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How to Prepare Your Laptop for Transport

Date: February 8th, 2007 |

Do allow me to state some of the obvious since, believe me, there are still people out there who do not know even the most logical step… and there is never a “duh” moment when it comes to stupid naive people.

Turn your laptop OFF.
Disconnect all the cables and other peripherals attached to your computer.
Make sure [read more]

Guerrilla Mail

Date: January 23rd, 2007 |

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“Guerrilla Mail provides you with disposable e-mail addresses which expire after 15 minutes. You can read and reply to e-mails that are sent to the temporary e-mail address within the given time frame.”
Methinks this type of email service would be useful to those who plan on sending anonymous emails to create trouble.
via [read more]

Keyboard Layout and International Accent Marks

Date: January 17th, 2007 |

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So you always have your laptop with you wherever you go but, you know what? Due to some unforseeable circumstance, you might one day have to use someone else’s computer. Just wish that if that should happen, you’d be in a country where they use the same keyboard layout that you are used to.
I [read more]

Still Stuck on That RFID Chip in Your Passport?

Date: January 8th, 2007 |

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Last week, I talked about one of the simplest ways to keep that passport mugshot of yours from being flashed every 4 minutes on CNN.
But… as cult leaders continue to predict doomsday nay-sayers of RFID continue to argue that there will definitely be ways around to all those safety precautions and that your data will [read more]

Headphone Cord Wrap

Date: January 2nd, 2007 |

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Are you one of those whose headphones are always tangled?
Save yourself the frustration of having to untangle and get a Sumajin SmartWrap to help you keep those cords from wrapping around that bubble gum packet you have in your bag.
This headphone cord manager (sounds very important!) is only 3 inches long and comes in [read more]

Watching SuperBowl XLI While Abroad

Date: January 31st, 2007 |

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The Super Bowl, the biggest spectacle in American Sports, is almost upon us. Many Americans will definitely be glued to their TV.
If you have planned to do the same, however, your *insert swear words here* boss has chosen those dates to send you to Timbuktu, don’t fret. There’s Slingbox AV to the [read more]

How to Clean Your Keyboard II

Date: January 22nd, 2007 |

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Previously, I scoured the net for information on how to clean laptop keyboards.
All those tips require you to have a tool on hand. But what if you are on the road and have no access to, say, a vacuum cleaner? What then?
As usual, LifeHacker saves the day by pointing out yet another way to [read more]

Use Gadgets to Decrease Your Stress Level

Date: January 16th, 2007 |

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Is your stress level high due to the demands of business travel? Do you always find yourself screaming at the person on the other end of the line?
Sure, you can control the circumstances in your work life to decrease stress by quitting your demanding job but that is easier said than done.
Well, [read more]

What to Do With Your Broken iPOD

Date: January 3rd, 2007 |

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As I previously mentioned, my iPOD had a sad face. It now lies in state in a box that sits under my desk, buried under all the papers which I need to sort out.
Soon enough, I need to dig my iPOD out from its temporary carton crypt and figure out what I must do. [read more]

How to Clean Your Keyboard

Date: December 15th, 2006 |

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My Sony Vaio’s keyboard seems fine. But if you look closer, you’d definitely see the signs. Signs that I have spent many nights alone in my hotel room, munching on chips, nuts and chocolate.
Believe me, I have held my laptop upside down many times, hoping for all the “debris” to escape from [read more]

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