Overclock your Laptop from 1.8Ghz to 2.4Ghz!

Laptop Logic shows you how to overclock your mobile CPU without even messing with the bus!

f you dare, you can read this guide to overclock the Pentium M by "pin modding" it. This has a better advantage over adjusting the bus since it greatly reduces the chance of instability. The result? 33% increase in CPU frequency.

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Want to: Add WiFi to Your Old Laptop?

Almost every new laptop now includes a wireless transceiver built in to the motherboard or attached to it through a special port in the case. However, if your older laptop doesn't include wireless facilities, you can easily upgrade and update.

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Wireless Laptop Antenna Made from a Pen.

Searching for a way to maximize my wireless signal from my laptop i stumbled across this crazy contraption. Pretty cool omni-directional antenna. A wireless antenna made from a standard ball point pen's casing.

Warning:
"He does not make the antenna from a ballpoint pen. He merely states the it could be "it could be housed inside the tube of an old pen"....

The pen is only the housing and does not contribute to the antenna." thanks pancho


Related Material here:
the reason it works of a 1/4th, 1/2th or 5/8th the cycle of a 2.4 ghz signal

http://www.nodomainname.co.uk/Omnicolinear/2-4collinear.htm
http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/

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DIY Toshiba Laptop Repairs

Many big manufacturers are not very supportive of those who choose to repair their laptops themselves. However many of their service manuals for old, out of warranty machines are online and are freely accessible. This site is a constantly expanding list of such manuals, which are invaluable to anyone who wants to do repairs themselves.

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How To Fix a Laptop keyboard

Your laptop's keyboard is broken. You dont want to try and fix it without some kind of help. This little guide is the perfect thing.

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How To Take Apart your Laptop

If you have a old laptop that is filled with dust and keeps locking up then this is the guide for you.

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Bringing an old Laptop back to Life

Thinking of changing an old laptop's OS from Windows to Linux? Don't do it until you read this. The benefits, the pains, the arguments, and the results. It's possible, but will everybody like it? Read on to find out.

Related material:
A list of light Linux distros can be found here and here.


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Extremely Small distro of Linux for really old computers.

This is a distro of Linux that runs from just one floppy and it is very functional. Give it a try on one of those old laptops laying around.

Related Material:

A list of Small Linux distros can be found here and here.

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Stuck with an old laptop?

Listen to what others have done with their old laptops and you might stumble on a use for your own laptop...rather than just considering it Junk.

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Asus VX1 Lamborghini Laptop: Hands All Over Predictably Faster Than Hummer

PC Magazine reviews the Lamborghini-branded Asus VX1, filling the entire writeup with terrible automotive journalism cliches. They compare it to the iTronix ruggedized Hummer Laptop, and last year's Acer Ferrari 1000 Laptop.

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Acer Ferrari 5000 with Snapshots

Nice shots of the very cool looking brand new Acer Ferrari 5000 Carbon Fiber laptop.This is a breathtaking laptop, superb design, unmatched speed and its comes worthy for the logo in it. Pricing and availability updates. Now it comes with 802.11n!

other related material:

Is the Acer F20 the Ferrari of LCD Monitors? here

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Is Dell CRAZY?

A 20.1 inch laptop. Good luck getting it on your table, though; the Dell XPS M2010 looks like a "labtop". I think anyone who does high resolution digital photography would love this..

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Alienware's Superman computers

The laptop on display at the E3 Expo,was Superman blue, with that familiar red and yellow "S" logo on the front. Alienware, recently acquired by Dell, is known for making high-performance PCs that are especially attractive to computer gamers. Unfortunately, the company does not want to release images of the machines until later this month.

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Alienware Unveils 'Faster-Than-Wired' Gaming Laptops

High-end laptop vendor Alienware said Tuesday that it has released two high-end computers for gamers with built-in Wi-Fi technology that uses Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MIMO) technology.

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Alienware chooses Airgo chipsets for new laptops

Niche PC maker Alienware has chosen chipsets made by Airgo Networks to power two game-focused laptops, the companies are expected to announce Tuesday.

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Asus unveils Dolby-driven laptops

Asus this week lauded its latest laptops' successful attempt to win the thumbs-up from audio specialist Dolby. Announcing two new machines, Asus said one comes with the Dolby Home Theater stamp of approval, while the other ships with "gameplay transforming" Dolby Digital Live technology.

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Anti-Gravity Laptop

What is worse then dropping your nice, new and expensive laptop? Not much I am sure. This is an awesome idea and fun to watch.


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The Ultimate Spill Proof Laptop

This laptop gets it's 'shields up' as soon as it detects a spill. Who needs a keyboard skin, when you can get one of these? Genius.

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Panasonic - Waterproof Laptop

The Panasonic Toughbook

Panasonic have introduced Toughbooks which are designed for people who need to take their laptop into inhospitable environments. These Panasonic notebooks can survive shocks and vibrations, temperature extremes as well as dirt, grease and water.

related material: here


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Top Ten Coolest Laptop Cases

The Telstyl Tekmod can be found here

Laptop cases are no longer simply about getting your laptop from one place to another; you can do that with a plastic grocery bag. With more people than ever daily lugging their computers between the office and the home, the laptop case is now expected to mix durability, security, style—the ratio of those elements is up to you.

Here’s a list of some of our favorite laptop cases that we’ve come across over the last year, each mixing function and fashion in their own way. Which works for you? Some cool options to lug your laptop around with.


