Everything you do on your computer is the direct result of hardware and software working together. The hardware provides the raw power and functionality that enables the computer to work, and the ...

Most people mainly think about system information tools when their Windows computer gets infected, but they are more than just that. They can help in a variety of ways, but not many seem to know this.

Laptops quietly monitor their own health, but most people never tap into the tools that can warn of trouble long before a crash or data loss. Built-in hardware diagnostics sit below the operating ...

Discover the built-in hardware tests that can extend the life of your laptop and save you from expensive repairs.

The portion of a computer’s RAM that is used by a hardware device such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), sound card, network adapter, and other hardware components is known as Hardware Reserved.

Nearly every embedded system requires some level of security, whether its just the basics to lock down the programming port or something more complex to protect a connected device from hackers. For ...

A modern point-of-sale (POS) system will help you do far more than take orders and process payments. But to get the most out of your POS, you need to understand how to use it properly. If you run a ...

In an earlier blog, I took it upon myself to declare field programmable analog arrays (FPAAs) a technology that is dead on arrival. In Field Programmable Analog & Gallium Arsenide, I drew a ...