The third installment in our home theater articles dicusses the basement home theater of our very own Joe Davis.

This article is a robust explaination of methods to connect your cell phone to other devices.

This article is a refresher on Category/Network cable, it covers current standards, marketing myths and quality issues you may face.

This article discusses coaxial cable from why it is named to its many uses.

This article discusses usb adapters to extend functionality to your computer.

This article provides a primer on the hardware behind surveilance systems.

This article covers the technology needed to add an infrared remote distribution system to your home.

This article examines the peripheral devices which hold networks together including: keystones, wall plates, patch panels, punch down blocks and punch down tools.

This article explores camera, phone and proprietary USB connectors, USB power and more.

In this article we explore 3D television.

This article examines signal types, cable interfaces and the connectors that support them.

Fiber optics make up the backbone of telecommunications and the Internet. This article examines fiber optic operation, history, cabling types and more.

The release of HDMI version 1.4 could cause some real confusion. We break all the changes down for you.

Often overlooked and undervalued, fire alarm and security cable provides the framework for protecting your home or office.

It is easy to get lost in the sea of acronyms, part numbers and other markings when it comes to cables. Here we discuss some of these.

Getting to know the new version of Universal Serial Bus.

Two years later, and it's still the number one asked question: "How do I connect my PC to my TV?".

Here we talk about the lesser-known monitor cable and it's purpose.

By far, the most frequently asked question we get is, "Is this a good quality cable?" Learn all about cable quality here.

The world of VGA can be confusing. There are so many different terms flying around. We will attempt to alleviate some of the confusion.

Here we talk all about the different types of jackets found on various cables, including what the writing on cables is all about.

In this article we modernize our original USB article by talking about a few things that weren't around back when we wrote the first one.

Here we change up the format a little and give you a how-to article. We'll show you how to make your own ethernet patch cable. While it's recommended you use professionally made cables, we offer this advice anyway.

This technical article will help explain what a home theater is and how it can be set up.

This article shows you what it means for a cable to be a coaxial cable.

HDMI is a great technology with many facets. We will go over some of the features of HDMI cables.

There are more to power cords than meet the eye. This article gets into some of the real technical bits about everyday electrical power cords.

This article gives you the ins and outs of surge protectors and helps you choose the one that's right for you.

This article builds on last month's Home Networking How-to article, showing you how to use wireless technologies to set up a home network.

As broadband internet connections gain popularity, more and more people are finding it necessary to connect multiple home computers to one internet connection. This article will walk you through that process.

Connecting your computer to a television, even HDTV, can be confusing. This article spells out exactly what products to use based on your computer and television types.

There are so many different audio connections out there now; how do you know which one will be the best to use? This article will aid in understanding the different types of audio connections, audio formats, and where they are used.

Focusing on the different types of video connections available to us for computer and home theatre components, this months article will address common video conversion problems and solutions.

This month, we return to our most basic product: cables. While there is certainly a wide variety of cables and standards out there, all cables share certain properties, and a good understanding of cable construction and technical designations is always helpful.

Why would a company called CableWholesale.com send out information about a technology that doesn't need cables? Wireless networking is a fantastic way to connect home computers, and it's advantages are easily recognizable, but this technology is not for everyone.

Just like a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, a computer is only as fast as its slowest component. These days, the hard drive is the slowest commonly used component in most computers. IDE hard disks, while very common, have crippling limitations, and will very soon be replaced by a new technology called Serial ATA (SATA).

The complete story of SCSI is so massive, it's simply not possible to present all the details in an article such as this. In an effort to organized this article in a reader-efficient manner, it's been broken into two parts based on the questions the reader would like answered.

With the advent of the DVD player, having true at-home theatre-quality sound production has now become a reality. This technical article will help explain what home theatre is and how it can be set up.

This month, we're going to take a more practical approach, and show you how you might want to set up a home or small office network.

All networks, no matter how simple or complicated, have one and only one goal: to connect two or more computers together so they can talk to each other. So, how do they do that?

Here we sort out the various problems enountered in dealing with USB devices, cables, and connectors.

This first article helps to demystify the new DVI (Digital Video Interface) technology, which is becoming more widespread as computer monitors and high-definition televions move to an all-digital format.