Problems due to faulty RAM can be difficult to diagnose. If a system’s RAM has gone bad the user can experience program crashes, spontaneous reboots, sudden system freezes, BSODs (Blue Screens of Death), corrupt data, and more. The problem is those symptoms could also be caused by a bad CPU. Or a bad motherboard. Or [...]

Though CompTIA updates their A+ objectives every few years sometimes the information you find in books and websites that are supposed to help with A+ certification is surprisingly out of date. Most A+ certification material I see, especially online, tends to perpetuate old stereotypes about inkjets and laser printers. This material is often carried forward from old [...]

During a recent class discussion on RAID, a student recommended I look into Drobo, an external storage unit that promises some real advantages over standard RAID arrays. The basic Drobo unit plugs into either a USB or Firewire connection on your computer and holds up to four hard drives, which you can supply, or which [...]

Perhaps you’re familiar with the How Stuff Works series of books. They cover topics from military hardware to the mundane, explaining how they work in full page, full color graphics. They are like picture books for adults, and they’re great for visual learners. Success brought sequels, some of which focused on topics that would be [...]