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Review: CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Premium 8th Edition

Posted on August 30, 2015

a-plus-exam-guide-cover I can tell you from personal experience that passing the exams to become an A+ Certified Computer Technician is no walk in the park. Although I passed the exams on my first try, I had to prepare for them by reading every A+ training guide I could get my hands on.

But if I had to study for the A+ exams today, I would only need one training package. It’s titled the CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, and it truly includes everything you need in order to pass both of the A+ exams (220-801 & 220-802).

This amazingly comprehensive book contains almost 1,600 pages of PC troubleshooting theory and instructions as well as practical tips for troubleshooting virtually every possible computer hardware and O.S. problem imaginable.

But there’s a lot more to this package than just the book. You’ll also get a virtual media library that includes the following: [Read more…]

Review: Coolreall BOX21 Mini Portable Car Jump Starter & Power Bank Set

Posted on August 28, 2015

I review a lot of products on my blogs, and it isn’t often that an item makes me say “WOW!!!”

Well, let me take a few moments to tell you about one that did.

I just finished testing the Coolreall BOX21 Mini Portable Car Jump Starter & Power Bank Set, and let me tell you – it simply amazed me!

I can easily hold this thing in my open hand, yet it packs more than enough power to jump start most any car on the road today. [Read more…]

Review: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 2/USB 3.1 Motherboard

Posted on August 15, 2015

As as general rule I don’t recommend replacing a perfectly good motherboard with a newer, faster model, but every now and then I run across a motherboard that offers something so great that I think an upgrade would be worthwhile.

The Sabertooth Z97 Mark 2/USB 3.1 Motherboard from ASUS meets that standard quite nicely in my opinion.

And best of all, it’s affordable – even for those of us who happen to be on a strict budget. [Read more…]

Review: Lenovo Flex 2 15.6-Inch Touchscreen Convertible Laptop

Posted on July 21, 2015

Not all that long ago you basically had a simple choice to make when it came time to buy a new computer: Desktop PC or Laptop?

Well, these days things are a bit more complicated because we now have tablet PCs thrown into the mix.

Of course if you’re shopping for a desktop PC your choice is easy. Simply choose the brand and model that has all the features you need, then buy it.

But if you prefer something that you can take along with you, you’ll need to decide whether you want to stay with a traditional laptop or try your luck with a tablet. But what if you could have both, in one device? [Read more…]

Review: CleanMyMac 3

Posted on July 18, 2015

cleanmymac3 Windows users have an awesome utility called CCleaner to help keep all the junk cleared out of their PCs and their systems running smoothly. CCleaner is also available for the Mac, but Mac users have another option that I’d like to tell you about.

I’ve been checking out CleanMyMac 3, and it is a fantastic program that does just what its name implies. In a nutshell, it will scan your system and remove tons of junk files that are slowing it down and wasting precious disk space. All of the following are scanned for junk and duplicates: [Read more…]