Product Requirements: Device: PC or MAC with a USB 1.1 or 2.0 port I’m a tea drinker and have been since I came out of the womb. My mom would fix us hot tea every morning for breakfast (good old Lipton) and we would then have iced tea for supper. It’s no wonder that now, […]
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Product Requirements: Windows XP, 25MB free disk space, One free USB port Back in the late 70’s and early 80s, my parents trusted me to stay in the house by myself and not invite friends over when I was left at home alone. There really wasn’t that much I could do that would put me
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Product Requirements: A computer with a USB port There is something so James Bond about the product I am reviewing today… I can almost hear the music cuing in as Pierce Brosnan slips this tiny purple stick into an enemy’s computer, downloads all of their files, and then casually walks out of the evil lair
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Product Requirements: A laptop computer It’s no secret that laptops can crank out some heat. This fact is never so obvious as when you are either working with a laptop while it sits directly on your lap, or when a laptop is your main computer and it sits on a desk running most of the
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Product Requirements: Device: A compatible notebook computer. Complete list here. Peripheral Powering System (PPS) requires a compatible handheld or mobile phone. When Julie and I bought our Fujitsu 2100 laptops last year, we had a full menu of options and accessories from which to choose. Right off the bat we added more memory, extended batteries
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Product Requirements: Device: Laptop Computer – either PC or MAC that conforms to following: can open to a full, open-face position and laptop body from base to top measures less than 1 1/2” thick. The following computers do not meet this specification: Toshiba Satellite 2430, Compaq Presario 1200, the white/”ice” iBook (note: the older “clamshell”
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Product Requirements: Device: Windows 98 or higher I do a lot of scanning of documents as I hate keeping paper. I don’t mind the mundane and mindless activity of scanning but I (more so my wife!) do not like to be stuck to my PC and trusty flatbed scanner for long periods while scanning.
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Product Requirements: Device: A laptop computer with a USB port As anyone who likes to work on their laptop in a darkened room can tell you, the computer screen is not going to cast enough light on the keyboard to make for easy typing. I suppose that there are some touch typists (like Julie) that
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Product Requirements: Device: PDA with a Type I or II slot, Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME/XP, MAC OS 8.6 and above I’m an accessory pack rat. Useful little do-dads make me smile. Especially when I can pull one out of my gear bag to help solve my own or someone else’s problem. Case in point: The Semson’s &
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Product Requirements: Device: Windows 98 or later Mac OS 8.6 or later I think my quest for a great media card reader has finally come to an end. After reviewing both the CSD4 and Dazzle readers, I wasn’t sure I was going to find a reader that was just right. But, when Brando contacted me
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Product Requirements: Device: A laptop computer with an open USB port The minute I saw the Irxis ilūm, I knew I needed one. There have so many times when I have been on my laptop in the evening, and my husband has wanted to veg out on the couch and watch TV with our office’s
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Product Requirements: Device: Macintosh: At least one available USB port, Mac OS 8.6 or greater, Mac OS X v10.1.3 or greater Windows: At least one available USB port, Windows 98/Me/2000/XP or greater Not too long ago I reviewed a 4-way PCMCIA card reader that I thought was almost perfect. The only thing that would have
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Product Requirements: Device: Windows® 98SE, Windows® 2000, Windows® ME, and Windows® XP, Mac OS 9.x I’ve been on a quest for awhile now. The quest to find the perfect media card reader. I started way back when with a Sandisk parallel port reader. It worked great, but only accepted Compact Flash (CF) cards. I replaced
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Product Requirements: Device: A Laptop computer So let’s say that you are sitting on your couch, holding your laptop, surfing wirelessly. Or perhaps you are at a seminar – sitting in a row of chairs, and you need to take notes on your laptop. Sure, you can perch your computer in your lap, but
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Product Requirements: Device: The following equipment with a PCMCIA Card rated Type II Slot: PC/AT compatible machines, Apple Macintosh PowerBooks, Handheld PCs Operating Systems: Windows XP/2000/Me/98 (Including SE)/95 Windows CE 2.0 and later Mac OS 8.5/8.6/9.0/9.0.4/9.1/9.2/9.2.1 (This product is not compatible with Sleep functions) I have been looking for a way to consolidate all of
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Product Requirements: Device: Almost any Laptop Computer Last year I made the decision that it was time to go completely mobile. This was a decision that was a long time in the making, but I felt that the time had come after taking so many trips over the last couple of years and feeling completely
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Product Requirements: Device: Windows 2000, XP and a free USB port Since my first days with the PalmPilot, I’ve been interested in alternate input methods for PDAs. I’ve looked at T9, Fitaly and Silkyboard among others. But what about alternate input methods for the desktop PC? Other than Dvorak keyboards, you don’t really hear about
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Product Requirements: System: Macintosh: At least one available USB port, Mac OS 8.0 or greater Windows: At least one available USB port, Windows 98/Me/2000/XP or greater Linux: At least one available USB port, Linux 2.4.1 or greater Device: Laptop with a USB port I admit it. When Julie told me that she was sending me
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Product Requirements: Desktop: Windows 98, 2000 (driver included on floppy) Mac OS 9.x (driver available via download) USB port Removable storage options such as the Iomega ZIP and Jazz drives have been popular for a while now. The ability to carry large chunks of data from computer to computer without needing a box of floppies
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Product Requirements: By the Book: Windows 95/98, Windows NT, or DOS (Version 6.2 or later) PCMCIA type III slot conforming to PCMCIA’s Standard Version 2.1 or later; Card and Socket Services compliant to version 2.0 or later; For data/fax communication: an application, terminal or fax software such as HyperTerminal, ProComm, WinFax, etc. (not included) For
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