There have been so many times that I have needed to transpose written text from a document in hand to a document on my computer. When it is an entire document, such as a lease on which I am changing terms before returning, I’ll generally scan the entire document into Word using my desktop scanner/printer […]
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Some days it seems as if my desktop is lit up like a veritable Christmas Tree, and I don’t see it getting any better anytime soon. I have green LEDs glowing for my desktop speakers, wireless mouse, PPC-6700 cradle and wireless router. Blue LEDs glow from my external hard drive, iPod charger / card reader
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Back when I was using a Fuji P2110 laptop as my main computer, I would get concerned because its underside always seemed to be so hot to the touch. Not surprisingly, it wasn’t unusual to have an occasional blue screen reset after periods of hard use. I suspected that these “blue screens of death” were
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Today I am going to take a look a the Jetart Technology ThermoEye, a device with dual temperature sensors, which can be used to monitor the temperature of two separate locations – or two separate devices. Included in the packaging are the ThermoEye device, a CR2032 battery, a dual sensor cable, a Velcro mounting
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Turning your notebook computer into a desktop replacement is commonplace these days. Who wants a large noisy tower anyway, when they can have a smaller quiet machine that they can also take with them when they travel. But once you start using a notebook as your main computer, you might start to notice little things
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Laptop desks are nothing new, but the Laptop Lap Desk from Xbrand has an added feature that may cause you to add it to your shopping list. This rigid black plastic laptop desk has a flip out mouse pad, that is great for those of you that hate using the built in touch pad or
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Road warriors now have another option when it comes to propping up their notebook computer on a desk or lap. The Cool Travel from Xbrand (not to be confused with the XT-Stand that I reviewed awhile back) is a light weight folding stand. Made of plastic and weighing only 7 ounces, this stand folds up
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Product Requirements: Device: Any device that can accommodate a Type II CF card I live by the Boy Scout motto: Be Prepared. I have a zippered pouch in my gear bag that has all kinds of little adapters and tools. Things like the Victorinox CyberTool and FlexUSB adapter. I just found another adapter that will
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Product Requirements: Device: Any device that can accommodate an SD card, or any USB port Ideative Inc., the company that brought us the FlexUSB doo-hickey, are now offering 128mb SD cards. These aren’t ordinary SD cards though… These cards have a built in USB connector, alleviating the need for a separate flash card reader. While
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Product Requirements: Device: A laptop computer The very idea behind the laptop computer is that it will be a portable means of taking everything along. Files can be accessed and worked on while the user is just about anywhere, even in some of the most cramped and inconvenient locations imaginable. Due to the dimensions of
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Product Requirements: Device: Windows XP,2000,ME,98SE Mac OS X 10.2.6 or higher After reviewing the Logitech MX1000 Laser Cordless mouse about 8 months ago, I happily retired my run of the mill wired mouse to a drawer. I really love the MX1000, but I’m not so enamored that I won’t try something new when it comes
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Product Requirements: A free USB port Summer is officially here and with it comes the seasonal malaise of knowing that kids everywhere are off from school…while we, the adults of the world are still stuck at work. I won’t get into the unfairness of it all in this review, but I am happy to tell
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Product Requirements: Laptop Computer If you own a small laptop computer, a fair bet is that it probably didn’t come with a built-in system for raising its rear end. In my opinion, this is a serious oversight – especially on a model such as mine that does not include a built-in cooling fan. The addition
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Product Requirements: Available in five sizes to fit various width laptops The heat generated by my Fujitsu 2110 laptop is one of the few negatives that counterbalances its otherwise positive points. When it’s sitting on my lap, I get “hot leg”; when used at a desk, it can turn wood into an effective heat conductor.
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Ok, this is for all of you hax0rs, modders and gamers out there that love flashing LEDs. I’m going to start by saying that I’m not into all the blinky lights. They kind of get on my nerves. Does that make me old? ;o) Oh well… If you are not old, or do like
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It is easy to overlook everyday objects as ho-hum necessities. One such object that we probably never give a second thought to, is the paper tray or in/out box as it used to be called. Most of us have either seen a paper tray or have one on our desks at work and home.
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Product Requirements: Device: 12-19″ Notebook computers As The Gadgeteer, I always enjoy showing the latest gadgets to my friends and family. Most of the time, they just humor me, nod and smile. I mean, how can they get all that excited from seeing yet another leather PDA case or similar doo-dad? Well, the other day
Product Requirements: Device: Bluetooth enabled Pocket PCs running Windows Mobile 2003, Windows XP Bluetooth enabled computers/notebooks, Mac OS X Bluetooth enabled computers/notebooks The generic name given to a Windows Mobile enabled PDA is Pocket PC. This name really fits the description when you happen to have a Bluetooth PPC and ThinkOutside’s Stowaway Bluetooth Travel Mouse.
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Product Requirements: Device: Windows ME/2000/XP (98SE with driver), Mac OS 9.0 or higher, Linux 2.4 or higher Everyone and their uncle seems to have a USB drive these days. You see them dangling from key chains, lanyards or popped from pockets when the opportunity presents itself. Most USB drives on the market tend to be
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Product Requirements: Device: Windows XP or Mac OS X computers with a free USB or PS/2 port Having recently reviewed two different wireless mice, I quickly came to the conclusion that I’m so over old fashioned wired mice. The two products that I reviewed were both Bluetooth mice. The Bluetake BT500 and the MacMice BT
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