Windows Mobile 6.0 Office for Windows Mobile 5
Submitted on May 10th, 2007 by admin
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I recently picked up the “Cingular 2125″ Windows Phone. As a previous user of a Pocket PC, I thought it would have similar MS Office file capabilities built in. But I was wrong.
With the new version of Windows Mobile that is now available, they have finally added Office capabilities to the smartphone software, but this hasn’t done much good for those still stuck with Windows Mobile 5. Now someone has pulled the apps from a Windows Mobile 6 and ported them over for 5. I haven’t personally tried this yet, and it is certainly out of the range of what Microsoft would probably reccomend, but it seems like a potentially useful fix. I plan to try it soon, and if any readers have, comment on the success of it.
Hardware Review: Silverstone Element ST50EF 500w PSU
Submitted on May 29th, 2006 by admin
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SilverStone is known as a manufacture for not only fans, and cases, but power supplies as well. The Element ST50EF 500w PSU is one of SilverStone’s newest PSU’s in their Element Series lineup. The ST50EF produces less wasted heat than typical power supplies and allows the included 120mm fan to operate at very low speeds The ST50EF is geared towards a more efficient power supply. The stable output and efficiency is placed into a eco-friendly housing, and works with almost every ATX casing on the market. Today we have the Element ST50EF 500w PSU to review, which has Active PFC, Dual +12v rails, and more to offer you.
Hardware Review: NZXT PRC-550w PSU
Submitted on May 29th, 2006 by admin
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A lot of you may know NZXT from the cases they have made in the past, and the recent case review I did of the Lexa case. NZXT now steps into the Power Supply line with 3 models to offer you, 450w, 550w, and 650w. If NZXT makes their power supply line like they do their cases, they will have instant winners no doubt. NZXT maybe a smaller company compaired to other manufactures, but I think that they have a lot to offer the consumer market. Today we have the NZXT PRC-550w PSU to review, which has Active PFC, dual 12v rails, and more to offer you.
Hardware Review: SteelPad 5L
Submitted on April 29th, 2006 by admin
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SteelSeries is a company known for making high end mouse pads. For those of you who don’t who they are, SteelSeries is one of the leading gaming mouse pad manufactures in the world. They started out with the SteelPad 4S model, and now have a full lineup of quality pads to offer. SteelSeries knows about gaming, because they manufacture performance gaming gear, for gamers by gamers. SteelSeries has come out with a new pad to add to their already perfect pad lineup, the SteelPad 5L. They have sent us the SteelPad 5L, and some SteelGear Padsurfer all-round for us to review. The 5L pad is a 5 layer mouse pad, as it combines plastic with cloth for strength and comfort.
Hardware Review: Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB2
Submitted on April 29th, 2006 by admin
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A lot of people record TV shows these days, while most are using the cable/satellite digital DVR boxes. If you don’t know what you’re doing then the cable/satellite DVR boxes are fine, but for those of us that do know what we’re doing this is for you. Being able to add on a PVR card or USB device to our computers is a nice feature to have. It cuts down on the monthly added expense that the cable/satellite companies charge extra to have DVR. Plus, it makes it able to record your own TV shows and then burn yourself a custom DVD to watch for later viewing, unlike having a cable/satellite DVR box which you can’t do that with. From what i’ve seen those recorded shows are stuck on the cable/satellite DVR boxes until you delete them. Today we have the Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB2 tuner to review. Having a PVR is great to watch all your network channels, plus record them for later viewing. Some people might just use a PVR to watch TV on their PC, while others will record shows and burn them to DVD. PVR is becoming very inexpensive these days that almost anyone can afford it.
Hardware Review: VBox Cat’s Eye 150 HDTV tuner
Submitted on April 17th, 2006 by admin
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HDTV is becoming more and more mainstream these days. There are HDTV TV sets, antennas, pc cards, and your cable/satelite company should offer HDTV channels in a package. The difference between HDTV through your cable/satelite box and just a HDTV reciever is, HDTV through your cable/satelite company requires their box and cost extra on top of your digital cable/satelite package, and just using a HDTV reciever or PC add-on card makes the HDTV channels free since it’s OTA (over the air). Today we have the VBox Cat’s Eye 150 HDTV tuner to review. HDTV is great since you can watch all the local network channels in HD format and record them for later usage. HDTV is one of those things that we’d all love to have in our homes. Problem is HD hardware is too expensive for the average person.
Hardware Review: XTracpads Hybrid
Submitted on April 2nd, 2006 by admin
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Mouse pads are a piece of hardware that we need. Most people have moved to optical mice and feel that there is no need for a mouse pad. However there are many aftermarket mouse pads available on the market today designed for gamers, and designers alike. XTracpads is a well known maker of mouse pads. For those of you who don’t know who they are, you should try out one of their products. Today XTracpads sent us the Hybrid XTracpad for us to review. The Hybrid is unlike the rest of their lineup as it mixes the hard surface pads with the cloth ones. It’s like having the best of both worlds.
Hardware Review: NZXT Lexa Case
Submitted on March 1st, 2006 by admin
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NZXT is a smaller case company, with big ideas. These are the makers of the Nemesis Elite case that everyone liked. Now we are reviewing the Lexa case, which seems to be a case suited for everyone. There are a lot of cases on the market these days, so choosing one for yourself might be a hassle. Most people would like a case with a ton of features, lightweight, and excelent design. The Lexa fits into the Classic Series of NZXT’s cases. NZXT defined the Lexa as “perfect symmetry”, and I believe they got that right.
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Undervolt your laptop for longer battery life
Submitted on January 25th, 2006 by admin
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Most people are used to hearing about overclocking a computer in order to make it run faster in order to better run certain CPU-intensive applications (usually games). What most people probably haven’t heard of, or even want to try, is underclocking a computer. Underclocking might not do much for desktop computers, but could provide longer battery life and cooler running temperatures for laptops, and after all, who doesn’t want to get the most out of those skimpy laptop batteries.
NordicHardware has posted a guide to underclocking a laptop using some very simple software. The results? About ten more minutes of battery life, and a temperature drop of a few degrees. Nice!
[Via Engadget]
[tags]laptops, hacks, battery, hardware[/tags]
Detecting hard drive failure through sound
Submitted on January 23rd, 2006 by admin
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Hard drives fail, sometimes without warning. Most people might not even realize their hard drive is failing until data starts becoming corrupted or the drive simply stops working altogether; however, there are some signs which can help you identify a faulty hard drive before it is too late, particular by listening to the sounds it makes. The Hitachi Hard Disk Drive Knowledge Base answers some of the important questions, but this particular article has sample sounds, in .WAV format, which can help you diagnose what a faulty hard drive will sound like. Remember that the base offense is a good defense, so be sure to back up your data regularly.
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[tags]hdd, hard drives, failure, knowledge, hitachi[/tags]
