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How MP3 Players Work
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MP3 players allow you to carry video, pictures or even thousands of songs in your pocket. Read reviews on MP3 players and learn how MP3 players work.
How Secure Digital Memory Cards Work
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Secure Digital cards are versatile, easy to use, and found in all kinds of portable electronics. How do secure digital memory cards hold so much information?
What is the Year 2038 problem?
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What is the Year 2038 problem? While not as bad as Y2K, learn how C programming and the standard time library is causing a Year 2038 computer boggle.
What Is a Relational Database? Example and Uses
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The relational database was born in 1970 when E.F. Codd, a researcher at IBM, wrote a paper outlining the process. At the time, databases were "flat," and stored as one long text file. Explore a relational database example and various uses!
How High-definition Camcorders Work
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High-definition camcorders have come down in price and size. Learn why high-definition camcorders are better than their old digital counterparts.
How big a hard drive do I need?
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Hard drives are getter bigger and bigger, capacity-wise. But do you really need terabytes' worth of space? Find out how big a hard drive you really need.
How Apple Boot Camp Works
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Apple Boot Camp allows users to install Windows on an Apple Computer. Learn how Apple Boot Camp works and its features.
What does it mean when a hard disk has a head crash?
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I was using my computer the other day and it suddenly started to make a high-pitched squealing sound and then stopped working. When I took it in for repair, the service guy said that my hard disk had had a "head crash" and died, taking all of my data with it. What happened?
How Microsoft Surface Tablets Work
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Microsoft Surface tablets are a newer product on the market. Learn about the features and pros/cons of Microsoft Surface tablets.
How Photobucket Works
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Photobucket is a service that hosts photos for its customers, who can then link to the photos on different sites or blogs. Find out about Photobucket.