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December 2009
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Recently in computer accessories CategoryThe wallet has never been a good place to carry your favorite photos around. Sure, it’s a convenient spot; always handy, instantly available — but the content of most wallets is competing for an ever-decreasing space. Cash comes and goes (mostly goes). There is always a driver’s license and insurance document; often a spare key or two; and always credit cards. After a while, you find the keepsake photo of your fav… If you have occasion to use a modern full-size laptop computer — on your lap — you already know that extended use can make said lap feel a little toasty. The processor chip that gives the computer its smarts is called on to do a lot of thinking in a very short time, and that generates an ample supply of heat.
Steve Jobs is back after nearly a year out of the limelight. Apple’s maestro received a standing ovation when he appeared before an invitation-only audience at the company’s… It was tucked away in a forgotten corner of a little-used guest room at my grandparents’ rural home — and I was drawn to it like a magnet. The Zenith console radio and phonograph was once the centerpiece of a 1940s home entertainment system. Like today’s big-screen TV, the mahogany cabinet was designed to occupy a prominent place in the living room, delivering the sounds of Be… It’s all but impossible to get good radio reception in an office building. Steel, metal and concrete conspire to do everything they can to seal your receiver off from AM and FM radio waves. So if you’re consigned to a cubicle for eight hours every day, it can be difficult to keep up with your favorite news, sports or music. Hundreds of enlightened radio stations, understanding this listener dilemma, are sending out their audio … Dear Electronic Gadget Manufacturer: I am a frustrated electronic gadget user. Don’t get me wrong: I salivate over cool new cell phones, MP3 players and digital cameras. But what’s up with the battery thing? Let me explain. Once upon a time, just about every battery-operated product that I purchased used one or more of these types of cells: AA, AAA, C or D. That was it. It was easy to set aside a drawer with a collectio… Let’s give credit where it’s due: The pocket-size digital camcorder craze started a couple of years ago with The Flip, a video recorder about the size of an ice cream bar (minus the stick). It wasn’t made by a Sony or a Samsung; it was from a small Silicon Valley firm, Pure Digital Technologies, that stumbled upon just th… We had an item on the Computer Corner Blog last week about recycling your old electronics gear. That’s a great environmental option, of course, but it doesn’t necessarily put any money back in your pocket. You can always try to unload your old cell phone, laptop or MP3 player on eBay or … Let’s face it: We’ve all got at least one hunk of electronic junk collecting dust on a shelf, in a closet or piled up in the garage. It could be an obsolete co… I’ve got a PC hooked up to the TV set in my living room. It’s handy for looking at Web sites on a big screen, adding to the Computer Blog (as I’m doing right now!) and especially for watching video clips on the Internet. One problem, though: The audio output of my Asus Aspire L100 PC is a little low for the input of my TV set, and cranking up the TV audio introduces unwanted noise into the listening experience. While that’s … |
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