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[All Levels] This article explains the difference between the older USB 1.1 standard and the current USB 2.0 standard, as well as how to add USB 2.0 ports to an older PC. USB 3.0 is also explored.


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Cebit 2008 Coverage
Sunday, March 16, 2008

Madshrimps have been off in Germany getting sore feet at Cebit:

"We explore the Halls at Cebit in Hannover 2008, in this first part of our coverage we show the latest products from Titan, Sparkle, Calibre, JetWay, Coolermaster, Biostar, Gainward, Arctic Cooling, Asrock, OCZ, Be Quiet!, Revoltec, Twintech3D, HIS, Galaxy, FSP, Xirex, Silverstone, CoolIT, Scythe and a special LN2 OC session at Mushkin."

Try syaing that all in one breath! Check out their coverage here.

    
Unleash the Full Potential of Vista's Address Bar
Thursday, March 13, 2008

“If you're a power-user, then you like to execute tasks in the quickest way possible. One of Vista's tools that is greatly under-used is the Address bar, and it can do alot more than just search Indexed locations. It can be used as a Run dialog, Search, as well as a browser.
 
If you have a high-resolution display (and who doesn't nowadays), then you can make full use of this multi-purpose tool, and it can take up as much or as little desktop space as you want. Having it always available saves you from having to click on the Start button, and you can browse through your history of previous web pages, searches, and commands.” Read on at OCModShop.
    
Bad OS Vista Sniffer
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

 
"We were just sent some details by a reader who said that he just installed Windows Vista update KB940510, which seems to have appeared just this last week or so.
 
This update is a "sniffer" which detects activation exploits that bypass product activation such as Paradox OEM BIOS Emulator and TimerStop grace period stopper."
 
If you want to use Microsoft, you’ll end up paying for it, one way or another!
    
Power Enough?
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

If you want to check and see that your power supply is up to the task, give the eXtreme Power Supply Calculator a go. They’ve just applied a slew of updates to it to add support for new CPU models, so no matter how new your system is, you should get an accurate result.
    
A Guide to Windows Mail
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Windows Mail is the default email client that comes bundled with Windows Vista. It has all of the basic functions you’d expect from a mail client and interacts with Windows Contacts for address book functions. This basic guide is suitable for the novice user or as a reminder for anyone just setting up their Windows Mail on the key points.
    
Cases, Cooling and Power
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Cases:
Cooler Master Cosmos S @ 3DGameman
Antec Nine Hundred @ ASE Labs
Cooler Master Cosmos S @ PC Per

Cooling:
OCZ Cryo-Z Phase @ Tweak Town
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX or Minus 20C @ XBit Labs
Tundra TD01 Liquid-Cooling System vs. Nitrogon NT06-Lite @ XBit Labs
CM Sphere @ Hardware Secrets
Nexus Hush Kit @ Techware Labs
Coolink Chip Chilla Chipset Heatsink @ Techware Labs
Cooler Master Hyper TX2 @ Tweak Town


PSUs:
Seventeam ST-420BKV 420 W @ Hardware Secrets
StarTech.com WattSmart 650 W @ Hardware Secrets
Huntkey Green Star 450 W @ Hardware Secrets
OCZ Silencer 610 EPS 12V 610Watt @ 3DXtreme
Tagan BZ 1100watt @ 3DGameman

    
Color Code Your Life with Google Calendar!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Google Calendar is yet another free service from Google that enables you to keep track of appointments, schedules and well, life in general. You can easily set up recurring events and reminders and what’s even more useful is the ability to share events or entire calendars with others, making group communication, or even just family communication about schedules, that much easier.
 
To find out how Google Calendar can help organize your life, read over this new guide.
    
Vista Without the Emotion
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

A lot of people are still trying to decide if they should switch from Windows XP to Vista. There are a lot of people out there that feel strongly either way. TechWareLabs have put together what they say is an “unbiased” look at Vista – stating the good and the bad.

“Most of the people I talked to so far take up “I hate it or love it” attitude. People that generally love the system tend to point out its convenient features such as the new Graphical User Interface (GUI), added security, DirectX 10, and other extra features that are packed into the 6 billion dollar giant. The people that disagree tend to complain about Vista’s slow transfer speeds, compatibility issues, and other miscellaneous problems that become annoying and unbearable to them over time.” Read on.

    
Chips and Bits
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Video cards:
NVIDIA Comments on Ray Tracing and Rasterization Debate @ PC Per
DisplayLink USB-to-DVI Graphics Adapter @ Future Looks
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT/GTS Roundup @ Digit-Life
GIGABYTE GeForce 8800GT TurboForce @ Tweak Town
Palit GeForce 9600 GT Sonic @ Hard OCP
ASUS EAH3870 TOP @ Hard OCP
ECS GeForce 9600GT Accelero 512MB @ Tweak Town
HIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 TurboX 512MB @ Bit-Tech
Albatron 8800GTS-512X @ XBit Labs
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT @ XBit Labs
8800GT TurboForce @ T-Break
AMD HD3870 512MB roundup, Club3D and HIS @ Madshrimps
GIGABYTE GV-RX387512H HD3870 512MB @ Motherboards.org
Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 @ Tweak Town
Four Overclocked RADEON HD 3650/3850/3870 @ Digit-Life
XFX 8400GS 256MB @ Gamepyre
Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Crossfire X @ Tweak Town
MSI RX3870X2-OC @ T-Break
HIS HD 3870 X2 vs. BFG 8800 GTX @ 3DGameman
BFGTech 9600 GT OC in SLI vs. GeForce 8800 GTX @ Hard OCP 

Motherboards and chipsets:
Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H @ PC Per

Platforms and Chipsets:
AMD's 780G @ Bit-Tech
AMD's 780G @ Tech Report
AMD 780G and Athlon X2 4850E @ AMD Zone
AMD 780G Chipset and Low Power 4850e @ Techware Labs
AMD 780G @ Legit Reviews
XFX nForce 630i / GeForce 7150 @ Motherboards.Org
AMD 780G @ PC Per
AMD 780G Chipset / AMD Athlon X2 4850e @ Motherboards.org
Intel DX38BT Dilemma @ ASE Labs
AMD 780G @ PC Per

Processors:
Auras TwinW (SMF-660) @ Tweak Town
Quad GPUs Clearly not the future! @ Tweak Town
E8500 @ Neoseeker

Systems and Notebooks:
ASUS U2E 11" @ PC Per
ASUS U6S 12.1" @ PC Per
Asus U2E @ PC Per
Dell XPS M1330 @ Techbitch

    
Peripherals and Multimedia
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Peripherals:
AblePlanet Clear Harmony Headphones @ Techgage
Logitech G9 Gaming Mouse @ Motherboards.Org
Razer Lachesis 4000dpi Laser Mouse @ OCModShop
Razer Krait Mouse @ Digit-Life
Sony MDR-NC500D Headphones @ Digital Trends
Hyundai W241D 24" widescreen monitor @ Bit-tech
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard @ Tweak Town

Multimedia:
GMC Noblesse AVC S-7 Home Theatre PC/ Media Center PC @ TechwareLabs
Audiotrak Maya EX5 CE External 5.1 USB Surround Audio Solution @ Digit-Life

    

 
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