HP TouchSmart tx2 – Tablet Laptop
Tablet PC’s kind of flared and then fizzled out in the late 90′s, but like any great idea, they didn’t disappear. They have been widely used in the medial, construction and transportation industries where their small size and pen input displays make them the perfect tool for the job. While Windows XP and Vista supported Tablet PC’s the interfaces were clunky and unreliable. All that has changed now with Windows 7 and many industry think tanks feel Tablets are going to be making a huge comeback. While many companies have...
read moreBrowser Wars – But Don’t They All Do The Same Thing?
First lets start off with the basics. What is a Browser. Every time you visit a website, check your email online or check Facebook, your using a browser. A browser is a software application that translates all the crazy code people who make websites use and makes them into an easy to read, eye pleasing format. For example, if you look above you will see my wonderfully constructed header image. Its nicely placed and sized, but the code needed to put that there looks like this: <img title=”browser wars”...
read moreLogitech G9 Laser Mouse
Three of the most important (and often overlooked) parts of a computer are the screen, keyboard and mouse. This is especially true in offices where people are interacting with their computers for hours on end. Take the mouse for example. It should be responsive, contoured for comfort and customizable. After all, you use your mouse for just about everything you do these days. Enter the Logitech G9 Laser Mouse. The G9 mouse offers a slew of features that at first blush may seem unnecessary or even excessive, but one you use them, you will wonder...
read moreWindows 7 Overview
Many of you may have heard about Microsoft’s new operating system (due out October 22) called Windows 7. While there has been a lot of Hype (and I mean a lot!!) not many people in the main stream media have actually used it. Here is a quick overview from someone who has been using Windows 7 exclusively for a few months now. Windows 7 has been called by many “Microsoft’s best Operating System ever!” and I would have to agree. Windows XP is fast and stable, but it is also 8 years old. Windows Vista received a bad...
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