Archive for August, 2011
Acer’s New $999 TravelMate Timeline 8481T Makes 14-Inch Notebooks Ultraportable At Last
When choosing an ultraportable consumers have to find a good balance between light weight, power, and display size. Usually a 13-inch notebook will win out over a 14 or 15-inch model due to a more palatable size and weight. But now Acer is offering a tempting new proposition: a 14-inch laptop with a 13-inch’s footprint [...]
How to change Taskbar Notification Area behavior (Quick Tip)
In Windows 7 the Taskbar Notification Area, or System Tray, displays a collection of items used for alerting and quickly adjusting basic system settings such as volume, network, battery power, computer issues, date and time. In this tutorial, we show you how to display and hide items that appear in the Notification Area. Click the [...]
AMD’s Next Generation Chips Herald A Wave Of New Ultraportables
AMD has finally officially announced their new generation of E-Series and C-series chips. The previous generation E-series APUs, the E-240 and E-350, powered popular low-cost ultraportables such as the HP Pavilion dm1 and the MSI X370. The E-350 balanced power, multimedia prowess, and long battery life well. So I’m looking forward to seeing what these [...]
How to disable web browser add ons (Browser Helper Objects)
Browser add-on’s can be very handy; extending the functionality of your favorite web browser. At the same time they can also affect its stability and performance. The more add-ons running in the background, the more likely it can also be an easy target for someone to maliciously target an add-on to compromise the web browser. [...]
Razer Tiamat To Be First 7.1 Surround Sound Headphones
It doesn’t sound like something possible, but Razer promises to deliver a set of 7.1 surround sound headphones in Q4 2011 called the Razer Tiamat. Each side of the headphones will contain five drivers delivering what they call “pinpoint positional surround sound” for gaming primarily. Razer explains that the 10 drives will give you all [...]
Five Awesome MacBook Air Cases
Maybe you just bought a new MacBook Air. Or maybe you still sport the 2010 model, like I do. Either way, you need a great case (or bag) to carry it around in, as well as protect the aluminum lid that scratches so easily. Already earlier this year, we listed ten great cases for the [...]
Ergotron Launches WorkFit-D: Full Size Sit Stand Desk
Ergotron makes some of my favorite sit stand desks. The company has been working on sit stand desks for the past few years, and is announcing a new Sit Stand Desk and updates to various Sit Stand configurations. The new desk is the WorkFit-D, which offers a full size desk that raises and lowers. It [...]
Logitech Solar Keyboard For Mac Launches, Charges With Ambient Light
If you are as sick of replacing the batteries in your wireless keyboard as I am, you may want to pick up the new solar powered keyboard from Logitech, designed to work with the Mac. The new Wireless Solar Keyboard for Mac retails for $60 and comes in five colors. The new Mac specific version uses the same technology which [...]
SUPERAntiSpyware 5 Offers Free Spyware Protection and Removal
When it comes to protecting your computer there are multiple threats out there which aim to take control of your computer and use it for nefarious purposes. Malware and virus threats attempt to take control of your computer and or steal your data. As the criminals get more advanced, consumers need a broader toolkit to [...]
5 Hot Back to School Laptops
With students getting ready for school in the next couple of weeks, here are some suggestions for five hot laptops. Included are a: budget Windows Notebook, all around Windows system, gaming powerhouse computer, high-end Ultra-portable system, and a high-end Powerhouse Money-Doesn’t-Matter system Because your needs are different than the next student, it’s worth spending a [...]
