My six days with Windows 8 So, I installed Windows 8 on my desktop PC last week. It was late on the eve of the launch. The download link for the $39.99... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows |
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Oh, Sublime Text, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways... Okay, so I never dreamed I'd ever spend $59 on a text editor. I mean, there are perfectly good ones out... |
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A couple of months with Corsair's Vengeance M60 mouse It all started with a failing microswitch. It was the spring of 2011, and I was a perfectly contented MX1100 user. Logitech's latest high-end mouse had... Type: Blog post Tags: Input devices |
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At last, Microsoft may have copied Apple properly Okay, I apologize for the shameful, troll-bait headline. I realize it's easy to misinterpret, so let me qualify with a statement: Microsoft didn't get where it... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Windows |
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Windows 8 frightens me, and here's why Some people just hate change. It can't be helped. Those people cling to old versions of their favorite software as long as they can. When... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows |
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A roadmap for next-generation mobo firmware Later this week, I embark on a super-secret mission to Silicon Valley to get a sneak peek at Asus' upcoming X79 motherboards. At a... Type: Blog post Tags: Motherboards |
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A case for better keyboards PC enthusiasts have a tendency to focus their attention on what's inside the box. Indeed, we're guilty of that here at TR. Most... Type: Blog post Tags: Input devices |
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Windows 8 and the marginalization of geeks On Tuesday, Microsoft made the Windows 8 Developer Preview available publicly without demanding so much as a Windows Live login name and password in return.... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows |
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The more things change... Type: Blog post Tags: Motherboards |
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Motherboards and their owners Some motherboards are easier to work with than others. Type: Blog post Tags: Motherboards |
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A eulogy for my last good Logitech mouse Why, oh, why does this happen to me? Why must my privileged, middle-class lifestyle be marred by microswitch failures? Once, just once, I wish I... Type: Blog post Tags: Input devices |
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Musing on the state of motherboards Manufacturers routinely ask us what we think of their current products and what we'd like to see from future ones. Sometimes, I get the... Type: Blog post Tags: Motherboards |
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A cautionary tale Boy, Tuesday was a rough day. Walked into my office in the morning expecting to get some testing done, only to discover that my... Type: Blog post Tags: Motherboards |
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LogMeIn and the joy of painless remote connection Like many TR readers, I often find myself called upon to aid friends and family members with their technical problems. I'm usually happy to oblige.... |
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The great upgrade: Tales from the ancient past Our current contest challenges readers to relate their first PC upgrade experiences for a chance to win a copy... Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs Graphics Motherboards Storage |
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On the potential of HTML5 By now, many of you must have looked at, or at least heard of, the experimental, HTML5 version of YouTube. And if you read... |
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Just fix the AHCI already, AMD I've been partial to AMD for a long time. The first PC I built for myself had an Athlon Thunderbird running at a blistering 1.4GHz,... Type: Blog post Tags: Motherboards Chipsets |
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A few weeks with LaCie's iamaKey thumb drive USB thumb drives are everywhere. Heck, they've been everywhere for years. Never before have I see a new class of product become... |
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