Hard drives play an important role in our computers. They provide you with a safe, efficient, and effective way to store your important electronic data. However, at times, these drives can fail leaving you with corrupt data or vanishing partitions. If this does happen to you, there are many free data recovery programs to help assist you in saving your data. At certain times, one or more partitions may not appear when you click on Start > Computer, but they will appear in Disk Management. This situation arises when Windows is either reinstalled or an external drive is disconnected incorrectly.…
Author: Justin Vendette
Headsets in general allow people to enter into their own virtual world. Whether that be listening to the climax of a movie or the foot steps behind you in a computer game. As I have said in the past, your computer peripherals are really what makes your experience come to life. Having reviewed many different types of audio equipment lately, I have gained a respectable sense of what makes a good audio device. There are many companies out there who sell “gaming headsets”, but what is a gaming headset? Is it a headset that is only good for gaming? Or…
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to review Kingston’s first attempt of a mobile NAS. Being a Network Attached Storage device, this first generation allowed users to share music, movies, videos, photos, and more across multiple (five) mobile devices simultaneously. First impressions of the first generation offered a great experience. Never before had I used a home NAS, and I found that with the ability to quickly share files between certain devices, the MobileLite G1 became a useful product. When reviewing the G1, I mentioned in my review that I found the device to be nearly flawless. With…
As any computer enthusiast will know, keeping a cooled computer is essential. Cooled components will see an increased product life, improve performance, and provide better stability. Whether you use a prebuilt computer, from companies like Dell or HP, or a custom built computer, they all need adequate cooling. Computer cooling is performed by the CPU cooler and most importantly the case fans. Many computer cases already come with preinstalled fans, however, their quality and performance can be questionable. Plus, many computer cases can hold more fans than those which are supplied. So where do you find quality fans with outstanding…
As the battle, race, or story line continues in your video game, you become immersed as well as more involved in what’s going on. Your gaming setup is dependent on your peripherals like video quality, console capability, and most importantly the sound quality. After years of usage, my stock Xbox 360 wireless microphone just isn’t holding up to the age of time. Having just a single small speaker and microphone that is far away from your mouth, I decided it was time for an upgrade. Following online forums, doing research, and looking around online, I stumbled upon the Turtle Beach…
Home audio is something that is hard to get right. You need to find a system that meets all of your needs. Should you go with a 2.1, 5.1, 7.1 system? With new computer motherboards coming with new audio hardware, in that the audio chipset and their audio components are separate from the rest of the computer, users should think twice about their choices on their audio setup. Gone are the days of a two speaker setup on your computer desk, as we enter the age of surround sound. For years I ran my computer using a 2.1 speaker setup,…
Following the announcement of the free edition of Paragon-Software’s NTFS for Mac, the software company is at it again with yet another surprise. Based on a proprietary cross-platform universal file system driver, Paragon has created a handy tool to assist with read-write access over HFS+/HFSX partitions found in a Macintosh environment. Originally developed by Apple, a Hierarchical File System is seen as the primary file system of OS X. In other words, the HFS+ follows a Unicode that provides a backbone to the operating system. So what has Paragon created to assist me with reading this HFS architecture? If you’re…
Whether you are watching a movie, playing on a game console, or watching TV, it’s our audio setup that immerses us into the world we see on our TV. This could be anything from finishing a game campaign and hearing the fight all around you, or believing you are a part of one of your favorite movies. With hundreds of different audio setup systems available on the market, the challenge is finding something that offers a true premium audio experience. Something that has a sound quality that is superior to any other system. Something that is affordable and gives you…
As more and more people begin watching TV series online and cable or satellite subscriptions becoming increasingly more expensive, the question is asked: “Is there a suitable substitute for a cable or satellite subscription?” As I enjoy watching popular TV series like Person of Interest, The Walking Dead, Stargate, Intelligence, etc., if I were to drop my cable subscription I would be left with not being able to watch these shows. Sure I would be saving a lot of money per month, but the loss of the series would have a bigger impact. So what is left to choose from?…
Printers are everywhere; we find them in our homes, at our work location, or even in a local coffee shop. As printers have now evolved into all-in-one devices capable of printing, scanning, faxing, and copying, they are essential to any user. Even in an age where we are moving to a digital world and paper is becoming a thing of the past, documents, and photos are still things we wish to keep physical copies of. Whether the printer is used to print personal photos, send legal documents, or make copies for an upcoming meeting, you need a printer that can…