Archive for March, 2008

Best Laptops Today

Monday, March 24th, 2008

I have has experience with many different laptops over the years. There are two brands that are far and above the others in terms of quality; Toshiba and Sony. Toshiba has long been a leader of quality when it comes to electronics and their laptops are no different. They’re not going to “wow” you with [...]

How to Install Windows XP on a Laptop with No CD Drive

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

I am writing this blog entry because I just got done installing Windows XP on my IBM Thinkpad a21m laptop which has no CD drive. Why does it have no CD drive? Because it did not come with one and I don’t feel like shelling out $20 – $50 for a used one off eBay. [...]

How to Find Deals on eBay

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

eBay can be magical place if you want it to be. For most people eBay can be overwhelming when searching for deals. I was recently in the market for a laptop that I was going to buy for a friend. She didn’t want to spend over $200. As of right now there are 19,000+ laptops [...]

How to Check My Hard Drive

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

If your computer experiences weird errors or simply shuts down periodically it may be due to a bad hard drive. Another good indication of a bad hard drive is strange sounds coming directly from the drive itself. Most people usually take their computer in to be serviced which can cost money. There is a nice [...]

Help! My Monitor Won’t Come On

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

There are several things that can affect your computer monitor. The easiest is to start witht the simplist and work your way forward. 1. Check to make sure the monitor is plugged in (electricity). There’s usually a light next to or around the power button that lets you know if it’s on or not. I [...]

Free Office Software

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

As long as I’m commenting on free software, I might as well keep it going. Has anyone checked on the price of Microsoft Office these days? Let me just tell you it’s high, very high! Granted, Microsoft Office is a great product and has become the standard worldwide for office programs but, the price is [...]

Free Anti Virus Software

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

For those that don’t like, or can’t pay the yearly subscription fees, there’s some hope. There are a couple free anti virus software programs available to you. My favorite happens to be AVG anti virus. The free basic protection offers automatic virus scans and it completely updates itself. I am currently using it myself at home and [...]

Microsoft Operating Systems

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

Let’s start this blog off right by quickly evaluating Microsoft’s operating systems. Windows 95: Sucks. Windows 98: Not bad. Windows ME: Sucks more than any other! Windows XP: Decent. Windows Vista: Sucks like Windows 95. So, there you have it, Microsoft operating systems in a nut shell.


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