Most of us know what an SSD is: a solid-state drive, present in most modern-day computers and laptops, fulfilling the need for individuals and organizations to have speedy access to large scores of data with more durability and less energy needed to sustain them than traditional HDDs did.
In comes something called the nonvolatile memory express protocol, or NVMe for short. An NVMe SSD can – wait…
Of all the things to focus on when shopping for a new monitor, whether an upgrade or to go along with a new system or gaming rig you’re building, in the monitor department, there’s one very crucial aspect that many might overlook or not know much about.
Monitor response time is as important in terms of specs as resolution, refresh rate, and screen size. It’s also often confused with input…
The seemingly always-relevant allure of retro-tech and nostalgic music and shows leads many to wonder what it’s all about, especially with the popularity of VHS and camcorder apps, prompting the need for a better understanding of what analog is and what digital is.
Houses that still employ or need things such as weather radios or outdoor TV antennas and antenna amplifiers are a good example of…
For those of you who are interested in music; whether that means making it, listening to it, or both, you have probably heard the frequency response many times. Today, we explain what it means, and how it affects your musical, or simply, audio, experiences.
So What Exactly is Frequency Response?
As the name suggests, you need to first understand the context in which frequency is used here.
It’s entirely possible to have one of the best DSLR cameras out there and still struggle with blurry or grainy photos, unclear and unsharp. There is no need to panic, however, if you find yourself in this situation; it’s simply a question of camera shutter speed settings.
What is shutter speed? One of the fundamental and most crucial aspects of photography, be it on a mirrorless camera or a…
Most people find it easy enough to figure out how much memory to put in their PC. Memory speed, however, is more of a mystery.
You may know that having more gigabytes of RAM is a good thing but does the same apply to RAM speed?
And on a related topic, what are RAM timings and what should you be doing about it?
Speed Ratings Explained
It helps to know what the speed ratings on your memory module…
From reading the title alone, you wouldn’t be blamed for hearing a lo-fi sequence of nostalgic beeps in your mind, perhaps coupled with memories of trying to troubleshoot your modem.
Gone are the days, right? Far from it – this article will debrief you on how modems work in the modern setup where wireless Internet is the norm, as well as how it stacks up in a modem vs. router comparison…
A single computer connecting to the Internet in your house, forever under threat of being disconnected by a single phone call, always a little too slow to just fully fulfill your fantasies; a scary memory, but one of a long-gone past era.
Today, the modern world is run on routers, allowing multiple devices to connect to the Internet with ease, simplicity, and security.
Better yet, a relatively new…
Understanding file systems is fairly straightforward, even though it might seem to be something daunting at first. Various operating systems and storage devices each utilize different types of file systems, and this determines compatibility (and creates compatibility problems).
This article will not only serve to acquaint you with why so many types of file systems exist (and what file systems…
Gone are the days of televisions and computer screens that made your films look like they’d rather have been prints on a piece of paper, had less color and depth than shadows on a wall at noon and were rumored to make you go blind if you sat at them for too long (well… the jury is still out on that one).
What the liquid crystal displays (LCD) of today have now that makes them so appealing is…
A common misconception about TV and home theatres is that bigger is always better, and having a 50″ (or perhaps even larger) screen is all you need to have a premium viewing experience. However, while it is true that larger screens may help you see the image itself better, larger screens can be overkill in smaller rooms. Your overall viewing experience will depend on much more intricate factors…
Computer networking devices are often taken for granted, and more often than that, they are thought of interchangeably.
Knowing the difference, however, between routers, switches, access points, and gateway devices, can make all the difference in either setting up a home network or figuring out where the weak link in your connection is.
In this article, we’ll define what each of these means on…