Intel to use new 3-D Transistor Structure called a Tri-Gate

Intel announced a major breakthrough in microprocessors.  Intel’s announcement of the world’s first 3-D transistor – Tri-Gate transistor

Recording Made Easy iMac and GarageBand Work Shop

First Apple updated the iMac with the i5 CPU (up from the i3) and now Guitar Center’ is putting the iMac in the spot light again, less than a week later. Guitar Center’ is offering FREE

BrightHouse Roadrunner e-mail on the iMac

Just a quick update for anyone who is having a hard time, or knows some one having a hard time with Time Warner / Bright House / Road Runner e-mail on Apple products.

ECC vs. non-ECC RAM

As a “computer guy” I have often been asked “What’s the difference between ECC and non-ECC RAM”?

The answer I commonly gave was that ECC ram was “error correcting” and non-ECC was not. I normally added that for most computer users non-ECC was

Computer

What is a Computer?

 

A computer system showing all of its internal components

Encarta Dictionary defines a computer as:

Somebody who computes.

OR

An electronic device that accepts, processes, stores, and outputs data at high speeds according to programmed instructions.

Here I will speak of the later as the former is just silly. Specifically I will speak of the personal computer (PC)