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Firmware Fixes for Your Rewriteable CD & DVD Drive Without the latest firmware, your rewriteable drive can be crippled. Learn how to make these changes safely and effectively
Jul 1, 2003
Five Innovative Ways to Use an iPhone or iPad When You Travel
Apr 17, 2014
In this article, Jason R. Rich offers a handful of useful tips that will help you get the most use from your iPhone or iPad when traveling, especially when on a business trip or while vacationing overseas.
Five Reasons to Upgrade to the iPad Mini with Retina Display
Apr 10, 2014
Jason R. Rich focuses on the iPad mini with Retina display and explains some of the reasons why you might want to upgrade from the original iPad mini to this new model; upgrade from a full-size iPad to the new iPad mini; or get your first taste of using an iPad with this new, thin, and lightweight tablet.
Five Reasons to Upgrade to the New iPad Air
Jan 24, 2014
Jason R. Rich offers five compelling reasons why you should consider upgrading to the iPad Air, and offers an overview of this tablet's new features and functions.
Five Ways iPhone and iPad Users Should Definitely Be Using iCloud
Nov 14, 2013
Jason R. Rich focuses on five useful ways every iPhone or iPad user should be utilizing iCloud, including to sync and share app-specific data with other iOS mobile devices that are linked to the same iCloud account.
Five Ways to Personalize Your iPhone or iPad with iOS 7
Nov 7, 2013
Jason R. Rich explains some of the ways you can personalize your iPhone or iPad, and make iOS 7 function in a way that caters to your needs and showcases your personality.
Fixing Your Computer Absolute Beginner's Guide: Troubleshooting Device Problems
Aug 23, 2013
Paul McFedries covers some of the built-in Windows tools that can help you troubleshoot problematic hardware.
Free Tools for Troubleshooting and Fixing PC Issues
Mar 29, 2011
Eric Geier shares free utilities to diagnose and repair the most popular computer issues.
GeForce - the Next Generation Discover what makes the latest nVidia 3D chipsets, the GeForce 3 Ti500 and Ti200, special
Oct 1, 2001
Get Started Using iCloud with Your iPhone/iPad
Jul 17, 2013
Jason R. Rich helps you set up and begin using some of iCloud’s core features in conjunction with your iOS mobile device.
Getting Started with Siri
Mar 11, 2013
This chapter shows how to get started with Siri: how to enable it, launch the service, and try it out.
Getting Started with the Kindle Fire
Dec 24, 2012
In this chapter, you learn how to connect your Kindle Fire to your Wi-Fi network and register it with Amazon, and you discover the basics of navigating and using your tablet.
Getting the Right Digital Audio Player
Sep 1, 2001
Great Age Entertainment Gadgets
Dec 30, 2005
Many of us grew up with radio. Some of us grew up with vinyl records and black-and-white television. We have all watched technology bring us new and better ways to entertain ourselves. We now have satellite radio, digital video recorders, portable music players, and noise-canceling headphones. The array of gadgets and gizmos that were made purely for our listening enjoyment is astonishing. This chapter details some of the most exciting media gadgets on the market.
Hack This: Milkymist VJ Console Hackerspace Project
Dec 7, 2011
After years of using ordinary PCs for interactive VJing, the team at Paris hackerspace /tmp/lab decided to build their own, creating Milkymist, a custom board that generates visualizations based on sensor input and musical rhythms.
Hard Disk Storage The USB 2.0/IP way All about the newest way to boost your PC and network storage capacity
Jan 1, 2004
High-Performance RAM Discover how ATI varies a winning formula to create a family of graphics cards
Oct 1, 2003
Home Automation Made Easy: Introduction to Control Protocols and Automation Process
Dec 23, 2013
This chapter explains why devices must talk to each other in home automation systems. It also covers how they communicate (the protocols) and what triggers events that lead to actions.
How Mobile Networks Work
Mar 14, 2013
This chapter describes how cellular networking works — and how these networks relate to the other wireless networks you employ on a daily basis.
How the Amazon Kindle Fire Compares to the Apple iPad 2
Dec 21, 2011
Can’t decide between purchasing an Apple iPad 2 or a Kindle Fire tablet? Jason R. Rich compares the two popular tablet devices, and outlines some of the pros and cons of each.

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