G is for Gigabyte
It wasn’t long ago that if you had said that your computer would have gigabytes of RAM that people would have looked at you funny
It wasn’t long ago that if you had said that your computer would have gigabytes of RAM that people would have looked at you funny
In an ideal world, everyone would have a backup copy of all their files and folders that they can restore their computer whenever they need
Let’s face it, technology doesn’t last forever. We are moving away from what is called discrete components to very small surface mounted components everywhere. With
This is a weird problem, certain MacBook Pros and probably some other Macs have a problem of performance degradation when upgraded to SSD from standard
A few years ago, I saw Epson printers that had their cartridges adapted to take ink from a separate ink bottle. It got around the
The Raspberry Pi Pico has been released. A £5 microcontroller board that can be used with GPIO accessories. You can program the board using MicroPython.
Who’d have thought it, that back in 1995 that there was no way to listen to audio or watch video over the Internet? You could
As we know everything gets faster. USB is faster, storage is faster so what about networking? This is where TbE comes in, so what is
Have you ever wondered what is inside your computer? If you wondered what powers your website and how it differs from your desktop PC, have
For years people have bought Intel and AMD computers thinking they are getting a good deal, but Apple has shown people that there is a
A side of computing that is rarely talked about is what to do with the desktop or tower PC case? If you have them on
It has been a strange year all told. Ignoring the medical and political stuff that has trundled us through this year. Work From Home and
What is the M1? Why is Apple going away from Intel? Why is it only in the lower end Macs? So many questions, let’s dive
So what is Gen4? Well, since PCIe 4.0 is now available in new motherboards and computers, and enables the computer to talk to devices twice
Did you know you can lock your computer with your phone? It’s quite simple to set up and when you walk away your computer will
There is a myth that building your own desktop computer is hard. In reality, building your own computer is like making something from Lego. The
Just like the post for Apple Macs, Microsoft Windows needs to be cleaned regularly. Apple’s file system doesn’t fragment files like Windows does, which slows
Seasonal cleaning is a good idea to make sure your computer is running at it’s best. Since we are in Autumn (which ironically is also
I was dismantling an old system and thought it would be a good idea to explain the history of these common devices we use to
In the past, computers were simple, dumb and stupid but those days are long gone with the advent of the Internet and the ability to