If you took advantage of the $30 student discount on Windows 7 upgrades through Digital River you may have run into a roadblock when you tried to install the up...
For the past month Andre, one of our knowledgeable bloggers, has been working to introduce readers to Windows y. His very detailed and easy to follow guides cover everything from choosing what version of Windows 7 fits your needs to a Guided tour of the new operating system. This post brings all of his guides to one central location so that you can learn how to do practically anything in Windows 7.
Dual screens are an absolute must for anyone who works with multiple documents or windows that contain relevant data. Unfortunately not every company is willing to spend the money for a second graphics card and a monitor. Thankfully that doesn't matter anymore. Thanks to a cool application called MaxiVista you can turn any networked notebook into a second monitor.
A little while back we brought you news about how students could grab an inexpensive copy of the Microsoft Office 2007 suite of tools. However, there are Micros...
Starting October 22nd, many people will start the process of upgrading from previous versions of Windows to Windows 7 RTM. After spending a long while with Windows 7 as my main OS since January 7th, I am excited about this major release that introduces many benefits to daily experiences on the PC at home and work. I want to take a look at installing Windows 7 and I will also be doing an Upgrade Story in a future post, just to get an idea of what its like. Let's get started!
All too often I see a familiar scene. Someone pulls their nice laptop out of a carrying case, then they proceed to set the computer on top of the case from when...
I'm pretty sure that Apple slipped this in with the iPhone OS 3.0 update; there is finally a way to see the exact battery percentage in your iPhone's status bar...
This October Windows 7 will be released to the public and unlike past upgrades most users, including those who are using Windows XP, won't be able to upgrade to Windows 7 without backing up data to an external hard drive and reformatting their computer. For novice computer users this can be a tricky process but thanks to PCmover, upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 is simple.
Gmail is wildly popular and for good reason. It is one of the most advanced email tools out there: it offers a huge amount of storage, has tons of time saving f...
Sick of the small mousepad on your new netbook? Wish you could sit back and watch Hulu or browse the web from the couch with your computer connected to an HDTV? Do you have an Android powered phone? If you answered yes to these questions then Gmote is exactly what you need.
Gmail is wildly popular and for good reason. It is one of the most advanced email tools out there: it offers a huge amount of storage, has tons of time saving f...
Does your MacBook burn your legs? Does the every running fan give you a headache? Take control of the fans using smcFanControl, an amazing free little utility. ...
I used to take great pride in all the work I put into customizing Firefox on my netbook. I had installed several extensions, even diving into the source to make an old favorite compatible, all for a few extra pixels. After all of this work, I loved showing off my netbook optimized installation of Firefox to other netbook users but this always led to a lengthy customization process on their netbooks. Now, thanks to the Meerkat Firefox Extension, optimizing your netbook for the web only takes 30 seconds.
One of the busiest (and best) times to buy a laptop is during the back to school season. For the average user, prices are as good as they’ll get until Black Friday and there are plenty of fresh models available. This year, the hard part about buying a laptop for back to school won’t be finding a good deal it will be finding the right computer for you.
The iPhone 3G S is the the first iPhone to record videos and it's easy to save them onto your computer. But sometimes videos will playback sideways, which is caused by rotating your iPhone 3G S after hitting record. In this video tutorial, I'll show you how to correct these sideways videos on your notebook.
As someone who spends most of his waking hours attached to computers, I'm the guy in the family that everyone goes to for tech support and advice. My parents have been using computers for years, but like many others run into roadblocks on a regular basis. I've decided to start publishing my family and friend's computer questions, along with my answers from now on.
Last week, while I attended HP/Vivienne Tam's fashion week events, I learned how to fix the previously reported HP Mini 1000 webcam issue. It turns out the real problem is a bit of film stuck to the inside of the screen, which blocks the webcam. It made my webcam look like it had a dark pair of sunglasses on.
BatteryBar is a huge improvement over the standard battery meter you'll find on your standard notebook. Instead of just giving the approximate time until your battery dies BatteryBar gives you a full readout of your battery's status and health.
As daily reports confirm, we're now officially in a recession. Consumer spending is down for the first time since 1991. Whether you're one of the many people that want (or need) to continue using their old notebook or you just managed to buy that dreamt-of newest model, the good news is you can follow these 10 easy steps to make your notebook - old or new - go a long way in the bad economy.