Can TomTom's Go 700 GPS Save a Marriage? Part I

Published on March 31, 2006 to Smartphones

For Barry Gerber it was either buy a GPS or get divorced by his wife. He chose the GPS. But, what to buy? Join Gerber, a long time GPS owner wannabe, as he tests what he hopes will be the GPS that saves his marriage. Read more

Can 802.11g APs Handle the Load?

Published on August 17, 2004 to Networking

Ever wonder if the extra money you pay for an "enterprise" access point is buying the ability to handle heavier traffic loads than the $100-or-so AP on your local retailer's shelf? We did too until we put six 802.11g APs through some pretty heavy load testing, with some surprising results... Read more

Can We Break a Durabook?

Published on May 30, 2007 to Notebooks and Laptops

We get nasty with Twinhead's Durabook to see how well this ruggedized notebook takes the punishment our diabolical testers dish out. Read more

Headsets Gamers Can Love

Published on July 14, 2005 to Digital Entertainment Miscellaneous

Superior audio is not often associated with headsets, but great gaming, music listening and film watching experiences can be had without the ambient blast of speakers. What's out there, though, in the way of so-called high-end headsets ranges from the great to the not-so-great to the just okay. Read more

The Feds can own your WLAN too

Published on March 31, 2005 to Networking

WEP cracking usually conjures up images of geeks with evil intent. But Humphrey Cheung recently attended an FBI demonstration that showed at least some law enforcement types not only know about the latest generation of tools but also how to use 'em. Read more

Gizmondo Sneak Peek

Published on October 19, 2005 to Video Game Related Topics

Tiger Telematic's Gizmondo portable gaming system has lots of features not found on systems from rival manufacturers. But will a paucity of games and some technical limitations prevent a successful challenge to Sony and Nintendo? Read more

TomTom GPS Uses Current Traffic Information to Set Routes

Published on June 5, 2006 to Smartphones

In the last chapter of this exciting serial, Barry Gerber decided it was either buy a GPS or get divorced by his wife. He opted for the GPS and looked at TomTom's Go 700 GPS. He liked what he saw, but wondered how it handled downloading traffic and other information. So, what does think about the Go 700 now and did it save his marriage? Read on. Read more

Guy Thomas Says Windows Vista Can Boost Your Career

Published on September 25, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

Anyone who learns Vista suddenly becomes the new expert. Two areas where computer specialists will always be in demand are migration and security. Follow Guy's advice and make youself king at your workplace or your own consulting company. Read more

Toshiba's HD-A1 HD-DVD Player: Movies At 1080i... If You Can Get 'em

Published on April 20, 2006 to Networking

Toshiba's HD-A1 is the first HD-DVD player to hit store shelves. Dan Bradley put his own money on the line to see if one of the DVD formats of the future lives up to the hype. Read more

Can Twinhead's Durabook Survive Our Torture Tests?

Published on March 20, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

On paper Twinhead's Durabook N15RI appears to be a rugged, high performance business notebook computer that is beautifully designed. Join Barry Gerber as he gleefully tosses the notebook around, pours water on it and assesses its performance and design. Be sure to checkout the torture testing video. Read more

How Small Can Music Players Get?

Published on March 16, 2007 to Home Theater

Choose between convenience and control, no display and display, cuteness and connectivity with the iPod Shuffle and Samsung's blue-lit YP-U2. You may be surprised by our audio quality assessment. Read more

Sorry, I Can't Hear You: I'm an iPod User

Published on April 17, 2006 to Home Theater

Question: Is a loud MP3 player or your choice to self inflict damage by cranking the device up responsible for making you go deaf? Aaron McKenna looks at the iPod and hearing loss controversy and asks whether or not we really want to open that can of worms. Read more

How To: WinXP's IPsec client really can work!

Published on August 10, 2003 to Networking

If you have an inexpensive IPsec VPN endpoint router and want to connect to the LAN behind it while you're on the road, you'll need to use a VPN client. Microsoft has included an IPsec client in Win 2000 and XP, but it is not the most intuitive thing to configure, and many have given up trying in frustration. Read more

HP z556 Digital Entertainment Center: Why Build When You Can Buy?

Published on July 18, 2006 to Home Theater

Many "Media Center" PCs are little more than slightly beefier desktops with Windows MCE installed. But Mike Baggaley found that HP's z556 is a viable alternative to building your own HTPC. Read more

Sorry, Americans You Can't Have Avermedia's Hybrid Cardbus TV Adapter

Published on February 15, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

Avermedia's AverTV Hybrid +FM Cardbus adapter can turn most portable computers into mobile TV/PVR (Personal Video Recorder) combos. Featuring both an analog and a Digital Video Broadcast - Terrestrial (DVB-T) tuner and support for both PAL and NTSC, the AverTV Hybrid lets you record and watch TV practically anywhere in the world. There's only one problem for those of us who live in the Americas. The AverTV card available to us is but a pale shadow of the AverTV Hybrid. Read more