James asks…
What kind of laptop should I get at bestbuy?
I am going to bestbuy and I want a good brand laptop perferably a dell! I am a 10th grade highschool student; male. I will use this for school and not so much gameing. I will watch movies on it quite a bit! and it must have a webcam and wifi features! No smaller than 14.5″ or 15″. and the price cannnot exeed $500.00!!!!!!!!!! Please help I need it within 1-2 weeks! thanks!!!!!
admin answers:
(all blue links below can be clicked on)
CAUTION: As talked about on Dr. Phil, LapTops are more prone to Wireless Hackers, its not hard for them to get into your WebCam, wirelessly speaking. I could be the guy next door getting into your cam.
Solution: Stick tape over your WebCam and Built-In Mic, when not in use or try a free safe program to block the cam.
– http://drphil.com/slideshows/slideshow/5676/?id=5676&showID=1425
– http://youtube.com/watch?v=AJ534c34HIg
– http://youtube.com/watch?v=V0E3MK6vAD8
– Possible Solution: http://www.superwebcam.com/download.php?rand=609664
Learn more wireless safety tips at:
http://practicallynetworked.com
Give these a test drive:
(This Compaq by HP has a newer AMD at 2.2ghz, the ram may need to be upgraded by 1gb. However it has DDR3, which is the newest ram type. No WebCam though)
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Compaq+-+Presario+Laptop+/+AMD+V-Series+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+2GB+Memory+/+250GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/9980182.p?id=1218207308692&skuId=9980182
(Here’s a HP with 2.3ghz Pentium with DDR2 ram)
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Factory-Refurbished+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Pentium%26%23174%3B+Processor+/+17.3%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive/1290476.p?id=1218247965471&skuId=1290476
(Here’s a Dell with 2.2ghz Pentium with DDR2 ram)
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Pentium%26%23174%3B+Processor+-+Cherry+Red/9693491.p?id=1218150611112&skuId=9693491
Refurbished can actually be a good thing.
Stay away from Toshiba and Acer LapTops. GateWay LapTops are good, but the customer service sucks.
I’ve repaired Toshiba’s. Have seen loads of bad reports on Acer, related to Startup problems.
Go with Dell or HP.
For your situation Go With:
2.0ghz or higher
250gb Storage
(Storage is 7% less than advertised, Win7 will take up about 25gb’s with future updates)
3gb Ram (is best for Win7)
Windows 7 Pro (has longer support by Microsoft than Ultimate and Premium)
External Backup (if you don’t have this, this will save you from having to do file recovery)
Are you a student?
Http://www.microsoft.com/student/en/us/software/windows.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/student/office/en-us
use 7 Upgrade as a Full Version: http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp
Remove Windows BloatWare:
http://pcdecrapifier.com
OR Order Directly and request that it have No BloatWare:
http://dell.com or Canada’s http://dell.ca
http://hp.com or Canada’s http://hp.ca
LapTop Anti-Theft:
http://lifehacker.com/387235/how-to-thief+proof-your-laptop
http://lifehacker.com/390728/locatepc-tracks-stolen-computers-with-discrete-emails
Sharon asks…
How can i get my DVD’s onto my hard drive and then onto my ipod?
I want some of my DVDs onto my ipod as itunes don’t have them, so how do i do it, please help?
admin answers:
Here~ My experience~
1. Use WinX Free DVD to iPod Ripper. Fastest and easiest DVD ripper I ever use. It converts DVD movies to iPod in high quality like the original DVDs.
Check their official site for more functions and features: http://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-to-ipod/
Step by step user guide:
http://www.winxdvd.com/help/how-to-use-free-dvd-to-ipod-ripper.htm
It’s a freeware. No trial, no registration, no watermark. Small file size, safe and fast to download and install.
2. After converting, you can drag the video into your iTunes library. Plug in your iPod to computer, iTunes will detect the iPod automatically, then click iTunes menu “File -> Sync iPod”, that’s all.
Have fun~ lol
Betty asks…
Can anyone tell me where’s a good, safe place to download porn?
I would like to download a few adlut movies, can anyone tell me where a safe web site is?
admin answers:
Rawtube is one. Orgasm.com is another.
Donald asks…
How can I make my laptop faster?
