Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
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…]
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…]
If your home or office is in an area that’s prone to frequent power outages or receives fluctuating power levels from the main grid, you are surely aware of the need for a high-quality Battery Backup System or UPS.
But you might not be aware of the need for many modern PCs to have a clean source of power that consists of true sine waves instead of the clipped square waves produced by most cheap battery backup units.
If your computer has a modern Active PFC power supply, it’s best to feed it sine waves just like the electricity that’s delivered by the power grid.
The CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS 1500VA 900W will keep your expensive electronic gear running safely during brief power outages and automatically shut your system down during longer outages when you are away from the computer and unable to do it yourself. [Read more…]
Regular readers of this blog know that upgrading the hard drive in a notebook PC is a fairly straightforward process because I have written about it several times in the past.
Simply connect your new drive to the PC with a USB to SATA adapter cable, use disc cloning software to copy the contents of the existing drive to the new one, then remove the old drive and replace it with the new drive.
Sounds simple, right? Well, it really is pretty simple IF you’ve done it before AND you feel comfortable with the process. [Read more…]
The new crop of 2019 laptops are here, and as expected there are a number of them to choose from.
The models that are getting the most attention are expensive business and gaming laptops, but there are several new general purpose laptops out there as well.
One case in point is the sleek new HP 2019 14-CF0014DX 14″ Laptop.
This is a nice, compact laptop that’s about the perfect size for folks who travel frequently.
Its 14 inch screen is plenty large enough for easy viewing, yet the laptop itself is small enough to carry with you most anywhere. It’s also relatively light at about three pounds.
Before we get into too many details let’s take a quick look at the specs: [Read more…]
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