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These days laptops and mobile devices are outselling desktop computers by a wide margin, but there are still plenty of folks who prefer using a desktop machine for various reasons (myself included).
That’s why I still choose to check out and review desktops in addition to those more portable devices.
I recently had the opportunity to check out the new Dell Inspiron 3470 Desktop PC and I came away quite impressed.
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Regular readers of this blog know that upgrading the hard drive in a notebook PC is a fairly straightforward process because I have written about it several times in the past.
Simply connect your new drive to the PC with a USB to SATA adapter cable, use disc cloning software to copy the contents of the existing drive to the new one, then remove the old drive and replace it with the new drive.
Sounds simple, right? Well, it really is pretty simple IF you’ve done it before AND you feel comfortable with the process. [Read more…]
I’ve been a huge fan of Amazon’s growing line of Fire tablets since day one. I truly believe these are the best tablets you can buy for the same money.
I recently had the opportunity to check out the new Fire HD 10 Tablet with Alexa Hands-Free , and in my opinion it’s one of the best tablet values on the market.
Although it only costs about half the price of the cheapest iPad model, this new tablet from Amazon offers as much or more in terms of features and utility.
Just take a look at the hardware: [Read more…]
Many people dream of blogging for a living, but relatively few bloggers earn enough from their blogs to live comfortable and secure lives. But one person who has achieved that goal (and more) is “Problogger” Darren Rowse.
Darren has teamed up with co-author Chris Garrett to put together the ultimate roadmap to earning a comfortable living as blogger.
And believe me, if you like the idea of working from home doing something you love AND making the kind of money you’d like to make, this roadmap will surely help get there.
ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income (#ad) lays out everything you need to do in order to create, publish and maintain a successful blog, then use it to generate a healthy income for you and your family. [Read more…]
As you probably know by now, incandescent light bulbs are being phased out in the U.S., and when they are gone, they’ll be gone for good.
That leaves us all facing a decision going forward: Do we replace our bad incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs
Both of these new types of bulbs are vastly more energy efficient than the incandescent bulbs they were designed to replace, but deciding which type to buy can be confusing.
Hopefully, this post will help clear up the confusion a bit.
Although I can’t tell you which type of bulb you would like best, I can tell you that I personally prefer LED bulbs over CFLs, for the following reasons: [Read more…]