Hardware
Do Public DNS Services Such As Google DNS Have Any Real Benefit?
by Dustin Patterson on February 18, 2010
If you haven’t heard about it, Google announced their free Public DNS service in early December. According to Google’s Blog, Google Public DNS will provide increased DNS lookup speeds, making the end-user experience faster. Google isn’t the first company to provide an alternative DNS service. The popular OpenDNS has been around for a few years now and claims to provide the same... [Read More]
7 Gifts For Your Special Geek This Valentine’s Day
by Dustin Patterson on February 12, 2010
With Valentine’s Day happening this Sunday, hopefully you have thought ahead and purchased your special someone a gift already. If you haven’t purchased your Valentine a gift yet, then continuing reading to get some ideas for what to get them this year. E-Book Reader (Him and Her) Chances are that your special someone likes to cozy up at night with a good book. Instead of purchasing... [Read More]
Why the Kindle Sucks (and What Can Be Done About It)
by Kevin Schulte on January 15, 2010
Over the holiday season, Amazon’s Kindle became the most gifted item in Amazon’s history. On Christmas day, Amazon sold more Kindle copies of books than actual physical books. Without a doubt, E-readers are the future of the book industry, and the Kindle is leading the way. Or is it? Unfortunately, it isn’t. The Kindle sucks. The Kindle, which was one of the first mainstream E Ink readers... [Read More]
How to Burn Backup Dreamcast Games to a Disc
by Matt Fedje on January 5, 2010
The Sega Dreamcast was the successor to the popular Sega Saturn game console and was the last console manufactured by Sega. The Dreamcast, which was released in 1998 before the Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 2, and Xbox, offered a fantastic gaming experience but unfortunately was discontinued in 2001. Despite no longer being manufactured, you can still burn Dreamcast games to discs from digital... [Read More]
Staff Picks: Top Gadgets and Tech of 2009
by Techerator Staff on December 31, 2009
2009 brought some amazing advances in technology and gadgets, so the staff at Techerator has put together a list of their favorite tech of 2009. Let us know about your favorite tech of 2009 in the comments at the bottom! Evan Wondrasek Android-based Phones – I bought a Motorola Droid on launch day and have never been so happy with a gadget. This phone has all the hardware necessary to... [Read More]
Dropbox: Take Your Files Everywhere
by Dustin Patterson on December 15, 2009
Methods of transferring and sharing files have come a long way from the days of 3.5″ floppy disks. Once limited to 1.44 MB at a time, we are now able to use flash drives to easily transfer around 32 GB (approximately 22000 times as much data) at greater transfer speeds than before. Although physical media allows for large data transfers, the internet itself offers great file sharing services... [Read More]
5 Reasons Why A Netbook May Be Right For You
by Dustin Patterson on December 8, 2009
Check out Windows 7 Netbooks Starting $350 With their initial release in late 2007, netbooks are quickly becoming a large part of today’s line of consumer computers. It is estimated that netbooks now make up 20% of new PC orders (MaximumPC). I recently purchased my first netbook and have thoroughly enjoyed using it for the reasons I’ll explain in this guide. I often get several questions... [Read More]
EeePC 900A: Add More Hard Drive Space with a SDHC Card
by Dustin Patterson on December 7, 2009
If you’re looking for a small, cheap, and powerful netbook, the Asus Eee PC 900A is a great buy. Included by default in the 900A is a 4GB solid state hard drive (called a SSD). Although the SSD is large enough to run the included Xandros Linux operating system, you may find yourself running into storage space limitations if you install a mainstream flavor of Linux. (Note: I am focusing on Linux... [Read More]
Coming Soon: The End of DVDs?
by David Carman on November 23, 2009
According to a new article on movies.com, Universal Pictures will no longer be selling stand-alone DVD copies of several of it’s movies as of January 1st, 2010. Instead, the movies will only be sold as Blu-ray/DVD bundles. This bundling is not new since Disney and other studios have already been bundling Blu-rays, DVDs and digital copies, but this is the first time a stand-alone DVD is not also... [Read More]
Netbook Review: Asus EeePC 1005HA
by Evan Wondrasek on November 5, 2009
The ASUS Eee PC 1005HA is a 10.1″ netbook featuring Asus’ new “seashell” design, and boasts 10.5 hours of battery life. This netbook offers some high-end features as well as a small, light form factor. Color Options: Blue, pink, white, black. In the Box: Laptop, 6-cell removable battery, Eee laptop sleeve, power cord and charger, 1 disc, user manual and warranty card. Complete... [Read More]
