Archive for April, 2011
MSI CX640 and CR640 Available for Purchase Starting at $629
MSI has just made the MSI CR640 and CX640 notebooks available for purchase in the U.S. These Sandy Bridge notebooks include NVIDIA Optimus switchable graphics and many of the latest notebook features in a package that starts at just over $600. Both the MSI CR640 and the CX640 come with a 2.1GHz Intel 2nd Gen Core i3 processor, 4GB [...]
Lenovo ThinkPad X220 w/ 15 Hr Battery Available for Purchase April 19th
The Lenovo ThinkPad X220 is one of our favorite notebooks so far in 2011. The 12.5″ ultraportable has a 15 hour real world battery, great keyboard and enough power to be the only computer you use for work thanks to the large mousepad and docking. We posted our full review of the ThinkPad X220 back [...]
How to Delete Folders in Windows Live Hotmail (Quick Tip)
Useing folders in Windows Live Hotmail is a great way to help organize and manage email, in fact, it’s a great way to filter messages for relevance since you can setup rules that will file emails according to their importance in a desired folder. Creating a folder in Hotmail is a quick and easy task, just [...]
How to Set the Clock in Windows 7 to Military Time (Quick Tip)
Depending on your region, work environment or personal preference you might want to setup Windows to display the clock in military time, which uses the 24 hour method for counting the hours on the clock. Normally, you count using 12, 1, 2, 3, in military time those numbers would be 12, 13, 14, 15. Lets [...]
30 Must Have PC Apps Under 2 MB: Tools, Tweaks and More
Some of our favorite applications are the small and lightweight apps that do one thing and do it well without taking a lot of space or system resources. There are many apps that fit this bill, including these 30 Useful PC Apps Under 2MB which was put together by Maximum PC. This collection of useful [...]
HP EliteBook 8560w Packs a CFast Slot, Brings Pro Photographers Into Frame
The HP EliteBook 8560w mobile workstation which was announced last week is packing a surprise port that slipped by pretty much everyone covering the news, a CFast slot. Eagle-eyed readers tipped Engadget to the inclusion of the CFast slot on the front of the workhorse 8560w, which was clearly visible the whole time, but absent [...]
Windows 8 Metro Login Screen and Tasbar Caught on Video
Windows 8 is picking up speed and now that early builds have leaked to torrent websites, we are starting to see more of the new Windows 8 features like the Metro – Windows Phone 7 inspired – login screen and the ability to set a video as your user login tile. The new login screen [...]
Lenovo IdeaPad Z570 Up For Sale With Metal Body at $699
The Lenovo Ideapad Z570 was announced at CES 2011, alongside a collection of similar looking but different sized IdeaPad notebooks, but has been missing in action up until now. Lenovo has just put the IdeaPad Z570 up for sale with a starting price of $699. The Lenovo IdeaPad Z570 comes with a metal shell similar [...]
Earth Day: Paper Based Biodegradable Notebook Cases Coming
Just in time for Earth Day, PEGA, is announcing a new biodegradable computer case. The paper-based case was displayed at the Milan furniture fair and is just a prototype for now, but it does offer a biodegradable notebook casing made out or recycled paper. The biodegradable computer case can be injection molded just like the [...]
Toshiba Satellite E305-S1990 Review: First Impressions & Specs (Video)
The Toshiba Satellite E305 is a new Blue Label 3.0 notebook sold exclusively at Best Buy for $899 with many features that normally come in notebooks that cost well over $1,000. In addition to coming with all of the latest specs, the E305 includes an all metal alloy case, anti theft technology and a 2 year warranty. UPDATE: The Full [...]
