[H]ardNews 7th Edition

PC Console Editorial:

Joel Hruska over at Sudhian takes a long hard look at PC Console systems. The article covers two separate PC-like console systems, the ApeXreme and the Phantom from Infinium Labs, and why he thinks both PC console systems are doomed to failure. Here is a quote from the article:

I’ve been blunt through this entire piece, so I don’t intend to stop here. I think most of the evidence we’ve seen thus far (with a few small exceptions) points towards Phantom as a giant fake. Even if I’m wrong, however, I still don’t think the company’s business model is viable.

System Backup 101:

If there is one thing we cannot stress enough it is backing up your system files. Fast Silicon has taken the time to give you a basic “Backup 101” guide that should help you get back up and running in the event of a disaster.

To most, even computer enthusiasts, backup is considered a four-letter word. You know you should do it, you need to do it, you even want to do it, but you don’t do it. When Windows crashes or that new game you installed causes error messages you didn’t even know existed, you regret not performing that simple system backup.