When I got my first laptop as my every day working machine years and years ago, I found that I could not stand using the keyboard on it all day.
I also found that my neck hurt when I was hunched over to look down at the screen. And trying to use the keypad mouse? Forget [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Computers & Software'
Oyster Laptop Docking Station
April 4th, 2008 · View Comments
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Dell Vostro 1400
April 1st, 2008 · View Comments
I keep hearing from people that travel a lot how the MacBook Air or Asus Eee, but nobody seems to be talking about the Dell Vostro.
Well, I just picked up a Dell Vostro 1400 and I totally love it. Some of the specs…
14.1″ Widescreen WXGA+ (1440×900) display
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz,4MB Cache,800MHz FSB)
Integrated [...]
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Sennheiser PC 166 USB Stereo Multimedia Gaming Headset
March 28th, 2008 · View Comments
When I work at my computer at home or in the office, I like to listen to music without waking the kids or annoying my co-workers.
I also like to have conversations with colleagues and family over my computer. So I needed a new headset that could accomplish both goals.
I found it in the Sennheiser PC [...]
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Amazon Prime
January 25th, 2008 · View Comments
I love shopping on Amazon.com. I do the majority of my online shopping there for books, shoes, magazines, and music – pretty much everything.
If you also shop a lot at Amazon, you should check out Amazon Prime. It’s a membership club on Amazon that enables you to get free or discounted shipping on your orders.
The [...]
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Apple iTunes
December 5th, 2007 · View Comments
iTunes is my personal entertainment center, and contrary to what some folks might think, it’s not just for use with iPods.
Surely, anybody with an iPod is familiar with iTunes as a place to upload your CD’s, purchase audio books, TV shows, movies, music, etc.
But you can use iTunes even if you don’t have an iPod. [...]
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Babylon Translation and Dictionary Software
October 15th, 2007 · View Comments
Babylon Translation and Dictionary Software offers text translation in 17 languages and Wikipedia results in 13 languages, all in a single click.
I’ve been playing around with Babylon a lot for both personal and business reasons.
We’re teaching our kids Spanish, and we use Babylon to create flashcards and other various learning materials.
The way Babylon works is [...]
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One True Media
September 18th, 2007 · View Comments
One True Media is a really good solution for people who want to create videos on the Internet, but don’t know how to do it.
I just tried it out to see how easy is was to create a video, because I’ve been getting hit up by friends and family to create videos for them using [...]
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Seagate FreeAgent Go 160 GB USB External Hard Drive
September 14th, 2007 · View Comments
The Seagate FreeAgent Go 160 GB USB External Hard Drive is a small, portable unit that is just 5″ x 4″ and less than 1″ thick.
Despite the small size and weight, this external hard drive can pack in 160 GB of files.
While I have bigger external hard drives for my desktop computers, this one is [...]
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Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 v2
September 8th, 2007 · View Comments
The Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 v2 is a package deal of a wireless mouse and keyboard.
Lots of bells and whistles with this setup, including a “Zoom Slider” that gives you one-touch access to the photo tools you use most , “My Favorites” keys for shortcuts to photos, folders, files and sites, and enhanced function [...]
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Targus Ultra Mini USB 4-Port Hub
September 5th, 2007 · View Comments
If you’re like me, it seems like I keep on buying more and more items that require their USB cord to be plugged into my PC. Although I have 8 ports on my Dell in which to plug in, most of them are in the back of my desktop and I have cords popping out [...]
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