It is standard fare that there are growing pains whenever new computer hardware is released. Not so with multi-core processors. Think about that for a second. They were introduced to market and ta-da, they worked. No fuss, no muss. When was the last time you heard of such a vital computer component working so well? [...]
Apple Admits to Hard Drive Problems on MacBooks
November 27, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Do you have a Macbook with a Seagate hard drive inside? If so, your data might be at risk. A U.K data recovery firm called Retrodata has reported that some Seagate 2.5" drives inside the MacBook and MacBook Pro have a design flaw that could cause the read/write head to physically scratch the platter and [...]
Apples Continues to be Cocky
November 21, 2007 by 1 Comment
It appears Apple is extending their “Mac versus PC” ad campaign onto the web. Check out the video below, from MacRumors, where Apple has creatively coupled a sidebar banner with a top ad banner. I guess through use of good timing, they have made it such that the guys in the sidebar banner and referring [...]
Big Problems with Wireless in HP Pavilion Notebooks
November 21, 2007 by
Several months back, I bought an HP Pavilion DV6000 and reviewed it here on PCMech. I gave it a pretty good review. I was happy with it. But, that review has garnered a LOT of traffic. So much, in fact, that it now finds itself as the ninth most popular article on the website according [...]
Amazon Kindle: Cool, But Ugly
November 19, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Amazon is making the e-book cool again. Well, sort of. While the question of e-book popularity would be an interesting one, there is little doubt that when Amazon throws it’s weight behind it, things happen. What are they doing? Amazon Kindle. You can check out Engadget’s coverage of the launch. Kindle is an e-book reader [...]
Dell XPS One
November 16, 2007 by Leave a Comment
I received a promo e-mail (by my request) from Dell today concerning the new XPS One. Here she is: Good points: Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 processor Comes bundled with Adobe Elements Studio (for video editing – and this is not a bad deal at all) Comes bundled with wireless mouse included (and to boot [...]
Eee PC – Small Done Right
November 15, 2007 by 2 Comments
Funny name, cool computer. You might have heard me give my not-so-hot take on the Wal-Mart sub-$200 PC, but the Eee PC is much, much better. Let me list some good reasons why I dig this itty bitty laptop. 1. No optical drive whatsoever I was waiting for a company to send the optical drive [...]
How to Buy an MP3 Player
November 7, 2007 by Leave a Comment
MP3 players are one too many these days. Music on the move is fine, but being bombarded with choices can be quite a pain when you are ready to buy one. Do you go with a well known name, such as Apple and their iPod or do you take a chance on a cheaper, not [...]
New Sub-$200 Computer at Wal-Mart
November 5, 2007 by 5 Comments
Wal-Mart recently introduced a new computer (Everex TC2502 Green gPC) that can be bought for under $200. Even though it’s a Linux-based computer (which isn’t bad,) this is not something could even be considered for use as a primary computer. It’s too slow (1.5 GHz / 512MB RAM) its hard drive is too small for [...]
Increase Your Printer’s Lifespan
November 3, 2007 by 7 Comments
Did you know that color printers have a lifespan that’s perfectly acceptable for both personal and professional use at the price they come, even while laser printers generally last a bit longer? Basically, you end up replacing inkjet printers every three to four years, but laser printers generally last a few years longer. Some users [...]
Multiple Monitors: Windows XP Versus OS X
November 1, 2007 by 26 Comments
I have completed my hardware upgrades to the new Mac Pro. The system is now sporting 5 GB of memory as well as a second video card. That second video card now gives me the ability to expand beyond two monitors. Since I had plenty of LCDs sitting around, I decided to put them to [...]
A Look at the Mac Pro
October 29, 2007 by 35 Comments
I am a long-time Windows user, so my look at the Mac Pro is coming from that viewpoint. While I can tell this is a quality machine, there are some things that I found to be odd. These are not shortcomings of the Mac Pro, mind you. It’s just different.
The Switch to Mac Begins
October 27, 2007 by 15 Comments
I wrote at the beginning of last week that I was thinking about buying a Mac Pro. Well, last night I fell off my wallet and did exactly that. So, yes, the owner of PC Mechanic, a person who has been using Microsoft operating systems since the days of DOS 6.2 – I am now [...]
Lapworks Aluminum Desktop Stand Review
October 25, 2007 by 1 Comment
Not too long ago, I wrote and published an article about how heat from your laptop could lead to infertility. See, a laptop is really anything BUT a laptop. Put another way, you really shouldn’t use a laptop computer as it sits directly on your lap. Aside from the issue of potential effects on your [...]
Podcast 10-22-2207 : Is It Worth It To Have 64-bit?
October 22, 2007 by 2 Comments
Does having a 64-bit processor in your computer really amount to anything if you’re not using server applications? Whether you’re running Windows 64-bit, Mac OS X Tiger or Leopard or a 64-bit Linux, where are the 64-bit apps? What could someone possibly do any better right now with a 64-bit system compared to 32?
