Monthly Archives: March 2011

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Tablet PC Operating Systems

Tablet PC

Tablet PCs have grown in popularity and the main reason is due to their interface with a touch sensitive screen. Most laptops and personal computers do not use touch screen technology because they rely on either a physical keyboard or a mouse. The tablet PC is different and thus requires a different operating system to [...]

The Various Memory Cards for Digital Cameras

Memory Cards

There are various memory cards for digital cameras on the market. A digital camera is only as good as its memory card, since the storage capacity of a camera itself is quite limited. The memory card field originally had two competitors, CompactFlash and Smart Media, but many options in digital memory are available now.

Detecting Earthquakes With Everyday Gadgetry

Earthquake Detection

Earthquakes are not isolated to a single moment in time. There are aftershocks and often there are also telltale rumbles beforehand. The problem is that detecting these warning signs is difficult and expensive, and even if the possibility of a major quake is successfully detected, there’s often not much time to get the necessary information out to the general public before it hits.

5 Steps You Should Do To Keep Your Computer Running Smoothly

Computer Maintenance Beyond Hard Drive Defrag

If you lack the technical experience that so many people in today’s world seem to have when it comes to computers, it can be pretty frustrating when you are finally faced with the prospect of operating a PC for the very first time. If you have recently purchased a computer of your own, you are planting a firm step into the future. The future is technology, and computers are at the forefront of this international revolution.

Transparency Or Anonymity? Battle Lines Are Being Drawn

Anonymous Online Identity

Christopher Poole, founder of 4chan has launched a debate while speaking at the SXSW interactive conference over the weekend by telling his audience that Facebook is ‘totally wrong’ when it comes to online identity.

10 Strategies for Getting More Blog Comments

Blog Comments

Studies have shown that the majority of online users are lurkers (observe or read without contributing), with less than 5% actively contributing. Most readers leave a blog without contributing in any way or leaving comment. If you would like to have more comments on your blog, there are ways of encouraging more activity.

How to Test Your Web Site on a Smaller Browser Window

Monitor

Many new computers and laptops sold today include a widescreen monitor with a nice high resolution. For many applications, such as games and movies, having a large widescreen monitor makes the experience much better. Movies were meant for widescreen, and games, well they always look better in a higher resolution. The one aspect where the [...]

3 Best Current Laptops of 2011

MacBook Pro

The lines between PC, laptop, netbook, smartphone, and eReader have all begun to merge over the past two years. Consumers are no longer satisfied with single-task machines and require top quality entertainment, computer processing, long battery life, and complete portability. Companies have taken the hint and recreated their outlook on the entire laptop market.