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- Linux Part 3
- ASUS K8N4-E
- MSI 6600GT
- 1GB Yepp
- Install HDD Guide
- Yepp YH-925GS
- Zenith VNF4-Ultra
- Corsair Xpert DDR
- The WIDIO
- PCstats Weekly Tips |
Linux Part 3 and New Hardware Reviews
Hello, The saga
continues... PCSTATS presents the third and final part in its Beginners
Guide to Linux series; this time the topic turns to getting
new software up and running in
Linux. Enjoy!
The Asus K8N4-E
motherboard is the focus of our attention this week, as it combines
socket 754 Athlon64 processors with PCI Express capabilities. Following
that review are benchmarks for the MSI
NX6600GT-VTD128SP special edition Geforce 6600GT videocard, and a
quick test of Samsung's new Yepp YP-MT6Z
portable music player with its 1GB of flash memory.
We've also put together a concise Beginners
Guide to Formatting
and Partitioning a Hard Drive. This is a complex task, so
hopefully this
article will answer those nagging hard drive
installation questions before things go awry. The Weekly Tech Tip, and a
pile of other reviews are yours to discover,
so get cracking! :)
Linux is free, relatively easy to install, but
what about software? How do you add programs and software in an
environment that isn't based on the familiar rules of the Microsoft
Windows world? In the first
two parts of our set of Beginner's Guides to the Linux operating system,
we familiarized you with the popular KDE desktop
environment via a 'live' CD Linux
distribution and explored installing
Linux permanently onto your system.
As you've probably realized by now,
modern Linux versions including SUSE 9.1, which we used in Part 2 of the guide, can perform almost all of
the functions which we take for granted with Windows, making switching
operating systems much less painful. But what if you need or want to
install new programs in the future? In this third
PCSTATS Beginner's Guide to the Linux operating system, we're going to
explore an essential Linux skill; how to track down and add new
software packages to your Linux installation.Continue
Here>>
The
Asus
K8N4-E Deluxe motherboard is based around the nForce4 chipset, this
motherboard supports Socket 754 AMD Athlon64 or Sempron processors. It's
memory slots will accommodate up to 3GB of single channel DDR memory.
Graphics come courtesy of a standard PCI Express
x16 slot, which is the
key selling point as far as we're concerned. Expansion needs are cared for with an unusual
arrangement of three PCIe x1
slots and three conventional PCI slots. Continue
Here>>
Right now, the GeForce
6600GT GPU is easily one of the hottest items in the
computer world. It's a mainstream GPU that doesn't have the same level of
pizzazz as the Geforce 6800 Ultra or Radeon X850XT-series, but you really
can't beat the value a 6600GT offers up so inexpensively. With
this in mind, follow along as PCSTATS tests the
MSI
NX6600GT-VTD128SP AGP 8X
videocard...Continue
Here>>
The Yepp YP-MT6Z's retails for a remarkably
affordable price compared to just a year or two ago, given its 1GB of
internal flash memory. Furthermore, in a rare move of consumer
friendly design, the Yepp
YP-MT6Z is powered by a single AA battery that will last for upwards of
42 hours (straight playback).
About the size of a pack of Wrigley's gum, the Samsung Yepp YP-MT6Z
incorporates a digital FM Tuner with 20 pre-sets, inline MP3
encoding, a voice recorder and eight EQ pre-sets. It plays MP3, WMA,
ASF, Secure WMA and Ogg Vorbis
music files. Continue
Here>>
Few other computer upgrades carry more potential
complications and complexities
than installing and preparing a newly purchased hard drive for use. Here
at PCSTATS, we'd like to take some time to cover this
important procedure in detail, so you won't have to pay your local
computer shop to do it for you! In this Beginners Guide, we'll
cover all the necessary steps for installing
and preparing a second hard disk drive on both Win9x/ME and Win2K/XP systems,
as well as setting up the hard drive for installation on a
brand new computer with no operating system. Continue
Here>>
Introducing the Corsair XMS
Xpert TWINXP1024-3200XP dual-channel DDR kit. As you can see, it makes
quite a first impression. this dual-channel, PC3200 pair of 512MB DDR
DIMMs come with a pair of programmable digital displays which can be
attached to the top of each module. These LED displays work with the
included 'Memory
Dashboard' software, allowing your memory to display
several monitoring characteristics or even a custom scrolling message!
Continue
Here>>
The Albatron
Widio Deluxe wireless audio receiver and transmitter is a small glossy
white and green i-Pod sized device which allows users to listen to music
at distances of up to 50m (164 feet) from the audio source. Albatron's Widio works on a 2.4GHz
wireless signal, and its receiver can also tune into FM radio signals
for those times when you get tired of listening to the same old CDs or
MP3s. Continue
Here>>
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PCstats Weekly Tech Tips: Hidden Network PCs |
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Connecting a computer to a local network is easy, but what if you don't want others on the LAN to be able to access it? Passwords are the first step, but what about hiding the PC completely so it's not even visible on the network?
To hide a computer from the network neighborhood you first must load up a command prompt (Start -> Run then type CMD and press enter). From there type 'net config server /hidden:yes' and then press the enter key. After that's done the PC you're working on should disappear from the browser list (note it can take up to 30 minutes). If you want the computer to show up again, simply replace the 'yes' with a 'no.'
If you have problems with this tip, or have questions, stop by the PCStats Forums Beginners Q and A section. All the cool kids are already there, so go! ;-) |
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