Recent content by Geeyoff

Hi, everybody. I've played around with an Asus 1000HA netbook in a B&M store and I like the feel of it, but based on specs, I'm considering the 1005HA because it's a bit smaller and lighter. Problem is, I can't find one to try out at the local stores, and I'm worried that the keyboard might...

Thanks for the tips, everybody. I got this inkjet printer from a friend for free, so I'm not really interested in spending money on a laser printer right now. I've got the windows' printer settings defaulting to "fast draft" mode, which seems to be the most conservative setting available...

Ok, well, c'est la vie... For me, it's not worth the additional 200-or-so-bucks to get the actual dock in order to add this kind of convenience. Thanks for your help, though.

No, I don't an "undock" option. Is there some kind of hack where I could make the port replicator be recognized like a real dock? (I guess I don't really know enough to understand WHY windows wouldn't see it as a dock - after all, it redirects video to the external monitor, instead of sending...

Hi. I've got a Lenovo T60 and a docking bay -- er, an "essential port replicator." Is there some way to make the computer recognize upon boot-time or windows startup that it's connected to the dock? I'd like my login procedure and network connection to be dependent upon whether or not it's...

Hi. Is there a way to reduce the ink consumption of an inkjet printer? Even in draft mode, my printer seems to go through a lot of ink. I'm running Windows XP and I've got an HP Deskjet D4160. Using Windows' printing preferences, I can only get the resolution down to 300dpi. Is there any...

Thanks for your help. I'm getting the 14" screen. I know that it doesn't look as nice, but portability is more important to me. Besides, I've got a decent lcd monitor that I can hook up to the laptop when I'm at home. From the reviews, I'm leaning towards the ATI x1400. I might not get...

Hi. I'm about to buy a Lenovo T60 of some kind. As a soon-to-be grad student, certain deals and discounts are available to me, but only on certain configurations. Therefore, I'm having trouble figuring out how much value I should place on certain specs. What matters most to me with this...

The biggest reason why I avoid Blockbuster with extreme prejudice is because they edit some of the movies that they carry without making it obvious to their customers. Perhaps there's a disclaimer somewhere, but I've never found it. I first noticed this while watching a Blockbuster-rented copy...

The Toshiba M30X can be customized to have everything you want, with the exception of the processor; the best that they offer is a Pentium M 755. I know that's different from a P4 M, so my apologies if this post is just a waste of bandwidth for you. Even so, it's like $1600 or thereabouts...

Really? Which models are the better (or the worse) ones? That is, can it all be summed up in general terms, like, for instance, "Satellites are cheap, Tecras are nice," or is it more specific than that? --Geeyoff

Really? What's wrong with the R series? IBM's site has got models with similar prices for both series...

Hi. I'm shopping around for a new laptop for my mom, who's looking to spend no more than $1300 and requires good tech support from time to time. You know, knowledgable techs who are polite and enunciate and don't have so thick of a foreign accent that you can't understand them. I've seen...

I think it's a good thing, because regardless of how much money this burns through in the near future (as in, next decade or two), it's at the very least increasing awareness. We're GOING to run out of oil, or at least oil will become so rare that it'll be prohibitively expensive. That's why...

So, you know that the New Testament wasn't even BEGUN to be put into writing until several hundred years after Christ died, right? Prior to that it was all just word-of-mouth stuff. People going door-to-door, or telling stories at night or stuff like that. Ever play the game "Telephone" when...