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Quad Core, now Core i7 laptops.

Posted on January 10th, 2010 | by admin

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A year ago people where asking, quad core laptop or duo core laptop. Things have moved on and the current, latest and greatest, is Core i7 laptops. The Intel Core i7 is the successor to the Intel Core 2 brand. The current models still use 4 cores so it is still technically quad core laptops, but will soon utilize up to 6 cores, all of them hyper threaded.

The geek stuff.

The mobile version of the Core i7 has 6-8 MiB of layer 3 cache. It uses a uPGA-989 socket with minim feature size of 42 nm. The TDP is 45-55 W.

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Quad Core Laptops

Posted on September 22nd, 2009 | by admin

Dual-core or Quad-core?

Posted on July 10th, 2009 | by admin

If you’ve been meaning to upgrade, you’d soon be confronted with the dilemma on whether to choose dual core or quad core. Is there a significant difference? Is it worth the price? Do you need it?

You can ask your resident techie who would only dazzle you with terms like cache coherency circuitry or simultaneous multithreading. Or you could ask your dad. He bought it, he thinks it’s better though he can’t give pinpoint why, and he recommends you buy one for yourself.

Let me first point out the obvious. Both are processors: a dual-core has two cores and a quad-core has four. A core is synonymous to a CPU or control-processing unit. And there are benefits and drawbacks to choosing one over the other.

Having a multi-core processor boosts multitasking. It isn’t a new concept. Several tasks — if run on the server — can be worked on by several processors enabling the system to function faster. Each processor handles a separate stream of data and as most users work on several applications at the same time, it makes sense to have more than one processor for enhanced performance. What Intel and AMD did was integrate multiple physical processors in one chip.

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HP Laptops

Posted on June 23rd, 2009 | by admin

HP laptops

Have you been planning to get your hands on a laptop computer all this time but just do not know what to buy? At any point, only because you want a laptop so badly, you can just choose the first laptop you see the moment you step in a computer store. While that can happen, it is always best to put some serious thought before you make a laptop purchase, not to mention, getting the best out of that well-earned cash you got right there.

Nowadays, laptop computers have grown so much popularity that a recent survey showed that there are more and more people who now owns a laptop than desktop computers. So, since you’ve found this page, allow me to introduce you to HP laptops.

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Speed Up Your Computer – Part II

Posted on June 6th, 2009 | by admin

In the post “Speed Up Your Computer – Part I” I discussed how to remove programs from your start-up to free up more RAM. This usually has a major impact on how the speed of your laptop compares, but sometimes freeing up memory is not enough. This is because sometimes your start-up is not the problem but your registry. Your registry is like the “mother setup” of your computer, and if your registry gets messed up your computer is usually in a lot of trouble. So how would you know if your registry is corrupted? You can check for these signs

>> Blue screens
>> Your system crashes
>> Unable to install or uninstall software
>> Slow system performance
>> Unusual error messages

Luckily there are some good software packages on the market that can help you clean up and fix your registry. I have tried a few but personally I like Registry Ease the best. Since I have been using Registry Ease I have never had to format my PC again to keep it in working condition.I strongly recommend (more…)

Tags: Free Download, registry cleaner, speed-up your laptop
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What does your Laptop say about you?

Posted on June 6th, 2009 | by admin

People don’t realize how much their laptops communicates about what type of person they are. I look at peoples laptops at work and in Coffee shops to profile them. Ya I know, do not judge a book by its covers, but this is not judging. It is mere categorization of people to help me relate to them in special ways. Here is the decision criterion I use. Take a look at how the users of laptops compare to each other. Please add your own in the comments below.

Male with a Pink Laptop – Don’t drop your teaspoon in the pantry. He just might want to run a virus scan on you! Or he is an out right rebel, challenging everything and everyone around him.

Chick with a Pink Laptop – Should not be common in the work place as colored laptops may be considered unprofessional by some. With the pink laptop she basically communicating the following.

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Tags: Laptop Types, netbooks
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3G or ADSL – Which One Should You Pick?

Posted on June 1st, 2009 | by admin

In this modern, digital world there`s no need to be left lagging behind with a slow, clunky internet connection, and if you`ve yet to experience the true power of broadband for yourself then you`re missing out big time. For home users broadband can open up a world of entertainment and information as well as providing unification and connectivity for your whole home if you have the know how or the desire to learn. There are now many ways to stream videos and even whole movies online, and using the many social networking portals to share information and media with your friends and loved ones is made pain free by broadband. For business users the benefits of having a broadband connection in your office are huge.

