Not familiar with these four letters? It stands for High Definition Multi-media Interface – which is really just a bunch of cables that connects to your LCD or Plasma TV. I don’t really know much about this stuff other than the fact that PS3, Xbox, and other high-tech appliance use this connection which is why we’re getting better quality video and audio quality when we play games, movies or even just watching TV. The thing with HDMI is that there’s only 1 or 2 ports in a TV but since all new appliances use this we had to get HDMI switches connect more than 2 at a time. Otherwise, we’d be disconnecting and connecting plug every time we use our other a/v equipment.
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Technology is really driving a lot of change in our world today. I remember just a decade ago there were still a lot of box-type Lancers going around. Nowadays, a 5-year old car is considered “old”. Models are coming out left and right. More so with anything computer related. We recently upgraded our desktop and my husband spent less than Php15,000 to bring it to a one generation-behind specifications. I don’t know anything about the insides of a computer but having heard components like SATA hard drives and SCSI hard drives or SCSI drives (whatever!) and had him decide on everything. The only thing I wanted to hear was that he discount hard drives from the store, at a bargain. And these were all brand new! Imagine the savings if you’re not an early adaptor – just wait a few months and its sure savings.
A couple of months ago our computer crashed and we were left wondering whether we can still recover the priceless number of photos of our trips and of course and little baby boy. According to the shop where my husband took our unit, the hard drive isn’t spinning right – whatever that means. What do I know about Hard Drives and Operating Systems?! I know that you need both for all the functions of the computer to work but the technicality of it all is lost on me. All I need is the power-on button, mouse and keyboard, and I’m set. Luckily we were able to recover all our files! Two things learned out of all this: (1) always back-up your important files either in another drive or through dvd’s, and (2) have your favorite pictures printed, sorted and filed the old-fashioned way to keep all those memories safe!
