Hardware
SDHC memory cards
If you have a digital camera, you are familiar with flash memory cards. These little cards are also a way to add memory to a PC. While thumb drives can also act as secondary memory in PCs, they stick out and can be awkward. Memory cards, of course, go into a slot and are barely [...]
More about USB 3.0
New PCs should soon have the faster interface called USB 3.0. I have made several posts on the subject but there is some more information at Computerworld.
Can Windows run well on tablets?
HP has announced a Windows 7 based tablet (or slate, if you prefer) PC that it claims will be much better than Apple’s iPad. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes says there is a big problem with touch-based Windows systems:
HP has released a few teaser details of its upcoming iPad, um, I mean Slate device. While the company is [...]
About some mobile devices
Are you curious about what some of the new smartphones look like? CNET has a gallery of photos of some of the latest offerings.
Also from CNET is a new FAQ about the Apple iPad, which is scheduled to appear in early April.
The PC is dying-here come the mobile platforms
The mismatch between ponderous Windows systems and consumer needs is finally catching up with the PC. Thanks to the example of the Apple iPhone and to the Asian OEMs who pushed the netbook, the technology industry has awakened to what consumers really want. Predictions are popping up all over that the PC will be replaced [...]
Tablet PCs unpopular?
The announcement of the iPad and other devices in tablet form has spurred speculation that tablet PCs (also called “slates”) would be a big seller in coming days. Not so, says Lenovo. According to CNET, Lenovo says its customers don’t like the tablet or slate idea, especially the lack of a keyboard:
Lenovo refreshed its [...]
USB 3.0 given test in actual practice
The interface of the future for peripherals called USB 3.0 is theoretically supposed to be something like ten times faster than USB 2.0. Sometimes theory and practice don’t gibe, however. Recently, Michael J. Miller at ExtremeTech posted a real-world study of how fast USB 3.0 connections actually are. The results showed USB 3.0 to be [...]
Check out your CPU capabilities
Steve Gibson often comes up with free little utilities that do some useful task. With the trend to 64-bit computing, you might want to see if your CPU can handle 64-bits. Another CPU feature worth checking is to see if the security feature called hardware DEP is supported. Gibson provides a free program called SecurAble [...]
Routers being attacked by botnet
Many of you probably have a router. Did you ever change the default password or are you still using “admin” or whatever came with the router? These default passwords are well known to everybody and not changing them is an open invitation to hackers. PC World looks at a recent exploit from what is called [...]
The shape of things to come
I think that the whole area of personal computing is in transition. I believe the old model PC is dying as the platform for personal computing. Or should we call it personal electronics? After all, computing isn’t what most people mostly do with their devices. In any event, developments like the iPhone, the netbook, and [...]
Beginner’s Guide to buying motherboards
For any readers who need information about motherboards, Tom’s Hardware has a nice article, Beginner’s Guide To Motherboard Selection.
