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Moving into a new office offered me the challenge (opportunity) to do things a little differently and reduce desktop clutter
Acer continues its assault on the laptop market with yet another addition to its TravelMate range.
WordPerfect a name that anyone of a certain age will immediately recognise as the only word processor worth knowing about, nowadays it currently seems to play second fiddle to Microsoft Word.
However the box has a large 'Microsoft Office Compatible' notice and for any younger person to consider it this is a requirement. The box says there are eight packages in the box, my take would be somewhere between 7½ and 7¾ as any time limited version -as one product is- can not be considered anything like a full product.
With home networks on the increase, perhaps it is time you considered a laser printer designed for that particular environment.
Brand names come and go but one that seems to go on for ever is that of Hewlett Packard's LaserJet product line. With a pedigree that stretches back to the 1980s, there seems to be no end of laser printers joining this particular family. One of the more recent additions is the LaserJet 1022 model which is available in standard (1022), network (1022n) and wireless network (1022nw) versions.
A lot of people cannot have a PC in the lounge because their other half is worried about the look, here is something that is thinner than a video or a lot of DVD players.
Designed to work with a laptop, APCs latest mouse could grow on you.
Three different packages all from Encyclopedia Britannica and all republished by Focus. All of these are aimed at the 3-6 age group.
White seems to be in the new in-colour choice for computer devices. Take, for example, a router modem designed to enhance a home network.
Often something is described as portable meaning you do not need a JCB to move it, however the real meaning of portable is being able to use it without a power point.
Fed up with your ringtone sounding like everybody elses? Then why not get creative and produce your own.
Something a lot of small and some not so small boys want to do, however this would normally need a great deal of space and a fair amount of money.
Mobile phones come in a range of different styles, shapes, sizes and feature sets. In the case of Sony Ericsson J300i, entertainment is the dominant theme.
Measuring 99 x 42.3 x 18.2mm (H x W x D) and weighing just 78 grams, this phone has a distinctive handle-style protrudance situated on the top of the unit at the rear. While being too small for getting a good grip, the protrudance does come in handy by keeping the phone in place when positioned upright in the palm of the hand. This makes it easier for accessing the phones various controls. Decorating the front of the phone are the 1.
This is very small unit and it would easily fit in a pocket or purse. It looks smart with its brushed silver front, most importantly it takes decent images.
Your life is important. Why not keep a record of it for prosperity.
Regular readers will know I am a keen Palm user. This however is a new departure as it is the first Palm device to have a hard disc.
PDF documents are everywhere. ScanSoft offers a means of working with these files.
This is an All In One sometimes called a Multi Function Unit. It is an Inkjet Printer, Flatbed Scanner and a Colour Copier all in one very small package.
Neat little product to help you build a wired and wireless home or small office network
I've had a broadband internet connection for about 4 years now, that makes me an early adopter! This was from before the time when BY saw the light and decided broadband was neither a threat to their ISDN business, or somethat for which customers had no use. As such it's a cable-modem based solution from NTL.
The popularity of DAB radios increase and currently if you take your old analogue radio in most retailers will give you a 10% reduction in the cost of a DAB unit in part exchange, the old unit is then refurbished and sent to Africa.
i.Tech was a new name to me and the one positive to come out of a day spent at a conference a couple of months ago. This unit is 37.5x11x13cm this allows space for two speakers and thus a perfectly acceptable stereo sound. It comes with a small 24 page manual that in places could have been a lot clearer, however once you have managed the initial scan - I am told this is automatic on a new unit - there is less you need to do.
Worried about youre the security and privacy aspect of your computer activity? Acronis offers to help.
Yes this is the puzzle game that is sweeping the country faster than the Rubik Cube. So play all the games you could ever want or just feed in the information to solve that fiendish puzzle no one else can.
Ever wanted to go back in time to the 80's and all those great arcade games that didn't take a month of Sundays to play?
If you're bored with your latest Play Station games, frustrated that you've been playing the latest Harry Potter game since Christmas and can't get to the end or even, like me, work out whether there is in fact an end - then help is at hand! still If you just hark back to a noisier time when video games could be played, and lost, in a matter of minutes with explosions everywhere and a complete lack of sublety, then help is at hand! The video game gives you all this
Ever wanted to transfer your notes and jottings to a PC without the need to retype or worst of all redraw them. Then the DigiMemo could be for you.
Is it worth getting a handset to use with Skype? What are the advantages? Would I buy one again? Heres my experience with the Cyberphone K from VoIP Voice.
My on using for my office phone service covered my experience actually getting a phone equivalent without forking out for a new BT line! The result of that investigation lead me to become a happy Skype customer, despite initially trying to go with a standards based solution! previous article Skype Having got my combined SkypeIn/Out service I needed to decide how to use it.
If I say WordPerfect, anyone over the age of 30 will probably immediately say Word Processor, this package is that but it is also a great deal more all in a DVD case.
Skype while being very popular attacts some poor press from those that suggest people should us 'standards based' VoIP products. One real users perspective!
I've recently vacated the 'third bedroom' office to take up the kind offer of a desk with a local company I know on very reasonable terms and to the delight of my 8 year old daughter who *finally* gets her own room! The only snag was they had no spare phone lines, but were more than happy to share their broadband access.
If WAN and LAN are words that fill you with apprehension then this router from Belkin and the software supplied may make its implementation somewhat less painful.
This grey oblong box and be used
vertically and for that purpose a stand is supplied in the box. In it's
more usual horizontal mode it is 24x15x3.5cm (add another 3.5cm to the
15cm depth for the cables). It has a silver grey top and the rest of
the unit is near black. The front edge has seven LED's all
clearly marked and well documented in the manual. As indeed are the
connections on the rear of the unit.
Digital television offers more choice with regards to channels, so why not add this capability to your computer
Inkjet printers can often be thought of only in terms of colour printing, of course they do this but often they can also read various card types. Sometimes even pen drives, occasionally they can print on CDs and once in a while also print using Bluetooth.
Worried about your telephony costs? Broadband users should consider taking advantage of VoIP.
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