Dusting Your Computer - Keeping it Cool by Steve Perlow
My mother always told me to dust, but I never did, mostly because I was lazy, but also because I couldn't find any tangible benefit to dusting. I just didn't see how I'd benefit from my room or my things being less dusty. Well now I've gotten a bit older, and I finally found a reason to dust - a... Another thing to note is that while it is very important to keep CPU heat to a minimum, hard drives, video cards, and other components all need to be kept cool as well. ... I have had lock ups when video encoding and doing other CPU intensive tasks, and now the chips should be running cooler...

iPod Models by Daniel Dwase
1st Generation iPod The 1st generation iPod is the first iPod model by Apple announced on October 23, 2001, the cost of the original iPod was $399 with a 5 GB hard drive. Critics panned the unit's price, but it proved an instant hit in the marketplace, quickly overtaking earlier hard drive... 5th Generation iPod The 5th generation iPod is often called the iPod video or the video iPod was released on October 12, 2005 and it's available in 30 GB and 60 GB capacity models. ... 5th generation models have a 65,536 colour (16-bit) screen, with a 320 x 240 QVGA transflective TFT display, and...

Name Brand Computer Systems -vs- Clone Computers by Scott Bulkley
It seems to be a popular topic online these days that when buying a computer as to whether you should go with name brand computer (i.e. Dell) or a clone system (i.e build it yourself). I have been building and repairing PC's for a good 10 years now or so, and have built over 4000 systems... memory, hard drives, faster video card, etc.) you first need to call your support who will try and sell you "their" name brand product for considerably more (in some cases) that you could find if you look around the internet for a better deal.

How to Buy the Perfect PC by Dee Kerr
PCs have become a staple in every home. Without PCs, you will find it hard to stay connected and to even do the work required of you in school or in the office. With so much PC packages being shoved to our throat every time we go to department stores and computer shops, you'll really get quite... The higher the memory of the video card, the better is the picture quality and the colors. ... Also, video cards are also responsible for how fast multimedia images are accessed. ... Video cards This is the part of the computer which determines the quality of the multimedia images that you will...

Computer Cases As Incredible As Your Imagination by Greg Wirth
Long gone are the days of dull beige rectangles. Nowadays, computer cases come in various shapes, sizes, colors, and designs and with much better features than ever before. Computer gaming can create a tremendous amount of heat as rendering graphics works that processor harder, over clocking... With slide out component housing you can add your component to the housing first before popping it into the rail housing. ... Size (Tower, Mid-tower or Mini ATX) Aluminum or steel or acrylic (aluminum dissipates heat better) Room for upgrades Pull out motherboard tray Slide out component trays...

Understanding TOP223P And PQ05RD11 IC In Thompson DVD Power Supply by Jestine Yong
The TOP223P pulse width modulation ic is designed to work in switch mode power supply (smps). It is mainly used in the audio/video electronic equipment. Computer monitor rarely use this type of ic. In this article, I would like to share with you that not all switch mode power transformer must... Here are the spec for this type of family ic PQ03RD13 =3.3 volt output, PQ05RD11= 5 volt output, PQ09RD11= 9 volt output and PQ012RD11=12 volt output. ... It is important to know the specification of this type of ic if you want to be successfully tackle the power supply problem.

Some Notes About Notebook Computers by Martin Coleman
Are you interested in laptops? Perhaps you are interested in buying one, or you already have one and just like to read more about them. Either way, I have some good information for you regarding laptops and their use. I really like laptops. I think besides executives, gamers, multimedia guys and... It is certainly not going to be a bad purchase, but the built-in video accelerators still have a good long way to go before they match their desktop counterparts. ... A major concern is price. ... However, this is becoming less and less of an issue, as many laptops are now the same price if not...

Choosing An Ultra-Portable Laptop For Your Computer Needs by Elizabeth Lord
When choosing a laptop, portability is often a key feature. When you are traveling with your laptop frequently, taking your laptop on planes and long drives makes weight (or lack of weight) extremely important. Certainly, no one wants to be carting a ten-pound monster of a laptop in and out of a... The primary components are: • CPU (Central Processing Unit) • Hard Drive • RAM (Random Active Memory) • Screen Size • Port Types • Optical Drive (CD, CD-RW, & DVD-RW) • Removable Media (like a camera memory card) • Batteries • Video Card • Touch Sensitive Mouse Pad • Wireless...

Gaming Gardware Guide by Donny Duncan
So you're into gaming, and you're looking to turn that shabby computer into a gaming powerhouse? You don't necessarily need an expensive gaming computer though, you just need some decent gaming hardware. If you don't exactly know what gaming hardware is, i've put together a guide explaining what... 3D Video Card First and foremost, if you have to have a decent video card to play the latest 3D games. ... You can have the best computer around, but if it has a cheap video card, 3D games will appear to run as slow as if you had a slow computer.

New Aircraft Design Engine Pivot Aft of Fuselage by Lance Winslow
Due to the new advances in directional thrust capabilities and the advent of UAVs which can take higher “G” loadings, we need to design aircraft and UAVs which have better turning capabilities. This would allow UAVs to fly between city buildings like Felluhja or monitor down town areas like DC... Thus when the aircraft was to make a turn the relative wind would assist in the rapid turning as the fuselage observation component turned as it would push on the side. ... The front observation fuselage component would be similar to the head of a bee and the thorax being the body or the engine in...