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Sunday, June 20, 2010

No Sound? No Problem! - “Fixing the Audio on your PC”

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So you power up your Desktop PC and you get set to listen to some of your favorite MP3s while surfing the web when you suddenly realize that you have no sound. No Windows® start-up music, no clicks and chime, no nothing. In this Tech Tip we’ll take a step by step approach to try to get your sweet sounds working again. While the first few steps may seem basic, you’d be surprised how often “some relative” got into things and did “something” that messed up the sound.

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Sunday, June 13, 2010

32-bit vs. 64-bit Computing - What’s Really The Difference?

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Sixty four bit computing, has been around since the beginning of computing, but it wasn’t in the mainstream consumer marketplace until just a few years ago, while AMD announced AMD64 almost a decade ago. Getting the rest of the market to join up was aided by Intel’s own implementation called Intel® 64. From there, you needed an operating system that supported the technology and applications that were compatible to take advantage of it. Before Windows® Vista and OS X 10.6, that was hard to come by. You’ve probably seen that Windows® 7 comes in 32 and 64-bit version and wondered what the difference is.  Even now, I’m still surprised at how long it’s taken to convert everyone over.

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Sunday, June 06, 2010

“5” Easy Computer Upgrades and Programs to Make Windows lightening - FAAASSSST!

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One of the greatest frustrations of the computer world is the slow desktop or notebook computer. Whether you’re launching a program, running a bunch of programs at once or just browsing the Internet a slow computer can have a big impact on your overall computing experience. In this week’s Tech Tip we’re going to look at some easy upgrades that you or your computer store can do for you.  This Tech Tip is geared toward the Windows crowd (that is – most of you out there) but it can apply to the Apple and Linux crowds too

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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Serial ATA 6Gb/s - The Third Generation

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The third revision to the Serial ATA storage standard, known as Serial ATA 6Gb/s, was ratified a year ago and an increasing number of devices are coming to market that make use of the new technology.

In this Tech Tip I’ll go over what you need to know to decide when the right time is for you to upgrade.

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