Is your internet service provider (ISP) giving you the bandwidth you’re paying for? How much bandwidth does the average household need? The use of internet for downloading music and video and other uses has exploded during recent years. More devices, such as smart TVs, game consoles and some household appliances are now making use of […]
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Our analysis shows that PC monitor display size continue to grow. The average desktop monitor diagonal size at the end of 2016 is 22.1 inches. While on the portable PC side, the average display diagonal size comes in at 16.1 inches. (Note: This analysis focuses on simple diagonal monitor display sizes. Obviously aspect ratio, the
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End of Support for Microsoft Windows Products – What does it mean? Windows Operating Systems life cycle report, which Microsoft maintains, provides end-of-support dates for each of Microsoft’s Windows products. Based on the report, support for Windows Vista happens in April of 2017. Source: Windows Lifecycle Fact Sheet – Dec 2016 The life cycle report
What is Cloud Based File Synchronization? Cloud based file synchronization represents the storage and access of electronic data or media files via the “Cloud”. In simpler terms, it just means saving and maintaining your PC files use cloud storage. Cloud storage is just another way of saying a hard drive found on an internet server.
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Gartner reports that total US shipment of PC were down 6.6% year on year for Q1 of 2016. Our analysis looks at the brands of the Windows PCs that ran PC Pitstop scans during the past several years. The PCs installed base analysis reveals that both desktops and portables have shown a consolidation of brand
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How fast is your internet download speed? The average US download bandwidth speed for PC Matic home users for 2016 is 22,383 Mbps. Your internet speed affects your browsing habits. Many folks with higher bandwidth rates take it for granted. They stream videos and music, perform quick research and check and interact with their social
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The rotating platter hard disk drives (HDD) have been around since the early days of PCs. Technology improvements are allowing for the improvement of speeds and capacity. Basically the HDD technology involves a armature that moves across the surface of the platter. Using magnetism, the drive head reads and writes information to the disk. SSD
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In 1995, Windows 95 operating system came out with 32-bit as a replacement for the 16-bit processing. In the early 2000’s Microsoft introduced a version of XP operating system that was designed to run using the Intel Itanium 64-bit processor. All the versions of Microsoft’s operating systems since then have been available in both 32-bit
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It seems that browser wars have been around forever. During the early 1990’s, the browser of choice was Netscape’s Navigator. Netscape’s massive successful IPO in 1995 got the attention of Microsoft. Microsoft began delivering their Internet Explorer bundled with their operating systems. The browser wars were underway. Some readers may recall the 1995 battle
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The PC Pitstop Research Memory Trends chart shows that the percentage of PCs that have more than 4 GB RAM is accelerating. The chart below shows the average amount of Memory found on PCs for each year since 2008. The overall average found on PCs in 2016 is just under 6 GB. The chart shows
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