Dissecting a deceased Insteon power line modem
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Time and time again, irreparable system damage has been the fundamental motivation for a teardown, and a (dramatically) defunct Insteon power line modem has this engineer doing post-mortem analysis once again.
Building a PC: And then there were three
A looming birthday, coupled with pessimism that component prices would drop to reasonable levels any time soon, leads to the planning for yet another PC build.
Retail transformation at the point of sale
Here's how Clientron was able to address Wanda Pet Group's need for a robust and future-proof point-of-sale (POS) system.
Computer-themed cases of obsolescence by design
These cases of obsolescence by design are all computer-themed; what real-life examples have you experienced lately?
Choosing the chipset and motherboard for a PC build
After choosing the CPUs for upcoming PC builds, this engineer turns his attention to their motherboards, and to the core logic contained on them.
Learn the basics of instruction set architecture
Instruction set architecture is the link between a computer's software and hardware.
Building a PC with spare parts
This engineer is putting his collection of spare parts to use building systems based on Intel and AMD CPUs.
How will Microsoft’s Arm-based projects compare to Apple’s?
A look at the Surface Pro X provides an opportunity to compare Apple and Microsoft's Windows Arm-based projects.
Upgrading a CPU for a ground-up PC assembly
This engineer has decided to return to the world of ground-up PC assembly, starting with a CPU upgrade experiment.
Debugging spontaneous MS-DOS reboots: If the shoe fits
When workstations running MS-DOS begin spontaneously rebooting in a newsroom, the user's choice of footwear becomes an important clue to solving the issue.