Toshiba Recall Signals Larger Trend for Hot Laptops

September 3, 2010

Toshiba is the latest laptop vendor to fall victim to overheating technology. The recall of approximately 41,000 laptops resulting from more than 100 reports of melting laptop cases and minor injuries follows similar issues and recalls from other laptop manufacturers, and illustrates the problem with cramming so much processing power into such a small space. [...]

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Toshiba Satellite Laptops Recalled for Burn Hazard

September 3, 2010

The U.S. and Canadian governments this week said that Toshiba is voluntarily recalling some Satellite laptops for posing a burn hazard to customers. Laptops could overheat and possibly melt the area around the notebook’s plug-in to the AC adapter, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada said in a joint statement. The burn [...]

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Secure Your Data – Windows Data Backup Computer Software

August 25, 2010

Written By: Joe Light In nowadays computers have entered almost every imaginable domain in our lives – from our homes to space shuttles. As they hold more and more precious data – in material or merely sentimental way – securing that data is not only option, but a must. Data backup computer software is in [...]

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Security Pop Up’s On Your Screen?

August 23, 2010

Dear Digital Dave, Tonight, while surfing the Web, I experienced a pop-up on the screen, warning me that a page I just opened contained “attacks” according to my current security settings. I didn’t bother to look into it further than that, but on the pop-up was an option button where I could choose to close [...]

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Multimedia Network Drives

August 20, 2010

“The Future of Home Entertainment?” by Andrea Dunning In a world of digital cameras, Hulu, Pandora and YouTube, the ability to access media files from anywhere in your house is becoming less of a luxury and more of a necessity. Multimedia network drives/players plug into your TV and allow you to directly access your digital [...]

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Local Shop Looking To Transform The Laptop Repair Industry Forever!

August 18, 2010

But, its going to take the help from all of San Diego!! A local laptop repair shop, whom also repair desktops, including Apples, is taking an all new approach to computer repair in San Diego! As long as computers have been around, there have been establishments that repair them. San Diego, being the large wonderful [...]

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When the World Cries “HELP US!” Laptops Plus Answers; No Problem.

August 11, 2010

We have all come to admit, despite all denial, the economy is in shambles. Not to say its recovery is far in the future, but in the current time, we are all trying to save our pennies. In just about every industry, businesses have either lowered their prices just a little bit in order to [...]

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Windows 7 Update: How Is It Doing?

August 10, 2010

“After the rave reviews and positive word of mouth, how is the OS faring?” by Andrea Dunning Windows 7 is Microsoft’s new flagship operating system. Eagerly anticipated, it was released to rave reviews and positive word of mouth. The question now is, nine months in, how is it doing? Is the public still in love? [...]

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7 Reasons to Buy Refurbished

August 3, 2010

1) Savings Pricing on refurbished products can be up to 50% less than new products thus the savings can be significant. 2) Alternative when new is not available When new products are discontinued or hard to find then refurbished models are a viable alternative. 3) Quality and return/warranty policy is comparable to new Refurbished products are tested [...]

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The Growth of Apple

August 3, 2010

Wally Wang’s Apple Farm “The Growth of Apple” by Wally Wang A long time ago, Apple had about 2 percent market share. Then it jumped up to 4 percent. Slowly it climbed to 6 percent and now, according to Gartner (www.drivershq.com/News/Device-Manufacturers/Mac-sales-hit-new-company-heights-in-market-share/105/727.aspx), the Macintosh’s market share has reached 9.8 percent. Sales of Macintosh computers continue to [...]

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