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Asus Motherboard P5E3 Deluxe with Embedded Linux Boot

Asus has launched P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP motherboard that features a embedded Linux distro a.k.a Splashtop which comes with Firefox and Skype installed. When you use this motherboard you are given a option to boot using the embedded Linux operating which boots within 15 seconds and you would be able to access Firefox and Skype or the [...]

Rambus XDR Memory Chips (RAM) Clocks at 4.80GHz

Elpida and Rambus have jointly introduced 512MB 4.8GHz XDR-structure DRAM that can deliver data transfer rate of 9.6 GB/s which is almost six times more than the current DDR2-800 RAM can achieve. These speeds are achieved as the RAM runs at Octal data rate of 600 MHz bringing the total clock speed to 4.8 [...]

7 Easy Methods to Directly Link or Network Two Computers for File Sharing

In this post we will explore the various options that can be used to network or link two computers for file sharing, networking more than two computers is beyond the scope of this post. I have encountered situations where I had to link two computers for file sharing and that is the reason why I [...]

Tips and Tricks to Get More out of Your Laptop Battery

I have been using a laptop for more than 2 years and the biggest challenge that I still face is to make it go for longer periods when operating in battery mode. Over these years I have found and learnt many tips in improving the laptop’s battery performance and would like to share them here.

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Water Cooling System for Hard Disk Drives (HDD)

I guess all of you would be aware of water cooling systems for CPU and graphics cards, now NEC and Toshiba have announced the world’s first water cooling system for hard disk drives. These systems were initially developed for top of the line audio visual machines but looks like it would be available for the [...]

Connect USB Devices Wirelessly to Computer using Wireless USB (WUSB) Technology

Dlink would introduce UWB Wireless USB ktis (DUB-9240) which would allow you connect all your USB devices to your computer wirelessly. Dlink takes advantage of the ultra wide band wireless technology to make this possible.
What is ultra wide band (UWB) wireless USB (WUSB) technology?
Wireless USB is based on the WiMedia Alliance’s Ultra-WideBand (UWB) common radio [...]

AMD Dual Core Athlon X2 6400+ (3.2 GHz) to Come out Soon

AMD may introduce Athlon X2 6400+ clocking at 3.2 GHz soon and this would be its high end desktop chip that would compete with rival Intel’s new improved Core 2 Duo chips. It looks like this would be AMD’s last high end desktop chip based on the current micro-architecture until Phenom based cores [...]

Review: Samsung SyncMaster 940BW 19″ Widescreen LCD Monitor

I switched over to Samsung SyncMaster 940BW 19″ Widescreen LCD Monitor in February of this year (2007) from my 17″ CRT monitor. People who are still using it is right time to switch to LCD monitors as the prices are dropping and better deals available in the market.
What is in the box?

19″ Widescreen LCD [...]