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Speed on the Cheap: Seagate Momentus XT RAID 0

Now we are going to take it a little further with the Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid drive. This little guy is a standard 2.5" 7200 RPM laptop drive with 32MB cache and a beautiful 4GB SSD attached. This SSD brings the performance up considerably. So, what are we going to do with it? Well Seagate gave us two, so we are going to RAID them in a RAID 0 and short stroke them to see what kind of performance we can get. Just like Artiom did with the VelociRaptor. We are directly comparing this to the SSD in Artiom's last editorial using the VelociRaptors.

Running Ubuntu 10.10 in a Virtual Machine

Ever feel like you have been chained to your current operating system? Have you thought about switching to something new before but never got around to finding the right one? Well here is your chance to explore something new. Ubuntu 10.10 released this past October and has amazed me the more I started using it. This guide will show you how to install a virtual machine with Ubuntu 10.10 installed straight from your Windows desktop.

Folding@Home Configuration Guide

For years distributed processing projects have been running in order to speed up the research process. Distributed processing clients are programs that are run across multiple machines worldwide. This allows for the researchers to gain access to a wealth of information faster than if they were to use a supercomputer.

How to Build an SSD Killer with an HDD!

When shopping for storage you usually want the best bang for the your buck. Join us as we explain how to do just that with older technology that delivers new levels of performance. We show you how to use hard drives to get as much performance as with an SSD. Create an SSD killer with Western Digital Velociraptors.

The Easter Egg/Secrets of Call of Duty Black Ops

The critically-acclaimed release of Call of Duty Black Ops has brought many players from Modern Warfare 2 over to a new playing field. I won’t spoil anything for those who have yet to complete the single-player, however, as that is not what this article is about. One of the more intriguing parts of this game is the amount of side activities that can be found throughout the game in both single- and multi-player in the form of easter eggs.

Black Friday Bad Buy Recovery

Recovering from a bad purchase can be difficult, recovering from a Black Friday bad purchase can be very difficult. So What do you do? We give you some facts the retail stores don't want you to know that will help you survive Black Friday and Cyber Monday.