Alan's Tech Blog

For many look at old computers and doubt that they run well. It depends on the computer, but what most people might consider “old” that released maybe 5 or 6 years ago, may be the perfect target PC for those very same people. I specialize in selling used computers but I fix them up or…

There will always be people who say that certain operating systems are the best, but the truth is that it all matters on you and what you want to accomplish with your computer. I recommend Linux for developers or anyone with a really old computer that cannot run Windows. Linux is amazing for old computers.…

Alright, so you started to look into building PCs, but how do you choose which motherboard to use or which parts. Easy, just use PCPartPicker. It is a website (non-sponsored) that automatically lets you easily pick which parts to use for a computer build, automatically checking for compatibility and other problems. Now what else? You…

Probably yes. eBay is a good site that is focused on selling almost everything now. It is not just used or specialty items anymore. I really like eBay due to the large availability of used items (specifically computers and their components) and the high amount of new items too. The whole platform has moved towards…

Let’s say you got a new PC or are just looking to test your PC’s limits, the best way to do so is to benchmark your PC. There are two main ways to do so: Option 1 (recommended): First, you got to know what apps you run, including games or productivity apps. Obviously (and hopefully)…

Is it? It should not be due to all of the free sources everywhere for programming, like youtube videos and any free course online. A lot of programming is just common sense too. Alright, tell me what x is equal to. It is 0 right? Exactly What about this: This is some light work. It…

Alright, Arch Linux is like a good friend and an archnemesis (took a couple of spelling tries). It takes a lot of work to set up, especially the first time when you do not have any idea what you are doing. Now if you are reading this and are interested in or are setting it…

Well, in my opinion of course, C++ is the best programming language. It is fast, logical, and has a lot of resources on it for learning and documentation. I personally do not like other interpreted languages as much, like Python, mainly because of the high amount of “I will use this unoptimized library and act…

Cs50x is a free online Harvard Course for computer science and it is fun (with long lectures). Setting it up is an okay process, but I recommend to do it with friends. This is the game I made for my first project for the CS50X course by Harvard. W A S D to move and…