I’ve had it for almost a year now and it’s already too slow. I have fast internet on my other computers, but the laptop is just killing me. I tried deleting things but nothing changed, and I don’t even have any things to delete anyways. What else is there to try to make it faster?
admin answers:
Log on as an Administrator.
First delete/un-install all programs/applications/games you no longer use (especially those you have disks for).
Burn/copy to CD/DVD/flash drive any and all music/pictures/movie files, verify they copied successfully and delete the originals.
Download install and run Ccleaner, both ‘Registry’ and ‘Cleaner’ parts…
Http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
Run Disk Cleanup (Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools) check/tick all boxes, they’re all safe to remove.
Run Disk Defragmenter (Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools).
1.Open Control Panel>System and Maintenance>System.
2.In the left “Tasks”, click on ‘Advanced System Settings’.
3.Click the “Advanced” tab. In “Performance” section, click on ‘Settings’ button.
4.Click on ‘Advanced’ tab.
5.In the “Virtual Memory” section, click on ‘Change’ button.
6.By default, “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives” setting is selected so that Windows Vista system can manage the paging file without user’s interruption. If you want change the paging file size,uncheck the check box of Automatically manage paging file size for all drives.
7.Select and highlight the appropriate drive that users want to change the paging file settings under the box of “Drive [Volume Label]“ Usually ‘C:’.
8.To fix a permanent size for the paging file, click on Custom size button, and set the values of Initial Size 4095 (MB) and Maximum Size 4095 (MB). To make the size of pagefile.sys static. Then click on Set button.
Click Start>Run and type
msconfig
(or type it in the search bar)
and press Enter/Return. Click the Startup tab and uncheck anything that’s not needed at startup.
Go to this site to check which services can be safely stopped/removed…
Http://www.blackviper.com/
Or… Buy more RAM. Download and run the scanner here to find type/speed of RAM needed…
Http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/?click=true
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Carol asks…
What do I need to keep open in Windows Task Manager?
My laptop has been slow lately and if I close anything in Windows Task Manager, it ruins my desktop.
admin answers:
Log on as an Administrator.
First delete/un-install all programs/applications/games you no longer use (especially those you have disks for).
Burn/copy to CD/DVD/flash drive any and all music/pictures/movie files, verify they copied successfully and delete the originals.
Download install and run Ccleaner, both ‘Registry’ and ‘Cleaner’ parts…
Http://www.ccleaner.com/
Run Disk Cleanup (Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools) check/tick all boxes, they’re all safe to remove.
Run Disk Defragmenter (Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools).
Increase Virtual Memory…
XP
Open Computer Management, click Start, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management.
In the console tree, right-click Computer Management (Local), and then select Properties.
On the Advanced tab, click Performance Options, and under Virtual memory, uncheck the check box of Automatically manage paging file size for all drives, click Change.
In the Drive list, click the drive that contains the paging file you want to change (usually C:).
Under Paging file size for selected drive, type a new paging file size (4095 for both) in the Initial Size and Maximum Size box, and then click Set.
Click Apply and OK.
Vista/Win 7
1.Open Control Panel>System and Maintenance>System.
2.In the left “Tasks”, click on ‘Advanced System Settings’.
3.Click the “Advanced” tab. In “Performance” section, click on ‘Settings’ button.
4.Click on ‘Advanced’ tab.
5.In the “Virtual Memory” section, click on ‘Change’ button.
6.By default, “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives” setting is selected so that Windows Vista system can manage the paging file without user’s interruption. If you want change the paging file size,uncheck the check box of Automatically manage paging file size for all drives.
7.Select and highlight the appropriate drive that users want to change the paging file settings under the box of “Drive [Volume Label]“ Usually ‘C:’.
8.To fix a permanent size for the paging file, click on Custom size button, and set the values of Initial Size 4095 (MB) and Maximum Size 4095 (MB). To make the size of pagefile.sys static. Then click on Set button.
Click Start>Run and type
msconfig
(or type it in the search bar)
and press Enter/Return. Click the Startup tab and uncheck anything that’s not needed at startup.
Go to this site to check which services can be safely stopped/removed…
Http://www.blackviper.com/
Or… Buy more RAM. Download and run the scanner here to find type/speed of RAM needed…
Http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/?click=true 🙂
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