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How to Deal With the Windows Blue Screen Error?

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“Blue” is one of the favorite colors of many people including myself but not when it relates to computer problems. The notorious “blue screen error” also known as the “blue screen error of death (BSOD)” is easily the most dreadful PC problem you will ever come across in your life. And the worst part is, [...]

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The ASUS UL80Vt-A1

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It amazes me that the ASUS UL80Vt-A1 really does get almost 12 hours of battery life, even in real-world tests. Twelve hours is a whole day of classes or meetings or anything else, plus time to relax and watch a movie before plugging in the computer and going to bed. But there’s more to this [...]

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The Toshiba Mini NB305-N410BL

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The Toshiba Mini NB305-N410BL is the successor to one of the most successful netbooks ever made, and Toshiba has only made it better—as evidenced by it winning an Editors’ Choice award from Laptop magazine. A quick look at its features shows exactly how much it shines. Previously we have published an article about a student [...]

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Should You Buy a Netbook or a Full-Sized Laptop?

January 19, 2011

Should You Buy a Netbook or a Full-Sized Laptop? Portable or powerful–that is the essential choice you need to make between netbooks and laptops. But many other considerations enter into the total equation: price, productivity, operating system, risk of repetitive strain injury, and expandability, among others. 5 Reasons to Choose a Netbook Over a Laptop [...]

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A student laptop for under $500 – Toshiba Satellite L645D-S4036

October 15, 2010

I checked out my friend’s new Toshiba laptop today and I was amazed. It is a Toshiba Satellite L645D-S4036 with 4 GB of memory and I was shocked with the bargain price and the fact that the laptop seemed ok.  This is because I hate Toshiba laptops. They are usually hot, heavy, and full of [...]

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Remove Fast Access Facial Recognition From Your Dell Laptop

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I just purchased a for my daughter and while testing it out noticed how slow it was running. It was running even slower than our old core duo Dell laptop we had running next to the new one. The new one had Windows Seven and the older one had Windows Vista. Let me tell you [...]

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How to Stop A Computer From Overheating

July 17, 2010

Stop a computer from overheating: Please note: this post has a bit of comedy mixed with danger. When I recently took a trip with my friend out to the annual Air Supply Fan Club meeting, I noticed she had about 7 jugs of water in his back seat. I thought she either took up marathon [...]

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How to set up a wireless home network with all computers sharing the same internet connection

May 30, 2010

Why not make the most of your internet connection and setup your own wireless home network. Now days you can buy all of the equipment necessary for a wireless home network from your local computer or electronics shop. I also like to shop online at Amazon.com as I often get ripped off at my local [...]

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Notebook LCD display: WXGA, WSXGA or WUXGA

May 29, 2010

When buying a widescreen notebook, it can be a bit confusing to pick the right LCD. Generally, you are given a choice between WXGA, WSXGA and WUXGA notebook displays. What are these and which do you choose? WXGA, WSXGA and WUXGA The above acronyms are resolution standards for television and computer monitors. All of them [...]

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Delete the previous owner registration details from your laptop or desktop computer

May 26, 2010

When you buy a second-hand laptop or desktop computer it is really annoying when you see the previous owners name on your computer. Because of the Windows registration details, their name pops up in places where it shouldn’t be. You might be trying to fill a form out, signing into a popular sight like Ebay, or registering [...]

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