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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Dual vs Quad Core Gaming
By John @ 5:15 AM :: 6924 Views :: 11 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge

[High] Is having four cores going to give you better gameplay compared to two cores? Want to know how quad and dual cores get used during gaming? Read on.

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Thursday, March 27, 2008
Google Finance
By Jason Frye @ 5:00 AM :: 2926 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge

[Medium] Do you play the stockmarket? Find out what stock-market tracking features Google Finance can provide.

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Death of the GPU as we Know It?
By John @ 3:12 AM :: 9356 Views :: 27 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge

[High] A look at a new technology that uses Point Cloud Data as oppossed to polygons in graphics, that may offer a lot more detail in games.

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
The Internet for Beginners
By Kavita Jhunjhunwala @ 12:51 AM :: 2551 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge

[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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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Google Docs, Presentations and Spreadsheets
By Jason Frye @ 12:28 AM :: 2489 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge

[Medium] If you wanted to, you could use Google applications to replace all of your common office applications. Or, as we suggest in this article, use them to improve the way teams work online to edit and share documents.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Switching form Microsoft Windows to Ubuntu Linux
By Robert Biondini @ 12:21 AM :: 12050 Views :: 10 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge

[Medium - High] This guide takes you through everything you need to do in Windows to prepare to switch to Ubuntu Linux: how to get a copy, install it and finally, how to use Ubuntu Linux.

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Thursday, February 21, 2008
Google Maps and Google Earth
By Jason Frye @ 11:49 PM :: 2391 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge

[Basic] Google Maps and Google Earth offer free services that gives you street views, terrain, satellite and 3D images of the earth and the solar system.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Is Your Laptop Running Hot? NZXT Cryo LX Notebook Cooler
By John @ 3:11 AM :: 3263 Views :: 1 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge

[All Levels] You may be surprised to know that your high-end notebook runs too hot for comfort. In this article John explores the safe operating temperature of notebooks and how a cooler can help.

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Monday, February 11, 2008
Google Labs: Refining Invention
By Jason Frye @ 12:36 AM :: 2442 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge

[All Levels] Google release beta applications and services via Google Labs. It's a way for Google to test new projects. Let's take a look at what's cooking in the Google labs right now.  This article also provides a guide to Google Reader.

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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Widescreen vs Pan and Scan PC Gaming
By John @ 4:21 PM :: 6562 Views :: 14 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge

[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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