The top 10 resolutions the world used over the past year according to Statcounter are:1024×768 1200×800 1366×768 1280×1024 1440×900 1680×1050 1920×1080 1600×900 1360×768 1024×600Some of you may be surprised to know that 1024×768 is still #1. And no, that’s not a netbook resolution (which...

In-ear stereo headphones, a.k.a. "earbuds" have been around for a long time. Most people associate earbuds with portable music players like the iPod or for those that listen to music from their smartphone, however there are good solid reasons you should use them on the desktop as well. 1. Better sound on the cheap If you haven’t used earbuds in...

If you plan on buying a new flat panel monitor (or laptop) soon whether, small, standard or large-sized, here are 5 tips that will make the calibration process a whole lot easier. 1. Disable all enhanced features Many monitors out-of-the-box have some sort of enhancement which the manufacturer thinks makes the picture look better when enabled. The vast majority...

People who have never used a Voice-over-IP box before get really confused because they don’t exactly understand what a VoIP box actually does, so I’ll explain it in the plainest English I can. What is a Connect-Me FREETALK box? A standalone VoIP box that allows you to use a plain telephone (meaning a traditional corded or cordless telephone) with...

I’ve been using Skype for some time now, and a little while back I decided to pay the $1.99/month fee so I could make unlimited nationwide calls in the US. And no, it’s not a "must buy 3 or 6 months in advance" subscription. Just 2 bucks and no commitments. If I wanted to drop the service at any time, I could with no ETFs or any of that...

A ton of you out there are still using old monitors, some of which are shamefully old. Yes, they still work, but hey, this is your eyes we’re talking about and you should have a display that allows you read everything easily. Before listing the 5 reasons, here’s a quick way to determine if your monitor is crappy or not: Use a laptop under 1 year old...

From the realm of the itty-bitty comes the ARTiGO A1150 from VIA. We’ve seen itty-bitty computers before, but the problem has always been that they’re so darned slow. Not this one. It does have a real-deal 1GHz 64-bit dual-core processor, can do HD video, has both VGA and HDMI, can support up to 4GB DDR3 RAM, has optional Wi-Fi and has 5 USB ports,...

Some tech items for sale simply defy belief as far as their shoddy quality is concerned, and believe me when I say this is not dictated by price alone whether the cost of the item is high or low. There have been some out there (maybe you’re one of them) who have spent $300 on a graphics card only to receive it and it doesn’t work. Or maybe $400 on...

It’s well known that the most expensive part of a laptop is the LCD panel (i.e. the screen). If you’ve ever shopped around for a replacement panel – even if it’s just the thin-film part and not the surrounding bezel – you know exactly what I’m talking about. LCD panels have never been cheap and probably never will be. Because...

I live in an area where there are Wi-Fi routers all around me; this presents a problem because if I’m using the same channel others are using, the signal will stutter/drop for any Wi-Fi device I use. In most wireless routers (at least for newer ones), they come preconfigured to automatically select the first channel available, usually settling on channel...