You may not have noticed if you're a little younger, but computers these days are just so quiet—not that I really have a complaint about that. Silent computers are better for concentration or to enjoy ...

Just like the title says. My machine has been making strange and incredibly irritating warbling squeaking noises forever now. They happen during heavy network activity, when moving my optical usb ...

Debugging computers in the 1950s sounds like it wasn’t an easy task. That’s one of the interesting facts from this fascinating talk by [Guy Fedorkow] about the Whirlwind, one of the first digital ...

Our Hackaday colleague [Bil Herd] is known for being the mind behind the Commodore 128, a machine which famously had both a 6502 and a Z80 processor on board. The idea of a machine which could do ...

We’re used to our PCs humming and buzzing, but there are some noises you shouldn’t ignore as they can indicate serious problems. A high-pitched whine can be a sign of “coil whine,” a vibration of ...

I can't seem to solve this nagging problem. I practice guitar a lot when I'm sitting in front of the PC, as I'll be reading online tab, jamming along to MP3s, etc. Unfortunately, this also causes a ...

Use the following suggestions if you hear the clicking sound or popping noise from a microphone on your Windows PC. If you use a wired microphone, ensure its cable is not damaged. Check its cable ...

Gaming headsets have a certain number of commonalities, one of which is that they need to be highly comfortable for the long ...