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December 27, 2006 by Brad.
This card, much like its older brothers, is an excellent all around card for a the user needing an multimedia card that can also be used for gaming. To boil it down, this card has it all. It is too bad that this will be the last of a breed that has dominated the multimedia market with such force that all rivals were laughed off of the market…
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December 27, 2006 by Brad.
Vista launched today, and the new OS promises (eventually) to give gamers a whole new world with DirectX 10. The article goes into some of DX10’s offerings and why it will be great for developers, and therefore gamers. It’s a bit of a technical read, but very interesting.
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December 27, 2006 by Brad.
For anyone needing large amounts of memory and easy portability, the Mega-Kart would be a very smart buy. Although it costs a bit more money, you have to remember the capacity it is squeezing into its small package.
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December 27, 2006 by Brad.
Look how a 5MB Hard Disk was like 50 years ago!!!!
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December 27, 2006 by Brad.
Without a doubt, motherboards are the most complex and essential part of the modern PC. Take a look at how one is made and all the steps it goes through.
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December 27, 2006 by Brad.
ATI does not support drivers for many mobile video cards in laptops (they rely on the laptop manufacture to make the updates, which are rarely released), so a single programmer wrote a tool that lets you install desktop drivers on mobile cards. This keeps you up to date so your laptop can actually play the latest games.
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December 27, 2006 by Brad.
Tired of you mouse going dead in the middle of an intense firefight? Here are some interesting ideas on how to make a wireless mouse that does not need batteries.
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December 27, 2006 by Brad.
Review on Antec’s P180 from a home theater perspective. While not your average form factor for a stereo, the silver & black still looks slick & does a great job of quieting your system down.
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December 27, 2006 by Brad.
W…T…F… Microsoft has been sending out free top-of-the-line laptops pre-loaded with Vista to bloggers. “No strings attached”. This is of course right before the launch of Vista to consumers. Make no mistake — these weren’t loans, they were ‘gifts’.
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