My Raspberry Pi 3 kit arrived over the weekend as promised, so I began the process of turning it into a tiny Amiga computer. I wrote about these plans a few days ago, in BYOPC: Raspberry Pi 3 + Amiga (Premium). Today, I'm detailing the first steps I took in transforming this kit into a…

As you may know, I was a long-time Amiga user, and I remain a fan of this innovative platform. There will never be another computer like it, and the Amiga is the only computing platform I've ever used for which I am still truly nostalgic. Someone noted on Twitter the other day that the Amiga…

Here's a quick follow-up to my previous "Woku" articles. At this point, I can make two generalizations: While workable, the PC is still uneasy in the living room. And this didn't qualify as a BYOPC project.

A few days ago, I wrote about building a Windows 10-based Roku-type device that one could use to inexpensively and elegantly access Windows 10-based media apps and services in the living room. But you may not need to build anything: You could of course simply use a very low-end Windows 10 PC instead.

I'm tired of waiting for Microsoft to make what I think of as a "Woku," a Windows-based Roku-type device that I can use inexpensively and elegantly access my Windows 10-based media apps and services. So let's build one for ourselves.

A little over a week ago, I wrote about the components I had ordered for my son's gaming PC. Since then, the parts have all arrived, and my son and I successfully built the PC last week.

Earlier this year, I wrote about my plans to build a few PCs this year, including a gaming PC for my son. Well, the time has come, and I've ordered the parts for what I think will be a decent gaming PC.

For the past two months, I've used a tiny Intel NUC mini-PC every day as my main computer, and the experience has for the most part been very positive. But having twice run into USB issues, I decided to expanded the NUC with a new top lid that adds an additional two USB 2.0 ports.

Arriving home from my recent trip, I was happy to see that the Intel NUC, RAM, and M.2 SSD storage card had arrived. As expected, putting these components together couldn't have been easier.

About a month ago, I wrote about my plans to build a few PCs this year. Before getting to that, here's a (literally) small and easier diversion: A Skylake-based Intel NUC mini-PC.

Last year, I discussed my plans to build my next desktop PC, and then never really followed through. But this year, I'll be building two PCs, a gaming PC for my son and a non-gaming PC for myself.

As many of you know, I’m a big fan of Intel’s NUC family of small form factor PCs. But I’m not just a fan: I’m a customer and a daily user too.

The Raspberry Pi 4 is the first ultra-low-cost computer board from the Raspberry Pi Foundation to offer truly PC-like performance. It’s time to turn it into a real PC. Yes, that means bringing Windows 10---real Windows 10---to the platform. For years, the Raspberry Pi platform has come ever-closer to realizing this dream, but it’s always…

Intel's latest generation of NUC mini-PCs and kits represent a major step up from the NUC I reviewed two years ago.

Intel this week announced a new family of NUC kits and mini-PCs that utilize its quad-core 8th-generation Core chipsets.

Samsung's Galaxy S8 is a true smartphone flagship, with an innovative edge-to-edge display and high-end specs. But it also costs over $750, putting it out of the reach of many consumers. Is there a better value to be had in the smartphone market? Why, yes. Yes, there is. That we're even having this discussion is…