Robert Hallock
(aka Thrax)
Robert Hallock is a Technical Analyst for Icrontic and an aspiring professional technical writer. Pleased that the internet has blurred the line between fun and work, he spends the majority of his time plumbing its depths to write more news, views, guides and insight.
Articles by Robert Hallock
- The ugly story of Microsoft and Yahoo
- n-Pass password management suite
- The $600 US stimulus check PC
- Solve Wireless Lag and Disconnects on XP
- Slipstreaming Windows XP
- First look at a retail OCZ Cryo-Z
- Make a USB flash drive bootable
- The Core 2's FSB, RAM and Bandwidth Explained
- Repair and Fresh Install of Windows XP
- How to Burn an ISO (for Free)
- Removing Trojan.Zlob in all its forms
- Windows Password Recovery
- Fixing Winsock
- Beware of Spylocked (Smitfraud in disguise)
- Hard drive testing guide
- How Hard Drives Work
- Advanced Data Recovery
- Why Windows Vista isn't ready for geeks
- Transfer CD music to your MP3 player
- Quickest Guide to Wireless Security (Ever)
Recent news reports
Hardware Ticker
- Another overclocked 9800 GTX- the XFX GeForce 9800 GTX+. pg-yesterday
- TechReport has a back-to-school system guide. Stretch your educational dollars. pg-yesterday
- It takes three bays, but the Thermaltake Bigwater 780e ESA rocks as an entry-level water cooling setup. pg-yesterday
- The ASUS M3A78-T is a nice starting point for a budget AMD build. pg-8/26
- For the hardest of the hardcore, it's the Gigabyte EP45-Extreme. pg-8/26
- Hell yes it's fast. It's Western Digital VelociRaptors in Raid 0. pg-8/26
- Samsung's SyncMaster 2263UW is a full-featured wide screen monitor. pg-8/26
- Overclockers Online reviews the Topower PowerBird 900W PSU. pg-8/26
Latest News
- Intel Core i7 motherboard preview
- [Rumor] AMD's 45nm 'Deneb' core to launch at 4.4GHz?
- Android v1.0 won't have full Bluetooth or Gtalk
- FCC considers forcing HD radio tuner on Sirius XM decks
- Week.End @ Icrontic
- Researchers develop cloud-based antivirus
- Icrontic on Flickr
- Voter outreach continues
- The 2008 Icrontic Demographic Survey
- Verizon talks network management
- Lian Li introduces new PSUs
- Catalyst 8.8 drivers released
- more news