Building a computer has vast amount of advantages. Not only do you get to customize your computer the way you want, but you also save over hundred of dollars instead of buying a retail computer. Building a computer is not as difficult as it seems, the only tool that you need is a screw driver. Before going out and buying the parts to the computer, you first need to decide what you are going to use that computer for. The computer you build will be customized in order to your primary use of it. For gaming you may need a stronger graphics card and more RAM, but if all you want to do is surf the web from time to time and check your email, you may not even need a
separate graphics card.
Building Your Own Computer: Part 1
Adobe Creative Suite 3 (CS3) - A Staple For All Your Graphics Needs
The Creative Suite from Adobe has become a staple for all graphic artists and designers. It is the standard in most creative services offices and departments. Adobe recently released an update to their Creative Suite package with the latest CS3. One of the most anticipated announcements was which products would remain after the merger of Adobe and Macromedia. In the previous Creative Suite, Adobe provided both software products but the combination or elimination of some of these products was imminent. Overall, Creative Suite 3 is divided into three categories more specific to different industries: web, print and video post production. Adobe will offer the different version of standard and premium for each of these categories. In general, there isn’t anything revolutionary but Adobe made some adjustments to improve the current products, provide a uniform interface and better ability to jump between programs and use them all together.
Dell to Offer Ubuntu for Linux PC’s
The second largest PC manufacturer, Dell, announced that at the end of May they will begin selling desktops and laptops for consumers with Canonical’s latest Ubuntu version of Linux called “Feisty Fawn.” The announcement was made by Dell spokesman, Kent Cook. “Today, we are excited to tell you that Dell will begin offering Canonical’s latest version, Ubuntu 7.04, as an option on select Dell consumer models in the U.S. in the coming weeks.” If you are unfamiliar with these systems, Linux is a UNIX based freeware, open source, operating system. It has been around for many years but only widely known in the open source industry. Canonical Ltd, owned by Mark Shuttleworth, is a company that has used Linux’s open source nature and created a complete operating system. Ubuntu come from a South African concept which roughly translates to “humanity towards others.”
Windows Vista vs. Mac OS X
The operating system debate goes back about as far as the platforms they come from. With some interesting new changes to Windows Vista, is Microsoft catching on to the trendy user interface that Mac has become famous for? Security issues have always been a big issue to Microsoft’s operating systems but many people believe that with improved security and an enhanced user interface, Microsoft may be catching up to the popular Mac OS X.
Determining Your Computer Specifications
Computer specifications are always handy to know when you are trying to figure if you can run a particular software or game. It can sometimes be troubling to figure out what means what. Your computer usually only gives technical information about parts. This can be quite hard to decipher, but there are easier means of obtaining this information.
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