Archive for February, 2008
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008What? Wireless SD cards? Yep, it’s a new product called Eye-Fi, here’s how it works, you put one of these cards into your digital camera and the camera automatically uploads the pictures to your computer via wifi.
Looking for a ultra light and portable laptop
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Apple’s Macbook Air is very thin and light it weighs in at about 3 pounds the edges are 1.6 inches thick. if you every seen that Apple commercial where they put the laptop in an office manila envelope that’s a great demonstration on how thin the Macbook Air really is. It’s a little pricey though at about 1700 dollars.
How do I create a blog
Monday, February 25th, 2008A blog (content management system) is software that manages content on your website for you so basically all you need to do is write the content and click a button and it go’s live on the web. Basic understanding of html does help but not necessary, but you really should learn it’s pretty easy and does come in handy if you want to customize your own blog in the future.
Computer doesn’t see my external hard drive
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008My computer doesn’t see my external hard drive when I plug it in through the usb.
Why do people create computer viruses
Thursday, February 21st, 2008In the early days of computing many of the viruses and malware were written by “script kiddies” usually smart young kids who needed a hobby, they created viruses that would do silly things like opening and closing the cd trays it was a form of vandalism. If there was a virus on your computer back then you would know it.
Grandma’s buying a new computer
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008Apple’s Macintosh computers are great for home users, no viruses no spyware the kind of stuff Windows users have to worry about so you won’t need to buy any antivirus or spyware software.
Check battery level on PS3 controller
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008Checking the battery level on the PS3 controller is as easy as pushing a button. When the PS3 is on in the main menu press and hold down the “PS” button for about 2 seconds, the “PS” button is the little circle button in the middle of the Playstation 3 controller.
Increasing virtual memory in XP
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008If you get a little yellow balloon that pops up on your task bar warning you that the virtual memory is low it should not be a great cause of concern. If this happens just once that’s OK because that balloon basically says Windows has found a problem and is fixing it (hopefully it does).
Computer display is sideways
Sunday, February 17th, 2008This is a common question, and usually involves a cat. Some video cards allow you to flip the video sideways so you could turn your monitor sideways for more screen real estate. This is probably good for tablet laptop PC’s or lcd displays that allow you to flip the screen 90 degrees. I think most users accidentally stumble into this hidden feature.
I want to replace ipod battery
Saturday, February 16th, 2008Every time I charge my Ipod its says low battery? If your Ipod is a few years old than it’s probably a dead battery, lithium ion batteries can only do certain number of recharges and after that it cannot hold a proper charge.
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