It’s the programmers who are guilty of it! The more applications they write, the more applications we need, and the more applications we need, the more space we need on our hard drives, and – to add insult to injury – today’s programmers aren’t known exactly as space savers, either. Where it would have taken […]
It was an inevitable declaration, a revision that fundamental physics was going to extort from Gordon Moore sooner or later. Silicon-based computers can’t continue to double in speed every two years forever. Moore, who laid out that remarkably accurate roadmap 35 years ago, concedes to that point. “Chip doubling will go from every couple of […]
Question: I have an old Pentium II computer, and it has USB ports. I would like to use an external hard drive that uses USB, but when I plug it in, I get a message that says I’m trying to use a high-speed device on a low-speed connection. What gives? – Martin Answer: When USB […]
Question: Are there any tweaks and tips to speed up my high-speed modem? – G.C.P. Answer: High-speed internet modems include cable and DSL (which stands for “digital subscriber line”) modems. You have one if you have an always-on connection and get your internet through your cable TV provider, through the phone company’s high-speed service, or […]
If you’re new to computers or if you just want a refresher, here’s a a basic description of the important parts inside a computer. Chances are you know what a computer is but, for the record, at the end of the day it’s a counting machine. Modern day computers process information in the form of […]