Ashampoo HDD Control 2

Installation details Go to My Computer. Right-click the disc  icon and open the  disc. Select Files 226 Ashampoo HDD Control  2 and open the file Online registration  required:follow the  links during installation  before 14 May 2014. System requirements Windows XP/Vista/7/8;  2GB RAM; 512MB storag System requirements Windows XP/Vista/7/8;  2GB RAM; 512MB storage. The hard drive … Read more

How you can run XP FOREVER

Two months from now Microsoft will withdraw all support for Windows XP. We explain how to keep XP running safely beyond that point W indows XP is a fast,  dependable operating system  (os) that runs on a third of  the world’s PCs and is the  most popular operating system after  Windows 7. We know many … Read more

Reduce your pc’s power usage

You’ll need this windows  Any version of Windows from  the last decade will have the  features used in this article. Utility bills are always on the rise, and we’re all becoming more aware of the power used by  our devices in and around the home. Indeed, many utility providers now give away monitors that  enable … Read more

The Elder Scrolls Online

RELEASE DATE 4 April, 2014 / DEVELOPER Zenimax Online Studios / PUBLISHER Bethesda Softworks / WEBSITE http://elderscrollsonline.com. The Elder Scrolls Online has endured a bumpy road to launch. When it was unveiled last year, the decision to build the MMO around the World of Warcraft model and then drape it in Elder Scrolls lore, rather … Read more

AMD MANTLE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

Matthew Lambert investigates the performance of AMD’s new graphics API in Battlefield 4 and Star Swarm. Marred by delays since its announcement in September 2013, AMD’s Mantle API has finally made its debut. It’s available to try now in Battlefield 4 and a demo called Star Swarm, which is freely available on Steam. It was … Read more

MAKING THE EFI

AFTER THREE DECADES, THE AGING BIOS HAS FINALLY BEEN USURPED BY EFI, BUT IT WASN’T AN EASY JOURNEY. GARETH HALFACREE CATCHES UP WITH UEFI FORUM PRESIDENT MARK DORAN, TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS INVOLVED. Replacing a widely deployed, decades-old lump of legacy code with a system suitable for the modern era is no small task, … Read more

Extreme Pi cooling

Ireceived what could well be the most expensive item I’ve ever bought in terms of pounds-per- square-inch this month: an active heatsink and fan assembly for the Raspberry Pi. One of the biggest advantages of embedded CPUs against mainstream chips is that they generate a very small amount of heat, which is only natural considering … Read more

DOOM

Ben Hardwidge reminisces about id’s early 1990s action blockbuster In February, id released a trailer for the new Wolfenstein game. It’s full of the robot Nazi alt-history nonsense you’d expect from the franchise, but there’s a hint of something else right at the end. If you pre-order Wolfenstein now, you get access to the Doom … Read more

Skyline GTR

Inspired by Nissan’s Skyline GT-R R34, Ronnie Hara built this amazing case mod, based on Cooler Master’s Cosmos II chassis, and incorporating rigid tubing and original car accessories. CPC: What inspired you to build Skyline GT-R? Ronnie: The design of Cooler Master’s Cosmos II case, and Nissan’s Skyline GT-R R34 car. I’ve always thought the … Read more

Zbox Nano ID68 Plus

Regular readers will recall a few months ago we reviewed the Penguin Wee – a compact PC that packed a powerful components into a tiny body. The Zotac Zbox Nano ID68 Plus is a similarly small-form PC – in fact it’s quite a bit smaller than the Wee. But while the Zotac ZBOX Nano ID68 … Read more

Synology DS214se

NAS units may come and go, but the Synology DS214se has an ace up its sleeve – and this ace is Linux, as David Hayward finds out. S ynology is a company with an outstanding reputation in the network attached storage industry. It produces quality hardware, engineered to last and to provide the best possible access for the individual. It also has an intuitive Linux-based operating system built in to each of its DiskStation and RackStation models. So when … Read more

PiBang Linux

A CrunchBang derivative for the Raspberry Pi? Les Pounder fires up the community created distribution to investigate. W hen Crunchbang Linux came on to the Linux scene in 2008 it ushered in an era of lightweight Linux distributions for all types of machines that had previously been left unloved. The use of the Openbox  window … Read more