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Entries for June, 2009

How to extend the usable life of your laptop battery…

One of the worst things you can do for a battery is to never use it; that is, leave your device plugged in all the time. I see a lot of people who primarily use their laptop at their desk and very rarely use the battery.
At a 100% charge level, a typical Lithium-Ion laptop [...]

Big name tech companies fiscal year ends’ mean big savings!

People are asking me all the time to look out for good deals on computer equipment. I always try to keep in mind Quarter end and fiscal year ends of some of the big name equipment vendors. I have found some pretty incredible equipment deals for my customers to help them get the best bang [...]

Free Uber-411 services from Microsoft & Google…

Because Microsoft can’t bear not to take on Google in every department – Microsoft quietly announced a new, free 411 service named "Bing 411" to compete with Google’s 411 service called GOOG-411.
Some see Microsoft as a company going for world domination – and this may be true – at least as much most other IPOs [...]

Never forget to attach that TPS report again! Check out the Missing Attachment Powertoy…

I don`t even know how many times I’ve sent an e-mail along on its way and then thought `"DOH!, I forgot the attachment!" Wanting to quickly recall the message, but alas it is already too late. I end up sending the obligatory "OOPS!" message explaining my folly…
Hail the Missing [...]