There are lots of things that GPS can do that maps simply cannot. I posted this podcast because GPS just happens to be one of the top requested electronics gifts for the holiday season. If you wanted some good reasons to own a GPS, here are ten good ones.

Monitor size on a CRT monitor is not measured like a TV. On a TV, a 32″ TV means that the actual picture is 32″, measured diagonally. On a computer monitor, a 17″ monitor might only have a 15.7″ viewable image, measured diagonally. The law requires that a monitor manufacturer disclose the actual viewable image size along with the monitor...

There are several different technologies when it comes to memory.  Here is an overview of these technologies and what they mean to your computer. ROM This is read-only memory, memory that can only be read, but cannot be written to. ROM is used in situations where the data must be held permanently. This is due to the fact that it is non-volatile memory. This...

We had a big day here at PCMech with the Black Friday, 30% special I ran in the site store. Many thanks to everybody who got their order in. We’ll get everything shipped and/or set up ASAP, but due to sheer volume there is going to be some catch-up on our end. For those of you who missed out on the special, I am going to run a sale for the rest of the...

Check out these videos to see the absolute mad rush to Best Buys throughout the country. I understand there are deals out there, but come on! One thing you will never see me doing is standing in line to get into a Best Buy. Especially when it is cold. Especially when I might only save $50 or $100. Don’t these people have anything better to do? This is what...

I am running a 30% off special on every item in our store – except for the toolkits. Being that the toolkits come from an outside supplier, we have no margin which allows a special. There is no discount code required. Everything is simply marked down, so everybody gets the deal. Applicable Products OK, here is a list of the items in our store that you can...

I got an interesting email in from Michael, a reader of the site. He says: First let me say that this website is a wonderful resource for everyone not just novices. Your clear explanations on topics and your wonderful videos arejust great. A suggestion for your next video should be the cost some companies would have to go through in order to make a realistic...

We do a lot of writing here at PCMech. Most of our work goes online and is freely available for all to see. But, many of our readers may not know that PC Mechanic also has a store. The PC Mechanic Store is the repository for all commercial products which we create and offer. Famous products available include:Build Your Own PC Course – contains full...

A portion of the top feature request list was recently leaked concerning Windows 7 and I checked it out. Some of it was good while the rest was not-so-good. If I had a wish list for Windows 7 in 2009 or 2010 (whenever it’s released), this is what I would ask for: Death to 32-bit I don’t think there’s any argument that we’ve gone as far as...