If you're going to want to build or buy the best possible gaming PC then you're going to want to make use of either Nvidia's SLI or ATI's Crossfire dual graphics card technologies.  But which one is best?
In an attempt to answer this question, the folks at ExtremeTech have put these two technologies to the [...]

Ed Bott  looks at how a faulty RAM module can cause your system to crash and freeze up:

Lessons learned:
Most system and application failures are fairly easy to identify. Random failures often indicate hardware problems.
Bad RAM, overheating, and defective hard disks, in order, are the most common hardware failures in my experience.
Hardware can fail over time. Most [...]

Move over 22-in-1 and 32-in-1 card readers.  The MSI StarReader  supports a mind-boggling 52 different media formats (including the SIM format used in cell phones).
The StarReader connects to a PC via the USB port (it supports USB 2.0, allowing for 480Mbps data transfer speed) and supports pretty much every media card you can think of. 
On [...]

This has to be my favorite Antrageous  cartoon to date - partly because I had so little to do with it. 

Requires Adobe Flash Player  or click here for still image .
The whole Antrageous venture outgrew just being what I did months ago when Kathie  graciously took over a huge part of the production [...]

"Hi, I was just reading your dissection of the Maxtor OneTouch II. I have the same drive and have determined that the chipset that converts USB to IDE in the enclosure is malfunctioning. The drive itself is fine. If I take it apart, will the drive work in any standard 3.5" enclosure? A simple "yes" [...]

This caught my attention in The Times yesterday:

"Bonfire Of The Brands is a book by Neil Boorman to be published in 2007 by Canongate. A label-obsessed journalist and music promoter, Neil is going to burn all his branded goods in an attempt to re-evaluate his lifestyle. The burning date has been set for 17.09.06. This [...]