Tech Explained for Real Life.
Tech Explained for Real Life.
Retailers often misuse terms like 'Open Box', 'Refurbished', and 'Used', causing confusion for consumers. 'Open Box' should indicate merchandise returned or displayed with original packaging, almost new. Watch my video to see my own 'Open Box' purchase experience.
Buying a new digital camera can feel like an overwhelming task. With SO many features and specifications to consider, it’s easy to get lost down a long rabbit hole of complicated information. After all, these things are expensive, and you…
The InWin CK709 is a small form factor HTPC case suitable for mini-ITX and micro-ATX motherboards. It comes packaged with a 300-watt TFX PSU. In this video, we recycle parts from my former gaming PC and add an AMD APU…
A failed power supply can certainly ruin a gaming session! What’s worse, is to have a power supply unit (PSU) fail and take out some or all of your PC components with it! No one wants to suffer that fate,…
I’m a huge fan of building on a budget and there is nothing that excites me more than getting a deal where the product quality seems wildly disproportionate to the price. I recently bought a Thermalright X 120 R SE…
Free, Quality Training From Microsoft Microsoft Learn is a fantastic facility for any tech enthusiast looking to up their knowledge and employability through certification. Microsoft credentials are highly sought after by employers, the training courses are FREE, the exams are…
A few of months ago, I wrote and successfully passed the CompTIA A+ Core 1 exam, and with a pretty good score, too. I wrote an article about it that included information on the exact tools I used and my…
One of the most irritating things about getting a new computer with a clean Windows 10 installation is the dreaded task of having to move all of your user data over from your old PC. Not to mention reinstalling your…
The Google IT Support Professional Certificate program is a comparatively new training course that teaches foundational IT skills. It’s available on Coursera (link at the bottom of this page) and is an excellently-prepared video course designed for beginners who are…
The CompTIA A+ certification is the primary foundational certification for people looking to obtain employment in the field of Information Technology. It’s immensely popular worldwide for proving you have the basic knowledge necessary to get entry-level work in the IT…
These days, buying a new computer can be an awfully expensive proposition. If you can cut the cost and still get all of the computing power you need, that’s a huge plus for the frugal and tech-savvy buyer. As previously…
Let’s face it, as much as we wish it were otherwise, we don’t all have endless amounts of money to spend on the latest computing powerhouse. The good news is that the rapid advance of computing power has made the…