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YAWA: Dell Laptops

Share 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...
March 3rd, 2010 | PCs, YAWA | Read More

SW SKELLUM LA

Share 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. The...
July 16th, 2009 | Cell Phones, How To..., YAWA | Read More

Need Computer Help?

Share 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 to fix? Let’s...
July 9th, 2009 | Apple, How To..., PCs, YAWA | Read More

YAWA – Boot Camp on Macs

Share 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...
May 18th, 2009 | Apple, How To..., PCs, YAWA | Read More

YAWA – Desktop PC upgrade

Share 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,...
May 8th, 2009 | How To..., PCs, YAWA | Read More

YAWA – Laptops under $600

Share 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...
May 7th, 2009 | Apple, Online Shopping, PCs, YAWA | Read More

YAWA – Camcorders

YAWA – Camcorders
Share 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....
May 1st, 2009 | Digital Cameras, YAWA | Read More