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It appears after my last trip to Pakistan there is still some confusion about why some of my sessions were not presented as planned. I think it must be due to the understanding of the word "crash". More

Over the years I have encountered a lot of really weird computer problems. But my latest one has me more perplexed than ever. Can you solve the mystery of the cursed case? More

Unfortunately I will not be on this tour as I have conflicting events, but if you are in the Gulf area be sure to check this out! Cities included the tour are: Muscat, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Manama, Doha, and Kuwait City. Power up your engines for the Microsoft...

Having trouble with a disk shrink utility? Either it will not shrink the disk or will not shrink it as much as you would like? This is likely the problem. More

Hoping to spur interest among video game enthusiasts, creative types and students, Microsoft will offer a consumer version of the professional software tools used to create video games for its Xbox 360 console. More

Everyone knows software RAID is slower and because of this most RAID installations are using hardware RAID controllers. But most RAID controllers require special software drivers. And in many cases, that is just the start of your troubles. I just built...

Everyone told me RAID 0 was a bad idea. But I am always the odd man out. But in my case, RAID 0 really is a good idea. Here is why.

Ok, it is not really a super computer. But it is FAST, and it is portable. I will match it up against any laptop around, and it will best most desktops as well including a few servers. And I do not see many people carrying servers as small hand baggage...

I just built a new machine and loaded it up with RAM to 4 GB. Little did I know that I would need a 64 bit version of Windows to use it all. After all 32 bits allows for 4 GB of address space, and the Microsoft web site says Windows 32 bit can handle...

Do you work with a lot of computers? Always wondering how much memort it has, what CPU, how much disk spaces is free, what the IP is, etc? Here is a wonderful utility for that. It integrates all this information directly onto your desktop background....

I have not used a desktop computer for more than 10 years now. I have always used laptops. I did not even use monitors or keyboards because I hated switching. But finally I am gonig back to a desktop, or at least something with the roots of a desktop...