can’t wait to try...
May 26th, 2010 | Apple, PCs, Video Games | Read More

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

RE: Apple Fans Are Clueless About Security, Hacker Says

Before I say anything about this, please read the original article from PCWorld.  Don’t worry, I’ll still be here… Have you read it yet? Alright.  I want to first say that I completely agree with Marc Maiffret in that computers running Windows as an operating system are in fact more...
April 19th, 2010 | Apple, Law, PCs, The Internet | Read More

Alienware M11x

Alienware M11x
Small enough to be a netbook, but the folks at Alienware/Dell don’t want you calling it a netbook. Instead, it is a high-powered laptop that brings the performance of most desktops out there! And it plays high end games like Crysis! Here are some of the specs: Intel® Core™2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz...
April 1st, 2010 | PCs | Read More

Nvidia GTX480 in action

Click to Play This is the new Nvidia GTX480 in action at PAX East 2010 in Boston, MA. dtsv.dtse_post_2792_permalink = 'http://kurteng.com/2010/03/nvidia-gtx480-in-action/'; dtsv.dtse_post_2792_title = 'Nvidia GTX480 in action';
March 27th, 2010 | Live Blog, 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

What’s up with Lenovo?

What’s up with Lenovo?
As I write this, I look down at my Lenovo T61 (work issued) and I think to myself, what a boring looking laptop. Sure it is made for more corporate shills like myself but it is very durable and has some nice power to it. But when I look at what they have in store for the future, it makes me very giddy!...
January 7th, 2010 | Cell Phones, PCs, Rumors | Read More

Backing Up with the Deal of the Week! 1.5TB HDD for $99

I get emails from computer parts vendors daily and I thumb through them like my morning news RSS feeds, but today’s deal is special. A 1.5TB (yes that is Terabyte or 1500GB) hard drive for $99 with free shipping. If you read the reviews on Newegg.com, this hard drive is a great deal, huge amounts...
October 8th, 2009 | Online Shopping, PCs | Read More

Sucky Saturday (More Like Sucky Week)

So its 10:15am and I’m at work. But its been one hell of a week. Esp with my MacBook Pro (MBP). You’ve read my bio… I love gaming and I love computers. But unfortunately, Mac’s OSX doesn’t allow me to game, so I need Windows. I originally had a Windows partition of...
September 26th, 2009 | Apple, PCs, Tech, Video Games | Read More