What is a hard drive?
You hear people talk about them. You read specs when you buy a computer. You may have seen one. You may have actually installed one. They are both the bane and blessing of computing, but what are they...
View ArticleHow to build your own computer
We all know how much I love my Windows Home Server, but the computer WHS lives on was dying a slow and painful death. Several of the capacitors on the motherboard were bulging, and one had actually...
View ArticleWise Registry Cleaner Pro & Disk Cleaner Pro
Here is a giveaway package direct from the vendors; Wise Disk Cleaner Pro + Wise Registry Cleaner Pro. Get them both or just one for FREE. There is no indication of how long this offer will last: Wise...
View ArticleThe Windows Home Server 2011 Dashboard: Server Folders and Hard Drives
If you’ve missed our past articles on Windows Home Server 2011 you can catch up by reading the previous articles covering installation of Windows Home Server 2011, installing the Connector software,...
View ArticleDrive Bender: Drive extender technology for all
One of the killer features of WHS V1 was named Drive Extender. Drive extender technology allowed multiple drives to be added to a computer, but they were viewed by the OS as a pool of storage or one...
View ArticleO&O DriveLED 4 Professional – Giveaway for everyone
O&O is currently offering free licenses for its DriveLED Pro software. This is the latest full version which would normally sell for 29 Euros (approximately $38.00 usd). There is no indication of...
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Hard Drive Partitions – A Few Ideas About Setting Them Up
Why Hard Drive Partitions? Hard drive partitions have many advantages. They give you control. Control over your data, programs, and backups. Here’s why – if you have all your eggs in one basket you...
View ArticleA One-Click Disk Check Tool for Windows – CheckDiskGUI
CheckDiskGUI – A One-Click Disk Check (almost) The native Windows ChkDsk tool is not very user-friendly. It involves several mouse-clicks to check each hard drive for errors, bad sectors, and other...
View ArticleAOMEI Partition Assistant Home: Excellent FREE Partition Manager
When it comes to partition managers we freeware fans are truly blessed to have 3 very good choices among the main contenders: EaseUS Partition Master Home is arguably the better known of the three....
View ArticleSeagate SSHD Hybrid Drives combine speed + large capacity + affordability
While most major manufacturer’s have been largely concentrating on SSD (Solid State Drive) technology over the past few years, Seagate has pursued a rather different strategy. Instead of releasing...
View ArticleHard Drive Speeds – How Fast Are Yours?
Hard Drive Speeds Your hard drive speed has a lot of influence on the overall responsiveness of your computer. The faster, the better. There are good reasons to know how your hardware is performing and...
View ArticleWD Launches New 2.5″ SSD/HDD Non-Hybrid Dual Drive
With SSDs (Solid State Drives) remaining a little on on the expensive side, especially when compared to traditional hard drives on a per gig cost basis, most users who have migrated to SSD generally...
View ArticleHow To Regain Hard Drive Space – New Windows Disk Cleanup Features
Windows Disk Cleanup – The Gargantuan WinSxS Folder Windows Vista introduced the WinSxS (Side x Side) folder to address problems in previous versions of the operating system. It allowed several...
View ArticleHow to Fix a Playstation 3
How to upgrade the PS3 hard drive About four months ago my stepson’s Playstation 3 stopped working following a power surge, or to put it another way, the lights were on but there was no one at home....
View ArticleQuickly Check Hard Drive Health
Hard drive failure can undoubtedly be one of the most disastrous hardware issues faced by PC users, often resulting in lost data or an unusable operating system. However, almost all hard drives these...
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