Scan/Print/Copy Machines: Do They Live Up to the Hype? by Martin Coleman
Think Small. Think Cheaper. That's the way the industry seems to be heading these days. Laptops are outselling desktops in some places. Those who can afford them are buying Palm Pilots. Zip drives are nearly all but forgotten. CDs and CD writers are now as common as floppies were in a previous... You get a printer for about AU$70, a scanner for $90-$120, or get a cheap MFC for $90-$140 in which you get the scanner, you get the printer, you get a copier and in some cases a fax machine and/or a media card reader (for reading the memory cards used in many digital cameras), plus being able to...

The Apple Mac mini - It Fits Anywhere And It is The Most Affordable Mac Ever! by Bonnie Archer
Mac OS X, the worlds most advanced operating system! Just connect, plug, and your playing. The Apple Mac mini will work with either Mac or PC-compatible peripherals, this makes it easier than ever to upgrade from and older Mac or PC system. All you have to do is connect your USB mouse and... Under the sleek anodized aluminum styling of the Mac mini is a G4 processor, room for up to 1GB PC2700 main memory, a Radeon 9200 graphics chip, and a large enough hard drive, up to 80 GB, to store todays digital media.

Building a Computer by Jared Strop
Most people just assume that a new computer is a Dell or Gateway. Few people (other than the technically inclined) know that Dell and Gateway skimp on the parts inside the computer. What you're left with is a third-rate computer that costs much more than it should have. ... If you are building a great computer, look for a board that contains PCI-Express slots for a killer graphics card (2005), plenty of RAM slots for memory, a good bus speed for fast processing, and 2-4 USB 2.0 slots would be nice for digital cameras, printers, etc.

The Xbox 360, A Parental Guide to this Game Console by Simon Goodman
Xbox 360 is the next generation of the Microsoft Xbox. The Xbox 360 can easily be compared to a computer designed for gamming. Most of the games available work on most of the newer Microsoft platforms, (windows). XBOX 360 There are two versions of the Xbox 360, the "Xbox 360" and the "Xbox 360... The graphic card is a powerful ATI 500 MHz chip with 10MB of memory built on the chip. ... That includes MP3 players, (like the iPod), digital cameras and so on. ... The CPU itself, (actually 3 processors), is a 3.2GHz liquid cooled IBM using 512MB of memory, (shared between the graphics and the...

How to Buy an MP3 Player that Works for Your Life by Carol Finch
If you've just decided that the time is now right to buy an MP3 player then you might well feel completely confused about the choices you have to make. It doesn't matter whether you have a big budget or whether you want to keep it cheap and simple - there are a bewildering number of different... There are however some players that come with memory card capacity slots which could be an alternative solution but this won't allow you to store all of your music on the player and you'll have to keep a library of memory cards as well.

5 Things To Know When Buying A New Printer by Frank Bolsom
In spite of the "paperless office" that was supposed to be ushered in by the common use of computers, there is more printing done today than ever before. And that means that printers and their supplies have to be replaced on a fairly regular basis, whether you're printing at home or in a business. ... Today's printers offer a lot of features - high resolution photo printing, multi-function printer/scanning/faxing, digital memory card readers and much more. ... If you want to be able to print your own digital photos you should look at one of the many photo printers on the market.

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.

Choosing A Multifunction Printer by Frank Bolsom
Multifunction printers have become extremely popular over the last several years. These printers generally include copying and scanning functions, as well as sending and receiving faxes in some cases. Some of the newer models also include photo printing capabilities, with digital memory card... The same goes for the printing capabilities. ... If you're planning to scan old photographs or negatives and want the highest possible resolution, you probably won't get quite as good a result from a multifunction printer/scanner as you would from a dedicated scanner.

Guide to Buying a Desktop Computer by Andrew Gates
With the rapid pace of technological developments, nothing has become as ubiquitous as the computer. Everyone's got one. And they are used for all manner of endeavour, by people of all walks of life. So, do you simply buy the computer that someone's selling? ... Most video cards also have their own video memory installed on the card, a feature that increases a computer's memory performance. ... For a computer to reproduce the sounds recorded in games, movies and music products it requires a sound card.

I Lost It! Simple Guide To Recovering Corrupted Images And Files by John Deprice
WinUndelete http://www.deprice.com/winundelete.htm WinUndelete™ is an easy to use undelete software utility to recover deleted files from hard drives, floppy disks, zip drives, USB external flash drives, digital camera cards, and more. Its unique and exclusive SmartScan technology completes... BadCopy Pro http://www.deprice.com/badcopypro.htm BadCopy Pro is a leading data recovery software for floppy disks, CD-ROMs, CD-R/Ws, digital media, zip disks, and other storage media. ... Works on Smart Media, Compact Flash, Memory Sticks, hard drives, floppy disks, Zip disks, USB drives.