http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com For at least 6 months my mantra has been, “Gotta get a Mac, gotta get a Mac, gotta get a Mac”. Whenever I visit the Apple store at Oxford Circus, I am always impressed by the speed at which the Mac can work. My old XP computer seems more that a little... http://www.articlealley.com/article_502711_11.html 01st April 2008 Imagine if all the items on eBay were being given away completely free. Sounds too good to be true? Well you can stop dreaming because this is actually a reality. The only catch is that you normally have to go and collect the item, but apart from that it ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224013_10.html 08th October 2007 These days lots of people are earning money online with their PCs. Depending on how much time you want to spend and how much cash you want to make, there is likely to be a technique suited to you.To make a little extra pocket money, why not fi... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224016_3.html 08th October 2007 In London we have one of a handful of Apple stores that are dotted around the world. One of the most amazing products in the store is the massive flat panel monitors on display. These are 30 inch monitors and although they are incredibly pricey but I woul... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224017_10.html 08th October 2007 I’ve just been helping a friend with his new printer. It was worth £80 but he got it for just £40 because it there were some items missing. It was an ex-demonstration product and the shop had lost the box, cables, CDs, and manuals.It was a... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224018_10.html 08th October 2007 Digital photography is really a two step process. Step one is taking the photograph itself, and that this you need to have a good understanding of the manual settings of your digital camera. The second step of the process is the postproduction phase. Usin... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224019_11.html 08th October 2007 As consumers become increasingly more environmentally aware, PC manufacturers are starting to respond with more a conscientious attitude towards the issue of global warming. The next PC you buy may be one of a new breed; lean green eco-machines are set to... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224020_10.html 08th October 2007 If you have enough people in your household, or if you can afford it, you should try buying your shopping online. Although there are some disadvantages of buying from the web, I would say they are outweighed by the advantages.Most reluctant sh... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224022_47.html 08th October 2007 Although no one has specifically said this to me, I think there is a common misconception with digital photography. It seems like people treat new digital photography technologies as if they were magic – expecting much better results from traditional ca... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224024_10.html 08th October 2007 When friends of mine are about to buy a computer they often ask which brand is best. In my opinion you shouldn’t really shop by brand, but by individual product. The reason I say this is because if you read computer magazines, no brand receives consiste... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224025_10.html 08th October 2007 Whether you require extra storage space or your old hard drive is on its last legs, installing a hard drive is a skill that everyone could do with.Adding extra storage space can be done with either an external or internal drive. The internal d... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224027_10.html 08th October 2007 The few months ago my girlfriend called me from work. The previous day she had been working on a document, but it was missing from where she thought she had saved it. Her first reaction was to call the IT department, who were about as useful as a chocolat... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224029_11.html 08th October 2007 I was speaking to a friend of mine the other day about the ending of analogue TV broadcasting. Over the next couple of years each region in the UK will start to switch off its analogue transmissions permanently. Televisions bought in recent years will hav... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224031_45.html 08th October 2007 I just bought a new Samsung DVD burner – an optical drive that is completely lead free. As far as I know, lead is used in as the soldering material when manufacturing printed circuit boards. There are so many poisonous substances in consumer electronics... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224032_10.html 08th October 2007 “A stitch in time saves nine”. This is a common quote that says that if you take a precautionary measure today you will reap the rewards from it in the future. Although this phrase was coined many years ago (probably hundreds of years but I’m not su... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224033_45.html 08th October 2007 When it comes to launching applications Windows XP is not the most efficient tool ever devised. Mac OS X has an infinitely better looking solution – the Dock is one of the most beautifully illustrated and nicely animated tool bars to grace computer scre... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224035_11.html 08th October 2007 How many times have you sat at your computer, your eyes glued to an eBay listing and counting down the seconds until it ends? Just when you thought you were going to finish as the highest bidder, you find that someone had piped you at the post. Just 3 sec... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224036_47.html 08th October 2007 Most people who own a computer have it in the back of their mind that they need to backup there important document. What most people are less aware of is why they need to do this. In my experience most would say that it in case your computer gets stolen, ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224037_10.html 08th October 2007 If something went wrong with your computer what would you do? Look up the manufacturer’s website, ask a question on a forum, or perhaps download a user guide? All these things involve using the internet, so if you can’t get online it could leave you a... