Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over two decades to helping users get the most from technology -- whether that be by learning to program, building a PC from a pile of parts, or helpin…g them get the most from their new MP3 player or digital camera. Adrian has authored/co-authored technical books on a variety of topics, ranging from programming to building and maintaining PCs. His most recent books include 'Build the Ultimate Custom PC', 'Beginning Programming' and 'The PC Doctor's Fix It Yourself Guide'. He has also written training manuals that have been used by a number of Fortune 500 companies.

All opinions expressed on Hardware 2.0 are those of Adrian Kingsley-Hughes. Every effort is made to ensure that the information posted is accurate. If you have any comments, queries or corrections, please contact Adrian via the email link here. Any possible conflicts of interest will be posted below. [Updated: February 23, 2010] - Adrian Kingsley-Hughes has no business relationships, affiliations, investments, or other actual/potential conflicts of interest relating to the content posted so far on this blog.

Latest from Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Time Machine - Part I: Is it as good as Apple wants us to believe?

Over the past few days I've had quite a bit of hands on time with Apple's latest OS - Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard." Rather than rush out a review of the OS I've decided to take my time and take a look at individual aspects of the OS. I'm going to begin with the feature that I'm most interested in - Time Machine.

October 29, 2007 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Data Management

Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced and Standard Editions

Not only does Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced and Standard Editions ensure the authenticity and integrity of data backups by storing backup file checksum certificates in the blockchain database, it also features automatic ransomware protection.

May 31, 2017 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Data Management

Acronis Backup 12.5 features world's first blockchain-based data integrity verification and ransomware protection

May 31, 2017 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Data Management

I wish Blu-ray discs were cheaper!

Blu-ray burners at $1,000 each isn't as bad as playing $1/1GB for media.

June 26, 2006 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Data Management

The Digg HD-DVD processing key debacle

Who would have thought that one 16 digit hexadecimal string could cause so much upset. I'm talking about the HD-DVD processing string. But it's all a fuss over nothing. Digg or no Digg, the information is out there in the public domain and there's nothing anyone can do about it.

May 1, 2007 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Data Management

NetSfere launches secure enterprise messaging app for Apple Watch

NetSfere secure messaging service gives enterprise users total control over the way employees send and access information across multiple devices and platforms.

January 12, 2016 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Data Management