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Top Hard Drive Manufacturers Cutting Back on Warranty Terms
Seagate and Western Digital have reduced their warranties to one to three years
Hard drive prices were at an astounding level, with weekly deals for 2TB SATA drives being sold for sub-$100 prices. Then prices shot up – in some cases..doubled – after Thailand got hit with major flooding. While the situation in Thailand is still having major affects on the world hard drive supply, a new development...
Worldwide Hard Drive Market Feels Massive Impact From Flooding in Thailand; Shortages & Price Hikes Result
As you’ve likely seen on the news, the severe monsoon flooding in Thailand has been a tragedy for families and businesses across that part of the globe. Thailand’s disaster has shut down 14,000 factories, flooded hundreds of thousands of homes and put more than 660,000 out of work. The industry most affected by the flooding is the hard disk drive manufacturing companies and their supply chain....
Computer Q&A’s
Q: Hi Jeff, I have a problem that is very annoying. Every time I restart or turn on my computer it asks me to install a Adobe Flash Player update. This looks like the same update all the time. What shall I do? – Jerry P.
A: Adobe Flash is necessary for lots of video on your web browser so
let’s see if we can fix this. Removing Flash Player and then downloading and reinstalling the latest version...
Microsoft Opens Up Pre-Sales of its Upcoming ‘Table Computer’
Samsung SUR40, a 40-inch, Gorilla Glass-covered, 1080p, Microsoft Surface 2.0-powered 50-point-multitouch TV
Retail outlets looking for new, innovative ways to get hands-on with their customers will soon have a new tool – the Samsung SUR40.
Companies are already using Microsoft Surface (www.microsoft.com/surface) to give potential customers virtual tours of plane interiors, help them plan flights,...
Micron, Samsung Launch Consortium For New Open Interface Memory Technology
Samsung Electronics and Micron have announced the creation of a consortium for OEMs, enablers and integrators that will collaborate in developing and implementing an open interface specification for an innovative new memory technology called the Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC).
Micron and Samsung are the founding members of the Hybrid Memory Cube Consortium (HMCC), and will work closely with fellow developers...
Windows 8 Preview
The Windows 8 Devloper Preview is available for download, and so far, the reaction from the development community has been a mass of new apps being created and rave reviews. Windows 8 is a reimagining of Windows, from the chip to the interface. A Windows 8-based PC is really a new kind of device, one that scales from touch-only small screens through to large screens, with or without a keyboard and...
Google Voice & Talk: How To Get On Board & Their Differences
Google Voice vs. Google Talk- How-To
If you haven’t tried Google Voice, you may be confused as to what Google Talk does vs Google Voice. It seems that if they were re-created now, the names should be reversed – but they’re not. To add to this, they can be used together to create something that seems even better! Let’s go through this and see what we can do to make sense of it.
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Computer Q&A
Q: I have Time Warner for my Internet connection and want to buy a Laptop and go wireless. When I buy a wireless Router, what do I need to do for security? Sam from Rochester
A: Hi Sam, you can think of a router as a gatekeeper of sorts for your network. Everything that comes in or goes out has to pass through the router. Thus, the security of your network equals the security of your router. The simplest...
Asus Launches Zenbook to Compete Against MacBook Air
The Asus Zenbook offers a seamless and smooth look, embedded keyboard and oversized, integrated touchpad all encased in a compact form factor of the machine
They say Windows-based laptop PCs can never compare to the quick-on, sleek and technical specs of Apple’s MacBook models, specifically the thinnest of the lines, the MacBook Air. ASUS is trying to change that stereotype as they launched their...
Electronics Recycling at the Rochester Public Market
Rochester Public Market Now Accepts Electronics For Recycling To Benefit The Sunnking/Foodlink We-Cycle Donation Program
If you haven’t been to the Rochester Public Market to shop around for the freshest produce and other unique foods in Rochester, here’s yet another reason to swing by. Sunnking has teamed up with the Public Market to offer free and convenient electronics recycling on select Sundays...
