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That Damn PC

Archive for the ‘Laptops’ Category

June 19th, 2008

Most used PC tool

I was looking at my Eee PC computer the other day and I was trying to figure what applications I should leave on there. I decided to ask you all what programs you might use on a daily basis. Then I decided I’d probably get answers like, “YouPorn and Firefox or my web […]

By Jesse -- 1 comment

June 12th, 2008

Size doesn’t matter, unless you’re a PC

Size doesn’t matter… Or so they say but the Eee PC could be the exception to the rule. A fellow blogger, Lia, wrote about the HP Voodoo, the Mac Air Rival. I say phooey! We don’t need a $2100 lightweight laptop, we need a 7″ computer that can handle the everyday […]

By Jesse -- 2 comments

May 31st, 2008

This is not the way to save your passwords

Look, I know 15 character, multi-symboled, including 3 numbers and 4 capital letter passwords are no picnic or walk in the park and should probably be outlawed but this is no way to store them. There are plenty of password managers out there like KeePass, Billeo, and PassPack (now known as Passpack) — so […]

By Jesse -- 5 comments

January 12th, 2008

Troubleshooting: Laptop doesnt start

If your laptop does not start at all or it starts but will not boot properly, it’s possible that you can fix the laptop at home without taking it to a repair center. Here are some excellent troubleshooting tips for you:

Situation 1.
The laptop appears to be dead. You plug the AC adapter but the LEDs […]

By Kiven -- 0 comments

March 30th, 2007

Dont buy these PCs

The worst PC’s as rated by PC Magazine:

When our editors and analysts review a product, I pay attention. Like many of you, I consult our reviews before I open my wallet. This is especially important for big-ticket items, like computers. Reading a review of a 5-star desktop is helpful, but it can be even more […]

By Kiven -- 0 comments

September 20th, 2006

Murder defense: Jury asked to blame defective laptop for man’s death in fire

Fire up your laptop lately?
Dell laptop catches fire at Yahoo research building. [TG Daily] Yahoo flickr photos of toasted laptops (only 34 photos so far). Crikey, there’s almost 3,000 articles on Google News about exploding and burning Dells. Every time we buy a new computer, something like this happens. Dell has company: Sony, Toshiba […]

By Mary Ford -- 0 comments

September 19th, 2006

Top 10 tips to survive laptop disaster: what to do if your laptop is dropped, catches fire, gets ripped off, is smashed, or just plain won’t boot

Top 10 tools to use when your laptop or notebook goes belly-up or worse:
You got that laptop so you could travel with all your data and necessary programs, right? Problem is: laptops are vulnerable to all kinds of ugly scenarios: they’re easy to steal (Digital sleuthing grows on business, home fronts) they’re fragile; they catch […]

By Mary Ford -- 15 comments

May 8th, 2006

Never Crack Open a Laptop

I spent all day performing surgery on an IBM Lenovo Thinkpad T42 today. It was a bitch. I had to replace the motherboard and I swear I’m a laptop motherboard virgin. I had 4 screws left over and 2 holes that needed screws. !!!
But, on the plus side, the computer works and […]

By Aaron -- 0 comments

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