Archive for the 'laptop' Category

Asus Eeepc Windows XP

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

At the weekend I decided to get an Asus Eeepc. It was not a totally on the spot purchase, I had been thinking of getting one for a while but never had the money before but now I do, so I did
If you have not heard of an Eeepc before, it is a […]

Wireless Woes

Friday, April 18th, 2008

For the past couple of weeks I have been battling serious wireless issues with my O2 router. I am a new customer of O2 broadband so the router is only about 2 months old. Since joining, the router has worked fine but for a few weeks it has been dropping the connection.
Last week it […]

Day Two With The Pink Laptop

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

Further to my post about my new laptop yesterday I have taken the time to investigate the laptop further and provide more in depth views rather than just initial impressions.
Just a recap of the specs:
INTEL CORE 2 DUO T5500 Processor 1.66GHz
1Gb DDR2 ram
100Gb hard drive
12.1″ screen
DVDRW
1 x Firewire, 3 x USB, 1 x Express card […]

Philips Freevents X59 Mini Laptop

Monday, August 13th, 2007

Last week I decided I was sick and tired of my laptop not being able to run Vista properly and also I wanted a smaller, more portable laptop. I have been hunting around for a laptop with a small 12″ and they are very hard to find at a budget price. The cheapest I […]

The Weirdest Computer Problem Ever??

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

Okay this is the weirdest thing I have ever seen regarding a computer problem and I have no idea what is going on.
Yesterday a friend was trying to sort out a wifi dongle so he sent me a remote assistance request via MSN and I remotely logged onto his PC.  The moment I logged on […]

I Feel Ready I Think…

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

A little bit of history, but not so much to bore you…  I have not worked in over 5 years.  I am on disability living allowance and incapacity benefit.  Through illness I have been unable to work.
I think I have been well enough to work for about 18 months now, however the fear of […]

I want it, but do not NEED it…

Friday, January 5th, 2007

I am sometimes a bit of a gadget freak.  I love my games consoles, I love to have the latest in gaming technology.  I do not necessarily need these games consoles as let’s be honest, most games are cross platform nowadays.  Yes there are some exclusives but do they warrant the purchase of every games […]