Archive for August, 2011
How to manually download and install Windows Updates
Just like downloading offline definitions for your Antivirus utility, you can do the same for Windows Updates. If you are on a slow connection, or lack the consistent availability of Internet and would like to keep your machine updated offline, this article will show you how. Offline updates can also be important if you work [...]
Samsung Series 7 Notebooks Offer Sleek Speed at Surprising Prices
Samsung unveiled a new collection of notebooks today as part of the powerful Samsung Series 7 collection. These notebooks come in both 14″ and 15.6″ sizes, but like many new notebooks, they use a slimmer bezel and enhancements in design that allow for the 14″ models to come in a size that is traditionally used [...]
Dell Latitude E5520 Notebook Drops to $779 After 42% In Savings
If you need a durable notebook to take back to school or to take to work, the Dell Latitude E5520 is a good choice, especially when you can save 42% off the list price. Through friday, you can get a Dell Latitude E5520 notebook for $779 with free next business day shipping after an instant [...]
The Essential 10 Apps For Your New Mac
When you get a new Mac home from the Apple Store, it can be tough to know what to do first. Thankfully the out of the box experience is much more optimized than on the Windows side of things, so there’s less housekeeping to do before you get on to the work or on to the [...]
How To Do a Windows 7 Repair Upgrade
Sometimes you have to reinstalling Windows. You might wonder if this means backing up files as well as reinstalling applications and drivers. You don’t have to. One way to get around this, while fixing whatever problem you are having with Windows 7, is to do a simple repair upgrade. A repair upgrade is the simple [...]
Razer Blade: High End Gaming Notebook with MultiTouch Control Panel
Razer makes some pretty awesome gaming accessories for computers including my favorite mouse and a pretty nice looking set of 7.1 surround sound headphones that will be shipping soon, but today revealed what looks like one of the most interesting and beautiful laptop designs to show up in quite some time. The perfectly named Razer Blade display [...]
How to Reinstall or Repair Microsoft Office
If you are experiencing problems with your Microsoft Office applications, such as applications not opening, not responding or unexpected error messages, then a reinstall or repair might be in order. The first thing to try is a repair installation. A repair installation fixes broken program files that might be preventing Microsoft Office from functioning properly. [...]
How to create a side by side installation with different versions of Microsoft Office
If you want to have more than one version of Microsoft Office installed on your computer you can do so by creating a side by side installation. This can be for a number of reasons, including convenience and compatibility. For instance, you might need to share a database with users running an older version of [...]
Sony VAIO Z Teardown Video Shows Tech Inside Super Thin Notebook
The Sony VAIO Z is thinner than a MacBook Air and uses an external Thunderbolt connection to link up to a much more powerful external GPU. In order to make the VAIO Z so thin, engineers had to change the approach to how your laptop is put together. Instead of stacking parts, like is common on most [...]
How To Change Your Computer’s Language Setup
Technology, of course, has to adapt to a varied environment. For the families, communities and businesses that use more than one language, Windows 7 makes working in such scenarios easier with multi-lingual input. How to enable language input? The first thing we will need to do is enable support for additional languages. Click Start, type: [...]
