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Life After Vista
Columns | Posted: September 20, 2007
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...
Custom USB Drive - Project: Enter the USB
Columns | Posted: August 1, 2007
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...
A Woman's Primer for Building Her Own Computer - Part I
Columns | Posted: July 30, 2007
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...
Getting Untangled with CableOrganizer
Columns | Posted: June 11, 2007
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 "New" DRM
Columns | Posted: February 18, 2007
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...
5 Things You Need to Know About SLR Lenses
Columns | Posted: February 6, 2007
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...
10 Reasons NOT to Buy a DSLR Camera
Columns | Posted: November 14, 2006
One of the most common questions I get as related to photography is "What camera should I buy?" It was this very question that I addressed in my last article, "10 Reasons to Buy a DSLR Camera." I...
Anatomy of a Podcast: White Roof Radio
Columns | Posted: November 8, 2006
If you haven't heard of podcasting, chances are you're still using a Sony Discman and reading your news off dried wood pulp. Time to join the 21st century. I remember listening to a radio news br...
10 Reasons to Buy a DSLR Camera
Columns | Posted: November 5, 2006
One of the most common questions I get as related to photography is "What camera should I buy?" Before I get into the reasons I recommend buying a DSLR, I'd like to state why you should NOT buy a D...
Computers and Cat Litter
Columns | Posted: October 12, 2006
You may think the two have absolutely nothing in common, but using the wrong litter in the vicinity of an air-sucking computer can have devastating effects!
Pandora Town Hall Meeting
Columns | Posted: October 4, 2006
I recently had a chance to meet with Pandora's President, Tim, and have a sit down, face-to-face type meeting!a rare thing in the world of the internet. Tim spends about half of his time working o...
Preparing for Intel Core 2 Duo
Columns | Posted: July 25, 2006
The Intel Core 2 Duo processor is the first big leap in performance we've seen in a while. So what do you need to get on board? Lets take a quick look around and get some parts together for your ne...
Beginner's Guide to Manual Photography
Digital Cameras | Posted: July 19, 2006
Some might ask why you would want or need to modify camera settings manually when the camera can do it for you "just fine.' It is certainly possible to get a nice photo just snapping away in ...
Opening Pandora's Box
Columns | Posted: May 30, 2006
Who is your favorite band? What do they sound like? Who else sounds like them? Have you ever sat around with your friends and asked these same questions? Chances are that most of your music col...
Semi-Fortnightly Ramble: PC Cleaning - OCD?
Columns | Posted: May 19, 2005
I will be the first to admit that I also have a small obsession with my computer. It doesn't extend quite as far as my automotive compulsion, but is well above what the average computer user experi...
Semi-Fortnightly Ramble: Cellular Ninja Zapper
Columns | Posted: April 6, 2005
I hate cell phones, and not just because they annoy me on a daily basis with morons attempting to pilot vehicles while jawing into their phone; I also hate them because I really don't care to hear ...
Semi-Fortnightly Ramble: United Parcel Stompers
Columns | Posted: March 14, 2005
Have you ever shipped anything UPS? Sure, we all have. How about anything worth more than say, $100...or maybe even $1,000? Wouldn't it stand to reason that if you were shipping something of con...
Industry Insider: Sony Sinking
Columns | Posted: March 8, 2005
Sony is in deep trouble. If it hadn't been obvious to you over the last year it sure is obvious now with their elevating a foreigner to CEO, Howard Stringer. Now having worked for and with Japanese...
The Inevitable Future of Our Operating Systems
Columns | Posted: September 5, 2003
Microsoft's Windows has no doubt been the towering force in the consumer operating system market for quite some time: primarily due to its newbie-friendly ease of installation and its simplicity of...