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A Guide To Going Green for Saint Patrick’s Day

Michael Kwan — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:49:59 +0000

The legend of Saint Patrick says that he was responsible for banishing snakes from Ireland. He was also known as a patron saint of Ireland, but the holiday named in his honor is probably better known for its never-ending flow of green beer, hooligans and shenanigans. Before you hit up the bar for some festive ale, [...]

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NZXT Hades Crafted Series Midtower ATX Enclosure Review

Eric Garay — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:23:56 +0000

When the courier comes by to drop off new hardware, we always end up getting into a good conversation. The latest discussion was all about the NZXT Crafted Series Hades Computer Enclosure that we’re looking at today. It was interesting to hear the courier comment on things like the front bezel design and question the [...]

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A Guide to the Technology of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games

Michael Kwan — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:31:54 +0000

If you thought that the technology at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games was impressive, you’ll be absolutely amazed at the role that technology has at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. The regular Olympics might get the lion’s share of the media attention, but that doesn’t mean that the Paralympics should be ignored. These fine [...]

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Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Gulftown 6-Core 32nm Processor Review

Eric Garay — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:19:29 +0000

It almost seems like yesterday that I started down the yellow brick road to technology with my first real office computer which had an Intel 80486DX2 Processor. A couple years later, the local PC store built me an “adequate” gaming computer using a Pentium III 750MHz Slot 1 processor while socket 1 processors were still [...]

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CoolerMaster GX Series 750 Watt ATX Power Supply Review

Eric Garay — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:51:27 +0000

As the economy still continues on the road to recovery, the number of consumers looking to save some money on computer upgrades has grown. The entire market is learning to wheel and deal in order to continue to do business. This means manufacturers have to be more aggressive in both price and product quality. One [...]

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MSI H55-GD65 Gamer Series LGA1156 ATX Motherboard Review

Eric Garay — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:42:26 +0000

A key benefit of almost every INTEL P55/P55A motherboard that we’ve reviewed is the overclocking capability. Chances are you can walk into your favourite computer store and locate several capable INTEL P55 boards capable of unlocking the potential of that stock CPU. How much potential depends on how much you want to spend and what [...]

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OCZ Technology 60GB Agility Series SATAII SSD Review

Eric Garay — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:54:56 +0000

When recently asked what SSD would be ideal for regular users, that doesn’t cost too much, but contains quality components, I found myself going back over my notes. I found myself considering what kind of controller is used inside an SSD rather than basing it off the name brand. The controller is a major component [...]

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Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB SATA3 Hard Drive Review

Eric Garay — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:29:39 +0000

Now that motherboards with the Intel P55A Chipset are flooding the channels, it means USB 3.0 and SATA3 devices are going to become more popular. But, we’re just now starting to see these peripherals leaking in to the market albeit very slowly and in limited quantities. The first SATA3 hard drive to make it to [...]

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Samsung ST550 Dual LCD Digital Camera Review

Michael Kwan — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:22:33 +0000

The digital camera market is constantly on the hunt for new and exciting features. In recent years, we’ve seen more and more consumer-level cameras implement such things as GPS geotagging, HD video recording, and Wi-Fi connectivity. Offering a refreshing take on the form factor is the Samsung ST550 digital camera. The single greatest feature that sets [...]

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A Guide to the Cool Technology of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games

Michael Kwan — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:46:00 +0000

The Olympic Games give us an opportunity to see some of the world’s greatest athletes compete against one another in a wide variety of sports. While the focus will still be placed squarely on the talent and ability demonstrated by these fantastic athletes, there is also a lot of amazing technology being used at the [...]

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