Plan to buy a new laptop - should I wait ?
Hi, I am planning to buy a decent laptop for my home. I am not sure if there are any promotions going on presently. Should I buy it now or wait for some sale season? Thanks.
View ArticleSamsung LCD part (/AliExpress?)
I bought a lemon Samsung LCD computer monitor, power board is fried after little use but Samsung is of no assistance as the warranty expired, only 'authorized repair centre' is in BC and Quebec now. A...
View ArticleSynology NAS and XBMC (Plus various other complete newbie questions)
Hi all, Currently I have a regular old laptop hooked up to various hard drives and connected to my tv. I run XBMC and use it as a HTPC. I primarily download using Usenet and sabnzb, and just transfer...
View Articlewierd dvd drive problem
hi, When i booted up my computer awhile ago my main DVD drive started opening and closing and wouldn't stop even when i got into windows.. I had to hold my fingers against the tray to get it to stop...
View ArticlePartition recommendations?
I've got a 256gb SSD and a 1TB HDD the SSD is a single partition and has Windows 8 + will be used as a scratch disk for photoshop, lightroom edits, etc. I'm wondering what to do with hte 1TB though....
View Articledownload embedded silverlight
does anyone know how to download an embedded silverlight video? it is for city council; i have been able to obtain a .wmv that will playback in vlc but just seems to load the url and basically stream;...
View ArticleTelus services charges for a disconnected service
Hello, I have some questions about billing practices from Telus. I recieved a disconnection notice from Telus for my internet service due to a lack of payment while I was on vacation, and after...
View ArticleGoogle Reader will be dead by July 1st, 2013
Saw this when signing into Google Reader today :mad:, I use it for all of my feeds, including RFD. Any suggestions for an alternative that is not cluttered, has a great UI like Google's and works well...
View ArticleWhere can i get carbon fibre vinyl wrap in Toronto?
i wanna do wrap some computer parts with either carbon fibre or matte black vinyl wrap. Is there a place in Toronto where I can buy them?
View Articlechallenge - gaming desktop build for $400? already have GPU, PSU, storage
Tried to throw in a video card into my dell machine and it was simply too cramped, with two sata ports/cables being smashed under the GPU. I am going to build a new system instead...no rush however....
View ArticleIs this laptop a good deal?
Hello Friends Was looking to buy a decent laptop for home use. The purpose would be general work and surf not much of gaming and came across this laptop as FS. It says not available online but will try...
View ArticleDead mobo need recommendation
So my current HTPC is my old gaming rig with old Asus P5B plus (LG 775) mobo inside. I tried to update the BIOS since I was going to upgrade the CPU but unfortunately it failed (ashamedly I used the...
View Articlesony home theatre system or denon or denon avr-1713
im in the market for a good music system at home where I can put the music loud today I see at future shop http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/produ...e630bf033een02 for 299 is that a good deals or was...
View ArticleSpeakers for Laptop.
Can you recommend a good compact size speaker to increase the sound of my laptop?
View ArticleCan you reuse a power supply?
My friend wants to buy a whole new rig and he has a 850w OCZ PSU, is it safe to reuse it for the new rig or buy new everything? I told him it might not be good and might as well buy a new PSU. Reason...
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Apple's iWatch May be Unveiled This Year?
Apple's iWatch may be unveiled this year, Bloomberg says The iWatch rumors heat up as consumers await Apple's next new product. A timepiece seems more likely to be a profit machine than that other...
View ArticleDevice for media
I'm thinking what is out in the market right now that would make my life simpler. I'm currently using PC and PS3 to watch and stream movies. Is there a media device other than ps3 that would make it...
View Articlewhich jbl subwoofer?
in the market for a jbl subwoofer ive seen JBL SP150 10" 150 Watt Powered Subwoofer for $200 NEW but 150 watts and ive seen used JBL home subwoofer, model number ES150P, come with subwoofer cable and...
View ArticleWhat are some options for password protecting your external hard drive?
Okay, I won't lie, some of it is stuff I'm not proud of (don't say it :p) but some of it is also documents with my personal info, home videos, whole bunch of articles I have downloaded over the years,...
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