hardware

Motorola released the second generation of their Moto E in 2015. I was curious about this device because of its near-stock Android experience. Best Buy has...

It’s been a couple of years since the last time I built a computer, a hexacare at that. Back in 2013 I built one off the X79 platform. I didn’t want to build...

I’ve been using a Seagate STCA4000100 USB3.0 4TB external drive for a few years now. I noticed the transfer speed slowed down to about USB2.0 speed. I plugged...

Over the holidays, Microsoft discounted the HP Stream 7. I was curious about the device, so I picked one up. The hardware itself isn’t that powerful but it...

I finally was able to pick up a brand new 64GB iPhone 6 Plus off contract and wow it’s pricey. I don’t like contracts, so I have to pay the price. This time I...

In just three months of using Android from iOS, I couldn’t wait to go back to iOS. I’ve been getting a lot of “I told you so” from friends because I went back...

So I recently got an Amazon FireTV Stick. Actually, I got a few of them. Amazon had a really good deal for Prime members, 50% off for preordering it. My whole...

For many years, I’ve been using Apple’s earpods regardless of the phone I’m using. Why? Because they are the best that I’ve used when I just need a plain...

I’ve decided to do some consolidating of machines. I wanted to combine my main desktop and home server into 1. So i dismantled my server and took my RAID card...

I just picked up the Crucial MX100 SSD 512GB model. I’m consolidating some machines at home and needed to increase space on my OS drive. For cost and...

I borrowed a Canon DR-C130 to play around with. I’m looking for a way to scan receipts, documents, pretty much decrease my paper trail. So far I have mixed...

I just picked up a new OCZ VTX460-25SAT3 SSD drive. I needed more room to install games on my PC. This drive is now my E: drive on my computer. My main drive...

I finally was able to use a custom bios for my HP N36L microsever. I got one from the bay. No I can use the 5th SATA port not just for the optical drive but...

I recently got a new Late 2013 Mac Pro. So far it has been a great upgrade from my Dell T3600 at work. I took a few pics of the external and some internal.

I have finally found my replacement for my old, broken E-350 HTPC. I tried the AM1 platform with the Athlon 5350 but support was lacking so I returned it. This...

After a day with my new AMD Athlon 5350 and MSI AM1I motherboard, I’ve had nothing but problems. I’ve tried running Linux Mint 16 and Ubuntu 13.10 with the...

AMD recently released the AM1 platform. It consist of 4 new processors. My old HTPC no longer works. I think the humidifier in the room may have something to...

Amazon recently has the Samsung 840 EVO 500GB SSD (MZ-7TE500BW) on sale. I decided to pick one up andupgrade the Samsung 830 256GB SSD on my 2011 MBP...

Best Buy has been running a sale on the Toshiba Satellite C55-A5300 for $229. At one point they even had the Skull Candy headphones – the one I chose is the...

Newegg recently had a sale on the Rosewill N900PCE dual band wireless card. I thought I would try them out since I switched out my router to an Asus RT-N66R.

I’ve been gathering parts for the last few weeks and I’ve finally got all of it. Here are the main components of my hexacore build for 2013. Intel Core...

I was going to wait for the Haswell) processors to come out before considering on building another computer. But I was presented with an unbeatable deal on an...

I have recently gotten my hands on a used Kindle Touch 3G (D01200) from Cowboom. They had a pretty good price and I was curious. After a few days of use, I’m...

I’ve been waiting for a deal on this motherboard for a while now. Newegg would have 20% off sale with a coupon from time to time but I wasn’t ready to get it...

I meant to post this as soon as I uploaded the video on Youtube. But here is a short video on the Rosewill RSV-L4500.

Yes, I made the switch from Canon to Sony. I’ve been using my Sony A65 for a few months now and one of the things I wanted to do was to get the same lens I had...

As I had posted before, I wanted to get the same lens I had with my Canon onto my Sony. Here’s another lens I got for my Sony A65. It’s the Tamron 17-50mm...