You`ll be able to ease the flow of commerce and synchronise every aspect of your business life, provide a portal for you and your employees to access important files from anywhere in the world, and even use Wi-Fi internet as a way of attracting new customers to your place of business. However, landline ADSL broadband isn`t the only broadband solution available, and there`s currently a new kid on the block when it comes to broadband. That new kid would be 3G mobile broadband. There are positives and negatives for both ADSL and 3G broadband connections, which will be outlined below to in order to inform your decision.

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Should You buy a Netbook?

Posted on May 31st, 2009 | by admin

So we are all very familiar with laptops, but what is a Netbook. A netbook is a stripped down version of a laptop that is built mainly for online applications. The reasoning behind the design of a netbook is that more and more aplications move to the internet, thus decreasing the demand for a laptop with super hardware. Why would Net aps decrease the need for power? Simple, all processes are run on the webserver so the webserver does all the number crunchung and you just use your Netbook as terminal.

How do I identify a Netbook?

Look at the price and specs. If you see a laptop that costs a fraction of a regular laptop and is about half the size. Chances are good you are looking at a “Netty”

Processor

Netbooks usually run on the Intel Atom processor, a processor designed for low powered mobile electronics like Mobile Phones and Netbooks. Don’t try and compare performance of the Intel Atom with regular processors from Intel, you will be disappointed. Some benchmark tests reported that the Atom takes up to 3 times longer to perform the same spreadsheet calculations as the bigger Intel CPU’s.

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Tags: mini laptops, netbooks
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Cool Prank you can Play on your Friends

Posted on May 27th, 2009 | by admin

This is one of the best pranks around. I love playing this on people when I get hold of their laptops without them knowing. Basically what I will be showing you is how to replace the Desktop with an image of the Desktop. If have written down the steps below and created a YouTube video for additional help. Enjoy!

1. Close all Windows and Aplications. You should see the desktop in front of you

2. Press the Print Screen Button. This will create an image of the desktop

3. Open Paint.

4. Hit ctrl+v or go to edit and paste. This will paste the image of the Desktop into paint

5. Save the file

6. Go back to the desktop

7. Now you will have to hide the icons on he desktop. I suggest that you just cut and paste them to some folder where you can find them in later on. The reason is that you will set the image you have just saved as the wallpaper. The computer user will see all icons but none if them will be active as they will just be part of a picture and not actual icons. The reason for hiding the icons is because the original icons will still apear and overlay the “fake” icons.

8. Right Click on the Desktop → Properties → Desktop → Browse → Select the image of the desktop that you have saved in step 5

9. You should now see an exact copy of the original desktop but it will not have active icons.

10.Now you wait for the user of the laptop to return and enjoy there fit while they try and open application from shortcuts.

Stay tuned to my blog for more Laptop Pranks

Henry Chinner

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Free Anti-virus Software.

Posted on May 26th, 2009 | by admin

Ask a dozen who owns a computer or laptop what their preferred anti-virus software is, and two names are going to pop up regularly – Norton and McAfee. In fact, you can get into a heated debate with some people over those two programs. Why? Well, for a lot of those in the tech industry, they use one or the other on their company servers, so when they give advice to end users as to which is better, they tend to side with the one they’re the most comfortable using.

Now both of those programs are fine for anti-virus software in their own right; however, I prefer something that doesn’t cost me an arm and a leg to own. I don’t have a major server network, and I don’t need phone support 24/7. What I need is an anti-virus program that does what I need it to (stop bugs from getting into my system) and is cheap – or in this case, free.

That’s why I go with programs like Avast!, AVG, Panda and others. Now, out of that list, the one I personally prefer (currently) is Avast!. Why? Well for several reasons. First of all, they’re a smaller company, which means they have to try harder than the big dogs to impress me. That means they’re going to work harder at catching everything they can. Secondly, they have one of the few Anti-virus softwares I’ve ever seen that can install on an infected system without corrupting the program in the process.

I recently installed it on a client’s laptop, rebooted and discovered over 200 viruses on their computer – all of which were caught and quarantined. After the reboot completed, I let it update the virus database and ran the scanner under Windows – to find over 100 more viruses on the system. All were caught and quarantined by Avast!.

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Archive for the ‘ Other’ Category

Quad Core, now Core i7 laptops.

Quad Core Laptops

Dual-core or Quad-core?

HP Laptops

Speed Up Your Computer – Part II

What does your Laptop say about you?

3G or ADSL – Which One Should You Pick?

Should You buy a Netbook?

How do I identify a Netbook?

Processor

Cool Prank you can Play on your Friends

Free Anti-virus Software.

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