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S-ATA vs P-ATA why Serial is faster ?

S-ATA vs P-ATA  why Serial is faster ?

Share This Post On FacebookBack in my early days of electronic studies  I have learned that parallel data transfer is faster than serial. It satisfies my commonsense too that an eight  lane highway can take more cars than a single lane . so eight bits at a time down the lane will indeed faster than [...]

Reality Camp 2013 @ kottayam

Reality Camp 2013 @ kottayam

Share This Post On Facebook  DesktopReality.com conducts Reality Camp 2013 @ kottayam This event is an effort to demystify the myths in computing industry . The session targets a tech enthusiast who wish to think out of box and dare to ask questions. Realitycamp is Live Now from Kottayam , Click the Play button to begin . [...]

Nero Burning ROM or Rome ?

Nero Burning ROM or Rome ?

Share This Post On FacebookDuring the training session in IT infrastructure , I normally  get irritated when some of my students and even my fellow trainers  pronounce the “Nero” as nuro, naro or something else .  It was back in 1998 that I come across this software  to  write data to the  CD-RW mediums . [...]

SSD vs Flash

SSD vs Flash

Share This Post On FacebookDeny it or not , we are storing our valuable data on the least reliable component inside your computer. The hard disk drive .  Yes , the arcane stone age computing technology that outlived its peers . We are no longer using audio cassettes and VHS tapes , still my system contains an electro- mechanical device [...]

Myths about Color of your mother board

Myths about Color of your mother board

Share This Post On FacebookBack  in  my early days of computing carrier , all the motherboards were green in color.  When other colors appeared on the motherboard , most of the brown , gray and black motherboards were cheap , good for nothing products. That set a strong believe about the greatness of green  motherboards. It is [...]

Windows Kids Server 2012

Windows Kids Server 2012

Share This Post On FacebookI know  the new generation kids are smarter than the old gen professionals. But that is not an excuse for the guys at Microsoft to put a silly looking touch optimized interface on my data center server . Yes I am talking about the new Windows server 2012 with the metro User [...]

Why North and South Bridges ?

Why North and South Bridges ?

Share This Post On Facebook    Every student who goes through the IT infrastructure study will surly go though the theory of North  and South bridge chips on the motherboard . ever thought why theMemory Controller Hub and IO controller hub are named so ? The  two chips are aptly called the bridge because it acts as a bridge between [...]

BIOS or CMOS

BIOS or CMOS

Share This Post On Facebook  Why you are calling your BIOS setup as CMOS setup and the Lithium battery on your computer motherboard as CMOS  battery ? What is relation between these terms ? It calls for a detailed explanation  . Hope you will stick on Back in the days of initial IBM PC and PC-XTs  your [...]

Why PS/2 port is called so ?

Why PS/2 port is called so ?

Share This Post On FacebookWhen  we study about computing , there are so many terms which we take it for granted . I think  PS/2 is one of them . Every body is aware that the small six pin din connector where you plug the keyboard and mouse is called ps/2 connector. But why it [...]

Ultra Book , Is it for you ?

Ultra Book , Is it for you ?

Share This Post On FacebookIT industry will always find new ways to attract its customers . When netbooks comes to the market  some 4 years back , it was charming and affordable . I opted for a Asus eeePC  as my prime machine instead of my heavy Dell inspiron. Even though people said that Intel atom is [...]