by Joseph Forbes | Feb 15, 2013 | DATA, NERD NEWS
from the internal-struggle dept. When it comes to RAM, as every geek knows, 1 GB does not mean 1 billion bytes.. it means 2**30 (1,073,741,824) bytes. However, several decades ago “they” decided that GB, MB, and KB would be interpreted differently when it...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 14, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, HARDWARE, NERD NEWS, Technicals
from the breaker-breaker dept. After disasters (or to minimize expensive data use generally, and take advantage of available Wi-Fi), bypassing the cell network is useful. But it’s not something that handset makers bake into their phones. colinneagle writes with...
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by Joseph Forbes | Feb 9, 2013 | DATA, HARDWARE, Technical Support, Technicals
Imagine this: you’re busy working on your computer and need to access documents saved on your external hard drive. You connect it, get ready to find your data, and…nothing happens. Your hard drive isn’t working. Uh oh. Before you panic, there are...
