All You Need To Know About Ripping DVDs

Published on August 28, 2006 to Networking

Sooner or later, you're going to need to rip a DVD. Mary Branscombe provides some tips for how to get the job done right and avoid getting scammed for ripping software. Read more

How Many Drivers Do You Need in Your Earphones?

Published on December 7, 2006 to Home Theater

Two drivers are definitely better than one. As good as the UM1 earphones are, the UM2 phones sound significantly better. Both offer excellent sound isolation, but you need to take the time to get the correct fit - which is also easier with the UM2s. Read more

How to Shop for the Best DVD Player

Published on November 17, 2005 to Networking

You usually get what you pay for, but this is certainly not true for DVD players. Instead of overpaying $500 for a player from a brand-name OEM, we strongly suggest that you check out the decoder and video processing components under the hood first before making a purchase. Read more

What's Windows Vista Worth? Play Guy's Guesstimating Game.

Published on September 14, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

Guy Thomas is a computer consultant and writer with attitude and a great sense of humor. Here Guy, who lives in the UK, puts dollar values on the various features of Microsoft's coming Vista operating system to determine if it's worth the company's likely asking prices. Read more

Notebook Cooler Pads: Do you need one?

Published on December 16, 2004 to Notebooks and Laptops

Do you own a hot notebook? Or is your boss forcing you to use that old, noisy laptop with a desktop chip in it? Perhaps you should consider a notebook cooler. We tested the Coolermaster Coolpad and two versions of the Vantec Lapcool 2 to see how they measure up. Read more