Big things are coming in 2008, and one of them is USB 3.0. At least we can expect the specification to be released in 2008. We likely won’t see USB 3.0 on the shelves for consumers until 2009 or 2010. But, until then, we can drool over the promise of it.

One thing everyone complains about is the price of inkjet cartridges because they are so grossly overpriced. Some have tried refilling old cartridges (such as sticking a syringe inside and pumping ink into them) but most people know that’s a hit-or-miss method of trying to save a buck.
Are there other methods of printing available that [...]

Your expensive computer and the more important data in it could be rendered useless due to power surges, spikes and brownouts. This is exactly why it’s best to have a UPS (which comes with a built-in voltage stabilizer blocking energy surges that could damage your computer) that is designed to firewall you against such power [...]

The multimedia aspect of computing has taken off like never before. Online video has taken off thanks to the spread of broadband internet access and sites like Youtube. People are now communicating visually over the internet. Webcams play an important role in this whole thing. If you have a webcam, you have a tool which [...]

A lot of computer users today (including myself) have a laser printer. Laser printers offer good quality and are very fast printers. So, it is a good technology. That said, might it be that it is a technology that has side effects on our health?
Some Say Yes
There was a report put out a month or [...]

USB flash drives are convenient little gadgets. I remember the days when we were using 1.44 MB floppy drives to move things around. What a pain those were! The capacity was pitiful, giving rise to utilities designed to split up a single file among multiple floppies. Then CDs became the norm. CDs offer much higher [...]

A lot of us today use notebook computers. In fact, these days I find myself using my laptop more than my desktop PC. Laptops are convenient and, in most cases, every bit as powerful as their desktop counterparts. But, let’s look at the name: LAP TOP. In theory, it’s a PC you put on top [...]

Rich looks at the complexities around the proprietary connections and cables that come with his Olympus digital camera. He finds a way around his connector hell.

Webcams typically suffer from lack of picture quality. To a degree, this is understandable due to the low resolution of most webcams. However, there are a few little tricks to getting the best picture from a lower quality web cam. Watch and find out.

Rich takes a look at a light-model digital camera from Olympus.