Amazon Kindle Fire Review
Posted on September 29, 2011 - Filed Under Gadgets | Leave a Comment
The Amazon Kindle has been the choice consumer eBook reader since it’s debut in late 2007, originally retailing for $399.00. Since then, there have been several revamps of the Kindle, including: Kindle 2, Kindle DX, Kindle DX Graphite, and Kindle 3.
However, Amazon has received fierce competition, which has mainly come from the tablet wave. With tablets such as the iPad and Xoom on the market, which are eBook readers in their own rights, consumers simply demanded more from the Kindle. Amazon’s newest device, the Kindle Fire, is the answer to that demand.
Video Card/Graphics Card Specs Explained
Posted on September 28, 2011 - Filed Under Gadgets | Leave a Comment
Video cards/graphics cards are a commonly replaced component of desktop computers. Actually, memory, hard drives, and video cards are all commonly replaced components of desktop computers. However, RAM memory and hard drives are a bit easier to understand, while graphics cards are a bit more complex.
With prices for video cards ranging from $20.00 to much over $200.00, purchasing the correct video card for your setup can be confusing. In today’s post we will review the different options that video cards have, and help you to choose an according graphics card for your computer.
Setup an HP Wi-Fi Printer for Wireless Networks
Posted on September 20, 2011 - Filed Under Gadgets | Leave a Comment
The majority of printers are now being manufactured with built-in Wi-Fi connectivity. This changes the way that a printer interacts with the rest of your devices such as computers and mobile phones, because printers are more and more becoming standalone devices, rather than an add-on device to a computer.
Many printer setups revolve around a desktop or laptop PC that is connected to a printer via USB cable. From there, you must enable printer sharing and other settings on the main computer in order to share the printer with other computers. With Wi-Fi printers, the process is much simplified.
View Photos on Apple TV 2nd Generation
Posted on September 12, 2011 - Filed Under Gadgets | 1 Comment
If you have a 2nd Generation Apple TV, you might be wondering how to view photos from your computer or from an iPhone, iPad on the big screen! As with all Apple products, the world revolves around iTunes. You need to make sure you have iTunes installed on your Mac or your PC or both before we get started.
To give an overview, we need to use Home Sharing in order to share photos from a PC or Mac to an Apple TV. If you want to view photos that are stored on your iPhone or iPad, you can use AirPlay, which works really well and doesn’t require any setup or configuration.
Plasma vs. LCD vs. LED
Posted on September 12, 2011 - Filed Under Gadgets | 10 Comments
Whether you are purchasing your first flat screen television or have purchased a flat screen before, there are several points that you may want to take into consideration before making your next television purchase. All three technologies that have brought us ultra slim televisions, plasma, LCD, and LED, are constantly evolving and today’s televisions have several feature options. For some, it may be worth the extra money to get the more expensive television, while for others, a basic TV set will be a better choice.
iPad 2 – Cannot Connect to WPA2 Wi-Fi Network?
Posted on September 2, 2011 - Filed Under Gadgets | 1 Comment
Recently, I ran across a problem with my iPad 2 that I had not experienced before: not being able to connect to a wireless network! I’ve had my iPad 2 since it first came out and haven’t had a single issue with it yet! It’s the best gadget I have ever owned. Anyway, I setup a new wireless network in my house and I was trying to connect but kept getting the message:
Unable to join the network [network name]