Posts filed under: IT/Gadget

HD-DVD vs Blu-ray

The high definition video era has come. VCD and DVD soon will be dropped from the list. VCD can hold up to 700 MB of data, while DVD can hold...... Read More

How to Translate Long Text with Altavista’s Bablefish?

I downloaded a movie and just realized that there was no subtitle. I looked for the subtitle file (the .SRT or .SUB or whatsoever) but found none of them in...... Read More

HSDPA is On the Way

HSDPA stands for High Speed Downlink Packet Access. I knew and tested this technology over one year ago. Actually it was more concentrated for data than voice, so the physic...... Read More

AMD, ATI, Intel, and NVIDIA

I’ve just seen the launch of NVIDIA’s latest product, the 8800 card. Um well, this card is outrageously fast and simply to say the first to implement DirectX 10 (though...... Read More

“Overweight” Capacitor: Serious Problem with Simple Answer

Have you ever checked the capacitors on your motherboard? If not, then check it now. You might see some “overweight” or “fat” capacitors. They seem want to blow up (eat...... Read More

Between Asus+Gigabyte vs Foxconn: Unwanted but “a Must” Marriage?

Well, we have heard the news. Asus works together with Gigabyte to build a new company. On 2007, they will produce motherboard and graphics card with Gigabyte’s brand. What makes...... Read More

Printed Media Business: Is This the End?

Printed media business is booming last year (and early this year). Everyone who has extra money to be invested will look for this field (in my country, Indonesia precisely –...... Read More

Samsung Yepp YP-U2: New Kid on The Block?

When you see or hear MP3, what’s the first thing on your mind? iPod? Perhaps 😉 We have to admit that iPod is very sensational in terms or brand awareness....... Read More

Calling Opera Users: Do You Know What “Ctrl-Z” Refers to?

This post is calling opera users. Maybe almost of computers users know the “Undo” function. And perhaps most of them know how to use it (usually you will clik “Edit”...... Read More

DIY Notebook: To Be Or Not To Be?

Later this year, we will have a DIY Notebook around the market. The 7 main components like cover/panel, LCD, battery, adapter, hard disk, optical drive, and keyboard are replaceable. In...... Read More