As of Catalyst 8.3, a.k.a. "The New Beginning" a.k.a. "The Big One" a.k.a. "The Humptyback Zinglebert," it's clear that CrossFireX has picked up where SLI left off. Right now, it's a bet...

Geeks are notoriously hard to shop for, and it's an ill-deserved notoriety. Yes, it's true that most people who fall under the geek purview spend their time talking about specific, and r...

It's been over nine months since Microsoft announced the Windows Home Server at CES 2007 in Las Vegas. There has been a lot of hype, and a very strong enthusiast community stands behind it. Mi...

Vista makes you look good naked. I've made the switch to Vista. Completely. My home theater PC and file server is running Home Premium x64, my gaming computer uses Vista Ultimate x64, and m...

Finally, the iPod touch. The iPhone minus the phone. People have been asking for one ever since they laid eyes on the iPhone (Ed - I wanted one ever since I first heard rumors of one, long before t...

One thing you find after you install iWork '08 is that, when you start, you're offered quick tutorials. If you have time, I'd strongly recommend the initial tour of iWork '08, a...

The Apple Special Event today also announced iLife '08. iLife is composed of five applications - iPhoto, iMovie, iWeb, iDVD and Garage Band. These applications are designed to help you and you...

Once I had successfully freed the USB drive from its lame shell, it was time to think. Whatever am I going to put this little thing inside? And so the search began. I thought about doing a better L...

The computer world has known for a long time that girls are to be taken seriously. Games can be ridiculously fun and appeal to everyone. And it's not just about The Sims and Bejeweled; girls w...

Michael covered Archos' Generation 5 launch event in NYC last week, and the new Archos 605 was the rockstar of the show. The real question is, does the 605 seem ill-featured or me-too? Despite some...

The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference kicked off in San Francisco today, beginning with the highly anticipated Steve Jobs keynote speech. Apple fans have been waiting for this day since MacWorl...

In this article I'll be discussing something which really doesn't get that much attention. It's something that we all have to deal with. You've got them; you hate them. They're cables, and they're ...

The beta process for Windows Home Server was open to allow the public to get involved. Luckily, I happened to be one of those selected. Even more interesting is the lack of any non-disclosure agree...

The music industry wasn't real happy when Steve hammered out his deal with the music industry but they went along figuring it would be a good test and they had control. The rest of the computer ind...

There are two things I enjoy most in life. The first is photography and the latter, well!I like to tell people what to do. It makes me feel powerful. Strong. Like a small pony. Keep reading. One of...

One of the press-only events we attended at CES is PEPCOM's Digital Experience. We've already posted countless Spotlight articles from this event, but in this article we will discuss some of the pr...

It shouldn't shock anyone to hear that a company like Canon is making tiny high-definition camcorders. It's not as if HD and minuscule devices are surprising technology any more. It's another thi...

On the first day of the pre-CES events, NVIDIA purchased the mobile device semiconductor company PortalPlayer, and at least the CES crew was surprised, because their press info was "re-branded"� wi...

On the CES showfloor we stopped by Kodak's booth to see what was new and we were shown the new V1003 digicam, EasyShare 350 bluetooth photo printer, and a new series of digital photo frames.

Drifting over to Linksys I discovered one of their new products aimed at the home storage market. Like many companies, Linksys had decided to release a NAS device. Unlike larger products which ca...