After using this for a couple of weeks, I can honestly say that this is by far the best accessory you can buy for your digital SLR. Before this strap, I was...

After several weeks of researching for a new DSLR, I finally found one that will fit my new needs. I have a Canon XS (1000D) that will need replacing. It’s a...

Right before black Friday, Newegg put the Seagate ST3000DM001 3TB hard drives on sale. I picked up 3. It’s been a few weeks now and I finally found time to...

My new shotgun microphone came in today. I picked the Rode VideoMic Pro. I’ve checked out some reviews and Youtube videos and this became my choice for the...

I already have the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens but cannot find it. Luckily it went on sale to a price I couldn’t ignore. I found it for $92 then I price...

Canon released a new lens back in June 2012. It’s the 40mm f/2.8 STM lens. It’s using the new STM (stepping motor).With this feature, it allows for a very...

I got a couple of upgrades for my \[home server\]/blog/2012/07/04/my-new-home-server/. First, I got more ramGSkill F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL. Not really sure what the...

A few weeks ago I bought a new UPS for my home server. At first, I figured the surge protector would be enough but I got worries since I leave the server on...

My budget HTPC build’s (I just realized I didn’t blog about it, but no worries I will post it soon) power supply died and it’s only 3 months old. It was a...

I’m on my second HTC Sensation 4G and it has given me problems. Rather than get a third, I decided to get the Samsung Galaxy Nexus from Google. I bought Abby...

It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve been putting together my new home server and it’s finally finished. Here are the parts I used. Some of them are from...

I have a computer that is running the Intel i5 2500K. All it does is it transcodes ripped movies. I originally had the stock heatsink fan that came with the...

I finally received my new Adaptec 6805 raid card today. After messing with 2 lower end cards (Highpoint and Supermicro) that both failed after a few days, I...

I bought the Highpoint Rocketraid 2720SGL raid card for my Windows Home Server 2011 box. From the specs I read it looked great. It supports up to 8 drives,...

If you checked out the last post about my HTPC adventure, I was using a Raidmax tower that uses a 300W PSU. It’s a nice little tower but the fan on the PSU was...

Amazon recently had a gold box deal of a refurbished Kindle Fire for $139. I’ve been curious about this device even though I already have an iPad 1 and 2 and...

I’ve been messing around with the AMD E350 platform for a few months now and have been trying out VMWare and Freenas on it. The results were impressive. Don’t...

A few more upgrades to my i5 2500K build AKA transcoding server. First is an additional fan for my Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus. It temps only improved by 2-4°...

It’s been a month since installing the Samsung 830 Series 256GB SSD drive in my Macbook Pro 15” MC721LL/A(early 2011). It doesn’t come with a 3.5” adapter.

I wanted to upgrade my old Mac Mini Mid 2007 MB138LL/A. Here’s what I did. Remember that I will not be responsible for any damage to your equipment. With most...

I read many good reviews on this Synology DS212J NAS enclosure over the internet and got interested. Before buying this, I’ve been using the Terastation...

I have been building another computer for a few months now that will be my transcoding machine. Here’s the latest addition. Newegg had this fan on sale and it...

I posted problems with my OCZ SSD a few months ago here. I have gotten my drive back and it’s fixed. It didn’t take long for the RMA process, I just took a...

Monster Cables, the makers of the Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, recently had a sale that took an additional 50% their refurbished products. I’ve been staying...

So I‘ve had my OCZ Vertex Plus since August 2011 and since then, I’m unable to install an operating system on it. I’ve been able to use it as a storage drive...

Two weeks after I installed my Kingston HyperX 120GB SSD in a RAID0, I’m still getting great performance. I have now used up half of my drive space. My write...

I think I have found the perfect SSD drive. I have tried several, most I kept and some I returned. The ones I kept so far are 2 Kingston V+100 96GB. Both are...

The time has finally come to replace my new/old Gigabyte Z68MA-D2H-B3 motherboard. I knew the time would come even when I bought it. It was one of the first...

