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Should Sony Charge for PSN?

Should Sony Charge for PSN?

There have been lots of rumours over the last few weeks about Sony following Microsoft by introducing a fee to PS3 owners using the PSN network.
PS3 Fanboys have always used the
“a free-to-access environment where you can play online games, chat to friends and family around the world and surf the web”.
as a source [...]

Microsoft offers users Browser Alternatives

Microsoft offers users Browser Alternatives

Many of you that have recently applied that latest windows update will have noticed a little pop up that now gives you the choice of installing different Internet Browsers besides IE8.
Why is this? Well its all to do with deal with the European Commission to resolve competition concerns.
Users will get the choice of popular rivals [...]

The great debate - PC or MAC?

The great debate – PC or MAC?

The debate has raged on for many years now with PC users claiming the overall market share proves it is better than a MAC, while MAC users claim to be more intellectually advanced users who basque in the relative exclusivity that owning one gives the owner, but which is truly the best?

5 tips to speed up your computer

5 tips to speed up your computer

Maybe you think speeding up your computer means buying more RAM, or spending $200 on a flashy new processor. Well it doesn’t have to. There are many ways to speed up your computer with just a little basic housekeeping . It takes a bit of effort on your part, but that comes free of charge and you’ll be glad you did it.

Here are my top five tips to keep your computer running smoothly.

5 tips for effective computer maintenance

The casual user assumes that computers look after themselves and don’t need any maintenance, but as the more frequent user knows, that’s simply not the case. There are many ways you can keep your computer running smoothly and here are 5 of the best.

Stop 0×0000003F

The Stop 0×3F message indicates one or more of the following problems:
1. The system Page Table Entries (PTEs) are depleted or fragmented due to the system performing a large number of input/output (I/O) actions.
2. A faulty device driver is not managing memory properly.
3. An application, such as a backup program, is improperly allocating large amounts [...]

Correcting System Hang at Startup

If your system hangs about 2 or 3 minutes at startup, where you can’t access the Start button or the Taskbar, it may be due to one specific service (Background Intelligent Transfer) running in the background. Microsoft put out a patch for this but it didn’t work for me. Here’s what you do:
· Click on [...]