SHOULD YOU SHUT THE COMPUTER DOWN AT NIGHT?

Feb 10, 2004 | computers

A new article addresses the perennial question of whether it’s better to leave the computer on all the time, or shut it down at night. In the past that question has focused on energy consumption, but now an additional question is whether leaving the computer on...

DELL PROMOTIONS & MICROSOFT SMALL BUSINESS SERVER

Dec 12, 2003 | computers, SBS

It’s a good week to buy a computer at Dell. Computer prices don’t change very much from week to week – they just keep going down at a pretty steady rate. Dell’s promotions are mostly perfectly nice and the price tends to be consistent...

CHEAP COMPUTERS GET CHEAPER

Jul 7, 2003 | computers

Prices have been in freefall for a long time, but I still get taken by surprise every time I look at the low end of the market. How about an entire HP system – including Presario computer, 17″ monitor, and printer – for under $500? The computer has a...

ALIENWARE

Jun 13, 2003 | computers

Alienware is a relatively small PC manufacturer that’s on a roll lately. They hand-assemble PCs and tune them for performance with high-end components, then put them in very stylish cases. Gamers are snapping them up. Even non-gamers might want to take a look....

TERMINATOR 2: MAXIMUM HARDWARE

Jun 11, 2003 | computers, hardware

There’s yet another release of Terminator 2 on DVD, the “T2: Extreme DVD” in a cool embossed metal box. One of the features you’ll see advertised is an ultra-high resolution version of the movie with 5.1 sound for your PC, in addition to the regular version for your...

HARDWARE WARS

Jun 4, 2003 | computers, hardware

Dell continues to dominate the computer market, of course. Here’s what some of the other players are doing. Sony just announced its summer lineup, loaded with multimedia components (DVD rewritable drives, digital video recorder software, and the like), at the higher...