Every once in a while, the typical person will come across something electronic that appears to be dead in the water. Most people will just toss this malfunctioning piece of technology in the trash along with the rest of the garbage. But some of us will …
A man is only as good as his tools. Believe it or not, the same applies to geeks. A novice computer technician can be spotted a mile away. For example, if you open your computer case with a butter knife–you’re going to lose your nerd card. …
Have you ever downloaded a movie, clip, or music file and had Windows Media Player tell you that it can’t play that format or error out and crash the whole program? Fixing it could be something as simple as adding a codec pack to fill in …
If you’re a computer repair tech or a person who loves to upgrade PCs, then you understand the importance of being able to quickly move data from one drive to another. While you can pull the drive out of one computer and “slave” it to another, …
Test the performance of your PC with the most popular and thorough benchmark tools on the Internet. The following will help you test vital hardware components, such as your CPU, motherboard, Internet connection and much more. Benchmarking utilities are critical in optimization and troubleshooting. Most of the …
