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June 2008: Upgrade Your Old Retail PC!

The Maximum PC Staff — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:13:32 -0500

In the PDF archive of the June 2008 issue, you can find:

Upgrading your OEM Machine
The MaximumPC Guide to Home Automation
The Vista Defrag Challenge
How To: Create a Personal Internet Radio Station
Awesome Product Reviews, including the Alienware Area-51 m15x
Ask the Doctor
Rig of the Month
The Watchdog
And a whole lot more!

Click the big giant cover image to the right to download the PDF archive today!

The Digital Domicile

Michael Brown — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:35:29 -0500

You've converted everything else in your life to digital, now it's time to literally bring technology home.

iControl Advanced Starter Kit

Michael Brown — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:43:31 -0500

This month, we also reviewed the larger of iControl’s two starter kits, which consists of a wireless camera, a motion detector, an Intermatic Z-Wave lamp module, a door/window detector, a motion detector, a keychain remote, and a control module that plugs into your wireless router.

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Intermatic Home Settings Lighting Control Starter Kit

Michael Brown — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:13:18 -0500

If you’re considering automating your home, lighting is the best place to start. But if you’re afraid that handling bare electrical wires will leave you with an Einsteinian hairdo, pick up Intermatic’s Home Settings Starter Kit.

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Dos and Don’ts of Cable Routing (Part 1)

Michael Brown — Fri, 18 May 2007 13:45:19 -0500

Practical advice for building a professional-quality LAN at home.

HP: "Let Us Entertain You"

Michael Brown — Wed, 16 May 2007 14:12:35 -0500

Don’t let the VoodooPC acquisition fool you. Hewlett Packard’s consumer strategy goes much deeper than computer games.

You Call That Energy Savings?

Michael Brown — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:53:24 -0500

Some government regulations could make political conservatives of us all.

The High Cost of Home Automation

Michael Brown — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:36:37 -0500

At a time when computers and other electronics are so cheap, why does it cost so much to install a home-automation system?