Posts Tagged ‘laptop’

10 Practical Gadgets for Students

Imagine a darker age when students had to use the archaic pen and the notebook — a tool some may remember as the descendant of the scroll before it was made obsolete — and had to use "cassettes" in a "tape player" to listen to music they actually paid for. While these times have passed, it was a difficult era in which to be a student.While things haven't really changed… Continue reading

December 7 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: camera, college, gadgets, laptop, phone, school, students | no comments»

Summer Giveaway: Work and Style

Welcome to Week Two of the Lifehack Great Big Summer Giveaway. Last week we talked about home life, relaxation, and generally getting things together outside of work. This week, we’re going to the office, or wherever you work, to get your best ideas about making your work life work for you.Today, I want to talk about style. Fashion, personality, creative expression – all the things that we bring to work… Continue reading

August 25 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: bag, fashion, giveaway, laptop, style, work-life balance | 7 comments»

Ask the readers: should you bring your laptop on the road?

This morning I was tipped to two interested, but opposing, views as to whether you should travel with your laptop. I have always been pro-laptop when on the road, but the argument to go "laptop-less" is pretty strong. What do you think? When you hit the road is your laptop a necessity or a do-without? Share your opinion in the comments.Seven Tips For

April 3 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: laptop, Technology, travel | 8 comments»

10 Tips on Maximizing Laptop Battery Performance

Jeremy Toeman, a frequent flyer, experimented number of ways to maximize battery life for his laptop - and he has developed a list of tips on get the best maximize time out of the laptop battery. He suggests 10 of them:

Brightness: how low can you go?
Don’t use any external devices.
Single-task, not multi-task.
Keep it cool.
Shut down unused services.
Do Hibernate, Do Not Suspend
Tweak advanced settings.
Choose Wisely.
Watch That Hard Drive.
Like a Boy Scout

August 16 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: battery, flight, laptop | no comments»

Cheap way to Cool your Laptop

Michael Leddy has done a quick hack on his laptop. He bought a bakeware made by Ekco, which cost $3.99 at an outlet store. Putting this underneath of the laptop will help to ventilate the heat:

A cheap and simple way to help cool a laptop: use bakeware. My cooling rack, made by Ekco, cost $3.99 at an outlet store. With this rack and a tiny desk fan… Continue reading

June 23 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: hack, laptop | 5 comments»

Laptop Hack: Cable Management

MAKE magazine points us to a quick and easy laptop hack to manage your cables and peripherals. It's not for everyone, but it might be very useful if, like the picture demonstrates, you have lots of gear that would be a pain to lose while traveling.Cable Management - [MAKE Magazine]…

May 13 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: DIY, hack, hacks, howto, laptop, Lifehack, MAKE, Technology | no comments»