1. Wooden Briefcase [pic>]
2. Ro Tuck Laptop Case
3. Zero Halliburton Deluxe 5" Computer Case
4. Knomo Frinton 17"
5. Maloo Wrap
6. Voltaic Messenger
7. Peter Kinne Custom Laptop Case
8. Tom Bihn Empire Builder
9. Oakley SI Vertical Computer Bag
10. RadTech MacTruck


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Laptop Owners and Their Laptop Cases

Chrome Domo BulletProof Case here

Why you should have a laptop case and the benefits of using one?

Laptop Cases are some thing that all laptop owners have or should have. They can be a actual case to protect the laptop from damage or a travel bag or back pack made for laptops. If you own or plan on buying a laptop you might want to have a look at this interesting article.

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Cool Running: Laptop Cooler

The stream-lined design creates a tilt for your laptop. This tilt in the cooling system protects furniture from heat damage, and prevents liquid spills on the notebook, while rubber pads prevent the laptop from sliding around the desk.

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10 hour Fuel Cells Laptop Battery to Launch Next Year

Why Methanol fuel cells?

Laptop manufacturers like NEC, IBM, and Toshiba routinely suggest that fuel cell tech will be available within a year, but such predictions have generally been (to put it politely) optimistic. The dream of a ten hour laptop has been a dream deferred. Until... Now

"The appeal of methanol fuel cells for soldier power sources is from the high energy density of methanol vs. batteries: a pound of methanol translates into 7-8X the converted energy of a pound of LiIon or lithium primary batteries. Even after accounting for the added weight of fuel cell system components, methanol fuel cells offer several times more energy per pound than do the best available batteries."

source: ultracellpower.com

Related Materal: Scientists make 'amazing' fuel cell breakthrough here

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New Dell Laptop Gets 7 Hours Battery Life

Dell on Tuesday debuted a new notebook in its Latitude line, a three-pound portable that the Texas computer maker claimed can run more than 7 hours on a battery charge.

Will the core duo also have 7 hours of battery life without changing the weight?

Dell claims over seven hours of battery life on the D420, but be aware that their testing was performed not with the base 4-cell battery, but the optional 9-cell battery which adds almost one-half pound to the total weight. Still, a 3.5 pound notebook that can operate for around seven hours is nothing to be ashamed of.

The most notable absence on the D420 is the lack of an optical drive, a trait shared with the X1. However, as if to reward us for good behavior, the new model comes with a much needed PC Card slot which was sorely lacking on the X1.

The Latitude D420 is available now and pricing starts at $1,149 USD.

Latitude D420 Specifications

SYSTEM
Processor:
Intel Core Solo U1300 Processor (1.06GHz)
Memory:
One Memory slot offering up to 1.5GB
Memory Bandwidth:
533MHz
Graphics:
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (Up to 224MB shared memory)
Display:
UltraSharp WXGA (1280 x 800 resolution)

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5 Tips to Increase your laptop's battery life

Laptop Magazine has published five tips for increasing the endurance of your laptop's battery.

5 Tips on how to increase your laptops battery life.

Tip #1 Power down the display
Tip #2 Turn off unused devices
Tip #3 Decrease hard drive activity
Tip #4 Disable startup items
Tip #5 Condition the battery

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Store Stuff Inside Your Laptop

"A little storage drawer ... allowing you to carry extra memory cards, cash, or anything else that will fit in a semi-secret compartment." for only $10!

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Laptop Freeware Utilities Guide

If you have a Centrino based laptop. You have to install Notebook Hardware Control! or you can try Speedswitch. Preferably, underclock your Pentium M CPU to keep it cooler and get longer battery life without performance loss. It's nice having a temperature/clockspeed indicator in the taskbar at all times.

Warning: your warranty will be void, so when it does break, it won't be covered.

only do this if you don't use all your clockspeed (eg. gaming), but there's rumor NHC increases your 3dmark05 score by 300+ points

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Top 5 Laptop Mods.

You’ve seen just about every strange gadget and accessory, now check out these creative laptop mods, Some very interesting ones here. Which ones are your favorites? If we happened to like any, please leave me a comment. Worth a look.

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What To Do With Your Out-of-Date, Non-Saleable Laptop

Do you have old laptop laying around? why not recycle it by creating a LCD picture frame? Instead of buying an overly priced LCD picture frame, Take your old and unused laptop and modify it into a super cheap digital picture frame. Neat Hack! create your own using LINUX!!!

more on small linux distros: here


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How to Clean a Laptop Screen using Household Products

Have you wondered how to clean your LCD monitor or laptop screen without damaging it? eHow gives a short description on how you can do just that with some inexpensive household products.

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8+Miles WiFi Networking. Just need line of site, time & pocket cash.

Convert satellite to 8Mile+ WiFi Wireless antenna. Use for laptop, desktop or router.
Mesh Network with your friends across a whole town anyone?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_mesh_network

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In France you can get a PC and Broadband Wireless for a Buck a Day!

In 2004, the government sponsored a similar scheme to equip university students with a laptop for E1 a day. From September 2004 to September 2005, the proportion of students owning laptops rose from 8% to 22% with the project scheduled to continue until 35% of French students are equipped with laptops.

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Laptops outselling desktops

Laptops are outselling traditional desktop PCs for the first time, according to the retailer, PC World.

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First Photos of MIT's $100 Laptop

The photos in the Flickr set are the first available pictures of the working prototype of the $100 laptop from MIT.

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