Tag: hardware
Lenovo Announces IdeaPad Y480 and Y580 Laptops
At CES 2012 today, Lenovo announced two new IdeaPad laptops, the IdeaPad Y480 and the IdeaPad Y580, both of which will hit shelves this coming April starting at $899. The offerings will replace the current Y series models that the company has on sale, a lineup that includes the Y470 and the Y570. Starting with [...]
How To Diagnose and Resolve Blue Screens of Death (BSODs)
Windows 7 is built on the reliability of the Windows NT code base, which has strong lineage dating back to the early 90’s. With recent releases of Windows such as Vista and Windows 7, the platform is even more robust. However, Windows is still susceptible to instability. But are the root causes of this always [...]
How to Troubleshoot Sound Problems in Windows
Sound is an important part of using your PC. We use our notebooks to listen to music, listen to the audio in a movie, while we chat with friends and to listen to online radio and video. Sound also indicates various events that take place in Windows, alerting you to a completed download, computer startup, [...]
How To Install, Update and Troubleshoot Hardware in Windows 7
Hardware is an essential part of using your Windows PC. These days, adding new hardware can be as simple as plugging in a mouse to hooking up multiple displays, connecting game consoles and dealing with the ever frustrating printer setup. All of these accessories can lead to a lot of complexity, but Windows 7 does [...]
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Is a New MacBook Apple Store’s 10th Anniversary Surprise? [5 Reasons]
Apple is quickly approaching the 10th anniversary of entering the retail space, a move which has played a large role in the company’s success in the notebook, smartphone and tablet markets. Rumor has it that Apple is preparing the 230 U.S. Apple stores for a huge event on or around May 19th. Employees have reportedly been told [...]
Samsung and Acer Google Chromebooks Launch June 15th: Details, Specs & Pricing
Today at Google I/O a developer event for all things Google, the company announced the much anticipated Google Chrome Notebook. We have come a way since the original cr-48 prototype, which users had a chance to try last year, and now have two new Chromebooks coming June 15th from Samsung and Acer. Google Chromebook Models, [...]
How to Reinstall Windows 7 From Scratch: An Effective Method for a Clean Install
Yes, I said effectively, there is always a right way to do something and installing Windows 7 is no different. I have discussed many times the virtues of using system imaging in Windows 7, but sometimes you just want to start things from scratch with a clean slate. This can be beneficial by removing any gunk [...]
Get to know your PC with CPU-Z
If you don’t know a lot about your notebook configuration like your hardware, processor model, RAM size and speed, BIOS brand and version then you should check out CPU-Z. CPU-Z is a freeware program that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system and reveals all kinds of information about your hardware. [...]
Gboard- Google shortcuts with USB style now available
Are you a Gmail user? Of course you are. Most people are now a days. Are you a hardcore, use it everyday, shortcut-using Gmailer? If so, the Gboard may be the device for you this Christmas. This device is a USB keyboard with all of the Gmail shortcuts. Now the keyboard only shows 19 [...]
Crash and Burn: 1 in 3 Notebooks fail within 3 years
Squaretrade, a company that provides third party warranties, released the results of a notebook durability which found that nearly a third of notebooks fail within 3 years. The study, performed on 30,000 laptops under their care, found that 20.4% died of hardware failures and 10.6% failed due to damage caused by an accident. The study [...]
