Whether you own a desktop PC or a laptop PC, the graphics hardware in your machine comes in two very distinct flavors. Integrated graphics hardware shares your PC’s memory with the rest of your PC. In other words, it has no RAM of its own. Dedicated graphics hardware has its own memory and can even have its own brain, called a GPU or graphics processing unit.
Dec
09
Fast Tip: Turn Off Hibernate
by Steve December 9th, 2011There are many reasons why you’d want to turn off hibernation on your desktop or laptop. You’re recording a video with a screen-capture utility. You’re watching a movie and don’t want to hit the mouse every so often. You’re planning to run an overnight task, such as a virus scan. Or you’re downloading a very large file.
Sep
20
Fast Tip: Turn your Laptop into a Desktop
by Steve September 20th, 2011If you’d like the larger screen and keyboard of a desktop PC, but the mobility of a laptop PC, you can do both.
Here’s how to turn your laptop PC into a desktop PC.
Sep
19
Fast Tip: Track your Laptop
by Steve September 19th, 2011You can install security software to keep track of your laptop’s location, should it ever be stolen. One of the best options is a free application called PREY.
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