 | |  | The articles on tkArena are aimed at all sorts of levels of Tech Knowledge. With that in mind we have set up a quick reference rating system.Basic – Great for beginners, kids, teenagers, and any person who rings up the family’s computer power user twice a week with pesky questions! Enthusiasts – point your problem people to these articles! Medium – For computer users who are past the basic stage but still need some guidance. In a pinch, medium articles could also act as a refresher on certain topics for experienced users. High – For techy people, either because they require some level of prior knowledge, or because they’re about something so tech-cool that only a fellow enthusiast could understand why you’d want to read it.
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Anatomy of a PC
By Jason Frye @ 5:36 AM :: 8153 Views ::
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[Basic] If you want to upgrade your computer or resolve an issue, it’s useful to have a basic understanding of all its parts first. This article explains all the main parts of a PC and how they work together.
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Google Pack
By Roshi @ 7:26 AM :: 7398 Views ::
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[All Levels] Google Pack is a free collection of safe, useful software from Google and other companies which help to enhance a user’s online experience and improve their desktop applications too.
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| Friday, December 19, 2008 |  |
AKAI USB Turntable
By Jaishankar @ 1:07 PM :: 4967 Views ::
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[All Levels] Want to become a DJ or transfer your old records to MP3? This article gives you an overview of the AkAI USB turntable which can convert vinyl records to digital audio files.
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| Friday, December 19, 2008 |  |
Guide to QuickTime
By Roshi @ 8:38 AM :: 3158 Views ::
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[Basic - Medium] QuickTime 7.5.5 is a full-featured multimedia player from Apple. It is very easy to download, install,and use; however it is only well known for streaming video. Check out its pros and cons in this article.
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Adobe Buzzword - Create PDF
By Jaishankar @ 4:00 PM :: 3169 Views ::
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[All Levels] PDF files are compact and can be read on any computer platform or operating system whilst still maintaining the highest quality of text and graphics. This article explains how to convert your files to PDF and set various levels of sharing permissions with others.
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| Thursday, December 11, 2008 | |
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| Thursday, November 27, 2008 |  |
DRAM: An Overview
By Jason Frye @ 9:49 AM :: 5998 Views ::
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[Medium-High] RAM is that piece of the computer that many feel is not quite as glamorous as the rest. It doesn’t have the flare of the CPU or the dazzling on-screen presence of the GPU. But it’s highly important and interesting as well, as you’ll find out in this article.
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| Tuesday, November 25, 2008 | |
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Intel CPU Guide
By Jason Frye @ 12:04 PM :: 3956 Views ::
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[Basic Medium] If we talk about CPUs, there is a lot to talk about. We have published an article to take a look at the latest Intel Penryn family processors, their architecture and their performance level compared with the previous generation. We also briefly look at Intel’s current mobile line-up and preview upcoming Intel technology. Includes i7 information.
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| Wednesday, November 19, 2008 | |
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FlashGet: Increase Download Speeds for Free
By Binod @ 8:36 AM :: 6907 Views ::
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[All Levels] Downloading files with a browser’s default download manager is not always pleasant and many people prefer to use third party download managers. One of the most popular ones is FlashGet and in this short article, we''ll show you how to use it and how you can increase your download speeds for free.
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| Monday, November 10, 2008 | |
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Photoscape – Basic Image Editing Software
By Jaishankar @ 6:23 AM :: 10018 Views ::
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[All Levels] Photoscape is a free photo editing program which offers all the basic editing options you’d expect (red-eye, re-size, brightness control, sepia etc) plus a variety of image effect filters, frames and masks to enhance the presentation of photos. This is a guide to all those features.
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| Thursday, October 23, 2008 | |
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NVIDIA GPU Guide
By Jason Frye @ 8:19 AM :: 10436 Views ::
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[Basic-Medium] NVIDIA has integrated products, low end and high end – all with different models and numbers and series and acronyms. In an attempt to help detanle all the numbers, we’ve put together this guide.
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| Thursday, August 14, 2008 | |
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| Friday, August 08, 2008 |  |
HTC Touch Diamond Vs Apple iPhone 3G
By Jaishankar @ 10:33 AM :: 27132 Views ::
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[Basic Medium] Latest generation phones are much more than mere talking devices. Categorized as smartphones these phones can support your office work and entertain you as well. This article compares the features of the two latest 3G phones available in the market, the HTC Touch Diamond and the Apple iPhone 3G.
