So I broke down and purchased a new Dm4-1062nr from the Microsoft store for 699.00. My search took me to best buy and Fry’s and looked over many windows experience scores. I went online to stores like Amazon Newegg, Tiger Direct but ended up at the Microsoft store and got free shipping. This unit number is only available at the Microsoft store but is the same (or at least very close) to the dm4-1060us at Amazon which is about 100.00 more. My criteria was a 14 inch good looking fast computer with good battery life. continue reading…
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This past week I decided to sell some used stuff on Amazon. To my surprise 2 of the items sold the same day but with Amazon’s large cut I wanted to save money on shipping. continue reading…
On Saturday January 2, 2010 I listened to Leo laporte”s radio show (a favorite) and was amazed to hear someone still had never owned a computer, further Leo recommended an Apple MacBook laptop for its ease of setup. A PC (Windows) however is much more useful, and cheaper. So, to avoid this travesty I decided I needed to make a pc set up guide. continue reading…
The best way to compare laptops is the windows 7 experience index score (also found in Vista). It is part of the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system so it is available on new units and allows computers to be checked within the store. For some reason it is hard to find these numbers posted so I went to Walmart and tested each of theirs.
After carefully writing down the stats I returned home only to discover I needed to verify a few things that didn’t make since. The biggest problem was Walmart doesn’t clearly identify model numbers so I had to check boxes and look on bottom of some laptops. So after 3 trips and a lot more research I created the chart above, phew! continue reading…
Making an ecommerce site used to be hard but now its made easy with the worlds largest web host.
Recently my Mom decided she would like a website store to sell her SMC merchandise and some other products. The SMC company offered to sell her a site thru another co., but they don’t offer that much control and charge way to much both for the initial site design and the monthly fee (I personally think it’s a rip-off). So I decided to make her a site using my favorite host 1&1.
I Got an ecommerce plan for 4.99 per month for 6 months and then 9.99 per month after the introductory price. With no setup fees and good customer service I think it’s the best deal available. Here is her completed site so you can see what is possible using their easy interface. I did not do any html editing and it came out fine. You may click on it to visit her site and even buy something if you like :).
