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A PC Guy Meets a Mac

I must say that a few years back I thought that I would never own a Mac of any kind. All I ever had from Apple was an iPod and I th

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Added by The Tech Basement on March 2, 2009 at 7:34am — 3 Comments

Protecting Yourself Online

Being an I.T. professional I come across my share of people who don’t know how to use computers while they are surfing the internet. They c

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Added by The Tech Basement on February 11, 2009 at 5:25pm — 5 Comments

32 or 64-Bit Computing?

Just a few years ago who would have ever thought that we would now have 64-bit computers. Well that time has come and virtually every processor that is n

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Added by The Tech Basement on February 5, 2009 at 8:45am — 3 Comments

Favorite iPhone/iPod Touch Apps

Since the App Store started six months ago it has really revolutionized the iPhone and portable iPod Touch markets. With now more than 15,000 apps available for the iPhone and iPod Touch it has really opened the door for the user to do almost anything with these two devices. The possibilities are almost endless and has turned these two devices into mini portable computers. There are tons of apps available, but these are just a few of my favorites. What are your favorite apps? 1) Units: This coo… Continue

Added by The Tech Basement on January 23, 2009 at 9:54am — No Comments

What to with your old PC?

So you have an old PC lying around. So you ask yourself, “What can I do with this thing”? Well believe it or not you can still squeeze some life out of it. computer_case

Below are just a few ideas to help figure out what to do with that old PC. 1) If you are a computer enthusiast go ahead and experiment w… Continue

Added by The Tech Basement on January 19, 2009 at 2:30pm — 4 Comments

The Linux Experiment

While most of the world is using Windows and OSX, there are people out there who have opted to use something different. That different operating system is Linux. With the growing popularity of such Linux distributions like Ubuntu, Linux is getting to become used more and more by… Continue

Added by The Tech Basement on January 16, 2009 at 4:33pm — 4 Comments

Windows Vista 2 Years Later

It's been a little over 2 years now since Windows Vista has been in circulation. When it was first released I couldn't count the amount of negative press that it received. Now after all this time you really don't hear about all the horror stories like before. Why is that? It’s because Vi… Continue

Added by The Tech Basement on January 13, 2009 at 4:01pm — 11 Comments

Top 5 Firefox Extensions

I have been using the Firefox browser exclusively for over a year now and I have to say that I can't live without it now. It has become a part of my daily life. The thing that sets Firefox apart from all the other browsers are the number of useful extensions that are available. Below are just my top 5 favorite extensions for Firefox. What are your top 5 favorite extensions? 1) Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer: If you use Firefox on more than one computer, you'll want Foxmarks. Install Foxmarks on… Continue

Added by The Tech Basement on January 1, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

How to make your Mac talk

Have you ever been on a website and not felt like reading a long article? Well with the Safari browser you don't have to do that anymore. All you have to do to get started is surf to an article of your choosing and highlight the text you would like to be spoken. Then all you have to do is open the Safari menu… Continue

Added by The Tech Basement on December 31, 2008 at 1:49pm — No Comments

New Macbook Pro Unibody Review

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I have been considering getting a Mac for sometime now. Since I got my iPod Touch I have been going to the Apple Store a lot, taking classes here and there to learn about my iPod and learning about the Mac in general. I got the Mac because I

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Added by The Tech Basement on December 28, 2008 at 9:05pm — 2 Comments

Dual Core or Quad Core Processor?

I run a custom PC builder site at www.mpcscomputers.com and the biggest question I always get is "Should I get a Dual Core or Quad Core Processor?" for my new computer. There is really no one real answer to that question. What I always ask my customers is what will you be using your computer for? If you will be using your computer for video editing, video encoding, or any content creation tasks then I always recommend the Quad Core processors. If you are going to be using the system for gaming t… Continue

Added by The Tech Basement on December 23, 2008 at 9:00pm — 2 Comments