Getting the Most Out of a Tablet PC by Eve Larson
What is a tablet PC, how is it different from a laptop and is it the right computer for you? To find the answer to these questions lets take a look at tablet PC’s and how they work. Tablet PC's were originally designed to put mobile computers in the hand of people working in the field. ... The lightweight and highly portable nature of these types of computers made them perfectly suited to field technicians and health care workers. ... The real question is how portable does you’re computing lifestyle have to be?

Selecting a Laptop by Deryck Richards
Small Can Be Beautiful When purchasing a new computer, you may be better served by a laptop than a traditional desktop computer. Recently, laptops with capabilities similar to desktops can be purchased for a comparable price. Laptops are convenient because of their small size and ability to run... Because each of these methods is external, however your laptop will become less portable if you need to carry around the external devices. ... If you have little need for a portable computer, a "desktop replacement" may be for you.

How To Put Music On The PSP by Zachary Scott
Do you want to put some music on the PSP? It is an easy process, once you know how to. I will discuss here simply how to do this, since I have helped many of my friends do it, I thought to myself there must be a lot of people that want to know. Here is how to easily take the music files on your... Follow my step-by-step information and turn your PSP into a portable boombox! ... Once the memory stick or PSP connected, you will get an extra drive on your computer. ... In my case it is the J: drive.

Lapping It Up by Alan Jason Smith
The idea of a laptop, or portable, computer was first conceived by Alan Kay, who worked for Xerox, at its Research Center in Palo Alto CA. He called it a Dynabook. He wasn't the first to offer a completed laptop computer for public consumption, however. ... Disk drives - The newest laptop versions will have DVD or CD drives and no floppy drive. ... If that's the case, rather than back up all over again you may want to purchase an external floppy drive for your laptop. ... A step down from Pentium are the Celeron and AMD versions.

How to Backup Your Computer Files by Christian Carvajal
As I write this, it’s early December, and try as I might, I can’t remember what my new year’s resolution was last time around. One thing I can say with near hundred percent certainty is that whatever it was, I failed to keep it. Maybe you’re the same. ... A sub-option here is to use a permanent hard drive as a removable drive. ... Basically, you’ll save your data on a Zip disk, then transfer it from the disk to the portable drive. ... The most popular of these drives are the Zip drive from Iomega and the ORB drive from Castlewood.

How To Rip A CD by Nicola Tewhare
MP3 is a common way of storing music on the computer. It is widely used because it compresses the audio file to a small size so you can ultimately squash more files on the hard-drive. If you are any sort of music fan, you probably would have heard of this already and both possess a CD Ripper and... The reason MP3 has become popular is it's specific aspect of utilizing all the space you have available on your computers hard-drive.The average CD uses around 700mb of memory whereas the MP3 file uses close to 60mb of memory.

Data And Hard Drive Recovery Made Easy! by Michael Brymer
Hard Drive Recovery and the recovery of apparently lost files and date can often be restored with some simple know hows or data recovery software. What a great world we live in. Computers are one of the best tools that has come into the hands of man since the convenience of toilet paper. ... To prevent hard drive crashes and the need for hard drive recovery we are always warned to back-up our files. ... Support will walk you through steps to rectify your problems but may end-up recommending you completely recover your computer losing all files on your "C Drive".

How To Put Movies On To PSP by Micheal Phelps
My next biggest question about my favorite new toy was about how to download movies to PSP. I had already mastered the music thing so I figured the movies wouldn't be any harder to learn. It turns out it was just slightly harder, but not too much. I'm going to share what I learned with you so... It's as easy as hooking up your PSP to your computer using a USB 2.0 cable, waiting for your computer to recognize the PSP as an external drive (usually E;), then saving the movie file to your computer and dragging it to your PSP.

Laptops Guide: Choosing a Laptop that is Right for You by Jonathan Chase
Most of us tend to think of laptops in the same way: a fairly small portable computer that can open and close like a suitcase, with all of the capabilities of a desktop. In fact, the term “laptop” is really very generic. There are currently four main styles of these portable PCs, each offering... Offering the flexibility of a combo bay, notebooks are designed with a large opening on the side which allows the user to plug a CD drive, floppy disk or extra battery – allowing you to access the features that you need without the burden of making room for those that aren’t needed.

Purchasing Your Portable Laptop by Alan Jason Smith
Before you purchase your laptop you'll want to familiarize yourself with the various features and determine what you need and what you do not. Some folks seek out all the latest bells and whistles. For others it's about getting your typical job done efficiently and cost effectively. ... But if you have only a CD drive and copy to floppy on your PC at home, for the two to talk to each other you're going to need an external floppy drive on your laptop. ... Your old mouse may connect by parallel port, but the newest versions require USB connection.