Remember the time when your father bought the first ever computer in the house? You used to observe him set up the whole system him and imagined yourself setting up the system in the same way. If you are a tech nerd you will surely relate to such situations. Unwrapping the new computer set, reading its user guides, spending hours setting up your systems is what all tech nerds love. Although it’s been never been easy. You can easily screw it up by messing up with your ... Read more
Originally known as ‘D-subminiature’ DB style connectors are common UFD connectors or say monitor cables which operate in computing devices, audio/video, and data applications. DB25 and DB9 serial cables are the renowned types of D-sub connectors, used in PCs for serial and parallel ports.
The High-Density DB style is another type of D-sub connector which looks like a regular DB connector. Often called ‘HD’
When it comes to computer cables, what comes to mind is power cables, Displayport cables, HDMI cables, AUX cables, etc. One of the important cables in this list is the DisplayPort cable. Let's talk about that. DisplayPort has been a popular choice for computers, whereas HDMI has been popular for televisions. So, why has the DisplayPort cable been a ... Read more
The idea of what a computer is is in flux right now. But we are not entirely doing away with screens on them or attached to them yet. The future of computing may be ambient but right now, we are not there yet. Our computers still need monitors and those still have to be attached via cables.
The older connectors are DVI, S video and VGA. These are barely in use now unless the computer and monitor you are using are significantly old. The newer monitor cables are DisplayPort, HDMI, and ... Read more
One of the most intriguing questions in 2020 is ‘what is a computer’, but there is no specific answer to it. Yet. It kind of comes down to your own workflow. Your definition of a computer depends on your workflow.
If all you need to use a computer for is some light typing, web scrolling, and entertainment consumption, you are better off with the most portable version of a computer, a tablet. Or one of the new 2-in-1 things that add a decent keyboard and a computer’s operating system ... Read more
