by jtpratt | Mar 17, 2009 | computers, gadgets, gift ideas, household tech
I’m always surfing eBay for weird gadgets and I came across these USB HD Receiver / Tuners that seem pretty cool. Most of them are under $50, and I knew that you could get TV tuners on a USB stick, but I hadn’t seen Hi Def ones before. I think to be able...
by jtpratt | Feb 5, 2009 | gadgets, gift ideas, hardware, netbooks
This “MSI Wind Netbook Review” shows that there actually are some differences between all the sub and ultra compact laptops flooding the market right now. The biggest complaints about these little netbooks are that they keyboard is too small, the screen is...
by jtpratt | Feb 3, 2009 | gadgets, gift ideas, hardware, netbooks
Since I’ve been looking at Netbooks, the HP Mini-Note should definitely not be overlooked since it was one of the first to be classified in this category as an ultra subcompact laptop gadget. I like the fact that it’s not Intel, and that you can configure...
by jtpratt | Jan 7, 2009 | computers, linux, liveCD, ubuntu linux, web, windows
PC Mag online has a post about the Phoenix Pre-Boot shell that’s pretty cool. Some computers and laptops have had pre-boot environments for years but they were proprietary to that make and model computer. Now Phoenix has launched downloadable versions at CES...
by jtpratt | Nov 13, 2008 | computers, resources and tips, tutorial
I was asked the other day by a colleague “how do I print directory file lists for all my external drives”? I would imagine that this is a pretty common task, considering those of us with gaggles of external drives just chock full of digital images,...
by jtpratt | Nov 7, 2008 | computers, linux, ubuntu linux, windows
I’ve had a Toshiba laptop with Windows Vista Home on it for the last two years. It’s my main work machine, the one I do all my blogging and web site work on. In that time I’ve had to reformat it back to it’s original “storebought”...
