Usually the serial of a motherboard is found on the outside of the original box. In some cases it is found on the motherboard itself (usually a sticker), however this is not reliable. Many boxes also contain a sleeve, the this information is found on the outer sleeve, not the box itself.

Microsoft Windows is available in Full Retail versions as well as OEM versions meant to install on home-built PC’s and such. Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate are available in both Full Retail and OEM versions. OEM versions are significantly cheaper than the Retail copies, with the main downside being that they are tied [...]

The new Dallas Cowboys Stadium: One of the biggest, most expensive gadgets ever. Gadgets within this big gadget even get their own headlines. It’s like a night club/fancy restaurant with football.

Mobile music is a hot topic right now. Everyone is all about music and smartphones – Android or iPhone people are essentially “freaking out” on all music-related things right now. Included in this craze are a variety of portable speakers that easily hook up to a headphone jack – whether it be your smartphone or [...]

Digital Calipers are useful for measure sizes of various small objects, most notable nuts and bolts and other small parts. Traditional analog calipers, ie. the ones with numbers printed on them, have been available on the cheap for quite a while. More recently, digital calipers have become readily available. A search on Amazon yields some [...]

The Assisted Open Knife: The modern alternative to a switch blade. That’s actually an unfair comparison, it is very different from a switchblade, and it’s differences are exactly what make it “more legal” (not legal advice). It’s much more of a utility knife, and is not meant to be concealed – but rather utilized by [...]

Logitech has introduced a new mouse to calm the couch potato in all of us. Let’s admit it, if you’re reading this article you probably want a way to control your TV / Computer / HTPC from your couch. You’ve also probably tried various wireless mice and keyboard, and you probably have drooled over various [...]

Don’t discard it as a modern remnant of the late 90′s. The MAS-102, with a dual-channel 65w amp and dual USB ports, and a phono input (yes – you read that right), you should have no problem putting your buddy’s new Sony from Best Buy to shame. Great for the classic audiophile looking for a [...]

The Logitech m325 mouse attacks an often overlooked problem from a new angle: Scrolling. We scroll a lot. The web, and computers as a whole, wouldn’t be what they are without scrolling. Almost every mouse these days has a scroll wheel,  some have horizontal scroll, some are even considered to have “4d” scrolling. But for [...]

The Logitech Unifying USB Receiver is a wireless peripheral standard (device+receiver) that allows you to use several Logitech Unifying devices on one computer, using one receiver. This allows you to save USB ports, allows you to have some extra receivers sitting around, and gives you more freedom in general than the conventional wireless receivers that [...]

News has come out recently that wireless keyboards are being “hacked”. First of all, remember that the term “hacked” is being thrown around loosely these days. Also remember that all of your “wireless” devices broadcast out a signal to communicate with your computer. Your receiver at your computer also broadcasts a signal.Both your keyboard and [...]

Darkfield Technology is a type of laser mouse technology Logitech has been pushing for a couple of years now. Previously it has only been included on one or two devices – namely the Logitech Performance MX. It has recently been added to the Logitech Anywhere Mouse, and might also be called “darkfield microscopy”. We’d like [...]