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Monday, November 02, 2009 9:03 AM

Sprint launches 4G mobile network in Dallas and other markets

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2009-- The wireless future just arrived in Dallas-Ft. Worth. Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced the launch of Sprint 4G mobile broadband throughout the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. As a result, streaming video, fast file downloads
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009 12:58 AM

BFG Technologies jumps into the laptop race

My favorite video card maker is now making laptops.  Then again I’m not sure I would classify their machine a laptop.  You aren’t going to site around on the couch with the18.4” LCD screen Deimos X-10 on your lap.  Check out just part of
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Wednesday, October 07, 2009 11:21 PM

The Secret Sony Viao X – now on display

Sony has done a remarkable job keeping the new X Series laptop under wraps. I managed to see some video of one a few weeks ago and it looks like a remarkable little machine. The key word here is little. The Sony Vaio X is only .5 inches thick. In fact,
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Sunday, October 04, 2009 10:11 PM

Is the HP Envy the Mac killer?

Apple has enjoyed a tremendous amount of mindshare and market share the past few years.  Many people think they are the innovation leaders and their stock price reflects that.  But there are a number of companies that have had Apple in their
Posted by Keith Combs | 19 Comments
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 8:16 PM

Wow, this is a Dell?

Now available for purchase at http://www.dell.com/us/en/business/notebooks/laptop-latitude-z/pd.aspx?refid=laptop-latitude-z&s=bsd&cs=04&~ck=mn . Doesn’t run Hyper-V or have a Quad core, but this is a swanky machine. This is not your Dad’s
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Saturday, September 05, 2009 11:46 PM

I wonder how much Sony wants for this – VAIO X Series

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Sunday, August 30, 2009 2:00 AM

Apple OS X Snow Leopard – the first 24 hours

On my way to meet the wife for dinner last night, I stopped by the local Apple retail store in Southlake, Texas to pick up a copy of OS X “ Snow Leopard ”.  The packaging and even the website for the OS proudly claims this version of OS X is “ The
Posted by Keith Combs | 28 Comments
Thursday, August 20, 2009 9:07 AM

How do you pick your next laptop or technology?

Criteria.  Each of us weigh our wants and needs differently.  Wants are different than needs.  Matt wanted a slim light weight machine.  Who doesn’t?  The more advanced a computer user, the quicker you can reach a decision. 
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:25 PM

Brush your teeth and shave – LifeCam Cinema HD on the way?

I have not seen an official announcement so I have no idea if it’s real or a mock-up. But if it’s real, I want it. Especially if it works with Camtasia, Expression Encoder 3 and Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition 9 and above. My screencasts will never
Posted by Keith Combs | 7 Comments
Saturday, August 01, 2009 2:17 PM

Looking for an external 2.5” SATA enclosure? Check this out

My stash of mobile 2.5” hard drives keep growing.  I still have a number of PATA drivers, but the SATA drive pile is growing at an exponential rate.  The primary reason is that the drive capacity goes up right about the time I need more capacity
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Saturday, June 13, 2009 10:01 AM

Want to do a Windows 7 Loadfest? Contact me today !!!

If you are in Austin, San Antonio, Houston or Louisiana and want to do a Windows 7 Loadfest at your user group meeting, please contact me for scheduling the event.  I’ll bring a stack of Windows 7 RC disks and we’ll go through the process of installing
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Sunday, May 31, 2009 6:38 PM

Summer is here and so is laptop heat !!!

I finally found something that might make my Dell Latitude D820 or Apple MackBook Pro tolerable to use on the couch.  You see, both of those machines generate a pretty significant amount of heat, and if you are already hot natured, you aren’t going
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Saturday, May 02, 2009 1:08 PM

Installing the Windows Server 2008 R2 RC on a Lenovo ThinkPad T61p

Windows 7 sure got the attention of a lot of you this week, but let’s not forget big brother, Windows Server 2008 R2 also shipped the release candidate.  Considering Hyper-V is a core tool for me and many of you, I was eager to download and install
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Sunday, April 12, 2009 11:52 AM

Testing the Sprint U300 3G/4G wireless card

Sometimes it’s fun to get out on the bleeding edge of technology. Sometimes not. It’s decision time for the Sprint U300 I have. Keep it and hope Sprint updates Sprint SmartView to work with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, or return it now and revisit
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Monday, January 19, 2009 10:39 AM

Breathing life into old machines with Windows 7

I guess “old” is relative to many of us, but considering the processor in my Dell Latitude D820 is the T2500 Core Duo, it is positively ancient.  I complained about the performance of the machine in the past with Windows Vista.  Performance
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