| What You Want in a Webcam Posted:  Many computers -- especially laptops and tablets -- ship with built-in cameras, so add-on webcams are not as popular as they used to be, and manufacturers bring out new models less frequently than they did in the early days of online chat. Take a har...
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| Sync Your Laptop to Your Desktop Posted:  The sun may be setting on the days when you had to email files to yourself or carry them around on a flash drive; dawn ushers in an era of syncing your data via "the cloud" -- a metaphor describing Web-based information storage -- for onlin...
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| Play on Your Laptop: What Can You Watch? Posted:  In December 2011, more than 164 million Americans watched some type of video online, according to Nielsen. For the one‐third of U.S. consumers who opt to stream movies or TV shows via a paid streaming subscription service, modern laptops' high-...
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| Performance and Versatility: What You Want in a Laptop Posted:  When you're buying a laptop, your first question might be, "How many features can I pack into it?" Before your wish list gets too long, though, remember that "laptops, by their very nature, are trading off performance for portability,&...
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| Monitors: Standard or Wide Screen? Posted:  Choosing between a standard-sized computer monitor or a widescreen can be a dilemma. Many people enjoy the extra horizontal space for watching wide-aspect movies, playing games or arranging multiple windows on the screen. Others prefer the standard 4...
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| Laptops for the Great Outdoors Posted:  Most consumer laptops are not rated for outdoor use, so look into a rugged laptop if you plan on taking it with you to the great outdoors. A fully-rugged laptop is geared more for industrial and military use, but there are other outdoors-capable lapt...
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| How to Customize My Browser's Toolbars Posted:  Reorganizing your browser's toolbars can help you save time by allowing you to access the buttons or bookmarks you use most frequently in less time. Most modern browsers, such as Internet Explorer and Firefox, allow you to add and remove toolbars as...
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| How to Back Up Data on a Laptop Posted:  Backing up your data and important files is a crucial part of computer maintenance, especially on laptops as they are more prone to damage or theft than desktops. Windows 7's built-in tool, called Backup and Restore, can automatically manage regular...
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| Drop Your Laptop? Repair It Posted:  Don't count your dropped laptop as dead just yet -- external damage doesn't mean that your laptop won't run, and not running isn't necessarily a symptom that the laptop is broken forever. If your processor or motherboard gets damaged, you're better o...
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| Connect Your Wireless Mouse Posted:  A wireless mouse requires batteries and may come in either of two main types: RF and Bluetooth. The RF device works by establishing radio communication with a receiver -- also called a transceiver or dongle -- that plugs into the USB port. Modern re...
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