Palm Pilot PDA-Your Life In Your Pocket by M Johnson
Palm pilots used to be big, bulky, slow and could barely hold phone numbers of all the people you knew. In today's fast moving world of technology a PDA can store thousands of contacts, schedules and appointments, but it does not stop there. These little pocket PC units can play MP3 music files,... Able to synchronize data with a desktop or laptop PC, even send wireless messages from PDA to PDA, making it easy to transfer data and get upgrades. ... Sure laptop computers are nice, but they cannot be tucked away in a coat!

Avoid Air Travel Troubles With A Flash Drive by John Retzer
With the latest terrorist scare, many flights no longer permit you to travel with your laptop and other electronic devices. That's understandable -- no one wants to be blown out of the sky -- but it makes things difficult for the business traveller. Of course, when you get to your destination,... Fortunately, there is a way to finesse these problems: carry everything you need on a large capacity flash drive. ... Not only can flash drives carry reams of data, they also can run an amazing variety of applications straight from the drive.

The Bluetooth Adapter: What Can it Do? by Chonticha Marijne
Bluetooth technology is all the rage these days. Most recently, the Belkin Company has designed and released a Bluetooth adapter that can access your iPod, another current rage with all age groups. With this Bluetooth adapter, even your iPod becomes a wireless remote of sorts, enabling listeners... Such a handy function in this Bluetooth adapter allows travelers and laptop users to insert the adapter and not have to worry about disengaging it when packing that laptop back into its case. ... At a recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, a company known as Newton Peripherals...

Have Laptop Will Travel by Francis Ardi
Leave prepared when traveling with your notebook computer. Internet connectivity at your destination is one thing to think about when taking your portable office with you on your next trip. You might want to consider some of the following options: Make sure you have a dial-up access account. ... It is best to make a spreadsheet to save on your laptop to use when you get there and for future reference. ... Kinko's Copies offers services to notebook users such as printing from your laptop, dial-up and high speed internet connections and are located in most larger cities.

30 Ways to Waste your Tech Budget by Eric Meyer
1. Don’t have a five year plan, order things only when they break 2. Purchase the cheapest computers you can find every ordering cycle 3. Let each department decide what they need to purchase 4. Don’t train employees how to use the technology 5. Don’t research the company or read multiple... Don’t purchase laptop locks 30. ... Have accountants become the boss of your Tech Director 21. ... Fail to negotiate for a lower price with vendors 22. ... Keep old computers ( We can have them do something) 20.

Don't Let Headphone and Charge Cords Control Your Life by P. Holstein
What do you do with your iPod's earbuds when you're not using them? Wind them around something in hopes that they won't get tangled? What do you do with your cell phone’s sync cord? Stuff it into a carry-on pocket, hoping it won’t get knotted around your hairbrush? ... Stick it into your laptop case, knowing it will ultimately get caught on every other gizmo in there? ... You simply wrap your earbud cable around the earPod, snake the bodies of the earbuds into the center compartment, and then close the case.

Notebook Computer Penalties by Richard Keir
Notebook computers can be incredibly convenient for anyone who needs to travel or work in multiple locations. While external hard drives and flash drives can be used to carry around a hug amount of data, being able to work on the same machine, one that's been configured by you for your specific... But mess with my laptop? ... Remember that it takes some manufacturing ingenuity combined with miniaturization to cram a reasonably capable computer into a notebook case. ... However, if my notebook computer develops a problem, I've got serious and probably expensive trouble.

Thinking About Discount Notebook Computers by Richard Keir
While notebook computer prices have come down quite a lot, laptops still range from inexpensive notebook models to high end luxury jobs. Naturally, the notebook you eventually choose to buy will depend on your resources and requirements, but if you are on a budget like so many of us are, you... In any case, the truly cool people have minions to carry around their stuff and wouldn't be caught dead lugging around a computer or using one in public. ... A used notebook will normally not carry a manufacturer's warranty and any warranty period may be shorter then the standard new model warranty.

Thin And Light - Ultraportable Laptops by Sean Nicholls
In recent years, the big players in the laptop arena (Sony, Toshiba, HP, IBM, etc.) have begun producing ever more portable laptop computers, weighing in as little as 2.8 pounds and offering as much as 9 hours playback. Often portability would come at the cost of sacrificing functionality in... If there was an ultimate portable laptop, it would be the Sony VAIO TX. ... It even includes a splash/water proof keyboard, which anyone who has experienced the dread of desperately wiping up a spilled beverage before their laptop dies, will apreciate.

LCD Projector Rentals by Ken Marlborough
There are a few basic rules you need to follow when renting an LCD Projector. Plan ahead, at least one to two weeks in advance, to make sure the right type of projector is available for rent. The type and power of the LCD Projector should depend on the type of presentation, the size of the... Double-check to make sure that the projector is fully functional and all the connections such as power supply cord, the VGA cable (if connecting to a standard PC or laptop), or S-video (if connecting to standard video sources like VCRs) are in proper order when renting a LCD Projector.