External hard drives Even the quiet muttering of this phrase is enough to turn the stern stomachs of hardware gurus and PC enthusiasts alike. A disgusting concept that should have never been created; after all, hard drives were originally designed to remain firmly inside your PC – not only for optimum reliability but also for [...]
It’s not quantity, it’s quality, or so I have frequently been told. Yet I am not entirely sure this timeless phrase of a generation gone by applies to the music industry. A couple of days ago, Apple allegedly engaged in talks regarding the improvement of audio quality for music files sold through iTunes. Given that [...]
Ports of popular flash based browser games often wind up on the iPhone, yet unfortunately the majority suffer from poor controls, shoddy graphics, or all in all are just a bit naff. Luckily, with The Zombie Wars being one of the most addictive browser based titles of the 21st Century, and with the recent release [...]
Data gets deleted all the time. Discarded to the recycle bin or shift clicked into oblivion, once deleted it’s gone for good. Wait. No, it isn’t actually. Perhaps this was the case in the nineties, but for as long as I can remember data recovery utilities have existed to lend a helping hand. Following my [...]
Today I will be reviewing a stunning example of new and upcoming technology, the Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB solid state hard drive. Whilst the technology for flash memory based hard drives has been around for a good number of years, predominantly in the form of USB memory sticks, it was never really fast enough or [...]
Piriform, the team behind the recently reviewed CCleaner have been at it again, this time bringing you a system information utility by the name of Speccy. In a world of ever changing technology, the bits and pieces that make up your computer (read: hardware) often require updating to function efficiently. Each piece of hardware operates [...]
With the UK still in the midst of an employment crisis, it’s proving harder than ever to land that dream job – or any job for that matter. The difficulty many experience trying to source work is further amplified by the unfair practices that some employers utilise against candidates; such as discrimination based on age, [...]
Hard Drives are designed to hold a staggering amount of data, granted, however not all of this data is as necessary as it once was. In fact, I’m willing to bet that some of the data on your machine is no more than ‘junk’, which is of little use to anyone and would serve you [...]
Desktop gadgets have been around for what seems like ages. First introduced through Windows Vista, the sidebar hugged the edge of your desktop, performing a number of useful functions, such as; providing you with up to date weather reports, quick links to your favourite RSS feeds and even a visual monitor of your CPU usage. [...]
As Operating Systems have progressed, many of us have gradually begun to clean up those cluttered desktops and do away with un-necessary program shortcuts, thus creating a far more pleasant working environment. However, possibly due to a desire to hold on to their OS heritage, some of us are still slaves to the desktop shortcut [...]