Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
Modern technology and the abundance of mobile devices we have at our disposal are great, but keeping all of our gadgets charged up and ready for use when we need them can be a challenge.
But that challenge is a lot easier to meet with a powerful USB charger and external battery pack combo.
I’m always eager to test and review new portable charging devices, and I recently had the opportunity to put a true powerhouse to the test. [Read more…]
HP has always made great budget laptops, and their latest offerings are some of the best yet.
The prices of laptops with solid state storage have dropped so much that I now have difficulty recommending any PC that doesn’t have a solid state boot drive.
I recently had the opportunity to check out a new budget laptop from HP that’s just as affordable as a ChromeBook, yet has blazing fast solid state storage and runs Windows 10!
Back in the golden age of technology, you really didn’t need all that many tools in order to build, upgrade or repair computers and many other tech items.
If you owned a couple of screwdrivers, an anti-static wrist strap and a nut driver or two you could work on most any tech item. But today, things are a lot more complicated.
The way modern computers, monitors and mobile devices are constructed makes it virtually impossible to work on some items without specialized tools that can “crack open” a case or extract a part without causing physical damage to the item.
As you probably know, finding a kit with all the tools required to safely and efficiently work on a piece of tech hardware is pretty difficult without spending a small fortune.
I’m always on the lookout for the latest and greatest in tech tools and equipment at affordable prices, so when I saw an advertisement for the iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit I decided to check it out. [Read more…]
I have written several posts explaining why it’s important to keep the dust blown out of your computer, so I won’t rehash the reasons here.
There are several safe options for removing dust from a computer’s innards, including the tried and true method of wielding a can of compressed air.
Just be sure to never use air compressor for the reasons mentioned in this post.
In the past I have always preferred using a “data vac” since cans of compressed air are so expensive, but I’m happy to announce that I’ve found something I like a lot better.
I recently received a Metro ED500P DataVac Electric Blower Duster for review and I found that I like it even better than my trusty data vac. [Read more…]
I review portable USB chargers on here all the time, and I’m always on the lookout for a car charger that does a little something extra for its owner. Today I’m going to tell you about a real gem of a charger from BESTEK.
The BESTEK 150w AV Power Inverter/Phone Charger will keep your smart phones and tablets charged and ready for use as well as any of them, but this nifty charger also includes a 150 watt DC to AC inverter for charging your laptop as well. [Read more…]
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