It has been a few months since I last visited with a GlacialTech offering and when they asked me to take a look at the Siberia Cooler, I was hopeful. Hopeful that they would be able to win on all fronts this time. The Siberia aims at a different target than the Alaska did, the Siberia is designed for quiet …
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Understanding Google Analytics
If some of you are new to the website thing; you have a lot to learn, but don’t be overwhelmed by it all. One of the applications that is going to be a help for you to understand where some of of your traffic is coming from or doing on your site is Google Analytics. If you are new to …
Read More »Is your IT initiative ready?
If your company is ready to bring an IT project live, you may be missing more pieces than you think. It is too often the case that Information Technology evolves within the organization faster than the organization may be ready for it and as an IT enthusiast/specialist; my eyes have been opened recently when rolling out a new initiative.
Read More »Essential Windows 7 Tweaks: Part 3
Every person has different tastes when it comes to their installation of Windows. Through the years that have been many things that I do right off the bat when getting my install “just right”. In the XP days, the first thing I would do was to stretch the taskbar, enable Quick Launch, add an address bar, unlock it, then move …
Read More »What MDS Should Mean to a CIO
I have been in the IT environment for all of my adult life and with that, I have heard countless organizations claim that they can revolutionize the way companies do business. To this day, there have only been a few companies that have really changed the way they do business that can directly change the way their customers do business. …
Read More »10 Reasons Why Windows is the Best OS
Look, we all know and realize that Windows is the superior operating system to anything else out there. With that said, I am going to detail ten reasons why this is the case and offer supporting data. Some of this may be shocking to you if you are a user of another operating system, but please… don’t feel inferior.
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S II – Thin
Samsung is doing a good job at hyping us up for their Galaxy S II Android powered smart phone. The Galaxy S II is impossibly thin at just 8.49 mm and still manages to pack a 4.3″ Super AMOLED screen. Meanwhile, the thin design doesn’t look like it will inhibit processing power as the phone comes with a Dual Core …
Read More »Why I am Dumping Firefox
I really had high hopes for the latest version of Firefox, so much so that I sat and dealt with the same problems from the previous version waiting for an update to fix it. Firefox has come a long way since it debuted, but sometimes that road ahead can actually lead you backwards. With the slurry of new features present …
Read More »Low Carbon PC WIND Mini Computer Review
I have news for you, the days of large computers taking up your desk, floor, or entertainment center are long gone. A lot of case manufacturers have made good money making small form factor PC enclosures and the seeming limited motherboard supply is catching up. Some PC manufacturers have already started to take advantage of the newer technology and have …
Read More »Thermaltake Frio – CLP0564
I have always considered Thermaltake to be one of the premier manufacturers of cases and cooling products; even though I haven’t always been a fan of all of their products. With the loud design of many products entering the market today, it seems that there has been a lack of balance between the design and the function, whereas the function …
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