Xavier Lanier

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Top 10 Data Disasters and Recoveries for 2008

Knoll Ontrack's put together a list of the top 10 data disasters and recoveries of 2008. The company's Ontrack Data Recovery service is able to recover data from just about any hard drive or memory card, even when they're physically damaged. The good news is that services like Ontrack's can recover your precious memories even if it's been through a hurricane or roasted in an oven. Of course there's a steep price for this kind of service, but it's probably worth it for many users considering their data can easily be worth more than their notebooks.
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10 Ways You Can Get More Out of Your Notebook in the Bad Economy

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.
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How to Upgrade a Unibody MacBook Pro’s Memory

The new aluminum MacBook and MacBook Pro sure look sharp, but it's a pain to upgrade their RAM. Nate from Gearlive put together a great tutorial on how to upgrade to the maximum 4GB of RAM.
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Apple’s Last Macworld Minus Steve Jobs

Apple's cutting back on trade shows and sent out a terse email saying Macworld 2009 would be its last and that Philip Schiller, an Apple senior VP, will stand in for Steve Jobs to deliver the keynote. Apple announced the MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air at recent MacWorlds, but the company says it's reaching customers enough with its retail stores and Web site.

Notebooks.com Holiday Gift Guide: Home Gadgets

Here are five digital gift ideas that can please the entire family at home and help you get more out of the digital content that you've already paid for or created. I'm only recommending items that I've owned or used extensively in my own home for this portion of our Holiday Gift Guide.
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Still More HP Magic Giveaways to Enter

If you haven't won an HP Magic Giveaway contest there's still time to enter. Dennis Hodge won Notebooks.com's contest just by agreeing to share the magic with some people in need. Other contest are even easier to enter. Here's a full list of sites that haven't announced their winners yet:
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And the Winner is………

Thank you to everyone that participated in the HP Magic Giveaway here at Notebooks.com. We asked our readers to earn entry points by spreading the word about the contest and telling us how they'd share the magic with others. More points were awarded to those who agreed to share their prize package and especially to those who agreed to share the package with a school or non-profit.
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Top 10 tips for Maintaining a Windows Vista computer

As a new Windows Vista PC/notebook user you will need to be prepared to deal with the amount of memory Windows Vista uses up. It is critical for you to know how to keep your PC in good shape and optimize your computer so it can run fast. I will share some tips in this article which I've been using on my Vista computer. I hope this article is useful for someone new to the Windows Vista operating system.
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HP MIni 1000: How to Upgrade RAM in Less Than 20 Seconds (video)

Today I upgraded my Mini 1000's memory from 1GB to 2GB in less than 20 seconds and I didn't even need to use a screw driver. Upgrading RAM on a notebook is usually a pretty simple task for experienced computer users, but I don't see how HP could've made this any easier on the Mini 1000. Check out this video to see what I mean.

Wishing for a MacBook Pro Dock…

I'm enjoying my new unibody MacBook Pro, but not having a docking solution is a real pain. Things are really crowded since all of the ports are on the left side of the new MacBook Pro and while this notebook is uber stylish on its own, things can get ugly once you plug in your peripherals.

Gift Idea: Rosetta Stone Language Learning Software

RosettaStone can help you or your student learn 31 languages and dialects using a computer instead of books, CDs or lectures. RosettaStone’s software would make a great gift for anyone who wants to learn a language, but doesn’t want to sit through tortuous lectures. RosettaStone has it’s flaws, but I prefer it to learning languages in a classroom.

Review: HP Mini 1000 Netbook Earns Notebooks.com Editor’s Choice Award

A lot of netbooks look and feel like toys, but HP’s blessed the Mini 1000 with design cues borrowed from its Pavilion notebooks, making it the best looking netbook to date. This Mini 1000 is an excellent choice for anyone that understands the limitations of a netbook, likes the idea of simplicity and favors style over having a couple of extra ports and plugs.

HP Lowers Mini 1000 Prices, Now Starting at $359

HP's lowered its pricing on the Mini 1000 series of netbooks, which now have a starting price of $359 at the HP Home & Home Ofice store. As early as last week the Mini 1000 had a starting price of $399.
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Tip: Some Useful Gmail Tools

This is a guest tip from Notebooks.com reader SwtDreamer16, who submitted five reasons things that are great about Gmail. Any Notebooks.com reader who submits a tips entry earns 10 entries in the HP Magic Giveaway contest. Selections we put on the home page earn an additional five entries.
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Adacosta’s Video Entry to the HP Magic Giveaway

Adacosta is the first contestant to share his story on video. He plans on sharing the magic and donating part of the prize package to his church, which doesn't have the resources to buy computers for its parishioners to use. Adacosta is from Jamaica, a part of the world where mobile technology is not nearly as prominent as here in the U.S.

Enter the Notebooks.com HP Magic Giveaway Now!

Today we're kicking off our HP Magic Giveaway contest and hope you'll help spread the Magic in the spirit of the holidays. As of right now you can enter the contest and win a prize package that includes $6,000 worth HP and Microsoft gear.
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Live.com Will NOT offer Make Good for HP 40% Cash Back Disaster

It's been a week since Live.com kicked off its 40% Cash Back on HP products Black Friday promotion and things just went from bad to worse. On Monday a Microsoft spokesperson told CNet that there would be a do-over so customers who couldn't access the HP store via Live.com ads on Black Friday could receive the deals they were promised. I've just learned however that Microsoft will NOT be be rerunning the promotion in any way, shape or form.