Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Special Edition - Laptops

$299 laptop specials keep back-to-school shoppers happy; would you buy over a Netbook?

Specials for fully-featured notebook PCs with $299 price tags are helping laptops stake out ground against the popular 10-inch Netbook segment in a tough economy. With bigger screens, optical drives, much more memory and some graphics horsepower to speak of, the $299 laptop is, believe it or not, giving 10-inch Netbooks a run for their money,

Ask the editor: Should I buy a new laptop now, or wait for Windows 7?

Most consumers purchasing Vista-powered PCs from June 26 through January 31, 2010, are entitled to free upgrades to Windows 7. But how you get the upgrade varies from manufacturer to manufacturer--and includes some caveats and asterisks.

Should Starbucks ban laptops?

some coffee shop owners have decided to fight back against the laptop squatting fraternity.

Five ways to keep laptop thieves from jacking your data

Laptops and netbooks are everywhere, and thieves love snatching them from coffee shops and cars. There are a number of simple security measures you can take, however, to ensure that your data is reasonably protected in the event that your laptop is nabbed.

Notebook BatteryInfo - Free

Notebook BatteryInfo displays the mobile computer battery charging capacity. By default Windows has only a small battery icon in the Taskbar as capacity display. BatteryInfo places a battery symbol panel left beside the Taskbar Icon area. The battery symbol can display additional information like current power consumption or the remaining time.

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