The Home Theater PC has hit an all time high. Everyone wants to have a single location to play music, stream movies, and capture movies like a DVR, and some would like to browse the Internet on that same PC. I think this is a little extreme. The HTPC is now becoming the do everything PC, and not really doing HTPC duties. Do we really need a HTPC?
System & Components Uncategorized
10/24
2009
2009
SSDs, the newest kid on the block, is trying to dethrone the big old HDD that’s been around for decades.
7/7
2009
2009
As the trend towards small footprint systems and mobile computing accelerates, the traditional desktop tower is looking more like a dinosaur.
6/29
2009
2009
The recent crash of Air France Flight 447 over the Atlantic raises the specter of computers that do too much work.
4/8
2009
2009
Little did I know that I have been using a netbook for the last five years. Turns out that the traveling laptops I have been using would now fit into the “netbook” category – Back to the Future.
7/3
2006
2006
The power coming into a computer is the most critical component, and it may be one of the most overlooked. It is just taken for granted that it will always be there and working properly.
Read More7/3
2006
2006
This article takes a look at some of the features of mice that people may take for granted, or may otherwise be unaware of.
Read More7/3
2006
2006
In the past, computer cases were all very similar… Clones of the same boring, beige box. With all of the choices available today, this is no longer the ‘case’, and people can use their systems’ chassis as a means to express themselves and to set their system apart from the rest.
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