May 28, 2010 | computers, hardware, laptops, netbooks
Almost a year ago I predicted that solid state hard drives would be mainstream devices once manufacturers finished ironing out some technical kinks and the price started to come down. What happened? Solid state drives (SSDs) are the devices that work like hard drives...
May 17, 2010 | computers, laptops, search, Vista, Windows tips, Windows7
A lot of people are buying Windows 7 computers! Here’s a roundup of articles about new features to discover and some of the ways that Windows 7 is different than Windows XP. Click on the pictures or the titles for the original articles with all the details to help you...
Apr 29, 2010 | computers, hardware, laptops, mobile, phone
HP is buying Palm. Synergy! Patents! Engineers! Vision! Innovation! New smartphones computers tablets slates operating systems! Whee! I was idly reading stories about the deal when a sentence jumped out at me from the New York Times this morning. If this is true, it...
Mar 15, 2010 | computers, Dell, laptops, shopping
I’m not going to mention every product announcement that comes along, but Dell has introduced some small business laptops and desktops that look particularly appealing. The Dell Vostro 3000 line of laptops come in a variety of screen sizes and weights (13”, 14”, 15”...
Mar 5, 2010 | computers, Dell, laptops, netbooks, shopping
Dell has added the Latitude 13 to its business notebook lineup, with a design that is identical in virtually every respect to the Vostro V13 introduced in December. The “Latitude” brand name is used by Dell to indicate that the notebook includes features for...
Feb 22, 2010 | computers, Dell, hardware, laptops, mobile, shopping, Windows7, wireless
Once my wife saw my Dell Vostro V13, it didn’t take long before we had two Vostro V13s. The Vostro V13 is an ultrathin notebook with a 13” 1366×768 nonglare screen and a full-size keyboard. It’s two-thirds of an inch tall with the lid closed and weighs just 3.5...