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Choosing a new laptop
Last updated on July 6th, 2015 at 02:41 pm My main workhorse is an eMachines eM250 10.1? netbook. All my email, calendar and important software works via the cloud so I can use any machine with a web-browser. I learned that lesson in the Great London Laptop Crash of 2008. However there are some items…
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Virgin America
Last updated on July 4th, 2015 at 01:02 am My next internal flight in America will be with Virgin America. No more laptop power problems. This is a great ad about Virgin America?s power plugs but my theme wont embed the video properly. So follow the link to see the youTube video.
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Compaq HP Presario Keyboard woes
Last updated on July 3rd, 2015 at 08:50 pm My Compaq Presario 2100 (actually 2104US) had a keyboard problem. Luckily I did some more searching before buying a replacement keyboard. Having said that, HP?s replacement keyboard is sub $35 AUD so I spent more time on this than it the part was worth. The solution…
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HP and Compaq service manual
Last updated on July 3rd, 2015 at 08:38 pm My Compaq Presario 2104US laptop is playing up. It?s seems as if a non-printing key like ctrl is stuck down (except I don?t think it is that key). Symptoms: Alt-Tab in windows doesn?t work as if ctrl key is held down. Ctrl-tab works pressing and holding…