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Laptop for Dummies, 3rd Edition

by David Allen on June 23rd, 2009
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The “For Dummies” series is brilliant, there are plenty of subjects to choose from, but on this occasion, the subject is Laptops and so within it there is plenty of information for the new user who is completely familiar with everything that these machines can do. Below is just a few poi ...

Sensor creates a touchscreen display

by David Allen on June 12th, 2009
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For a long time, there has been a move by many people to hack their own laptops to turn them into a touchscreen device. But that is not for everyone as it can be highly technical and so requires a certain amount of knowledge as this is not for everyone it is great that with a simple device any mini ...

Flat panel privacy panel

by David Allen on June 9th, 2009
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There is nothing worse than having someone looking over your shoulder at your laptop screen while you are working on it, apart from covering it with your arms or holding the display right up to your face there is only one other alternative like this flat panel privacy screen designed for 12.1 inch d ...

Replacement keyboard for Dell Inspiron

by David Allen on June 1st, 2009
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Replacing a laptop has never been easier with this HQRP branded replacement laptop keyboard, it is compatible with Compatible Laptop Models: Dell Inspiron 1420 1520 1521 1525 1526 / Dell PP26L. Technical Details HQRP Replacement Netbook Keyboard plus HQRP Mouse pad; Type: Internal Laptop K ...

The ThermaPak seventeen inch cooling pad

by David Allen on June 1st, 2009
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This is a real alternative to powered laptop cooling pads as it appears to be a mere pad, yet this uses heat shift technology to move heat away from the computer and therefore enabling it to stay cool. It has crystals inside that does the job and requires no power or refrigeration. Are you ti ...

The Belkin cooling strip

by David Allen on May 25th, 2009
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This cooling strip is inexpensive and useful way of making sure that laptops are not over heating and getting damaged in the process. The cooling strip from Belkin is a neat plastic strip that has pins underneath that raise up the laptop at the back to let cool air to flow in. Product Feature ...

The Antec Unbeatable Cooler

by David Allen on May 22nd, 2009
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Performance is paramount these days especially if the laptop user is into applications that are demanding on the computers resources. However, that means heat, and it is not very good for the computer, therefore a cooler can make a lot of difference to the performance. Product Features and Te ...

Mac lookalike from RussianMac

by David Allen on May 22nd, 2009
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There are a few firms around the world who sell products that resemble Apple computers, PhyStar is one and the other appears to be a company called RussianMac. Although Apple have no immediate plans to release a mini laptop yet, it seems that RussianMac do and have launched a Mac looking mini laptop ...

Belkin travel surge protector

by David Allen on May 21st, 2009
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This has been designed to protect laptops from energy surges from power points in countries that use 100VAC and 240VAC power supplies. A power surge can render you laptop useless so protection is a valuable resource. Product Features and Technical Details Product Features Sold Individually ...

Mini laptops come with malware

by David Allen on May 20th, 2009
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It seems that there is no point in attempting to block malware and other viruses from attacking your new mini laptop. Because according to the anti software firm Kaspersky they recently found that a brand new $499 mini laptop running Windows XP already had malware inside. Therefore, it is recom ...