Join us today as we take a look at the most common and possibly the most stupid tech myths in the world, and BUST them!

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Notebook computers. At this point in the 21st century, they have become an indispensable part of many people's everyday lives. From the commuting business executive and the busy college student, we all want to be mobile with our computers. The big drawback of that is the fact that there is not always a plug around when you need one. A notebook computer's battery is its life-blood. Without proper care, your notebook battery could fail much earlier than anticipated.

In this modding tutorial Willek will show how his vision of an ultimate LAN Gaming machine came to life. By combining some standard hardware items one can make a very versatile and good looking machine.

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Now that Microsoft will actually be shipping their long-awaited OS, we build a high-performance Vista machine. We also discuss component choices, including what not to get today.

Sick of those pesky programs that insist on running every time you start Windows? Find out an ingenious way to use Windows built-in security to put a stop to them.

If you have been running Windows XP for a couple of years or more you may find that it is not running quite as quickly and smoothly as it was when you did your first install.

Everyone knows Intel Core 2 is a good processor but what happens when you take an E6700 and X6800 Extreme and overclock?

After our "pin-mod" Core 2 Duo guide to boost voltages on these LGA CPUs for limiting motherboards, we had some requests for guides on the previous generation of LGA CPUs. So here is our "pin-mod" guide for all Pentium-based LGA CPUs, from the Pentium 4s to the Pentium/Celeron Ds and Pentium Extreme Editions. As usual, all you need is some electrical insulation tape and some conductive ink.

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We round up this week's top tips with insight on the differences between MPEG4 and DivX, RAM Speed, and newbie RAID Questions. And hey, be a good samaritan and help somebody with their Pinball issues.

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Looking to upgrade your PC? Now would be a good time, with fast hardware available at affordable prices Madshrimps takes an in-depth look at how you can speed up your machine without breaking the piggy bank

The Core 2 Duos bring the joy back for the Intel Overclockers with their easy to handle heat and ample of overclock head-room. However, the overclocking capacity depends as much on the motherboards paired with them. Some of the enthusiasts on a tight budget are stuck with a limiting motherboard, particularly in the voltage department.

Whether you're hard disk partition disappeared or you've just accidentally deleted some pictures from your digital camera, these three software tools can make your day.

Windows x64 offers 32-bit compatibility on user software level. It does not support 16-bit software any more. In terms of changeover, this is a similar situation as it was in case of the 32-bit changeover. This situation is, however, better by one aspect: now, compatibility of a new operating system is highly extendable by means of virtualisation.

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The Core 2 Duos bring the joy back for the Intel Overclockers with their easy to handle heat and ample of overclock head-room. However, the overclocking capacity depends as much on the motherboards paired with them.

Good question. And here is the answer in a single sentence: We have everything and still, we have nothing. Of course, this sounds cynical and highly biased. The truth lies somewhere in the middle. It will probably be best for us to take a look around. A detailed analysis

Last time we tested security software providing any kind of a solution on the x64 platform. The test left some uncertainty regarding the extent of compatibility. In this additional test we make sure about compatibility.

Here is the continuation of our AMD's Desktop Average Overclocking on Air Series. We have collected data from all over the internet and put it in our single database for all AMD Sempron Series for socket 939 and 754 including both 90nm and 130nm Technology!

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Considering the present status of informatics, it is not worth using a computer without running some basic security programs. The issue of security even more pronounced in the case of complex systems. The main point is that even the smallest IT system component is practically useless if you do not use some security solution. In other words: in practice, IT systems and workstations will prove equally useless without anti-virus protection. In this article we will review the current status of 64-bit anti-virus protection.

It seems that just about everyone is mad about a Core 2 Duo. With that lust, it brings forth the search for a good motherboard which is an inevitable upgrade chore with the two main criteria being, Good and reasonably priced. I have to admit that I did not pay much attention to the Gigabyte GA 965P-DS3 at first. However, reading through many forums, it seems that the DS3 was getting very good feedback from users and this got my curiousity perked so I decided to find out for myself

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In our endless attempts to squeeze out the last MHz from our processors, some of us have resorted to removing the integrated heat spreaders on our processors in a bid to improve thermal efficiency, to garner that 2-3 degrees, and trade it for that final 10MHz.