Posts Tagged ‘laptop’

Using an External Hard Drive On Multiple Computers

Wednesday, March 27th, 2013

Wanting to use an external hard drive to store stuff on from various computers? Great idea! Here are some pointers. Continue reading

Tags: desktop, external, hard drive, laptop, music, picture, portable, programs, registry, video
Posted in Computer Terms, Desktop Enhancement, File & Disk Management, Hardware & Peripherals, Multimedia, Uncategorized | No Comments »

How Do I Choose A PC?

Monday, November 28th, 2011

Here is an article detailing some important things to look for when buying a new PC. Take a look! Continue reading

Tags: buying, desktop, laptop, new PC
Posted in Hardware & Peripherals | 8 Comments »

Windows 7 Power Efficiency Report

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Do you have a laptop and want to maximize your battery life? Are you wondering if your battery is still good enough to last a few more months or whether it time to replace it? Make use of Windows 7’s built-in tool to examine the laptop’s energy usage and obtain recommendations to improve performance! Continue reading

Tags: battery, laptop, windows 7
Posted in System Tune-Up Help | 1 Comment »

Laptop Power Options in Vista and Windows 7

Friday, June 17th, 2011

If you’d like to make changes to the power usage settings of your Vista or Windows 7 laptop, or control what happens when you close the lid, take a look at this tip. Continue reading

Tags: laptop, power options
Posted in Hardware & Peripherals | 2 Comments »

Laptop Recalibration

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

As a laptop gets older, it starts to slow down a little. You may notice that pages load slower, videos take longer to start playing, and general slowness of the machine. Unfortunately, thousands of people a year replace their laptop batteries without performing any monthly recalibration on it at all. If you want to get the best performance out of your laptop, here are a few

Tags: battery, laptop
Posted in Hardware & Peripherals | 11 Comments »

Laptop Overheating

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

My laptop is overheating. Can you recommend any methods or products that would help?

Does your laptop tend to overheat? Is your laptop suddenly shutting down? That could be caused by overheating. You might not immediately notice that your laptop has an overheating problem. Actually, it may take over a year of usage

Tags: laptop
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Disabling a Laptop Touchpad

Monday, January 24th, 2011

Most laptops or notebooks come with a built-in touchpad (or mouse pad). Touchpads are great for portability; you can use it to operate the laptop from anywhere – without having to use an external USB mouse.

However, most computer users prefer using an external mouse over the default touchpad. This is because an external mouse is easy to grip, can be used faster and it’s much more… Continue reading

Tags: laptop
Posted in Hardware & Peripherals | 4 Comments »