Better Faster PC

Do you want to build a PC from scratch? Is it your first time? Well, there is a great guide to building your first computer from scratch for the beginner over at Lifehacker. Check it out HERE.

If you have never built a PC yourself but would like to it really is worth reading this post. Not only does building a PC from scratch save money but it will teach you a lot regarding the workings of your computer and will make upgrading your PC in the future very easy.

AMD has just launched some new chips. If you are interested in reading more about them there is a comprehensive review over at HotHardware.com and is worth a read if you are a fan of AMD or thinking o upgrading your CPU.

Read about it HERE.

Just had to put this in though strictly this is not a hardware blog, these little USB monitors from Mimo with a 7″ screen and 800 x 480 pixels features a touchscreen, audio in/out port, touchscreen, integrated webcam and microphone have just arrived. They are great, using only one USB cable and no need for any video cable.

Check out the site HERE.

Interesting article about a man who bought a second hand USB MP3 player and when he accessed it realized it contained US Military data files.

It is doubtful that they are critical and the US Military has been banning use of portable data storage since November 2008. Anyway you can read more about it HERE.

Very positive review of a new Dell 22″ monitor (2209WA) and is worth a read if you are in the market for a new monitor.

Check out the post HERE. Just a note, it is an Australian site and is a bit slow too load, be patient!

Have you got a USB drive? There are a ton of applications available today for your little portable storage device so how do you know what the best ones are?

Check out this post on Lifehacker HERE - Don’t read the post, read the comments, where readers suggest THEIR best applications that they use. Lifehacker will collate the comments and post a Top 5. I will try and remember to link to the post when it is done.

In the mean time just click HERE.

Wireless electricity and wireless data transmission for all peripherals has been promised for many, many years but it has never really reached an end-user delivery. I still sit looking at the jumble of cords on, around and underneath my desk, TV cabinet and various other places around the house.

Wireless electricity has recently been successfully demonstrated and (hopefully) we will see this in the (near) future. Until then check out this site HERE.

These cords have just jumped up to No. 1 spot on my tech shopping list. The site is HERE and an example picture is below. I will be happy when these become a regular item in my local PC shop!

Congratulations to the designer, the elegance of re-designing with Zen simplicity a products millions (if not billions) use everyday!

Just a little bit of Tech for the little ones. The timeless kid’s creative play building blocks LEGO has updated it’s range of products to include some electronics.

Check out this picture below >>

This is a really great post, testing 21 USB Flash drives and comparing the results. Found it very interesting myself as there is actually a massive difference between the speeds of the slowest and the fastest. I always assumed most flash drives would be pretty similar in speeds but after reading this post I couldn’t be more wrong.

Check it out and before you buy a new flash drive - DO SOME RESEARCH!

The post is HERE.

NVIDIA has finally made laptop drivers available on it’s site which allows any laptop users with NVIDIA mobile graphics chipsets able to get the latest drivers without ahy hassle.

Read the full article HERE.