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224046_10.html 08th October 2007 I have lots of devices that I regularly plug into the USB slots of my PC. There must be millions of people who use USB cables to transfer data to all sorts of portable devices. Although most people don’t realise, they are setting themselves a trap when ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224047_10.html 08th October 2007 The sound quality of Skype telephony is one of the most amazing aspects of the technology. Skype offer a paid subscription service which allows you to record your conversations. This is not the only way to create an mp3 file of your phone call.<br /... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224048_11.html 08th October 2007 LCD monitors are rapidly replacing the old cathode ray tube (CRT) type monitors. LCD displays (a.k.a. TFT, or flat panel) use substantially less electricity; a typical CRT uses more energy whilst on standby than a LCD does when switched on. Other advantag... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224049_10.html 08th October 2007 Alexander Graham Bell (the inventor of the telephone) may be turning in his grave, because the conventional phone seems like it’s on its way out. Skype is the latest and greatest way to communicate with anyone in the world for free via the internet.<br ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224051_11.html 08th October 2007 It just occurred to me that with the ever-increasing speed of memory cards, surely this is going to be the way people carry their data around with them in the future. This might not sound too groundbreaking to most people but let me explain some of the im... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224058_10.html 08th October 2007 In 2005 I finally purchased my first Windows PC. In the 15 years before I had used an Apple Macintosh computer for my school and university work. Of course I had to use Windows machines from time to time but I never owned one: the university and school su... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224061_11.html 08th October 2007 One of the major weaknesses of the common notebook computer is its fragility. Whilst the name ‘notebook’ is an accurate analogy to describe its size, in terms of robustness a better name might be ‘vase’. Manufacturers seem to have finally recognis... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224062_10.html 08th October 2007 Looking back over the last 20 years of home computing, it’s hard to comprehend how we managed to cope without our PCs. Starting from computers such as the weird ZX Spectrum and the Commodore 64, the modern PC has become a normal part of daily life.<br /... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224073_10.html 08th October 2007 Before writing this article I had changed my list many times. There are many great things about Apple’s products over rival companies, but getting the order is subject to personal opinion.#1 – AestheticsDifferent people have di... http://www.articlealley.com/article_224077_10.html 08th October 2007 The battle between Microsoft and Apple began a new chapter in the summer of 2007 with the launch of Windows Vista. I personally am currently sticking with Windows XP. Why am I doing this? Well, I think it is wise to be patient for service pack 1, just to ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_212996_11.html 13th September 2007 I regularly use Skype to keep in touch with my friends and family. Recently I noticed that almost all of my contacts never pickup Skype calls, but then if I ring their phone they answer. This means that their computers are being left on, even though they ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_212998_10.html 13th September 2007 In the good old days, cleaning a computer screen was dead easy. The glass front of your monitor could just be wiped over with a bit of window cleaner and an old rag. You could give it a bit of elbow grease if there where any persistent finger prints, and ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_213000_10.html 13th September 2007 Most youngsters today take for granted the mouse based operating systems that have been the norm since the 80s. The mouse is the biggest advance that I can think of in the evolution of the home computer. When I was a kid the PCs everyone wante... http://www.articlealley.com/article_213003_11.html 13th September 2007 Before writing this article I had changed my list many times. There are many great things about Apple’s products over rival companies, but getting the order is subject to personal opinion. #1 – AestheticsDifferent people have d... http://www.articlealley.com/article_213005_10.html 13th September 2007 Apple computer have recently introduced a magnetic power connector to their range of MacBooks and MacBook Pros. The idea is that if your power cable gets yanked, it just pops out and doesn’t pull your laptop off the table. This is a great invention that... http://www.articlealley.com/article_213006_10.html 13th September 2007 In my flat there are both Macs and PCs. I use the PCs and my flatmate uses his Mac. Over the last three years I have been noticing the problems that each system encounters on a daily basis. Neither platform is perfect but each has its own personality w... http://www.articlealley.com/article_213008_10.html 13th September 2007 I really love to save cash when it comes to PCs. It is a good feeling to never have called out a tech guy to fix errors because you can sort them out without any help. People I know waste a small fortune on computers – they get the cutting edge technolo... http://www.articlealley.com/article_213009_10.html 13th September 2007 Read any newspaper and you are likely to see and advert for the latest and greatest computer technology. On a daily basis we are ‘educated’ about a constant barrage of newer and better performing technologies.Current thinking goes along th... http://www.articlealley.com/article_212929_10.html 13th September 2007 Last week end, I was in the science museum, London. One of the most fascinating cabinets that I saw was products from the last 50 years. Looking over a few household products it really shows how quickly technology is progressing. There was an absolutely m... http://www.articlealley.com/article_212930_10.html 13th September 2007 The most impatiently awaited creation of the last 10 years hit the shelves of shops throughout the North America in June ‘07. Unlike normal Apple unveilings, the iPhone had a massive pre-launch build up. In the prior weeks there were movies disseminatin... http://www.articlealley.com/article_212936_45.html 13th September 2007 For most people, the phrase “eco-living” conjures up thoughts of recycling, energy-saving light bulbs, and solar panels. In fact when you think about it, every facet of life these days has an eco-living alternative. Instead of flying long distance for... http://www.articlealley.com/article_212938_10.html 13th September 2007