General Computer Maintenance For The Masses by Steve Buchok
Reorganizing the file system Go to “Start” > “Run” > Type in “defrag” and press “Enter” Select which drive you’d like to defrag (normally this will be C:) Click OK to start defragging Side Notes This should be done about once a month. It will normally take a few hours to complete depending on... To prevent your computer from being harmed in this occurrence, it is a good idea to get a UPS (uninterrupted power supply) which will protect you from almost any power irregularity. ... A cheaper solution is to get a good surge bar these will only protect you from power spikes but can still be...

Results Are In: Nintendo Wii vs Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) by Darren Lintern
So which of these two games systems is better? It had been a much anticipated wait, but finally both of these consoles have arrived. The Sony PlayStation 3 was the first to arrive on November 17th, with the Nintendo Wii only two days later, on the 19th. ... To get an ideal of its capabilities, the graphical power of the Wii is a little stronger than that of the original Xbox. ... Although this certainly does not mean that the games look bad. ... You certainly will not get anyway near the same level of realism that you would get on the PS3 or Xbox 360.

Comparing MP3 Players - What Makes Them Different? by Mike Singh
Musical formats have moved along a path of a rapidly moving evolution, keeping us all reeling with a ... "What next!" The latest MP3 players follow the bulky eight-tracks, smaller cassettes, and the CD advancements, keeping our closets of old technology pretty full. ... It is smallest and most lightweight of all the different players, with no moving parts. ... Their average storage is about 1GB of memory which is sufficient as the battery runs a very small device, which will allow about 17 hours of listening.

Review of Popular Wireless Headphones by Bradley James
Just about everyone would I agree, I think, that wires on headphones are just about the most annoying wires associated with any electronic device. When you listen to music you don't want to have to stay in anyone one place, and you don't want to have to worry about cords tripping you are pulling... - Complete Kit is supplied, which includes transmitter, headphones, connecting cord, UniMatch plug adapter and AC power supply. ... - Automatic Power On/Off for both headphones and transmitter conserves battery life; transmitter turns on when it senses an input signal; headphones turn on when...

How To Choose The Best Gaming Laptop by Titus Hoskins
The gaming laptop is coming of age! It is steadily increasing in popularity as performance quality goes up. Gamers now regularly consider laptops or notebooks when searching for that perfect gaming machine. With each new generation of notebooks we are seeing some novel breakthroughs: dual core... It will give you higher performance at a lower power level, saving battery power. ... Serial ATA hard drives uses less power and are ideal for notebook computers, they are also more advanced than PATA hard drives which uses multipe streams of data -- go figure!

Motherboard Basics by Jason Kohrs
A recent Tech Tip covered the basics of selecting a computer case and made mention of the various sizes that correspond to motherboards of different form factors. A few people wrote in expressing interest in understanding more about the basics of motherboards, and that’s exactly what this Tech... Motherboards for AMD Athlon 64 and Pentium 4 processors will have a second power connection located in close proximity to the CPU socket for providing the extra power that today’s high end processors demand.

How to secure your small business with a PIX firewall by Ron Jones
One of the more popular firewall products for the small business market is the Cisco PIX 501. Out of the box it requires just a few configuration entries and you are up and running. In this guide, we will walk through the steps for configuring your brand new pix at the network edge. ... Your PIX should have come with an AC adapter, a yellow CAT 5 cable, an orange CAT5 cable and a flat, (typically) baby blue cable with a 9-pin serial connector on one end and an RJ-45 plug on the other. ... Insert the power cable and you will be greeted with the startup monologue (it’s not a dialog in this...

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... Apple also discontinued the inclusion of an AC adapter and FireWire cable and you must purchase these item separately in order to charge the iPod from a household outlet, or use an external, powered USB hub.

Review of Rio MP3 Players by Bradley James
Below you will find some useful information and comments about a few of the most popular MP3 players by Rio, including the Nitrus, Carbon, Cali, and Forge. None of these MP3 players are perfect, but each offers a unique set of strengths and weaknesses that should be taken into consideration... Features: - 5 GB of memory stores up to 80 hours of MP3 music or 160 hours of WMA music - Plays MP3, WMA, and Audible audio formats - Built-in microphone for voice recording - Easily drag and drop data and music files onto your player - Rechargeable battery offers up to 20 hours of battery life...

iSCSI vs. FC for Meeting Mission Critical Requirements by Efrat Aharoni-Levi
Introduction Mission Critical Data is just what its name says: critical to the core functioning of an enterprise. Mission critical data must be available 24x7 and fully backed up for immediate recovery in the event of disaster. Enterprises are constantly seeking more reliable, more efficient,... • SANRAD’s High Availability: The V-Switch 3000 hardware is fully redundant to weather power, processor and fan failures. ... • Small: 8 servers accessing a net capacity of 500GB. ... Business Case: V-Switch 3000 vs.