Speedup Windows XP By 15% Using Longhorn’s Enablesuperfetch
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.One of the many claims Microsoft makes for Windows Longhorn/Vista is that it will launch applications 15% faster than Windows XP does...
View ArticleBuild Your Own PC – It’s Easier Than You Think (And Cheaper!)
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.As many of my regular readers know I intend to build my own PC next year. gHacks are featuring a good guide at the moment from mechBgon which...
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Building My First PC Was Easy – Everyone Can Do This
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.One of the projects I’ve been working on over the Christmas break is building my first PC as my old PC which was over 4 years old started...
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Can Anyone Recommend A Cheap USB Turntable For Copying LPs?
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.I know I probably shouldn’t have, but I clicked on an Adsense ad on my site for a USB Turntable that would let me convert my vinyl collection...
View ArticleUSB Pole Dancer
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.So did anyone get one of these for Christmas?The USB Pole Dancer plugs into a spare USB slot and dances to whatever music you’re playing at...
View ArticleFrom The Connected Forum: Motherboard Recommendations Please
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.I’m still struggling to find the right motherboard:Can anyone point me in the right direction? I should be getting my new test copy of Vista...
View ArticleGetting Ready For Vista – Does ReadyBoost Work?
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.I’m almost ready for upgrading to Vista. My new mobo arrives tomorrow and I was just about to buy some flash memory to take advantage of...
View ArticleXbox 360 To Be Silenced Through Software Update?
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.Can one of my German readers translate this page for me please. According to Kotaku it says that the Xbox 360 is going to be made quieter...
View ArticleHow Good Is Your Graphics Card?
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.Overclock.net have produced a list that ranks graphics cards by performance. Although traditionally only gamers used to care about facts like...
View ArticleWindows Vista Tweaks And Tips
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.One of my goals over the weekend was to get under the bonnet of Vista and do some tweaking and to try and fix some bugs. The most annoying...
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CineMassive MasterPlex 30D: Probably The Best Monitor In The World?
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.I have a dual monitor setup and I wish I had the space for a third as the second monitor makes it so easy to keep track of multiple items....
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I Built A New Home Theatre PC This Weekend
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.One of the reasons I’ve been so quiet over the weekend is I’ve been building a Home Theatre PC, which when finished will totally solve my HD...
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Building a Home Server Part I
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.I’ve decided to build a proper home server as at the moment my files are scattered between different machines (pics of my home setup as...
View ArticleBuilding A Home Server Part II
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.I was bored yesterday, so I spent some time buying components for my Home Server. I set myself a budget of £250 for the system and I ended up...
View ArticleBuilding A Home Server Part III
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.All the bits I purchased for my Home Server turned up last week. I didn’t manage to put them all together until last night, as things have...
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Got An Old PC Lying Around? Build A NAS Server With NASLite-2
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.Over the last week I’ve been writing a series of posts tracking the progress of the Home Server I’ve been building. My original plan was to...
View ArticleBuilding A Home Server Part IV
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.My shameless begging for a copy of Windows Home Server has finally paid off and I’m in the process of installing it as I write this post. I...
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Windows Home Server Review
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.Over the last 2 years I have amassed a quite substantial media library as I have ripped all my CDs and DVDs. The problem I have in sharing...
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HP Announces Low Cost Media Vault Servers
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.I’ve been dying to talk about the HP Media Vault Server, ever since HP showed it to me in October in a workshop. This low-cost NAS server is...
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Acoustic Energy AE-26-06B – Amazing PC Speakers
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.I decided to buy a new set of speakers for my bedroom t go with my laptop Media Center, as my bedroom is actually the biggest room in my...
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New PC And Media Center Spec
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.I pulled forward yesterday building a new media center, because my main PC died. I’m moving into a new flat soon with a bigger ‘office’...
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Building A Media Center PC
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.It’s been a while since I’ve written a post and I haven’t even had the time to keep up with my feeds. I did however find the time over the...
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Build A Windows Home Server For $400
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.Although there’s a big and growing community of Windows Home Server users on the internet, I’ve yet to met one in the flesh. Given that WHS...
View ArticleMystery of the Disappearing DVD-ROM
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.Three weeks ago, I installed a spanking brand new LG DVD-Burner as an adjunct to my existing ASUS drive. The device was a dream! I burnt...
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My New Home AV Setup
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.I moved home back in June to a bigger 3 bed flat from my old 2 bed flat, where the 2nd bedroom had to double as guest room and my office....
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Scary Tech Samhain (AKA Happy Halloween ;) )
Posted on Connected Internet - tech, mobile and gaming news.Well people, it is October 31st. Which means it is time to dust out that old costume and DIY the missing pieces because we do not suggest...
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