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Memory usage myths
Aug 14, 2009
X-Ray
: Oodles of memory is all good, right? Kinda. The truth is, too much of it is probably going to waste. Here's how to fix that problem...
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Holographic storage
Jun 23, 2009
Mmm... Holographic storage. Not only is it actually cool, but it sounds cool too.
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Security
Hole in the wall
Jun 4, 2009
X-Ray
: The firewall is an essential bastion of internet security, but what's not well known is that all firewalls have an Achilles heel...
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Written in the Flags
May 1, 2009
You know everything about the features of your beloved CPU – its frequency, bus speed, voltage, production process and more. But what about on the inside?
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CPUs, Motherboards & RAM
64-bit computing
Mar 30, 2009
The 32-bit era is coming to end, but what does this mean and what's so great about 64-bit? Ashton pads the bits.
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Science
Principles of compression
Mar 2, 2009
We take it for granted, this everyday innovation. Yet it's one of the building blocks of most everything we do with technology.
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Peripherals
Dealing with the revolution
Dec 11, 2008
Solid state disks are the next big thing in storage – but are we ready for them? Ashton Mills delves into the data to find out.
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Science
Large Hadron Collider? But I just met her!
Nov 19, 2008
The Large Hadron Collider is the most expensive experiment in history of our planet. What does it aim to find, and what could this mean for our future?
Opinion
Simple truths
Nov 11, 2008
Well, that’s one way to spend $US300 million.
You know the ads – Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Gates, what could possibly go wrong?
Oh, not too much – except perhaps ...
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Science
X-ray: Paperless paper
Oct 28, 2008
Whatever happened to the paperless office or, indeed, the paperless world? Perhaps it's closer than we think.
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Peripherals
Keyboard Heritage
Sep 25, 2008
You’ve got a lot of keys on your keyboard. What are some of them doing there and where did they come from?
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Science
Inside the memristor
Aug 18, 2008
The old guard of circuit theory were the resistor, capacitor and inductor. Now we have the memristor and a revolution.
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CPUs, Motherboards & RAM
Inside Cache
Jul 28, 2008
Find out how cache helps your gear perform faster and better. It's more fundamental than just shunting data around.
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Peripherals
Everything you need to know about power supplies
Jul 8, 2008
The specifications and features you should be looking for
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Modding & Cooling
How to silence a computer
May 30, 2008
While we love our PCs, we don’t always love the noise that comes with them. What can you do about it?
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Peripherals
RAID Theory
May 19, 2008
Also RAID setup, RAID benchmarks, RAID considerations, RAID software, RAID hardware...
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CPUs, Motherboards & RAM
Inside your system BIOS
May 5, 2008
At the heart of every system lies an old, but vital component - the humble BIOS. Ashton Mills takes a closer look.
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Atomic.edu
Kernel Engineering
Apr 22, 2008
We look inside the heart of the operating system, and find out why the kernel is hard to optimize.
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Entertainment
The Caffeine Addict's Bible
Apr 4, 2008
The science behind why caffeine's addictive, how it affects your brain and body, and where to get the most potent fix.
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Graphics Cards
Science proves gaming is better on CRTs than LCDs
Mar 27, 2008
Why professional FPS players are right to lug around CRT behemoths
Area 53
The Modern Warfare 2 launch
BlizzCon 2009
Computex 2009
Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009
Atomic's Hot Awards
Augmented contact lenses hit significant milestone
How to get gore in the Australian L4D2 demo
CPU and GPU now, the convergence goes on
Could Modern Warfare 2 be any worse on PC?
The end of US Internet freedom looms
Could Modern Warfare 2 be any worse on PC?
Alienware Area-51 ALX
MSI launch overclocking comp
How to get gore in the Australian L4D2 demo
GMC R4 Bulldozer
Editor's Choice
SEED MA-280B ITX Case
Osmos
Scribblenauts Interview
Why Torchwood has the potential to be better than Doctor Who
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