Monthly Archives: June 2008

Building a Computer to Meet Your Software

Face it, we build computers for the purpose of running software.  Many people hate to admit it, and this includes me, software runs our lives.  Every decision I make for my career is based upon software.  If I take on … Continue reading

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CDROM, CD-R/RW, DVD/ROM, DVD/RW Disks and Drives

The phonograph disks, used in olden days, to record and play sound were large in size and data was recorded in analog form. As opposed to this the data can also be stored in a compact manner, in digital format, … Continue reading

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Optimize your PC through CMOS Setup

CMOS is a small amount of random access memory in your PC. This memory stores certain important settings of the motherboard. The CMOS is refreshed by the CMOS battery even when the system is turned off. The information in the … Continue reading

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Using Joomla to get to San Miguel Mexico

I have to admit that my background is much deeper in old-school programming – read, c++, cobol, fortran, etc – than in the newer languages, so I excited to admit that I just launched a new project using the open … Continue reading

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Top 5 – Why I Build

If you have decided to start building your own computer you have probably spent a couple of weeks doing nothing but researching the different components you should purchase to build your new computer from.

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nVidia nForce 680i SLI motherboard

If you are new to the build-you-own computer hobby, you can get started quickly and easily by purchasing a PC kit.

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