My latest upgrade to my computer is a pair of OCZ Vertex Plus 60GB SSD. They are running on SATAII and have had many bad reviews but I wanted to give them a...

I just installed the optibay kit from Maxupgrades.com on my Macbook Pro (MC723LL). The kit cost $89 with the USB enclosure. I called them up before ordering...

I finally got my Apple TV generation 2 jailbroken. Why you ask? Well, I am after XBMC so that I can stream files from my DLNA server. I used Pwnage tool. Check...

I recently bought a Roku2 XD device. I already have an Apple TV2 but I was curious at what this device could do. The Roku2 is pretty much the same device as...

I just picked up the new Roku2 XD. Best Buy had them in already and thought it would be a great replacement for my Apple TV2. I’ve had my ATV2 since it became...

I’ve been playing around with the idea of getting one of those low powered CPU and running ESXi on it. I finally got a chance to playing around with one. I...

It’s only been a couple of months since I built an X58 i7 960 rig. Then the Z68 motherboard comes out. This was the build I was looking for but at the time of...

I finally turned my rig that I built a few months ago to an ESXi 4 server. I replaced my workstation with an i7 2600K. So my ESXi rig is the same as the older...

Newegg recently had a good deal on the Kings SVP100S2B/96GR SSD drive. It was $160 with a $50 mail in rebate, plus 10% off. So after everything, I would’ve...

I’m beginning to feel limited while using Apple products. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great platform. But as I start introducing non-Apple devices, I have to go...

I got my RAID1+0 set up Sunday night and I bought some molex to SATA power cable adapters (I ran out because of the positioning of the devices). After Windows...

I was using an Apple Extreme Base Station for a few years now. It’s the model right before they added the gigabit ethernet support but it does have wireless N.

I just picked up 2 Compaq netbooks from Best Buy. It was part of their black Friday special. Because I’m a premiere reward zone card holder, I was able to get...

I just picked up a Logitech MX Revolution mouse and I must say it’s a great mouse. It’s a wireless mouse using RF. The USB receiver is small and it comes with...

I ran out of the cyan cartridge on my Brother MFC-490CW printer. All I need is to print something in black and white. I thought there would be a feature that...

A couple of weeks ago Borders bookstores had a sale on the Sony PRS-505 eBook ready. I decided to pick one up. I didn’t need one but I’m starting to get a...

I finally get a chance to spend some of my tax return this year. The last couple of returns was spent on a wedding, vacations, and petition fees. It always...

At first we thought we got a good deal from this laptop. We bought the Acer Extensa 5420 from Best Buy back in December 2007. Abby has been complaining about...

I recently picked up a Brother MFC490cw for a good price. I’ve been in the market for a printer with networking capabilities for a couple of weeks now. My...

After a few days with my netbook, I’ve decided to buy some upgrades to better my experience with it. Upgrade the 4GB SSD drive to 16GB (\[Super Talent...

I just got my new 2GB DDR ram for my Asus EEEPC 900A. It was easy to install. Just remove 2 screws underneath the netbook to gain access to both ram and SSD...

I just picked up an Asus Eee PC 900A from Best Buy. I wanted to pick up a netbook for a couple of months now but ended up getting an HP dv9999us last month.

I’ve been looking for a new laptop for a couple of months now. My MacBook Pro is nearly 3 years old, still has the original Core Duo cpu, and it over heats so...

I just got my Raynox M-250 macro lens for my Canon PowerShot G9. I’ve been having fun taking pictures around the backyard and inside the house. I found this...

While preparing for our wedding next month, I decided that it’s time for new digital camera. I wanted a digital SLR at first but I’m a novice photographer. I...

I was using my Blackberry Pearl tethered to the laptop before and it uses EDGE to get internet access while away from home or work. It was horrible at best. I...

I gave it a chance and was excited at first, but after a week I was totally disappointed with the T-Mobile Wing akaHTC P4350. I’ll share my likes and dislikes.