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All about stream processing units, how NVIDIA and AMD's architecture compare(ie Radeon 4870's 800 units vs GTX 280's 240 units), etc.

So you’re looking into overclocking your Intel powered computer, but aren’t sure how the FSB, system, CPU, and memory speeds all relate? Well here’s some Speed 101 to get you going. Let’s start with the motherboard bus- the bus speed is simply the speed at which information can pass between the CPU and the system memory [...]

Thats right guys. Microsoft has released their own free Security Suite for Windows users. It has full integration with Windows Vista and Windows 7, I am not sure about XP. The software is resource friendly with a clean interface, the virus scans run relatively quickly, AND there is spyware monitoring (real-time) and automatic updates. The only [...]

Over the past week and presently the popular free email services / providers were targeted in one of the largest attacks in the past few years. Attackers have been using phishing schemes as well as brute force attacks to gain access to tons of unsuspecting account holders. How to increase the chances you wont fall victim? [...]

I know there are tons of people searching for a way to fix a dead or frozen pixel everyday.  A common scenario is  you just purchased a beautiful wide screen monitor for gaming or multimedia use, you finish connecting it and turn it on for the first time only to see one or more bright green [...]

In light of the rogue Facebook security exploit floating throughout cyberspace, I’ve compiled a couple of suggestions for Facebookers out there to help keep everyone safe. 1. Choose a strong password. Don’t use someone’s name, birthday, address, phone number, etc. Make it hard for others to guess, yet easy for you to remember. 2. Under no circumstances [...]

That’s correct!  There is a facebook app out right now that is stealing users login credentials, potentially locking them out of their own account and using it for god knows what.  It is classified as a “Rogue Facebook Application”.  A user installs the app which places 3rd party facebook notification software on the user’s desktop.  [...]

That’s right, we finally caved in, lol.  Please follow us on twitter for the latest and greatest posts from our insightful writers.  We will be adding more content than usual as we now have a some help, and we will be able to expand our content categories soon as well.  We will be having more [...]

Hey everybody! Just wanted to say hello to our our faithful subscribers and techies out there. The name is Jonathan and I’m new to the Nosta scene, but not to the technology scene. I’ll be offering all of you some insightful reviews and cool tech tips to help everyone out. If you’d like to get [...]

So you’re mid game, your team mates are counting on you to hold your own, here comes a tank and all of a sudden your game crashes.  You are still on Ventrillo and you hear your buddies panic as they get ripped apart limb from limb, and it’s all your fault you n00b! If this happens [...]

What exactly is MyWebSearch?  It is categorized as a Spyware/Adware/Trojan.  Basically, it installs 3rd party software such as Smiley Central (software which installs lots of different emoticons), PopSwatter (A weak pop-up blocker), “Fun Tools” (????), My Info, My Button, Games, Cursor Mania (software which installs a lot of different cursors), My Mail Signature, WebFetti, Popular [...]

I thought I’d take it a little old school today.  Fallout 2: A post-nuclear role-playing game. Well known for its refinement of the RPG genre and has been mentioned as one of the best F%$#!ing RPG games of all times!  You no longer play as the Vault Dweller from the previous Fallout but as a [...]