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Taming the Wild Eee PC: Replacing the Operating System, Part 1
By A. Lizard
Feb 20, 2009
A. Lizard discusses one of the possible options for replacing the limited OEM operating system in the Asus Eee PC.
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Upgrading Your PC for Vista - Beyond RAM, CPUs, and Graphics
By Mark Edward Soper
Jan 4, 2008
Mark Edward Soper shows you how to choose multimedia features and avoid pitfalls with Windows Vista.
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Informit.com's 2007 Guide to Building the Ultimate Gaming Machine on a Budget, Part 3
By Cyrus Peikari
Jun 8, 2007
Cyrus Peikari looks at noise reduction, performance, and energy benchmarks.
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Informit.com's 2007 Guide to Building the Ultimate Gaming Machine on a Budget, Part 2
By Cyrus Peikari
Jun 1, 2007
In Part 2 of this three-part series, Cyrus Peikari walks you through the next two difficult decisions: choosing a graphics card and memory.
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Informit.com's 2007 Guide to Building the Ultimate Gaming Machine on a Budget, Part 1
By Cyrus Peikari
May 25, 2007
In this three-part series, Cyrus Peikari examines the fastest video cards, high-end RAM, and more, with the goal of aiming for a cold, quiet box that will help you “own the newbs” without breaking your bank.
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CPU Wars, Part 3: Put Your Left ARM In
By David Chisnall
May 18, 2007
David Chisnall examines the current state of the CPU industry including niche players and the surviving x86 manufacturers.
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CPU Wars, Part 2: POWER to the People
By David Chisnall
May 11, 2007
In the second article of a three-part series, David Chisnall examines the current state of the CPU industry. Part 1 looked at general trends. Part 2 focuses on two of the surviving RISC families: POWER and SPARC.
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CPU Wars, Part 1: When the Chips Are Down
By David Chisnall
May 4, 2007
In the first article of a three-part series, David Chisnall examines the current state of the CPU industry. For the first time in years, there's real competition between CPU manufacturers. Part 1 looks at the general trends in the industry.
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POSIX Asynchronous I/O
By David Chisnall
Sep 22, 2006
Used judiciously, asynchronous I/O (AIO) can provide a significant speed benefit, says David Chisnall. Perhaps enough to help your program overcome the fact that modern processors can really zoom, while hard drives still drag.
90.
Expanding Your Screen Real Estate with MaxiVista
By Kulvir Singh Bhogal
Jul 7, 2006
Kulvir Bhogal shows you how to set up multiple monitors for your laptop across a network using software called MaxiVista. No new hardware required.
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Leo Laporte's 2006 Technology Almanac: A Look into March
By Leo Laporte, Michael Miller
Mar 3, 2006
This chapter features an article a day for the month of March to help you keep current on the latest technology with a focus on home-based technology.
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Sharing an Internet Connection
Jan 23, 2006
93.
Troubleshooting Power Problems
Jan 23, 2006
94.
Great Age Entertainment Gadgets
By Sandy Berger
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.
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One Keyboard, Mouse, and Monitor To Rule (Well, Run) Them All
By Daniel P. Dern
Dec 22, 2005
For people who have and use several computers in their office, too many monitors, keyboards, and mice on the desk can lead to massive confusion and a serious lack of desk space. Daniel Dern shows a relatively simple way of cutting down on the clutter and reclaiming desk real estate: installing a KVM switch so your computers can share one keyboard, display, and pointing device.
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Adapting Your USB Drives To Work Cross-Network
By Kulvir Singh Bhogal
Nov 18, 2005
With only a few steps and the expenditure of about a hundred bucks, you can share your USB drives throughout your Windows network. Kulvir Singh Bhogal walks you through the process to show just how quickly you can share those handy USB drives cross-network.
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Creating a VPN Connection with Windows XP Professional
Oct 31, 2005
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Reincarnate Your IDE Hard Drives as USB External Hard Drives
By Kulvir Singh Bhogal
Jul 29, 2005
Put your unused IDE hard drives to good use by turning them into external USB drives with this guide by Kulvir Bhogal. With a USB external case and a few quick steps, you'll have a handy removable storage space in no time.
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Two in One – Understanding Dual-Core Processors
By Scott Mueller
May 16, 2005
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ATI Meets PCI-Express: The ATI X-series
By Scott Mueller
May 12, 2005
ATI's new X-series graphic cards integrate PCI-Express high speed graphic processing through the inclusion of Intel chipsets. Find out how this new series differs from ATI's flagship set, the 9800 series in this article by Scott Mueller.

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