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Choosing an Internet Service provider (ISP)

May 5th, 2010 · No Comments · How To Buy

Choosing an Internet Service Provider can be a difficult decision. There are a lot of factors involved that can and should influence your decision. But not always do you think of all those factors, just to find out that after you made a choice, there is something that you don’t like about the new ISP. [...]

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SATA vs PATA Hard Disk Drives: A Guide

April 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Comparisons, Concepts, How To, How To Buy, Storage, Technology

With the advent of new SATA drives, as you probably know, there was a big naming issue. The old IDE drives needed a name to distinguish it from SATA drives and so the name PATA was born. The P in PATA refers to Parallel (ATA drives) while the S in SATA is Serial (ATA drives). [...]

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How to Buy a Blu-ray Player

April 14th, 2010 · No Comments · How To, How To Buy, Q & A, Technology

If you own an HDTV, the benefits of Blu-ray are crystal clear. Video from traditional DVDs is comprised of fewer than 350,000 pixels, while 1080p HD video packs more than two million. So if you want sublime, high-resolution detail from your disc-based movies and TV shows, you have to go Blu-ray. And there’s never been [...]

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How to Select a Laptop Based on Networking Features

April 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · How To, How To Buy, Tips & Techniques

Being able to connect to the Internet no matter where you are is an important aspect of portable computers. As a result, networking interfaces are a standard item found on all laptop computers today. Some of them are so standardized that comparing products is difficult but some may have slight variations that can make a [...]

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HDTV Buyers Guide – Making Informed Decisions

March 29th, 2010 · No Comments · How To, How To Buy

Ready or Not… The picture on your family’s TV – that ’27-inch-set’ you bought over ten years ago – has finally become so dim, it’s beyond being an annoyance. And perhaps you’ve noticed how each visit to your optometrist results in a stronger prescription; you can’t put it off any longer… Its time to buy [...]

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LCD Monitor Buyer’s Guide

March 12th, 2010 · No Comments · How To Buy, Introductions, LCD Monitors, Video

How to Compare LCD Monitors Based on Specifications To Find The Right One With manufacturing improving, LCD panel sizes continue to get larger all while prices keep dropping. Retailers and manufacturers throw around a lot of numbers and terms to describe their products. So, how does one know what all these mean? This article looks [...]

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Is 5 GHz Wireless Network Hardware Better than 2.4 GHz?

March 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Comparisons, How To Buy, Network Devices

Question: Is 5 GHz Wireless Network Hardware Better than 2.4 GHz? Wireless computer network equipment typically uses radio signals in either a 2.4 GHz range or a 5 GHz range. These numbers are advertised prominently on product packaging, but their meaning is often misunderstood. Is 5 GHz network hardware better than 2.4 GHz hardware just [...]

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Understanding CRT Monitor Specifications

February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Computer Displays, How To Buy, Introductions

Cathode Ray Tube or CRT monitors are the oldest form of display for PC computer systems. Many of the earliest computers had their displays output to a standard composite video signal to be displayed on a regular TV. As time progressed, so did the level of technology used for computer displays. With the advent of [...]

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