What is SATA or Serial ATA? SATA or Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the next generation drive interface, following the traditional Parallel ATA (PATA). Anyone who has peered into a computer is...
Choosing which webcam to buy seems like a easy enough task. But in fact it can be very confusing and frustrating. Lets start from the basics: If you have a flat panel monitor - LCD you will need a webcam that...
How To Distinguish Between Various USB Connectors This guide is meant to show you all the standard USB connectors. If you have a USB cable and one of the connectors is not shown here it is very likely a...
Using a SATA to IDE Dongle adapter, you can easily convert an IDE hard drive, to the newer and faster SATA interface. In my situation, my computer only allowed me to connect one extra SATA hard drive.I have...
CRT Monitors:CRT is the acronynm for cathode-ray tubes. This technology has been around for about 100 believe it or not and is found in most TV's and computer monitors. Cathode ray tubes work by moving...
When everyone started buzzing about dual monitors, the big question on my mind was, (1) what's the point?, and (2) why not just buy a big widescreen LCD monitor? Boy, did I have a LOT to learn! First, there...
Should I Buy an Internal or External Hard Drive? With the advent of external hard drive enclosures and the ease of plug and play USB and Firewire connections, many people are asking themselves if they should...
This guide is meant to give you a basic introduction to three main types of headphone cables and their general uses.The three most common headphone cables are 3.5mm, 2.5mm and 6.3mm cables. Below is a picture...
USB 2.0 at a Glance The Universal Serial Bus (USB) has been a part of nearly every PC shipped since the late 1990s, connecting computers to mice, digital cameras, scanners, handhelds, and other peripherals....
SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) is a well worn interface technology which allows you to attach a wide variety internal and external devices to a single controller card in your computer. SCSI hardware...