Are whitebox laptops a good buy?
The price of laptops are really dropping. It really is a great time to buy a portable now because of the very competitive prices on units that possess equally impressive features. Gone are the days of...
View ArticleWindows Validation error irks PC users
One of my biggest beefs about the last two generations of the Windows operating system is the very annoying Windows Genuine Advantage carousel ride that all users have to go through periodically. It is...
View ArticleLaptop envy
I think it is safe to say that laptops are the new must-have, status symbol accessories. Forget about mobile phones, laptops are the new neck-turners. To prove my point, just go to any restaurant, cafe...
View ArticleObama supports ODF
Yesterday, talk here in HLWT centered on the contentious issue of net neutrality. Well, you have to give it to the presidential run-up in the United States to really roil the technology pot. Now, the...
View ArticleAnother stupid RIAA statement
Have Laptop Will Travel will not be complete without the occasional dig at the RIAA and what the morons in the organization are doing to stop “piracy”. Take for example, this statement from Jennifer...
View ArticleOn the hunt for the EEE
I’ve been on the hunt the past few weeks. I’ve been obsessively calling all of the computer stores in my area (and even beyond), trying to track down one unit of the ASUS EEE. I don’t even care if I...
View ArticleNew Windows version in a couple of years?
I don’t know how you guys will take this recent news from Microsoft. In a recent seminar on corporate philantrophy, Bill Gates said that the new version of Windows could be released anytime within the...
View ArticleThe thorny issue of bandwidth metering
Comcast recently announced that they might consider bandwidth metering. One of the reasons being cited for this move is to solve network congestion it has been suffering, which is being blamed on...
View ArticleWindows 7 Starter Edition will cost more than XP
We all know that Windows 7 would be (finally) spell the death of the venerable Windows XP. You see, XP had a pretty good run, but I think it’s time to finally let it rest. Windows 7 is the future,...
View ArticleRun D.M.C. said it best…
Over the past few months it seems various people in my world have been feeding on drama or starting needless drama… which is one of the many reasons I didn’t want a journal in the first place… sharing...
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