Jerry Costas

Take a Sneak Peak at Your Next Operating System

If the rumors and leaks are true about the next Windows version, Microsoft has learned a lot from the Vista fiasco. Windows 7 is Microsoft's name for Vista's successor, and by all accounts it's going to be swifter, smaller, and lighter than Vista. Accor... Read >

Are you ready to play with the new Firefox?

Are you ready to play with the new Firefox? Mozilla recently released the latest version of their flagship product, Firefox 3.0. Internet users are turning to Firefox 3.0 for a more productive and safer and online experience. Branded by Mozilla's sit... Read >

How To Set Up Your First Server

So you have decided to buy and install your first dedicated server. Most small businesses setup a file and print server, while others setup a web server, or an email server. No problem, setting up any server involves many of the same configuration steps... Read >

An Ultraportable or Mainstream Notebook – Which is Best for You?

The typical computer user's ideal notebook would fall into one of the two most popular categories - ultraportable or mainstream. Ultraportables are pretty and trim, generally weigh less than 4 pounds, and can be carried almost anywhere. Mainstream noteb... Read >

Why Do I Need Dual-Channel Computer Memory?

Buying a computer today is becoming a more complicated process where buyers are thrown technical terms like GHz, DDR, FSB, Dual-Channel and Hyper-Threading. Traditionally, the GHz number, or processor speeds, has always been the key factor in any computer... Read >

Do You Need “Premium” Computer Memory?

It has been a buyer's market for premium DDR2 memory lately. Your choices range from modestly overclockable modules, which command only a slight premium over value memory, to bleeding-edge modules with heat spreaders that can hit clock speeds as high as ... Read >

DDR3 Computer Memory Overview

DDR-3 is the next-generation evolution of DDR and newer DDR-2 memory technology that will break the Gigahertz speed barrier for memory speed. DDR-3 memory comes with a promise of a power consumption reduction of 30% compared to current DDR-2 modules, du... Read >

DDR, DDR-2 and Other Computer Memory Acronyms

Any computer that you bought around the year 2000 or later uses a type of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) known as double data rate, referred to as DDR. It refers to memory in which two data items are transmitted with each clock signal. It replaced si... Read >