What Alternatives Exist to DVR?

With this summer quickly nearing its end, and school becoming a very close prospect, I’ve begun thinking about how to set up my room and what I still need to get for it. I recently got my new TV, a 42″ Westinghouse 1080p LCD from eCost, and had to make a decision regarding my cable. [...]

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Storing All of Your DVDs on Your Computer

With computers becoming cheaper and more mainstream than ever before, many people have begun to rely on their Home Theater PC (HTPC). These computers are great for eliminating the need for several devices, such as a DVD player and Cable Box. However, the act of having to swap a DVD in and out of the [...]

My computers running slow – What do I do?!

After typical use, any computer will start to feel sluggish. Many people often mistake this for a virus, or some type of adware or spyware. However, the reality is that there is nothing attacking your computer, it simply just needs a tune up, much in the way a car does every several thousand miles. There [...]

nLite/vLite and Slipstreaming

Often you want to reinstall your OS, but are then stuck with the headache of having to hunt down a driver for each piece of hardware. To top it off, you then need to install every driver, which often results in a restart each time. There’s a simple solution – nLite for Windows XP or [...]

Magical Jelly Bean

So it’s happened to everyone – you’ve installed a piece of software, entered your product key, and stored it away somewhere so secretive, that even you can’t remember, right? Then there always comes a time when you need to install it again – you’ve either had to reinstall your OS, or you just got a [...]