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Review: TrafficSwarm blog traffic generation service

Posted on March 22, 2019

As a blogger, I know how important it is to have lots of people visiting your website.

After all, a site that no one ever visits is pretty much useless, especially if you hope to make money with it.

If your website is new you’ve probably spent some time searching Google for ways to increase the number of visitors you have coming to it on a daily basis. And if that’s the case, chances are you’ve come across a service called TrafficSwarm.

In this post I will explain how TrafficSwarm works and give you my honest opinion about whether you should use it or not. [Read more…]

Review: Dell G5587-7866BLK-PUS G5 15 5587 Gaming Laptop

Posted on March 18, 2019

If you’ve been looking around for a great deal on a gaming laptop, you probably know how expensive they can be.

In fact, You could easily spend upwards of $2,000 for a top of the line model! But that being said, there are plenty of less expensive options out there.

I recently had a chance to check out the Dell G5587-7866BLK-PUS G5 15 5587 Gaming Laptop, and I believe it’s a great machine that won’t break your budget.

Although it’s moderately priced, this laptop is quite capable of playing most any modern computer game without a hitch. Just check out these specs: [Read more…]

Review: Samsung T5 Portable 1TB USB 3.1 External SSD

Posted on March 16, 2019

If you’re like me, you have probably dreamed about having a portable USB flash drive that can store as much data as a hard drive yet transfer data back and forth at SSD-like speeds.

Up until now, that dream was little more than a fantasy.

Well, you can stop dreaming…

The new (and totally awesome) Samsung T5 Portable 1TB USB 3.1 External SSD provides a whopping 1TB of storage, and when plugged into a USB 3.1 port it’s so fast that you’ll be hard-pressed to tell that you aren’t using an internal SSD! [Read more…]

Review: ASUS VS228H-P 21.5-Inch Full-HD LCD Monitor

Posted on March 11, 2019

Although a fast CPU and plenty of RAM and hard drive space are important, the monitor is arguably the most important part of any computer system.

After all, you’ll be staring at the screen virtually the entire time you’re using your computer.

I recently received an ASUS VS228H-P 21.5-Inch Full-HD LCD Monitor for review, and after working out a minor quirk I quickly came to realize that I really love this monitor! [Read more…]

Review: Acer Aspire E15 Full HD Notebook

Posted on March 10, 2019

In times past, the typical budget laptop came stuffed with cheap, inferior components that made for a frustratingly slow and inefficient computing experience. But times have changed.

Nowadays even many mid-range laptops offer plenty of speed and power at affordable prices.

I recently had the opportunity to check out a very affordable mid-range laptop from Acer, and overall I believe it’s a great machine for the money.

The Acer Aspire E15 Full HD Notebook is an attractive, sleek looking laptop that has everything the typical user will need in order to surf the Internet, peruse Facebook and Twitter, watch videos on Youtube, send and receive email, use Microsoft Office and edit photos. [Read more…]