воскресенье, 22 февраля 2015 г.

Parts inside a PC that you can Customize

In this blog post I will describe the different parts inside the computer (Not monitor or case) and in which way can you customize them.
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Power supply - some people say that power supply is not important, but it actually is very important. Power supply is used to basically power everything up with electricity. The more graphic cards you have in your custom PC, and the more power-consuming your processor is, the more money you will need to spend on the power supply.


Processor - processor proceds all the things you do on your computer. The better processor youbuy, the better and faster your computer will work, but some processors overheat too much, and they require high cooling systems. 

RAM - The more RAM you buy, the more things you could do at once at your PC. People who like to play at high quality, and record everything they do, while chatting on skype, with Google chrome open, like to buy lots of RAM. You can buy either 2,4,8,16,32 or 64 (which is just too much)

Video Card - Video Card is one of the most customizable parts of a PC. The better your Video Card is, the better graphics you can have in your gaming experience, and that's why so many people buy super expensive cards, but they forget to spent money on everything else, because the graphics card is not only the thing that is responsible for good game play. Having good motherboard and good processor is also very important, so don't spend 1000 $ on a graphics card on your 50$ PC, it will not change much.

Motherboard - motherboard is the main part of your computer, so you should think about this one the most. Chosing motherboard influences directly which components will you need to buy. The more expensive the motherboard, the better components should you buy, but any would work, it is just you did not spend your money well.

Hard Drive - With hard drive everything is easy. The more space you want, the bigger hard drive you buy, and if you want to data to load faster you can buy an SSD, which is a little bit more expensive. Don't overbuy memory if you are not gonna use it, it would be a waste of money. 1 or 2 TB is just enough, unless you plan downloading hundreds of movies and games.



CD-Rom  - There is not much customization you can do about the CD-Rom, but you can either choose between puting a normal one that comes installed in  all the basic PCs, or you can put a Blue ray one to watch movies in super high defenition (But personally, in the era of internet where you can download everything, I would not put a blu ray CD-Rom inside my computer)
I have learned a lot of things about different computer parts, and I hope you, my reader can learn some things as well. In the future I will do a better review on each of the things, and I will post on how to choose your monitor, mouse etc.

пятница, 6 февраля 2015 г.

List of Useful Programs I Recommend For Windows

1. Avast Free Antivirus 
A free Antivirus program that is very helpful against Trojans and viruses. I used it for over 2 years, and it blocked most of the infections, however it is not as good as some paid antiviruses such us Kaspersky

2. WinRar
WinRar is a wonderful program that lets you open most of the packed files in formats like zip and ISO. It is also used to download and unzip games which most of the people use it for. The program is free, but it will sometimes ask you for donation.

3. Steam
A free program that lets you download or buy cheap games. All the gamers have it!

4. Skype
A free social program that lets you have calls through internet. If you have far relatives, or friends to play online with, you should install this program. I used this program for over 4 years, and mostly I am very happy with it.

5. Gimp
A free program that is a great alternative for Photoshop. Very easy to use, and you can put your creativity to the maximum in it!

6. Audacity
Audacity is a free program to edit sounds. I recommend it to all the beginning musicians.

7. VLC media player
A player that lets you play almost all of the music and video formats. A good alternative for windows media player.

8. Dropbox
A program that backs up your files online. Very useful if you are out of space, or you need to share your big project with someone
9. Libre Office
A free alternative for Microsoft Office. If you think Office is overpriced, (or you can not find a torrent) this program is for you. BTW office is overpriced god damn it Microsoft!

10. Notepad++
A notepad that lets you create your own HTML websites in a much easier way than the regular notepad. Very useful for educational purposes, and for working with many notes at the same time.

11. Zona
A Russian program that lets you see all the movies, TV shows, and normal television for free(legal((trust me no virus))) There is an option to have this program in English.

12. Google Chrome
Who does not know Google Chrome? The best internet browser, the best alternative for Internet explorer or Mozilla Firefox. Everybody uses it!

13. Itunes
A very helpful program that lets you organize your music, or even buy some movies and songs. You need to have this program if you own any apple devices in order to sync them correctly.

14. Sony Vegas
A paid program that is the best at movie editing. If you ever thought of making a professional montage, or even a small movie, this is the best program. Very expensive, but  there are ways to get it for free...

15. Hamachi
A program that is very useful for video gaming that connects yours and your friends IP addresses to create a LAN server, which is not actually LAN, but in games like minecraft or Gmod this is a very useful thing.


Through all my years of browsing the many  PCs I used, I learned that this programs make the possibilities of your computer almost infinite. Even though I did not master all of those programs, I still have much many more to go which are more complex, like 3D animation blender, and 3D architecture SketchUp, which are both amazing...


среда, 4 февраля 2015 г.

Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Alt+F4  close the program 
CTRL+ALT+Del bring up the operation menu (Useful for when you have a program not responding, and you need to close it)
Windows Logotype + Tab Quick change of programs
Windows Logotype + Tab+CTRL Permanent change of programs
ALT+Tab fastest program changer
Alt+Space Show the menu of the current window you are on
CTRL+Tab Go to the next window in your browser
F5 Refresh your browser page
Windows Button + Down Arrow minimize current window
Windows Button + Left/Right Arrow Put your current window to the left or right

I have learned that it´s very useful to use windows shortcuts, and they really save lots of time. Everybody should use keyboard shortcuts to maximize their work time.

yeah and in case you didn't know: 
CTRL+C COPY
CTRL+V PASTE