Here at Tech Support Forum, one of our livelier discussion threads is the Photo Gallery found in the ‘Photgrapher’s Corner’ under the Home Support section in the forum. On a daily occurrence, people critique, share, and discuss their different photographs. I am not much of a photographer, but I do happen to take a gander there and see what others have captured. Smartphone camera shots, high expensive cameras, and Photoshop creations are always welcomed and some of the photographers capture masterpieces. Personally, I enjoy capturing a quick picture of the lake, my car, or perhaps that beautiful sunset. While I…
Author: Justin Vendette
I recently watched a video online that showcased a $1000 ten-year-old Intel CPU that only costs $25 today. The question to be answered in the video was whether or not this CPU could handle today’s programs and operating systems. Spoiler alert, the CPU actually did quite well in the user’s benchmarks. So, is newer really better? A ten-year-old CPU that can handle modern titles could mean that we’ve advanced so far that our yearly “advancements” are only slight adjustments. While I believe upgrading something every year is meaningless, a five-year life span for technology seems to be the sweet spot…
I’m fairly happy when a new speaker makes its way to my front door as there is typically something unique about them. Whether that unique aspect be the design, the claims of an impressive sound, or massive drivers that play room-blaring sounds, it’s always pleasant listening to my favorite tunes. There was recently the RIVA Audio Turbo S that took the title for best speaker design, the Logitech Z906 speaker system whose 5.1 surround sound was truly impressive, and of course the Vizio sound bar that to this day fills my living room with every sound imaginable. Game of Thrones…
When thinking about the future, we tend to fantasize about how everything is well polished and automated. However, one futuristic aspect that goes without saying is how everything will be wireless. Wires are a thing of the past and wireless allows objects to be placed anywhere while still performing the same function. It’s not fun being tied down to one spot, so by removing the tether we are free to roam. WiFi is a great example as it did away with our need for an Ethernet cable. As much fun as it is to criticize Apple for removing the 3.5mm…
In recent times, car prices have doubled and cars that were once in the price range of many consumers are now only available to consumers in the form of cool desktop wallpapers. Eventually, we all find a car that we quite enjoy. We take great care of it by watching out for potholes in the road, cleaning it from dust and road grime, and even watch where we park. Yet when we are driving down the road, there is nothing to protect us against an accident. Every day thousands of accidents happen with cars, some worse than others, but when…
With Pandora recently announcing that they will be revamping their Pandora One subscription, I felt it was time to upgrade my free edition of Pandora to the paid version. Now, being a subscription based user, I have hours and hours of advertisement-free music to listen to, but that doesn’t do me much good without something to help listen to it. Where they are built, what kind of drivers they use, their power input, audio frequency range, and their past experience all play an important role when making audio equipment. A speaker needs to be able to play every song, every…
On October 4, Google took to the stage for millions of watchers to announce some new and upcoming changes to their brand. Known for their superior search engine and Android operating system, Google showed us that software isn’t all they can do. As a software company, Google has pioneered well within their market, but when looking at the hardware side of things, Google hasn’t had great success. A software company that goes out to manufacturer hardware can sometimes be a challenge. Today, Google isn’t a stranger to the hardware market, but their previous attempts to enter it have been a…
Back in the 1980s, if you wanted to share some computer files with a friend or transfer files to a secondary machine, it was common to use a floppy drive which stored data onto a magnetic disk. Floppy drives were common with most computers, but their storage capacities were limited. Then, ten years later, CDs became main stream media. CDs were stronger, cheaper to produce, and were more compact than the traditional floppy drive. After Apple stopped adding floppy readers into their computers, CDs were very popular for moving files to a secondary PC. CDs then began to fade away…
Music, gaming, Netflix, and sitting at our computers is what many of us are planning for as fall approaches and soon after brings winter. Even though I have a pair of speakers on my desk, I tend to wear my headphones for gaming or watching content. There’s that feeling that you are in your own environment, you can feel like you are there in the show or actually role-playing the character in your game. What better than to grab a headset that is fair in price, but rocks some of the best sounds on the market? During the last two…
During the almost seven years of being here at Tech Support Forum, I have met and helped thousands of people. People from different locations around the globe have visited this forum all seeking help for different things. All of these people that visit this forum are unique. Some speak different languages, live different life styles, have a different income, but one thing they all have in common is that they wish to solve a problem that they have facing them. Whether it be with computers, cars, gardening, graphical design, or even asking what college major to take, people tend to…