TV Shows Invades the Gaming World

For the people who will remember the popular TV games such as Family Feud and Jeopardy, a lot of them may be surprised at how technology has evolved their premier existence into addicting games, both online and for the PC only, today. It is evident that these games are easier to program since they are both educational and entertaining.

Not only do they brush up the overall relevance of common knowledge and current events, the excitement generated in having to recall and guess puzzles and terms associated with them is really the main point for these games. Online games have offered them as well, making it a more enjoyable time rather than purely for personal use once installed in their local desktops or laptops at home.

The concepts of these games have been something that has inspired other game shows as well. But being among the pioneers of these TV game shows, it is best to see them first since they have an established following as early as the 1980’s.

The Importance of Warranty

Many gadget users put premium towards the warranty that comes along with their laptop, mobile phone or PDA since no one will know when they would suddenly breakdown. Warranty provides a sense of security for gadget purchasers for the reason that they only want to be assured that they have a means of being able to exchange defective units in cases where faulty production and manufacturing may suddenly fall into their hands.

Electronics are risky merchandise to purchase without any means of replacement within a given warranty period. The chances of landing defective units may not be that high, but just the same, people would do well to be sure about their purchases for value of money. With a vast production line to satisfy the demands for technological enhanced gizmos and gadgets, probabilities of defective merchandise will always be a possibility in any manufacturing concern.

The list goes on as to what categories would fall under this area. Portable media, mobile computers, plasma television, LCD television, home theaters and other forms of technology breakthroughs are sure buys for the people who put premium in technology advancements. Hence the need to safeguard the vested interest of most consumers is a must if reliability is something to be measured for brand loyalty and awareness later on.

Switching from CRT to LCD Monitors

It is obvious that people would want to get in the times and switch to the vast available LCD monitors today that not only emphasizes on screen resolution but space management as well. Seeing that these products are selling just like pieces of cigarettes in Taiwan in my last trip to Taiwan last December, it was obvious that seeing them had a reason. The time to get myself an LCD monitor of my own!

I will forever regret of not buying one when I was in Taiwan. The priced has a difference of around $40 compared to the local retailers. The brands available there included Asus, Samsung, Pioneer and AOC. Pressed for time and with my mind spinning from the available products there, I chose not to get one and postpone my purchase through my friend and associate who could send the monitor to me at any time I would wish.

But once I got back home, it took me only 24 hours to use my old AOC CRT monitor and it got busted as quickly as I used it. While I remember what my friend told me, I needed a monitor badly since I had a lot of pending jobs in the form of article writing and blog entries to catch up on. My solution? What else but to buy a new monitor. Apparently, it was the Christmas Rush so I really had problems of transporting a large CRT monitor to my car as parking was really a drag.

I came across this Samsung SyncMaster 740N LCD monitor which I bargained until I could afford it. I ended up getting one for $200.00. If I got one in Taiwan, I would have gotten it for $150.00! Nevertheless I just considered it as a Christmas gift for myself. Besides, its been a while since I bought something worthwhile, and being able to buy my very own LCD monitor has its fulfillment in a way.

Upgrading your Video Graphics Card

To date, there has been a rigid outset of new and highly featured video graphics card spread over the market. A lot of this has to do with the new wave of games being offered over the personal computer genre and the response to the demands of higher capable graphics cards is becoming rampant as each year progresses.

Games and graphics applications have constantly demanded for higher specifications, a trend that has been normal for some time now. For some, upgrading their graphics cards has not been an option. But for computers that have been in use for more than 2 to 3 years, total revamp of their computers have become automatic to keep in step with the ever changing requirements based on the computer aspect of technology.

The choice lies on whether the need to upgrade the entire set or just the graphics display of a computer must be considered. For what it’s worth, it would depend on the purpose of the upgrade and the requirements of new programs installed in them. If they are merely after improving the current setup, perhaps only one aspect of the entire setup must be considered which can be the graphics card adaptor, memory or hard disk capacity and speed in all.

Inconveniences Caused by the Taiwan Earthquake

Many of you may have heard of the 7.2 scale earthquake that shook Taiwan some days back. While natural disasters have become common today, normal consumers who use the Internet medium may have noticed some connection problems, particularly that of Asia. While people may ask why in the world they would be affected, this is because of connections.

The Internet covers a wide network, and hence, if one point of the network would have problems, the result is an overall affect with regards to connection speed. There are usually pointed out as gateways or slingshot points where connections travel at any part of the world. And thanks to the earthquake a lot of underground cables as the undersea earthquake off the coast of Taiwan disrupted most communications, including mobile networks.

For the past days prior to the entry of the 2007 New Year, connections have been slowly restored and going back to normal. For people who love to download and access the web, such would be noticeable. Hence, the next time you see on the news why most Internet connections are lousy, thank natural phenomenon as the earthquake that shook Taiwan for it.

Taiwan Earthquake 2006