Recent Posts By Ben Carigtan
HDTV tuners and Windows 7
November 19th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Windows 7
Windows 7′s Media Center is not limited to watching or recording TV in standard-definition TV (SDTV) format. HDTV shows can also be watched or recorded on your computer. Unfortunately, you need different hardware to do so than the average computer has available. So, just what will you need to achieve your goal of watching HDTV [...]
Should you get 64 bit Windows 7?
November 15th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Windows 7
Windows 7, from the basic home edition to the advanced Ultimate edition, come in both 32 and 64 bit versions. A 64-bit PC can handle larger amounts of information than a 32-bit system. Since it can use more RAM—4 GB and up—a 64-bit computer can be more responsive when you’re running lots of programs at [...]
How to Connect a Non-Wireless Ethernet Device to a Wireless Network
November 14th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Networking
The trend with many consumer devices now have built in Wi-Fi connectivity. However, many network devices like printers offer only built-in Ethernet networking. A new breed of wireless devices, like the Acksys WLG-LINK shown below, enables you to connect any industrial equipment featuring a 10/100 Ethernet interface to a WiFi wireless network. As you can [...]
Transfer files and settings from XP to Windows 7
November 13th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Windows 7
Migrating a user account from one computer to another used to be a pain. If you have programs with settings stored in your Windows user profile, you can’t just copy the user folder from one computer to another – sure you can copy the pictures and videos but what about the program settings, Internet favorites [...]
Router vs Switch vs Hub
November 9th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Networking
You may hear the terms router, switch and hub used interchangeably. They look alike on the outside, but they’re very different on the inside. Hubs are dumb devices that simply repeat everything they hear. When one computer sends a signal to the hub, the hub sends the identical signal back out to all of the [...]
Windows 7 – How to conserve power
November 2nd, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Windows 7
Conservation is a key factor if you want to save money. With the right power saving strategy you will be able to keep your energy consumption lower and you could optimize the lifetime of your hardware. A power plan is a collection of hardware and system settings that manage how your computer uses power. In [...]
Are you ready to upgrade to a NAS?
November 1st, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Networking
Network Attached Storage (NAS) is becoming an essential part of small-scale networks like a home network. With all of the movies and music you have downloaded, there should be a robust and scalable way to share and store them on your home network and this is what a NAS product provides. Think of it as [...]
How to configure a Windows 7 HomeGroup
October 29th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Windows 7
A homegroup in Windows 7 makes it easier to share files and printers on a home network. You can share pictures, music, videos, documents, and printers with other people in your homegroup. As a security measure, other people can’t change the files that you share, unless you give them permission to do so. When you [...]
How to enable System Restore in Windows 7
October 26th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Windows 7
Before you install more programs and drivers on your newly installed Windows 7 PC, make sure you have System Protection enabled. System protection is a feature that regularly creates and saves information about your computer’s system files and settings. System protection also saves previous versions of files that you’ve modified. It saves these files in [...]
Customize logon screen for Windows XP and Vista
October 12th, 2009 by Ben Carigtan | File in: Windows XP Tips
Log On Studio is a utility used to modify the logon screen of Windows XP and Vista. You can use the built in log on screens or you can create your own log on screen. The tool for XP also includes an editor for creating your own logon screen. You can build or modify logon screens [...]
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