I have been pretty clear in past tips that I take comparisons based on benchmarks with a grain of salt. That said, I do understand and appreciate how they can be useful as an objective tool in stress tests.
I am curious, however, what our readers think. Do you give benchmark results consideration when making a [...]
You may have heard that Apple’s iPad battery replacement policy is actually a unit replacement. Being that the iPad has a sealed battery you cannot replace yourself, what this means is that if you buy an iPad and the battery no longer holds a charge within the warranty period, you bring the unit to an [...]
I have written in the past about how it is a huge time saver to copy/clone virtual machines instead of rebuilding them, however the information I supplied in that tip was with regards to Microsoft Virtual PC. The same can be done with Sun’s Virtual Box, but the process is apparently a bit more involved.
Cloning [...]
Everybody knows that I love (sarcasm..) Flash. The current Flash player version is 10, however there is a 10.1 Beta 3 release out at the time of this writing, so I decided to give it a go to see how it performs.
The first thing to note is how it’s installed. This is on the download [...]
Whenever you make certain tweaks to Windows (change to file type icons, change of system fonts, etc.), they may not take effect until the system is ‘refreshed’ which is typically done via a reboot. Instead you can force a refresh of the Windows state using the multi-tool NirCmd. Two commands it supports are:
shellrefresh
Initiate a general [...]
At some point or another, you will probably need to use directory assistance to get a phone number or address. Calling 411 is ideal for situations like this, however there is a fee associated with calling this service. As an alternate, you can try using Free411 by calling 1-800-FREE411.
The service works exactly like 411, however [...]
If there’s one thing that forces people into using newer operating systems, it’s when only the latest OS offerings support current hardware.
In first and second quarter 2011, hard drives are going to start shipping that use 4K sectors instead of the now-ancient 512 byte. For Windows XP users this presents an issue because that OS [...]
Whenever I listen to any sports talk radio this time of year, there is always talk of the upcoming NFL draft. One of the tools used to evaluate players is the Wonderlic Test which is used to measure intelligence.
The Wonderlic Personnel Test is a twelve-minute, fifty-question test used to assess the aptitude of prospective employees [...]
Most people think the only free email that offers IMAP access is Gmail. Not so. Aol/AIM also has the same capability, which allows you to access your AOL/AIM account via the email client of your choice.
If you already know how to configure an email account using IMAP, skip down to the mail servers section below.
Why [...]
Do you need to know what time it is in XXX? What about the calendar for 1934? What about the time the moon will rise in Arizona on March 12?
All of these questions (and loads more) can be answered on TimeAndDate.com. When you visit, there are a huge collection of tools that give you just [...]
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