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Windows Vista Can Drain Your Laptop Battery
Date: December 11th, 2006 |
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If your laptop is already running with Windows Vista, you may want to make sure that you have a power source nearby or a spare battery on hand because…
“Microsoft acknowledged that Vista’s more intense graphics do cause a hit to battery life.”
While Microsoft is still working on this major problem, you should switch to the [read more]
How To Save Your Wet Mobile Phone
Date: December 4th, 2006 | No Comments
Unless you have a waterproof mobile phone or, at least, a waterproof mobile phone case, you might want to make sure that your phone is kept dry. I know… Duh! But, believe me, there is no such thing as never having a duh moment!
Accidents do happen. Mobile phones can slip from your [read more]
Hard Drive Care
Date: November 16th, 2006 | No Comments
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
An old adage which we should also keep in mind when it comes to our gadgets. Of course, it pays to know the how-tos in “curing” our tech toys but it also is probably best (less expensive) to take preventive measures.
Caring for our hard drives, [read more]
Caring for Your Laptop Battery
Date: November 6th, 2006 | No Comments
The chances of your Lithium-Ion laptop battery exploding is exceedingly small. However, if you want to avoid being one of the few unlucky ones, it would be best to take better care of your laptop battery.
Here are some suggestions from experts:
PC World says:
- Don’t leave your gadgets in the car
- Never open a battery
- Pack [read more]
Extend the Life of Your Laptop Battery
Date: December 8th, 2006 | 2 comments
If you are too cheap have no spare battery and you have plans to use your laptop for an extended period at one time, you may want to make sure that your laptop juice goes a long way.
How?
Let me count the ways…
- As much as possible, avoid multi-tasking. Use only the program/s which you [read more]
Pack Your Laptop with Airport Security Checks in Mind
Date: December 1st, 2006 | No Comments
I just returned from a 2-week Europe/Asia trip
/end of excuse for sporadic postings
All of my flights were uneventful but the security check (particularly in Frankfurt’s Terminal 2) was a nightmare. I do not blame the guys at the airport who were just doing their job. I blame the terrorists but that [read more]
How-To Protect Your Data
Date: November 8th, 2006 | 1 comment
Business travelers and their laptops are inseparable. And you know what that combination means? W.O.R.K.
But with the threat of Murphy’s Law (which, believe me, is not an urban myth!), you need to make sure that the time you have spent burning the midnight oil will not disappear.
Should Murphy’s Law [read more]
Catching that Dell Laptop Thief
Date: November 3rd, 2006 | No Comments
Your laptop can be secured using steel cable locks or laptop tie-down brackets. Another way is to keep it out of sight of would-be thieves. Or, just make sure that your laptop isn’t out of your line of vision.
Imagine, if you will, that someone did manage to steal your laptop despite [read more]
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