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YAWA: Dell Laptops

Another session of “You Ask, We Answer” brings us to laptops.  More specifically, Dells.  I was asked to find a nice decent laptop that can replace 2 computers that are both 7 years old: a laptop and a desktop.  Price point?  Around $1000 (give or take a couple hundred).  What did I come up with?  [...]

PCs, YAWA March 3, 2010 2:49 pm 0 comments

SW SKELLUM LA

SW SKELLUM LA

Anyone who has ever seen the 1993 Clint Eastwood movie “In the Line of Fire” knows exactly what that little anagram means.  If you haven’t seen the movie, well I’m about to spoil a little piece of it for you.  But hey, it came out 16 years ago.  It’s about time you learned the secret. [...]

Cell Phones, How To..., YAWA July 16, 2009 12:00 pm 2 comments

Need Computer Help?

Need Computer Help?

This post can also be found at Labortopia.com: here. So you need help with your computer but you don’t know how to fix it.  And you start thinking to yourself: What’s wrong with it? Is it under warranty? Where do I go? How much is this going to cost me? How long will it take [...]

Apple, How To..., PCs, YAWA July 9, 2009 2:28 pm 1 comment

YAWA – Boot Camp on Macs

YAWA – Boot Camp on Macs

Alright, so you have a Mac/MacBook/MacBook Pro and you want to install a Windows operating system too! Not to fear! This is a very very easy setup. You will need the following: The rest? Watch the video! Just a few pointers: After installation of Windows as your 2nd operating system, Windows will become the default [...]

Apple, How To..., PCs, YAWA May 18, 2009 9:16 am 2 comments

YAWA – Desktop PC upgrade

Original forums link: here Finn writes: I currently have a Pentium D 3.0 ghz. How do I find out what type of motherboard i have? I want to see if there are better CPU’s compatible with my motherboard. I have a Dell XPS (should be called POS). I have replaced everything except the motherboard, CPU, [...]

How To..., PCs, YAWA May 8, 2009 1:08 pm 0 comments

YAWA – Laptops under $600

YAWA – Laptops under $600

You Ask, We Answer.  Today’s topic is laptops under $600. The question: I found this laptop and it seems like a great deal:  [click here].  What do you think?  Is 3gb of RAM good enough?  I will mostly be doing low-tech things like looking at PDFs, online video/music, pcitures.  I will be using Wi-Fi so [...]

Apple, Online Shopping, PCs, YAWA May 7, 2009 2:01 pm 0 comments

YAWA – Camcorders

YAWA – Camcorders

You Ask, We Answer. Part of our new highlighted series in making the right purchase. Today’s topic is camcorders. The question: Hey, do you know anything about camcorders? I was looking for one of those too. I don’t like disc ones, I prefer hard drives or one that use SD’s. My price range $200-$375ish When [...]

Digital Cameras, YAWA May 1, 2009 8:25 am 0 comments