Hardware

Overview of printer types

Date: 21 Feb 2013 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

Among the more popular hardware components we connect to our computers are printers. They are versatile machines that are essential in the creation of hard copy, whether standard business documents or presentation material for colleagues and clients. For many business owners, there is often a real lack of knowledge about what exactly the differences between the types of printers available are. He

Five laptop cooling tips

Date: 24 Jan 2013 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

There are many office tools that make an employee's job easier. One of the greatest has to be the mobile computer, more commonly called a laptop. Frankly, it's amazing that a powerful computer is crammed into a device that can fit easily onto your lap. The downside to having this much technology in a small space is that the components can produce a lot of heat. In turn, this can affect how your la

3 hardware trends for 2013

Date: 27 Dec 2012 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

Q1 of a new year is a time for many businesses to start fresh. To do so, many managers look back at the previous year and reflect on how to improve in the next. Looking back, 2012 was an interesting year, especially for technology. The question many businesses are asking is what tech goodies and changes will happen in 2013? It's hard to be 100% sure, but based on what we know it will be a good ye

5 benefits of the SSD, may force HDD

Date: 29 Nov 2012 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

For years, the most common hard drive in use, regardless of user base, has been the hard disk drive (HDD). While it is an incredibly important part of the computer, it's quickly coming to a point where price and storage capacity will level off. There is another option waiting in the wings; the solid-state drive (SSD), which brings with it some great benefits. You've likely heard of SSDs - drives

5 reasons your computer runs slowly

Date: 07 Nov 2012 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

If you have more than one computer you are likely aware that they are vastly different. One may be faster and the other may be slower but has been running like a charm for the past five years. Over time, computers will slow down, generally running much slower than they did when you first bought them The big question related to this is: Why does this happen? Here’s five reasons why your computer

Have you cleaned your computer recently?

Date: 27 Sep 2012 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

Most computer users, that is to say nearly everyone, take steps to protect the data and information within their computer, diligently employing and running anti-virus scanners and generally focusing on keeping their computer safe. This form of digital preventative maintenance is important, but it’s also equally important to do some preventative maintenance to the physical machine itself. Hereâ€

Difference between SSD and HDD

Date: 26 Jul 2012 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

Ten years ago, the average computer had a maximum of around 120 GB of storage space, an impressive number back then. Now, you can have a maximum of around 4 Terabytes, a big change in a decade. The device that stores all this data, the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) is an integral part of a computer, but, there’s a new competitor - Solid-state Drives (SSD). The question being asked is, what's the differ

Turbo Boost sends processors into OD

Date: 28 Jun 2012 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

In the past few weeks major players in the computer manufacturing industry - Apple and Microsoft - have both announced improvements to their current lineups as well as exciting new hardware. These devices have been met with hype and buzz, advertisers want you to buy machines supporting Ivy Bridge processors with Turbo Boost, without really explaining the benefits. Here’s an overview of what exa

Wrongly unplugging USB could damage it

Date: 22 Jun 2012 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

External hard drives, smartphones, mice and keyboards. At first glance these four devices may not have that much in common. There is one similarity they do share, they connect to your computer via a USB cable. While the USB devices are convenient, they do have one flaw: unplugging them without ejecting them could harm both the device and your computer. When you plug in a device using a USB conne

Intel, AMD and ARM processors explained

Date: 31 May 2012 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

When you go to an electronics store and walk by the computer section, all the computers have stickers touting GHz Intel processors, or offering unparalleled speed and processing power. If you stop and look at the different computers, many will have different processors with different names. In truth, there’s only three types of processor. The processor, or CPU, is arguably the most important ha