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Your next computer could cost $25 USD December 21, 2011

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I love shopping for my next computer; looking at video cards, selecting the word processing and web design software, upgrading the memory and of course, best of all, picking out the largest monitor I can afford. But what I hate most of all is when the bill comes because the amount of money I spent on the hardware and software is always way over my budget. I mean, why does (more…)

Revolutionary material significantly increases computer internet speeds August 31, 2011

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Two Physicists have just developed a new material that just might change the way that computers work. Working with scientists from the University of Manchester, Nobel Prize winning Professors Andre Geim and Kostayoa Novoselov , members of the mesoscopic physics group (more…)

ICSSE 2011: International Conference on Software Science and Engineering August 4, 2011

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Here is something for the hardcore software engineering gurus who just cant get enough of software code. How does three days in Paris meeting the  best and brightest minds in the computer software field sound? Interested? Then perhaps you should (more…)

Get to know your computer motherboards June 22, 2011

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A computer is a complex system of components that makes lighting fast calculation resulting in a variety of functions. From spreadsheets and word processing to web design and video games, your computer completes billions of processes. Software are the programs that the computer uses to run and hardware is how you interact with that hardware. Typically hardware s thought to consist of a computer’s mouse, keyboard and monitor. However, there is more to computer software than (more…)

Web Design Conference-An Event Apart June 10, 2011

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An Event Apart is holding the final web design conference of the year in San Francisco in December. The brainchild of dedicated web design experts Jeffery Zeldman and Eric Meyer, this two day web design conference is the last in a series of four for the year. The conference has the clever and appropriate title of (more…)

Sony Vaio laptops May 21, 2011

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Usually its a tug of war between Mac users and those who prefer PCs. Mac users swear their computers crash less, are better for web design and and PC users saying that all the good software is for PC and Mac users are nothing more than pretentious hipsters. But what about the Sony Vaio laptop? They have a slick design like a Mic and run Windows software like a PC, but we seldom hear anyone sticking up for them.

Sony VAIO laptops
Vaio is a brand of laptops made by Japanese technology giant Sony. VAIO originally stood for Video Audio Integrated Operation but was switched to Video Audio Intelligence Organizer in 2008. Sony had removed itself from the laptop computer market around 2000, but the VAIO represents (more…)

GIMP-free image manipulation software May 17, 2011

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Its great finding free software on the web. True, the antivirus software suites you buy are better than their free versions. The program you paid for that automatically backs up your hard drive is superior to the free cloud-based storage options. But in many cases free software programs like iTunes are just about as good at managing music on your computer as any other program. However, while Adobe Photoshop might be the be all end all for photo manipulation software programs, (more…)

Editor’s Choice-free desktop software May 2, 2011

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As the web continues to grow, the relationship between software and user changes. In the not so distant past, you would find yourself dishing out some serious cash for a computer software program in addition to whatever hardware you needed. Today, there are thousands if not millions of software designers out there constantly publishing new software programs for free. Here are just a few software programs that I have come across that helped me optimize my computer desktop for free.

Free desktop software
If you like to have multiple windows open when working on a web design project, Xneat is an really helpful tool for organizing your computer’s windows. With this free software you can (more…)

Best selling computer games April 23, 2011

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We have come a long way from the first computer games and today’s computer games represent the best that technology, artistic design and, marketing have to offer. Nevermind  the fact that computer video games make life worth living, computer gaming (be it via console, handheld, laptop or desktop computer) is big business. And business is booming. But how much? We know the price of a new computer game title usually hangs around 50 euro and the best titles sell into the millions. But how much money is made selling gaming software to video game junkies like myself?

Best selling computer games

You might be surprised to find that your favorite computer games are not found in the list of the most popular, or even the best selling computer game software. But you probably wont be shocked to learn that the second mot popular computer game is World of Warcraft with 13 million units sold. What IS surprising though, is that the highest selling bit of computer software (more…)

Laptop of the future Part One April 15, 2011

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Computers have come a long way and it seems that each year is bringing us faster computers, smaller hardware and ever more impressive software capabilities. Recently, a compact laptop, the netbook, came out followed by the tablet computer. Then we have our  smart phones, which pack more punch in handheld device than was available to NASA. We have also seen a great deal of advances under the hood so to speak. With the new generation of laptops high speed processors, wireless software, CD drives and the capacity to store large amounts of software data are considered standard. But one thing that has never changed with laptops is their basic flip top design. Now that industrial design engineers are getting into the game, we are seeing more unique and practical laptops designs.

The future of laptops

The flip-top, notebook-style laptop has become the accepted norm. Only recently have the iPad and other tablet computers come  (more…)