Category Archives: Hardware

The future of Apple, Microsoft, and Linux…

When I started playing around with computers including programming and games, it was around the age of the first personal computer with Commodore 64 using tapes, which then lead to 5 1/2 inch floppies, and then to 3 1/4 inch … Continue reading

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Hard drive warranties are being reduced

Both of Western Digital and Seagate internal HDD will be changing their warranty policies on the new year of 2012. Western Digital – Effective date on January 2nd, 2012. Desktop and Mobile (Blue and Green family lines) change from 3 … Continue reading

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WiFi health concerns in school – view from a technology expert

As a computer technology expert, author, regular guest speaker on CKWR radio as well as a speaker on Breakfast Television and Rogers Daytime, I write my professional opinion on this issue. From a recent article in York Region’s paper parents are pulling … Continue reading

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Computer hard drive prices more than doubled in price in about a month!

I recently went to order a hard drive through my regular supplier and noticed there are none showing with prices.  I asked them and it’s due to the prices of hard drives recently sky rocketing that they can’t keep updating … Continue reading

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Apple Vs. Windows, who needs repairs more often?

Apple vs. Windows.  There’s obviously more computer repair shops for Micrsoft Windows than there are for Apple computers.  But Microsoft also has more market share too.  So you can’t compare directly like this who has repairs more often.  You need … Continue reading

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RIM was down for a few days…

RIM was down for a few days which explains why none of us could receive emails on our Blackberries recently.  They are fully operational again now but in the mean time, what has this done to RIM?  This outage was … Continue reading

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Will Apple die now that Steve Jobs is gone?

What will happen with Apple now that Steve Jobs has passed away?  Will Apple lose its momentum?  Will Apple lose a huge chunk of their market share? Experts and speakers on behalf of Apple have been talking about how Apple … Continue reading

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3 ways to throw away your computer and ensure your data is not acccessible by anyone else

Shred your hard drive if you want to do it the civilized way. Or you could take it out back and bring out the sledgehammer. The sledgehammer method is the most effective method, it’s the cheapest method, and it is … Continue reading

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How to recover data from HHD (hard disk drive)

QUESTION FROM YOUTUBE FAN: “subject: hdd recovery using usb hdd enclosure so i hook up my 2.5 ide hdd to my win 7 laptop. it install it but i cant view it under my computer. it shows up in device … Continue reading

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Laptops can burn you!

Most people don’t read the fine print. Most guys don’t read manuals. Actually, I don’t enjoying reading much in general, but I have to in order to stay informed. Anyway, I want to warn everyone about how serious this can … Continue reading

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