The Lenovo ThinkPad X300 is one of the first full size laptops to go up against the thin of the thin, Mac Air. Though the X300 isn’t as thin, it does offer some hardware features that the Mac Air can’t handle because of its thinness. But the X300 still fits inside a standard interoffice […]
The chairman of the FCC has stated that the agency is ready to punish some of the ISP’s that secretly control users web traffic. Though not specifically mentioning any names [Comcast], it is fairly common knowledge that one of the big cable providers was caught doing just that. Consumers have complained to the FCC that […]
There is no doubt that Google is one of the most successful technology companies in the world. The secret of its success as described by Hal Varian, Chief Economist for Google, explains why Google really owes its success to the ’secret sauce’ it is using. In his report he states:
It seems that a lot of […]
I recalled several months ago one of the loyal readers, I believe it was Don Naphen, who asked whether defrag a USB drive would improve performance. I responded that to defrag of a USB drive was not necessary which I still feel is correct. But during the past several months I have read in some […]
For the past few months I have been looking around for a new laptop system to supplement my full sized laptop system. I had also previously mentioned my fondness for the old IBM Z50 which I really enjoyed using. So when I saw the Asus Eee PC yesterday, I was immediately drawn to it. So […]
Beside spending my time here at LG pounding on the laptop keys to present articles here, I also write computer related articles in a local newspaper in California. Part of my article process includes a feedback section in which readers can post their problems. I recently received this question from a reader on 02-17-08:
Dear Ron,
Thank […]
Looking for the cutting edge in fuel efficiency? Want to have a car in your garage that uses a renewable source? Well the Air Car may be just for you. This futuristic vehicle, dubbed the Air Car, makes some pretty hefty promises:
The Air Car is a new generation of vehicle that finally solves the motorist’s […]
Make sure your system is up to date and that you have the latest protections in place.
AVG anti-virus: 02/24/08
Norton anti-virus: 02/20/08
McAfee anti-virus: 02/20/08
Lavasoft Ad-Aware: 02/18/08
Spybot Search and Destroy: 02/20/08
Microsoft Windows Defender: 02/20/08
Nod32: 02/23/08
Updates as of February 24 , 2008 6:00am CDT.
Tags: avg, norton, mcafee, lavasoft, spybot, defender, nod32
Back in October 2007, my wife and I had an unfortunate incident while trying to fly from Honolulu , HI. to Kona, HI. aboard a GO! airline flight. So when I read about two GO! airline pilots suspected of falling asleep during a flight to Hilo, HI., I wasn’t surprised. For thos of you who […]
Most of you already know that I am a die-hard Firefox user and have been for many years. The only time my computer sees IE is when I am forced into it when a site won’t function properly in Firefox. But today when I read everyone shouting the fact that Firefox has gone over the […]
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