Sunday, March 30, 2008

Battle of the Drives: Solid State Drives vs. Normal Hard Drives

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The hard disk drive has been with us for over 50 years now. From the first time it made its appearance in an IBM computer in 1956, it fought its way into our computers, to the point where it became the main location for users’ photos, documents, music files, and videos - in other words, it became the most treasured piece of equipment in the computer. A failing hard drive can easily mean losing that all important video of your daughter’s first steps or your son’s Little League All-Star game. But, now, there’s a new kid on the block: solid state hard drives. They promise a more reliable storage location and better performance. This article will detail the advantages and disadvantages of solid state drives compared to ‘normal’ hard disk drives.

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Sunday, March 16, 2008

“Simply” Store Your Files Online

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Files. They tend to multiply on your hard drives faster than you can keep up with them. To be safe, you’ll want to backup many of those files. A good way to to do that is with an external hard drive, as discussed in a previous TechTip.

However, you might not be able to justify the expense of an external drive—you might not have enough files to put even a small dent in a drive’s storage capacity. Or, you might want to have access to the files from wherever you are and not have to worry about lugging (or losing) a CD or a USB flash drive.

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Friday, March 14, 2008

Happy Pi Day 2008!

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“Pi, Greek letter (π), is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi = 3.1415926535…

Pi Day is celebrated by math enthusiasts around the world on March 14th.” - Pi Day

Savant Daniel Tammet Is The Pi Master!



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Sunday, March 09, 2008

Picasa Made Easy

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Digital cameras are wonderful devices. They’re portable, relatively inexpensive, and fairly easy to use. They let you capture that special moment at a family gathering or that sight that astonishes you while on vacation. And unlike traditional cameras, you don’t have to worry about wasting film on a bad shot; you can take as many pictures as you need (within reason) to get the photo that you want.

Invariably, though, there’s always a flaw or two in that special photo. It could be red eye, the lighting isn’t quite bright or warm enough, or the photo might be slightly off kilter. Getting rid of those flaws is well within the reach of the casual photographer. That’s where decent photo editing software comes in handy. For the casual photographer, though, software like Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, or The GIMP is overkill—they have far more features than many of us will ever use.

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