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SuperTalent Pico Drives: Tiny, Compact Fom Factor, Great Big Value and Capacity |
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Written by Ed Tittel
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Monday, 01 December 2008 17:09 |
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A couple of months ago, my friends at memory maker SuperTalent Technology sent me several of their super-compact Pico USB Flash drives for review. After finishing a couple of books, and dispatching diverse dragons, I'm finally ready to report on my findings. The quick'n'dirty take on these 8 GB flash drives is: excellent value, nice engineering, ultra-compact form factor, very usable, though a tad slow (but OK) for ReadyBoost. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 01 December 2008 20:56 |
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Mapping Out USB Hubs and Ports |
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Written by Ed Tittel
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Tuesday, 23 September 2008 12:59 |
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In attempting to fix erratic mouse behavior on my production desktop, I discovered the need to visualize what USB devices were connected to which ports on my PC. I also wanted to make sure I had USB 2.0 devices connected to USB 2.0-capable ports and hubs, while I was looking into these matters. To those ends, I tried to run down a reasonably capable but free USB inspection or reporting tool that could tell me what was what on my PC. Ultimately, I wound up with USBView, a simple but effective Microsoft-made utility. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 September 2008 12:20 |
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CPU-Z Offers PC Hardware Insight and Info |
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Written by Ed Tittel
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Monday, 04 August 2008 12:57 |
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CPU-Z is the work of Franck Delattre at CPUID.com, the same outfit that also offers the excellent freeware programs called PC Wizard and HWMonitor, (I've also reviewed HWMonitor on this site; see my article on TJMax). I've been using CPU-Z for years, thanks to its widespread use at Tom's Hardware for reporting on PC hardware and related configuration settings. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 05 August 2008 13:35 |
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Tools: A Lightning Tour of msconfig.exe |
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Written by Ed Tittel
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 10:26 |
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The Windows system configuration tool, msconfig.exe has been around for some time. The easiest way to launch this utility is simply to type msconfig in the Start menu's search box, but you can also access this utility by typing "system configuration" into Windows Help and Support, then selecting the "Start System Configuration" item that appears in response to this search. You must have administrative privileges, or be able to elevate access, to run this utility. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 September 2008 10:55 |
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Thermaltake NBcool T3000 Notebook Cooler |
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Written by Ed Tittel
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Tuesday, 09 December 2008 11:24 |
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Because of their cramped cases and modest ventilation, most notebook PCs tend to run significantly hotter than desktop PCs. Recently, case and cooling specialist ThermalTake sent us one of their notebook coolers to look at, promising some "interesting results" from its use. With that tantalizing promise to test, we decided to check it out with our trusty Dell D620 Latitude notebook PC. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 15 December 2008 10:48 |
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