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What's the best budget PC for all the family?
Digital Living Whichever PC you buy, remember to ask the retailer whether you can get a free upgrade to Windows Vista -- the forthcoming replacement for Windows XP. My kids are asking for a gaming computer this Christmas.
29 November 2006, 16:23
Monitor your home with a Wi-Fi Webcam
Digital Living If saving the camera settings fails, try disabling your antivirus program and possibly the Windows XP Service Pack 2 firewall. Keep an eye on a remote location from any Windows PC on the Internet with this easy-to-use networked camera.
9 May 2005, 16:55
Apple Newton vs Samsung Q1 UMPC
Digital Living Plus you get all the funky Windows utilities that come with the Windows XP Pro Tablet Edition operating system. It also uses a simple, intuitive interface paradigm that is far more suited to small-form mobile computing than Windows Tablet PC Edition.
27 July 2006, 16:39
Are slow dual-core CPUs better than fast single-core CPUs?
Digital Living Even if an application isn't multi-threading-enabled, Windows XP and Windows Vista are smart enough to take advantage of multi-core CPUs. If I have a computer with a 2.66GHz quad-core processor, will it run my software and games faster than my...
4 July 2007, 14:35
How can I upgrade my laptop?
Digital Living Microsoft says Windows XP can run with only 128MB of memory, but we think you need at least 512MB of RAM and ideally 1GB (we'll get to how to install it in a second). How can I upgrade my laptop? It's running like a dog and I've tried everything to...
2 June 2006, 15:55
How to perfect your pictures
Digital Living A desktop PC with Windows XP and at least an 800MHz Pentium III processor Back in 1988, Elton John sang the words, "You can't argue with the image. The camera never lies. The camera still doesn't lie, but you can now argue with what it says if the...
9 May 2005, 14:51


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