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Category Archives: Hardware

Wireless Network Types

This weekend I purchased a new Wireless N router for home and a wireless N network card. A friend of mine asked me to explain the difference in the different types of wireless standards. I thought I would take the time to do so here so people can understand why their are different standards and ...

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The Magic Jack

I recently purchased what is called a Magic Jack. The Magic Jack is a device which plugs into one of your USB ports and allows you to make free long distance phone calls in Canada or the US for a set fee. Once you plug the Magic Jack in, it installs it's driver and software ...

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Video on How To Upgrade Ram on a PC

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What I Use

I was look at my Wakoopa stats today and realized 63% of my time online at home is web browsing. With the bulk of it being Firefox. My third most used application lately - ITUNES. That shows how much the Ipod has become part of my life again. Microsoft Outlook rounds out the top 4.

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Shopping for a Printer

Two weeks ago I bought a new printer for my home office. I had to think on what I really wanted to purchase. Printers are like cars. Their are many types on the market for all kinds of purposes. Their are also a lot of companies making them including Hp, Lexmark, Brother, Cannon, Epson and ...

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The Ipod is Back

Those of who who read my blog know I am not the biggest Itunes fan in the world. Well I have purchased a new Ipood - the 120Gig Classic. Think about all that music and audio books in the palm of my hand. Is that not just amazing when you think about it. A far ...

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Windows 7 Public Beta Install

Well I installed the Windows 7 Public Beta today. It went like a charm with one exception which I will talk about later. The Beta is a free download from the Microsoft Web Site and is only available for a couple of more weeks. In order to download the Beta you must have a Windows live account ...

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Netgear NAS Box

Before I went into the hospital I had bought a Netgear Nas Box - SC101 and 2 320 Gig IDE hard drives to go in it. I was having all kinds of problems geting my pc to recognize the drives. Well I finally managed to get it installed. The secret is to disable both your Virus ...

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Blue Ray VS HD DVD

Well the battle is over. It looks like the Sony Blue Ray Standard has one out. The two latest shots in the battle are that Toshiba announced last week that they will no longer be manufacturing any HD DVD machines. The 2nd latest change is that Microsoft has announced the XBOX 360 will no longer ...

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