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Easy Tech Tips for my Mom and Dad (and everyone else)

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

As someone who spends most of his waking hours attached to computers, I’m the guy in the family that everyone goes to for tech support and advice. My parents have been using computers for years, but like many others run into roadblocks on a regular basis. I’ve decided to start publishing my family and friend’s computer questions, along with my answers from now on.

10 Ways You Can Get More Out of Your Notebook in the Bad Economy

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

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.

How to Upgrade a Unibody MacBook Pro’s Memory

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

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.

Top 10 tips for Maintaining a Windows Vista computer

Friday, December 12th, 2008

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.

HP MIni 1000: How to Upgrade RAM in Less Than 20 Seconds (video)

Friday, December 12th, 2008

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.

Tip: Some Useful Gmail Tools

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

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.

NumberKey: Turn your iPhone into a MacBook Keypad

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Numberkey is an application that turns your iPhone into a numerical keypad pad. To make Numberkey work you need to install the $1.99 application on your iPhone and your MacBook.

AT&T Offers Free WiFi for iPhone 3G Users at Starbucks….Finally

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

AT&T’s iPhone 3G customers can finally get free WiFi at Starbucks and other AT&T hotspots. AT&T’s 3G service is spotty (to say the least), which is especially frustrating for those of us spending $30 a month for the service. Free WiFi is the least AT&T can do for forcing so many iPhone 3G users suffer on the EDGE network.

How To: Get 3G HSDPA Card into an Asus Eee PC

Friday, December 28th, 2007

3G wireless cards are typically the domain of high-priced business notebooks, but one blogger’s managed to jam a HSDPA modem into the uber-affordable Asus Eee PC.