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| Wednesday, August 06, 2008 |  |
AMD CPU Guide
By Jason Frye @ 11:57 AM :: 5529 Views ::
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[Basic Medium] When people think about PCs the first thing that strikes their mind is often the CPU. Currently Intel and AMD are the major players in the desktop segment and we recently posted a guide to Intel CPUs and now it’s time for AMD processors. In it, we give an overview of where AMD sit at the moment with their current line of processors. There’s so many tags in the naming scheme for AMD CPUs – and this article explains them.
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| Monday, July 28, 2008 |  |
Optical Drives
By Binod @ 11:53 AM :: 11343 Views ::
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[All Levels] All of us know the importance of an optical drive in our day to day computing life but the terms and acronyms used to describe optical drives and optical storage medias are a bit confusing . We have published an article where we have explained all of the terms and acronyms found in optical drive product descriptions.
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| Monday, July 14, 2008 |  |
Mozilla Firefox 3.0
By Binod @ 6:34 AM :: 7208 Views ::
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[All Levels] Mozilla recently launched its new and improved version of Firefox, version 3, with fresh looks and plenty of new features. We've had a chance to play around with it and have put together an article which will give you an overview of all the new Mozilla Firefox 3 features.
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| Tuesday, June 17, 2008 |  |
Windows Vista Backup
By Jason Frye @ 9:45 AM :: 10960 Views ::
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[Basic - Medium] What ever system you use to make sure you have a safe backed up copy of your files, make sure you’re doing it regularly and comprehensively. Many operating systems have a built in backup utility, including Vista. In this guide, we show you how to use it.
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| Wednesday, June 11, 2008 |  |
A Guide to High Definition Televisions
By Jason Frye @ 7:15 AM :: 4918 Views ::
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[All Levels] If you don't already have a high definition television set, it must surely be on your agenda of things to buy by now, as high-def TV broadcasting and Blu-ray enter our lounge rooms. This guide should set you up with the knowledge you need to make the right purchasing decision.
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| Thursday, June 05, 2008 |  |
Computex 2008 Day Two
By fiona @ 7:09 AM :: 2454 Views ::
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[Event Coverage] Cases and cooling seems to be the main theme today. But first John catches up with Abit and their enthusiast motherboard plans. Then on to Arctec Cooling and Silverstone for some cases and cooling, before finally seeing home automation at Web Provision.
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Ripping CDs Using Media Player 11
By Jason Frye @ 1:40 AM :: 11271 Views ::
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[Basic] If you haven't converted your music CD collection to MP3 yet, it's time to jump on the bandwagon. With most new PCs now shipping with Vista, this guide shows you how to rip your collection using Windows Media Player 11 which comes bundled with most editions of the new operating system.
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| Thursday, March 27, 2008 |  |
Hard Drive Health in Windows Vista
By Jason Frye @ 5:52 AM :: 14190 Views ::
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[Basic - Medium] The hard drive is arguably the most important piece of hardware in a PC since it stores all of your precious files and the operating system and applications you use to access them. This guide shows you how to take good care of your hard drives, under Windows Vista.
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The Internet for Beginners
By Kavita Jhunjhunwala @ 12:51 AM :: 5012 Views ::
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[Basic] This article is for all those people out there who don't understand what a URL is or an address bar, and don't know where to start to find a website. Yes, I'm talking about Moms and Grandfathers who've just got connected to the Internet - and all of you who have been connected for years but still don't have any websites bookmarked - and there's plenty of you out there!
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How to Set Up a NAS Drive
By Vista Guru @ 3:50 AM :: 25599 Views ::
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[Medium] NAS drives are becoming more and more popular and they can be picked up for bargain prices, making back-ups and file storage a breeze. This guide explains how to get a NAS drive connected to your home network under Windows XP or Vista.
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Widescreen vs Pan and Scan PC Gaming
By John @ 4:21 PM :: 12711 Views ::
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[High] The purpose of this article is two fold. Firstly, I wanted to investigate the differences between widescreen (16:9) and pan and scan (4:3) aspect ratios. Widescreen monitors are becoming more popular, but what games support it and does it actually give you any gameplay advantages? Secondly, I wanted to explain to our readers why we test at the resolutions we do.
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How to Speed up Windows Vista
By Vista Guru @ 12:59 AM :: 13055 Views ::
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[Basic] Windows Vista may be the latest and greatest operating system from Microsoft but unless your hardware is also the latest and greatest, you can notice a slow-down compared to Windows XP. This article outlines a few tips and tricks to speed things up a bit.
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| Wednesday, January 16, 2008 |  |
The Nikko R2-D2 DVD Projector
By fiona @ 5:10 AM :: 12338 Views ::
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[High] The Nikko R2-D2 DVD Projector is a one half scale replica of the infamous droid from Star Wars, that plays music, projects photos and DVDs and will run about your living room floor at the touch of the Millenium Flacon remote control!
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