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How do they work? These days when building a computer system, most people are interested in the specs of the mainboard. After all it is the main component that connects every other component inside the enclosure. It solely determines what type of CPU and RAM you will be using, and what space you have available for additional components. Not many are concerned much with the audio specs as these days they are pretty much well integrated into many new motherboards and come standard with a minimal of 6 channels unless you buy a very cheap integrated board which will at least have stereo sound. The sound chip is usually made by one of the major semiconductor SoC vendors like Realtek, Creative or Intel and is integrated on the board and has external ports for device attachment. Various types of audio ports on motherboards When connecting audio hardware like a speaker system, microphone or Tape/CD recorder to a PC, one of four ports can be used which are:

3 Budget laptops for casual tasks Let's clear things up a bit. Laptops are portable clamshell computers that are battery/AC operated. These days they are called, "Chromebook", "Netbook", "Notebook" and well simply laptops. These small form factor PCs usually run a version of a desktop operating system like Microsoft Windows but some can run cloud-based OSes like Google's ChromeOS or the feature-limited Windows S mode. I should also make it very clear that if you require a "Laptop" computer to do heavy work like animation, video/audio editing these listed here will not perform well unless it's very light versions of these tasks using simple software from the different app stores not anything like Adobe Premier Pro! College students use their laptops in the classrooms to take notes, for homework, general research, curricular and extracurricular activities. This has been the norm for at least the past 12

Traditional file storage In the 2000s and the very early 2010s, I could remember reaching for a blank DVD/CD or plugging in my portable USB hard drive to back up my music, photos, videos and documents. Yea what a time it was. We made sure our the lasers in our optical disc drives were up firing and burning and still enjoyed the sound of the drives spinning up like a jet engine when we dropped in a DVD or CD into the tray and closed it. The humming sound of USB mechanical Hard Disks spinning up and the LEDs flashing in a myriad of patterns were assuring to our ears and eyes. It meant that these devices were ready to accept our precious data in bulk transfer with just a couple clicks and drags of the mouse. It inspired us with that comforting feeling that even if our computer crashed or didn't turn on one day, that we could take these storage devices or discs to a friend or family member's PC or any other computer and still see all of our files on screen, safely nested on these p

What makes a gaming PC different from any PC? Actually to help us answer this question more effectively we need to know what a video game is really and how it differs from other tasks we use a computer to perform, like surfing the web, typing, reading, watching video, listening to music and editing etc. The majority of end user programs these days that run on a PC have some type of GUI (Graphical User Interface) through which the user interacts with the computer using audio, visuals, animation and texts etc., called multimedia. However a video game is considered even more multimedia as it involves much more complex user interactions. Photo by Resul Kaya on Unsplash Video games are very complex programs They are very complex because they combine a lot of physics and math calculations and 3D graphical rendered elements. For console gamers who think they are not running a program they are misinformed. Consoles are actually optimized and specialized computers for running games and nowadays

The modern smartphone These days, many smartphones and tablets are capable of performing demanding tasks like providing high quality photo, audio and video features with rich displays at high resolutions. They are equipped with big, speedy on-board storage, expandable storage capabilities, advanced connectivity features with good multi-tasking and even the ability to play some graphically intensive 3D games. They provide these desirable functionalities to their users with very good efficiency at fast speeds. It comes as no surprise then that to keep up with such challenging performance in a small package, they need to be very multifaceted devices that make use of advanced software to drive innovative modern hardware. Basically they are full mini computers in the palms of our hands. As a result they suffer from many of the same challenges as their larger counterparts and should be maintained in a similar fashion as with our laptop or desktop PCs we use at home and at our workplaces. &qu

Snapchat is a lot more fun making your own mini music videos! Snap Inc. has stated that 'Snapchatters' say they feel comfortable, happy and connected when using their messaging app, Snapchat. For over a decade it has enhanced relationships with friends, family and the world. To date the company has reported over 750 Million! active users on the service and counting. That is quite impressive given the alternatives out there. Snapchat is different in it's own way when it comes to attracting and keeping its users engaged. The company, like others in the field is constantly developing tools to make it even easier to create and share moments and memories. With features like "World Lenses", "Stories", My Eyes Only" and "Discover", to name a few already making waves in the latest version of the app, these new bells only add to some of the founding features of the app we've grown accustomed to such as, the capability to make pictures and messa

It may be time to Upgrade WhatsApp is the most used messenger app in the world today and is practically on nearly everyone's smartphone. It has been around for some years well now and really took the world of instant messaging by storm overshadowing many of the other apps that had to settle for a second place.  Every year, the company keeps updating it's app to stay aligned with security, hardware and software updates that keep changing all the time. It comes as no surprise that inevitably some devices will reach the point where they are unable to keep up with one or more of these three things most notably the hardware aspect given the fact that hardware components in a phone or device cannot really be modified and hence deemed unable to be upgraded.  Naturally the software which includes security patches and updates will not be supported on these older hardware as software is constantly evolving to facilitate new hardware. With recent new features added to the app like, 'C