Hardware

Research Shows: Solid State Drives Are More Difficult to Erase

by Jeff Weisbein February 23, 2011

We have been erasing hard drives and other storage mediums for years now with much success by overwriting the data with zeros and ones several times. However, with the adoption of SSDs that may not be sufficient anymore. According to researches at the University of California at San Diego, “newer solid state disks have a much different [...]

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An Introduction to Home Servers

by Keaton Taylor October 4, 2010

It is safe to say that we have all heard of servers. Some people imagine them as giant computers capable of calculating and quantifying massive amounts of data 24/7 to help protect the world from global catastrophe. Now, while this all might have been true back in the 70’s, the servers of today come in [...]

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Apple 27-inch Cinema Display Now Shipping

by Syndicated Posts September 17, 2010

As we expected a few days ago, Apple is now shipping their brand new 27-inch Cinema Displays. The latest LED display is made of aluminum and glass and is compatible with Apple’s line of Mac desktop computers that have a Mini DisplayPort which include the Mac Pro, Mac mini and iMac. The display also features an [...]

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GeekBench: How To Benchmark Your System

by Jeff Weisbein November 14, 2009

GeekBench is a piece of software that allows you to benchmark your system and then compare your benchmark against similar computer systems. GeekBench was created by PrimateLabs and has both a free and paid version of their software – the paid version goes for about $20. The paid version allows you to run the 64bit [...]

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Magic Mouse Review

by Jeff Weisbein November 11, 2009

Apple recently released their latest attempt at a computer mouse and it’s no longer mighty, but rather, it’s magic. The new Apple wireless mouse is known as the Magic Mouse and it is definitely much improved from its predecessor the Mighty Mouse which was just terrible. I purchased the Mighty Mouse this past summer along [...]

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How To: Install A Hard Drive In A Mac Pro

by Jeff Weisbein October 16, 2009

One of the nice things about a Mac Pro is the very sleek case design, amazing cable management, and the ease of installing new hardware (especially when it comes to adding new hard drives). Whenever you install any new hardware or are working inside of a computer case it is extremely important to ground yourself [...]

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Apple Is Definitely A Hardware Company

by Jeff Weisbein June 20, 2009

I just read two separate articles (one, two) claiming that Apple is (or is turning into) a software company. I have to disagree with that statement. I recently wrote about the price war between Windows 7 and Snow Leopard that will be going on in the not too distant future where I pointed out that [...]

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How To Pick The Right RAM

by Jeff Weisbein August 16, 2008

How do you pick the right RAM for your computer? This is a very common question among computer users alike. RAM (Random Access Memory) is typically one of the very first things people will upgrade when looking to improve performance of their computer. However, as many people know you can’t just purchase any RAM on [...]

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iPod Touch – Full Review and Report

by Jeff Weisbein September 30, 2007

The long-awaited iPod Touch review is finally here! So what’s the verdict on this device? What’s new? What does it have to offer? All of that will be found in this review. So let’s begin… What’s new? The Full Touch Screen The Look Cover Flow Hard Drive Size Sound Quality WiFi Capability Built-in iTunes Music [...]

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