Choosing a Laptop for travel

By Aleksi | September 27th, 2007

There are almost too many choices for computers on the market. What's even worse (greater) is that they are all becoming more and more affordable. Five years ago, if you wanted a Laptop with 80gb and running over 1.5 ghz you would ...

How to: Maximize battery life

By Aleksi | September 5th, 2007

If you're looking for a few key ways to increase the battery life of your gadgets, try these simple, yet effective tips. Keep the power consumption low by turning off bluetooth, WiFi, IR beam, and backlights. Your iPod, phone, ...

Letsroam

By Aleksi | August 16th, 2007

When traveling to other countries, it's sometimes a little tense when you begin to think about the cost of your cellular bill. If you go very far, it's not uncommon to be hit with costs up to $.99 a minute, or even higher, if you ...

Free phone calls

By Aleksi | August 12th, 2007

How to get virtually unlimited free phone calls to almost any business number in the USA. Yet again, this revolves around the Free 411 service Go ...

Free Long Distance

By Aleksi | August 8th, 2007

Want to get free long distance? While it's debatable that "nothing is truly free in life" I have a great workaround that offers you a way to get free long distance. Check out yesterday's post on Google's

Free 411 using Goog(le)411

By Aleksi | August 7th, 2007

If you've been in a cave lately, you probably missed the free 411 service that Google has launched. As a traveler, sometimes you need to get in touch with a business where you're visiting but don't have the number. That's where ...

Quick tips for traveling ease

By Aleksi | August 4th, 2007

Here are a few quick ideas to save yourself time and money while traveling. 1. Turn off and unplug devices from constant power. TV's, computers, even a not-in-use cell phone charger has a power draw. If you cut back on these, i ...

Gadget Care

By Aleksi | August 1st, 2007

Be nice to your things and they'll be nice to you. The words of our mothers echo in our heads, for much longer than we like most of the time. Could she be right? The maintenance on some of the various electronic devices that ar ...

Darik's Boot and Nuke

By Melissa | February 19th, 2007

Some government agencies and companies have previously been embarrassed after people found undeleted date on their disposed computers. Learn from their lesson! If YOU have something to hide, make sure that everything is comp ...

Battery Converter

By Melissa | February 16th, 2007

An instant D if you have an AA! And no, I am not talking about padded bras. The Battery Converter turns your AA battery into a D battery via this simple case. Of course, you cannot really expect to power up a gadget with ...

How to Prepare Your Laptop for Transport

By Melissa | February 8th, 2007

Do allow me to state some of the obvious since, believe me, there are still people out there who do not know even the most logical step... and there is never a "duh" moment when it comes to stupid naive people. Turn your laptop ...

Watching SuperBowl XLI While Abroad

By Melissa | January 31st, 2007

The Super Bowl, the biggest spectacle in American Sports, is almost upon us. Many Americans will definitely be glued to their TV. If you have planned to do the same, however, your *insert swear words here* boss has chosen tho ...

Guerrilla Mail

By Melissa | January 23rd, 2007

"Guerrilla Mail provides you with disposable e-mail addresses which expire after 15 minutes. You can read and reply to e-mails that are sent to the temporary e-mail address within th ...

How to Clean Your Keyboard II

By Melissa | January 22nd, 2007

Previously, I scoured the net for information on how to clean laptop keyboards. All those tips require you to have a tool on hand. But what if ...

Keyboard Layout and International Accent Marks

By Melissa | January 17th, 2007

So you always have your laptop with you wherever you go but, you know what? Due to some unforseeable circumstance, you might one day have to use someone else's computer. Just wish that if that should happen, you'd be in a country ...

Use Gadgets to Decrease Your Stress Level

By Melissa | January 16th, 2007

Is your stress level high due to the demands of business travel? Do you always find yourself screaming at the person on the other end of the line? Sure, you can control the circumstances in your work life to decrease stress b ...

Still Stuck on That RFID Chip in Your Passport?

By Melissa | January 8th, 2007

Last week, I talked about one of the simplest ways to keep that passport mugshot of yours from being flashed every 4 minutes on CNN. But... ...

What to Do With Your Broken iPOD

By Melissa | January 3rd, 2007

As I previously mentioned, my iPOD had a sad face. It now lies in state in a box that sits under my desk, buried under all the papers which I need to sort out. ...

Headphone Cord Wrap

By Melissa | January 2nd, 2007

Are you one of those whose headphones are always tangled? Save yourself the frustration of having to untangle and get a

How to Clean Your Keyboard

By Melissa | December 15th, 2006

My Sony Vaio's keyboard seems fine. But if you look closer, you'd definitely see the signs. Signs that I have spent many nights alone in my hotel room, munching on chips, nuts and chocolate. Believe me, I have held my laptop ...

Windows Vista Can Drain Your Laptop Battery

By Melissa | December 11th, 2006

If your laptop is already running with Windows Vista, you may want to make sure that you have a power source nearby or a spare battery on hand because... "Microsoft acknowled ...

Extend the Life of Your Laptop Battery

By Melissa | December 8th, 2006

If you are too cheap have no spare battery and you have plans to use your laptop for an extended period at one time, you may want to make sure that your laptop juice goes a long way. How? Let me count the ways... As muc ...

How To Save Your Wet Mobile Phone

By Melissa | December 4th, 2006

Unless you have a waterproof mobile phone or, at least, a waterproof mobile phone case, you might want to make sure that your phone is kept dry. I know... Duh! But, believe me, there is no such thing as never having a duh moment ...

Pack Your Laptop with Airport Security Checks in Mind

By Melissa | December 1st, 2006

I just returned from a 2-week Europe/Asia trip /end of excuse for sporadic postings All of my flights were uneventful but the security check (particularly in Frankfurt's Terminal 2) was a nightmare. I do not blame the guys ...

Hard Drive Care

By Melissa | November 16th, 2006

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." An old adage which we should also keep in mind when it comes to our gadgets. Of course, it pays to know the how-tos in "curing" our tech toys but it also is probably best (less ...

How-To Protect Your Data

By Melissa | November 8th, 2006

Business travelers and their laptops are inseparable. And you know what that combination means? W.O.R.K. But with the threat of Murphy's Law (which, believe me, is not an urban myth!), you need to make sure that the time yo ...

Caring for Your Laptop Battery

By Melissa | November 6th, 2006

The chances of your Lithium-Ion laptop battery exploding is exceedingly small. However, if you want to avoid being one of the few unlucky ones, it would be best to take better care of your laptop battery. Here are some sugge ...

Catching that Dell Laptop Thief

By Melissa | November 3rd, 2006

Your laptop can be secured using steel cable locks or laptop tie-down brackets. Another way is to keep it out of sight of would-be thieves. Or, just make sure that your laptop isn't out of your line of vision. Imagine, ...

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