So I got an interesting little gadget recently, what the vendor calls a fingertip USB mouse. Ok, so perhaps it’s not fingertip, but just finger. Take a look at the photo – that little black contraption has a piece of velcro wrapped around the user’s middle finger. So how does it work? Actually, does it… Continue reading Review: Fingertip USB Optical Mouse
Category: Computers
The History of Tablet Computing – From 1987!
We’ve been talking about tablets in great detail since about 2008, and 2010 saw the release of the first iPad – the release that sparked off the tablet generation. Apart from that, it’s easy to forget exactly how long tablets have been around. We saw the Samsung Q1 in 2006 even, but was there anything… Continue reading The History of Tablet Computing – From 1987!
Weekly Deals: HP Dm1z, Lenovo IdeaPad S205, HDTVs & Apps for Cheap
This week’s deal features the new breed of netbooks that are light in weight but not on performance, unlike previous Atom-based machines that you could almost hear crying in pain as you tortured tasked it with streaming a YouTube video. Terrible analogy aside, here are the deals:
What to Look for in Mac File Recovery Software
If you have an Apple Mac computer, then you should know that it isn’t 100% magical, and like other computers, it is subject to the nuances and vagaries of any other complex computing system. For example, you may need to recover a file from time to time. We’ll cover the ins and outs of that… Continue reading What to Look for in Mac File Recovery Software
Weekly Deals: HP dv6t Quad Edition, Dell Inspiron Duo & Apps for Cheap
Another week, another line up of good laptop deals from two venerable PC manufacturers as Apple slowly siphons away their market share. Ouch! HP recently reported poor quarterly earnings, especially on their consumer side of the business, while on the flip side, Dell’s earnings surprised analysts as their enterprise business is picking up steam. In… Continue reading Weekly Deals: HP dv6t Quad Edition, Dell Inspiron Duo & Apps for Cheap
Innovative Uses for Your iPad
We all know that your iPad is a great tool for surfing the web, reading e-books, checking e-mail, playing games and more. And, of course, there’s an app for just about everything. With customization, you can use your iPad to balance your checkbook, find out how fast your car is traveling, log your daily food… Continue reading Innovative Uses for Your iPad
How to Clean Up Your Mac
Like any computing platform, Mac computers have their share of cleanup needs. While the Mac does not have a windows registry like PCs, there are other file burdens that hog disk space over time necessitating a Mac cleanup operation. You will know it is time to clean your Mac when you notice appreciable slowing of… Continue reading How to Clean Up Your Mac
Sony Shows Off 2 New Android Tables
Last but not least, Sony is now in the Android tablet game, joining existing entrants Samsung, Motorola, et al. Well at least their announcment is on the books as the tablets won’t be released until later this Fall. Sony showed off 2 models at their press conference: the S1 and S2, which is a dual-screen… Continue reading Sony Shows Off 2 New Android Tables
[Video] Easy to Follow Tips to Improve your Computer Ergonomics
Computer ergonomics are important for our well-being, but we tend to balk due to the seemingly long list of rules. This short but entertaining video posted by VodafoneES gives you some basic tips on how to improve your set up in an easy-to-follow manner. Don’t worry about the Spanish title, there is no speech to… Continue reading [Video] Easy to Follow Tips to Improve your Computer Ergonomics
Google Aims to Speed Up the Web with SPDY Protocol
Google has been quietly working on a new protocol for Web traffic that would augment and speed up HTTP, a protocol that is now over 20 years old. Called SPDY — not an acronym, but short for “speedy” — it is currently part of the Chromium umbrella of open-source projects and its main aim is… Continue reading Google Aims to Speed Up the Web with SPDY Protocol