by Jeremy Szechenyi 1. First thing you want to do is determine the very basic uses you need your laptop to satisfy. 2. Begin researching the components of notebook laptops and why they are important. 3. Determine the features and components you feel are necessary for your laptop and the intended uses. 4. Last thing you want to do is research prices for laptops that fit your desired needs and wants... 

1. Software that turns normal displays into touchscreens I don’t know how Microsoft did this. It seems like they would have needed cooperation from the hardware manufacturers. Nevertheless, it appears that the company has developed its own highly-secret software that can turn any standard LCD screen into a touchscreen. Now users will no longer have to a do a simple click-and-drag to resize photos.... 

The Windows 7 RC1 roll-out, while smooth overall, hit a rough patch with some users. Problems run the gamut, from minor networking issues and gaming hiccups, to more serious boot failures and BSODs. Here’s a look at the top 7 annoyances plaguing early Windows 7 adopters, and the associated fixes. 1. Installation Fails You won’t get much further on this list, or with Windows 7 in general, if the... 

Even though Windows 7 is a beta, which means there are a lot of bugs still present—some of which have angered us quite a bit during our time testing the OS. The good news is there are actually some things you can do on your own to avoid them or prevent other nastiness from occurring. PROBLEM SOLVING AND EASY FIXES Use Windows 7’s Troubleshooting Tool There’s actually a tool, in Control... 

Gadgets. In Windows 7, gadgets go beyond the sidebar: they can be hosted anywhere on the desktop. This makes it easier for gadgets to size a little larger than the default setting in Windows Vista, allowing for a richer data visualization and/or more information to be presented. Jump Lists. Windows 7 allows taskbar-resident applications to easily promote a series of tasks. For example, Windows Live... 

Windows Management. By now, you’ve probably seen that Windows 7 does a lot to make window management easier: you can “dock” a window to the left or right half of the screen by simply dragging it to the edge; similarly, you can drag the window to the top of the screen to maximize it, and double-click the window top / bottom border to maximize it vertically with the same horizontal width. What... 

We have collected the best Windows 7 Tips and Tricks that you can use it to make your Windows 7 Experience a heaven. PC Safeguard – Best Protection for your Windows 7 I rarely let anyone use my PC because I’m afraid he will mess it up, but it seems Microsoft has been thinking at me and came with a solution. The PC Safeguard doesn’t let anyone mess your PC settings, because after the user... 

As a gadget lover you sure have a lot of thirst to keep reloading your gadget with memory cards, Sony has released a new 4GB Memory Stick with ultimate PRO DUO Mark 2 Flash Technology. Whats new with this ? The Sony 4GB Memory Stick has a Write Speed of up to 32Mbps When combined with optimized Memory Stick PRO format-compatible devices. Product Details                      ...