3 Beginner Computer Tips That Are Often Neglected

3 Beginner Computer Tips That Are Often Neglected: "To get more out of your computing, you don’t really need newer equipment or fancier software packages. To do your computer work faster, there’s not always a lot of sense in going out and buying more RAM or a new CPU. "

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Top 10 Ways to Clean Up Your PC

Top 10 Ways to Clean Up Your PC: "Whether it's remnants of that bag of Fritos you ate three years ago lodged in your keyboard or a registry full of broken entries, that old PC of yours could use a little cleaning up."

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Setup an HP Wi-Fi Printer for Wireless Networks

Setup an HP Wi-Fi Printer for Wireless Networks: "The majority of printers are now being manufactured with built-in Wi-Fi connectivity. This changes the way that a printer interacts with the rest of your devices such as computers and mobile phones, because printers are more and more becoming standalone devices, rather than an add-on device to a computer."

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Scientists Afflict Computers with Schizophrenia to Better Understand the Human Brain | News

Scientists Afflict Computers with Schizophrenia to Better Understand the Human Brain | News: "AUSTIN, Texas — Computer networks that can't forget fast enough can show symptoms of a kind of virtual schizophrenia, giving researchers further clues to the inner workings of schizophrenic brains, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Yale University have found."

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Bitcasa offering up unlimited cloud storage for $10 per month | ExtremeTech

Bitcasa offering up unlimited cloud storage for $10 per month | ExtremeTech: "Cloud storage is nothing new in this age of high-speed internet connections. Services like Dropbox, Microsoft Skydrive, and Amazon S3 give users a set amount of online storage, and we have become comfortable with the notion of hard drives in the cloud."

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Computer Generations

Computer Generations: "The the late 1960s and early 70s, there was much talk about "generations" of computer technology. This photo illustrates what were commonly known as the three generations:"

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Turn Your Webcam into a Security Camera

Turn Your Webcam into a Security Camera: "Almost every laptop and many desktops have built-in webcams of varying quality. Some people use these religiously to talk to friends, video conference for work and even to shoot short YouTube videos. However, when you are not at home, a webcam can be used as a security camera."

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Try PCWorld's Speed Up Everything Superguide | PCWorld

Try PCWorld's Speed Up Everything Superguide | PCWorld: "Has your PC lost its pep? Do network file transfers merely creep along? How about your printer, or your camera? Do Web pages take forever to load on your smartphone? PCWorld's latest superguide, "Speed Up Everything," is full of helpful fixes to get you back into the fast lane."

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Windows 8 Breaks Down the OS Walls That Divide Our Devices | PCWorld

Windows 8 Breaks Down the OS Walls That Divide Our Devices | PCWorld: "Windows 8 is a bold new take on computing, unifying tablets, desktops, laptops, the Internet, and smartphones under one Windows roof. With only a brief introduction to the operating system here at Microsoft's BUILD conference, we are seeing Microsoft skillfully bridge today's computing habits into the future--otherwise known to Microsoft as Windows 8."

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USB 2.0 vs. USB 3.0 vs. eSATA vs. Thunderbolt vs. Firewire vs. Ethernet Speed

USB 2.0 vs. USB 3.0 vs. eSATA vs. Thunderbolt vs. Firewire vs. Ethernet Speed: "Your desktop or laptop computer has a wide variety of different ports and connection types; but, what are they all for? USB 2.0, USB 3.0, eSATA, Thunderbolt, Firewire, and Ethernet are all technologies that are built-in to the majority of today’s devices. So, what’s the fastest connection type? or what connection type is best to consider when purchasing new devices (such as external hard drives)? All of this and more in today’s article about high speed data ports."

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