2009 August

Governor Schwarzenegger prepares his State for the H1N1 flu virus season.

From bottle cap collecting to unsolved mysteries The People’s Almanac #3 offers a wide variety of strange, unusual and rather gray synopisis of what might be considered truth. The third edition, 1981, has, you might have already guessed, series of mysterious write-ups on celebrities like Bruce Lee (Was he Murdered?); Marilyn Monroe (Was she Murdered?); Jack Ruby [...]

Computers have changed little since the time IBM created the first PC Clone. New features on the motherboard bus have made managing computer files a whole lot easier, however. USB was a small revolution in the way computers manage data from the cell phone to the iPod. Using this versatile bus can mean the difference between recovering [...]

Slated for a 2010 release the dazziling display of lights and sound represent the new Tron film - Tron Legacy, an updated sequel to the 1982 cult classic - Tron.
Jeff Bridges reprises his role as Kevin Flynn a computer program engineer in the original Tron film. The plot in the original film is admittedly somehwhat complicated. [...]

Computer memory is an essential part of your computing experience. If you don’t have enough in your system, it will appear to be slow, may take a long time to boot, or may delay completion of essential tasks like virus checking. Many computer users will undoubtedly still be running Windows XP and probably will for [...]

Geocaching. What is it? Geocaching is the art of finding a repository of hidden goodies all around the world. Using global positioning satellite (GPS) devices the geocacher can find, trade, or create his/her own cache for others to find. I tried geocaching. Here are some tips that you might not read or hear about for [...]

Though not an everyday occurrence, PCs overheat because of faulty CPU fans. This will cause your unit to lock up, leaving you wondering what could be wrong with your PC. I’ve dealt with overheating PCs in the past and the solution usually comes from Thermaltake and its Big Typhoon series of CPU coolers. It’s [...]

KipKay of  Make Magazine shows you how to assemble and rig a phaser from the original Star Trek Series. This step by step video will show you how to “turn the Star Trek Phaser into a Blu-Ray Laser Phaser!”

Thirsty? Have warm soda and no ice. KipKay of Make Magazine shows you how to super chill canned Coke in under two minutes - beer, too!