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Free Ways to Get More From Your Mobile Phone

These apps can make you look like the smartest guy in the room, reduce the amount of wasted calls and even save you money. No more awkward calls to your friends when you really don’t want to talk to them and just want to hit them up for info or directions.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on May 3, 2007  | 

Another Reminder to Keep Your Notebooks Safe

One of the best known tech bloggers learned an expensive lesson in San Francisco when someone busted his car’s window to steal a notebook.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on April 20, 2007  | 

How to Avoid Notebook ‘Craplets’

Walt Mosberg of the Wall Street Journal bought a Sony Vaio SZ series notebook a few weeks ago and was upset about the amount of trial software, demos and ads that came installed on it.

He blames these ‘craplets’ for slowing down his system and making the experience of buying a new Vista notebook unpleasant. The craplets can slow down boot times, hinder performance and take up valuable hard drive space.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on April 13, 2007  | 

FBI Loses 160 Laptops: Lessons to Learn

Unfortunately, no individual or group is immune to laptop theft. In today’s mobile world, computer theft is commonplace. Many organizations are grappling with how to secure and accurately track laptop computers. The FBI is no exception.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on March 23, 2007  | 

How To: Rebuild Your Laptop’s Battery

If you don’t want to spend a lot of cash on a new battery, here’s a HowTo on rebuilding your laptop’s Li-Ion battery. This is definitely only for those whom are very comfortable with tearing apart electronics and putting them back together. This tutorial uses a Fujitsu Lifbook for demonstration purposes.link

Continue Reading  |  Posted on May 18, 2006  |