Category: Laptops

Nothing can make or break your computer use quicker than a keyboard.  If the keys are stiff or unresponsive you will quickly find that you hate to use your computer.  But if they keys of your keyboard feel good to the touch and it is responsive, looks good and provides a few extra features to…

Not too long ago you may have ready my post about turning your old laptop into a Chromebook by using the open source version of Google’s operating system known as Chromium OS.  While this will work, I received a few questions about other ways you can run Chromium OS with particular interest in running the…

How many of you out there have an old laptop sitting around just taking up space and getting in the way? That was a lot of hands. Okay I know I can’t see you and you can’t see me. But I think we can all admit to having at least one old laptop in our…

One of the best parts about today’s laptop and computer environment is the amount of freedom you have to choose the type of computer and operating system that you want to use.  However, with this freedom comes the burden of figuring out which platform will work best for you, and that’s not always easy. In…

Using Virtualization to Run More Than One Operating System (VirtualBox Tutorial) Today, we bring you the final segment of our three-part series on running multiple operating systems on your laptop.  Previously we have discussed the benefits of running multiple operating systems while highlighting the different methods you can use to accomplish this task.  Last week,…

One of the most common enemies to all computer users is heat.  The problem of heat is made worse when you consider the small, compact form of a laptop.  Unfortunately if you have a gaming laptop, simply adding an extra fan isn’t always an option as there is simply no more room in the case…

Dual Booting Your Computer with Multiple Operating Systems   Last week, we introduced you to the world of running multiple operating systems on your computer and showed you many of the benefits that you can get simply by choosing to run more than one operating system on your laptop.  We also began to discuss the…

The Benefits of Running More Than One Operating System For some of us, deciding what laptop to buy is a difficult decision.  Being tied down to one operating system and forced to use whatever software you can find for it is not for everyone, but just because you decided on one laptop with one operating…

One of the very first things you MUST do after you open up your new laptop is install antivirus software. In the past, this meant purchasing a commercial antivirus product and paying yearly to receive updates with the hope that it would protect you. Times have changed, however, and now you don’t have to worry…