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Internet Explorer 8 Beta seems to have been released. It’s supposed to be for web developers, etc., so that they can make sure their code works well before it is mass-installed on their largest userbase. However, this also gives everyone else a ticket to check out the new version.
Among the new features, Microsoft has decided [...]

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I’ve been using Linux for quite some time, not on a day-to-day desktop system, however. I used it on servers at the past two jobs I’ve had, and I’ve played with it on my home systems for years. This site is actually hosted on a Linux server. Most of what I’ve done on my home [...]

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The Geforce 9 series is the latest GPU release from nVidia. The only specific card in the series so far is the 9600 GT, compared to the top 8 series card below:

Card
Core Clock
Shader Clock
Memory Clock
Memory Amount
Memory Interface
Memory Bandwidth
Texture Fill Rate

9600
650
1625
900
512MB
256-bit
57.6
20.8

8800
612
1500
1080
768MB
384-bit
103.7
39.2

As you can see from the above data, the GF9 series has improved on [...]

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I know that this is nothing new, but now that Leopard’s come out I feel that a new awareness should be spread.
It is easily possible to run MAC OS X 10.4 or 10.5 on a PC. This is made possible by special patches that allow it to boot and install on non-MAC hardware. The rest [...]

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Hey. I wrote this article a long while back on how to hack/crack from Windows. It only covers what tools, and maybe some time I’ll write tutorials on how to use them. I just figured someone may be interested. Note that my *nix mastery has since increased by quite a bit, heh.
Disclaimer:
I realize that some [...]

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What is TCPIP.SYS, and why should you give a damn?
If you use your network connection heavily in any way (games, torrents, streaming media, etc.), you’re one of those people who always wishes it could be faster. If you run XP, it can be! Microsoft decided that people didn’t need that many connections to their PC [...]

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I’ve been using VLC for a couple years now, and only recently found that it doesn’t quite do everything. I then realized that in those years new media players that were comparable had cropped up. This guide will help you to choose the media player that is the best for you.
First, you’ll need to understand [...]

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I’m sure that anyone who’s built their own PC or been in the business of using them for long enough has heard the terms Quadro or FireGL tossed around. If one were to look them up, you’d find that they are typically double the price of an equivalent Geforce or Radeon product. The first thought [...]

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The majority of computer users, engineers, and technicians think they know a great deal about PCs, when they really don’t even scratch the surface. Since day one as a computer engineer, I have yearned to understand every waking component inside of my PCs. I want to know the purpose of every capacitor, resistor, and chip. [...]

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