Force Quitting your Computer: What it Looks Like vs How it Feels [Pic]
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Category Archives: Hardware
The History Behind Ctrl+Alt+Del
We’ve only got one life to live, but thanks to three simple keystrokes, at least we can restart our PCs! This is the story of how one clever man created Control-Alt-Delete: a relatively tiny engineering tweak that changed IBM computers, and mortal existence as we know it. [Great Big Story]
AMAZING DEAL: Give a MAJOR Speed Boost to Your PC with This 128GB SSD! Just $24.99!
Interested in giving your PC a MAJOR speed boost? 128GB is more than enough to run Windows or the Linux distribution of your choice! This 128GB SSD from Silicon Power has amazing reviews, and today, Amazon has it for just $24.99. You can also get the 240GB version for $37.99. –Silicon Power 128GB SSD 3D […]
HOW TO: Fix your PC with a crystal pendulum [Video]
How to fix your PC using a pendulum, channeling the mystical energy field around all electronic things to solve computer problems. Please note that calibrating your pendulum using a photo of Steve Ballmer is of utmost importance, even though he’s not CEO of Microsoft anymore. [dowsingdan | Via TA]
This Dual Hard Drive (2.5″/3.5″) Docking Station With Duplicator/Cloner Function is Just $19! (Today Only!)
If you have some old hard drives or SSDs that you need to access at home, this dual docking station will allow you to access them just like an external drive from any computer with a USB interface. It can even clone one drive to the other without being connected to a system! Amazon currently […]
Learn All About Building a New Computer With the “How to Build a Computer Bundle” – $19 (94% Off)
Thanks to the “How to Build a Computer Bundle,” you’ll be on your way to building your own custom PC (or dramatically improving your current one!) 5 online courses for just $19 (94% Off.) What’s included: -How to Build a Computer from Scratch: Complete Blueprint -Advanced Computer Hardware Modifications: Colder and Faster -Computer Network Cabling: […]
The “Free Laptop” Promotion (Comedy Sketch) [Video]
Rowan really needs to start reading the promo material that Playtech puts out… this one is gonna hurt. [Viva la Dirt League]
DEAL: Ultimate Cisco Certification Super Bundle: Lifetime Access – $49 (A Value of $3,285)
This 9-part bundle will prepare you to earn the necessary certifications to work with Cisco Networking Systems. Just $49 (A value of $3,285.) What’s included: -Cisco 100-105: Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 -Cisco 200-105: Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 -Cisco 210-260: Implementing Cisco Network Security -Cisco 200-355: Implementing Cisco Wireless Networking Fundamentals -Cisco […]
AC/DC’s Thunderstruck Performed by a Computer Hardware Orchestra [Video]
Watch as Paweł Zadrożniak’s Floppotron performs a cover of AC/DC’s Thunderstruck on a bunch of floppy disk readers, scanners and hard drives, and for the first time, a keyboard performance by the man himself. [Paweł Zadrożniak]
Original Console Controllers Go Wireless With New Kit
If you’ve still got an original 80s console controller hanging about (or one from the recent mini Nintendo models), there’s now an easy way to make it wireless. 8BitDo has produced a series of $20 DIY kits that let you add wireless function without any soldering or particularly complicated tinkering. To use them you simply […]