http://www.ecoustics.com/latest/articles Latest articles, updated every five minutes http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/howto/150079 Tired of Vista's bloat? Reclaim your PC's performance by turning off a dozen wasteful features. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/howto/149951 A cluttered Registry can slow Windows to a crawl, but cleaning it up effectively isn't easy. Steve Bass reviews some of the leading Registry cleaners, and offers tips to help you get your Registry down to size and improve your PC's performance. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/tl/22530/ This is for model numbers WS55859, WS65869, WS55909, WS65909, WS63909. You can get a free copy of the service manual at TechLore's Technician's Corner located in the resources tab on the home page or click HERE . This will give you an idea on what needs to be done for the other models as the tools and procedture is the same. The different models do have different IC's to see what IC each model has go to this TechLore Forum Discussion . First, it is very important that you have some soldering experience working on solid state printed circuit boards, and that you know too much heat from the soldering iron will most likely ruin the PC (printed circuit) board. If this happens, it can be a very difficult repair. The boards are no longer available for these sets from Mitsubishi, so I cannot stress enough - if you have no soldering experience, let a pro assist you in this repair. One more very important thing to remember and NOT DO!! If the convergence is way out or cannot be adjusted by the customer controls, do not go into the service menu and try to adjust the convergence. It will... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:45:11 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/talk/244 We may never know if Google tricked Microsoft into going after Yahoo or not (it is my belief they did) but they sure love the drama. Think about it, in effect their two biggest competitors are currently focused on each other rather than on Google and this leaves Google free to move against both.Google’s strategy long term is simple: They want to own the online advertising revenue stream (and they currently have about 70% so you could argue they are basically there today) and they want to cripple Microsoft. This second is more of a personal goal than an economic one, but the executive team sees Microsoft as an evil that needs to be stamped out and they have placed considerable resources on that single and well focused task.... Mon, 05 May 2008 03:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/howto/135113 To effectively compete in todays marketplace, Small and Mid-Sized Business (SMBs) must be both smart and resourceful in their use of technology. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/talk/179 It has to be tough when the leader in a segment you are trying to get off the ground exits it saying they simply don’t have enough resources to get it to work. For HP this has been a long road because they have been working on products in this class since before there was a Media Center and they continue with their somewhat related Touchsmart and MediaSmart TVs with built in media capability. Gateway, who had several of the more innovative MCE based products, also exite... Sun, 01 Apr 2007 03:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/tl/15116/ Having TV troubles? Try to fix them yourself using Brian Gay's excellent beginner's guide to TV repair. Learn where to get parts, find resources that can teach you the basics of soldering, how to deal with blown fuses, check varsitors, figure out resistor ratings, and a whole lot more! If you're a do-it-yourself kind of person, and want to get that TV fixed up yourself, this is where you want to start. Tue, 03 Oct 2006 14:43:03 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/howto/126625 Welcome to PC World's revamped one-stop printing resource. Thu, 03 Aug 2006 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/howto/122932 Enable the machines on your cross-platform network to access and share the same files and resources. Mon, 24 Oct 2005 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/tl/10263/ Broadband Internet access is quickly becoming commonplace in many US homes. It is also common to find that each member of the family has his/her own desktop computer or laptop, which means that one Internet connection makes it inconvenient when multiple users are vying for access at the same time. Networking computers together solves the problem of having multiple users and limited resources. In a computer network, all computers have the ability to share one Internet connection, which ends the conflicts of who gets to use the Internet at any given time. Networks also allow things like printers, files, music, and scanners to be available for anyone on the network to use. As an example, a home network would only need one printer, and everyone on the network can use it as if it were connected to his or her computer. In days past, all computers were networked together with wired connections. Unfortunately, for many home users, stringing network cable from room to room can be extremely difficult, if not impossible. Today, computer networks can be created wirelessly (without cables) which means that a wireless network can be easily integrated into any home. Wireless also allows portable users to have ... Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:13:17 -0500