RoadWired® KeyCard Travelock™ Security Kit RoadWired® has a very interesting and unique product called the KeyCard TraveLock™ Security Kit. RoadWired® designed this lock with the concept of providing an alternative solution to securing luggage and laptop computers without the hassles of dealing wit...

Yes its safe. (Tip)

Kerio is okay, but the last time I had it installed it failed a leak test. Hopefully it improved over the last 2 months, but just incase I'd run some tests to make sure. You want to do port scan tests (which I'm pretty sure it will pass all of them) and "leak" tests which only the good firelwalls do...

Last night I had to do a full system restore and "System Restore" was disabled so I had to use IBM's Rapid Restore utility and got my system like it came from the factory. Midway though reinstalling all my software, getting my system back to how I like it, XP got currupted. So I did the rapid restor...

Try this: http://developer.apple.com/networking/bonjour/ It's made by Apple, released for Windows and Linux. It's Apple's answer to Microsoft's Zero Config utilitiy. Other then that I only know of www.NetworkMagic.com which is aimed at managing home networks (not profiles) and NetStumbler which is d...

That's a good question. I know for CPU pins you can get a mechanical pencil, but I haven't done that on a PCMCIA slot. Have you tried fitting a thin pair of needle nose pliers or using tweezers?

I have an external 10-key number pad from Kingston. It went on clerance at my work, but it has two built in USB ports that come in handy every now and then. Targus has a really tiny tiny little four-port USB hub which looks pretty cool but it doesn't have an extra power plug option. Hubs work great,...

For the C86, get Hammermill Color Copy Paper or Hammermill Premium Inkjet paper ($11 and $6 per 500 sheet ream at OfficeDepot). The Color Copy Paper is 28lb with 98 brightness, the Premium Inkjet Paper is 24lbs & 94 brightness. The weight has more of an effect then the brightness. Extra weight alway...

I'm using the IBM Access Connection utility to manage my profiles (even though I only have one profile). In global settings I have it set to "allow wireless authenication using Windows login username and password." Now when I start my computer, right before my desktop loads, the Access Connections u...

I've used Nero for a long time. Personally I think it's losing it's touch and turning into a full flege Roxio product. it used to be known for it's features and hands down stability. The stability is no longer there, but the features are. Nero can do everything so people just stick with it. Roxio is...

Your looking at $2,000+ if it needs to be sent to a lab. They'll take apart the hard drive and inspect the data on the platters directy. The more inexpensive recovery service companies that cost $200-$900 just use a software based solution. Because you wrote over the drive, the fast majority of the ...

Well, I think that's assuming the theif is going to stop and read the tag. It's more likely that they'll do a grab and run (or snip, grab, and run). The tag will help prevent the idiot theif from selling it on an online auction- or local pawn shop. A pawn shop owner would see the tag and being its s...

Turning off broadcasting makes your network invisible only to computers not already assigned to the network. When you are within range of your network, you'll automatically reconnect. I don't believe a popup actually happens, the wireless network icon in your taskbar will change though. The idea beh...

That's actually a stuck pixel , a dead pixel is when a pixel is perminatlely shut off. A stuck pixel is a pixel that is permanently in the on position. Dead pixels are usually hopeless. Stuck pixels have a slighty better chance of comming back to working condition. This chance of fixing the pixel is...

Yeah I ditched Norton for Nod32. A lot of programs will do better then Norton and usually will cost less. However, AVG and Avast do not detect any better then Norton. Their just recomended for those that are not willing to spend a dime or simply can't afford an antivirus. It's better protection then...

Yeah you won't notice any difference. When I was running CHC (Centrino Hardware Controller), I accidently turned off dynamic switching. So my CPU was running at it's lowest speed (800Mhz @ .700v) for a couple of days. And I was using my laptop like normal; checking my email, browsing the web, etc. I...

If you run into more troubles and want to start over then go to http://linksys.com/easy and download NetSet. This should automatically configure and setup your wireless network. It actually works a lot better then the software that came with your router. Once you got your network setup, open your br...

www.linksysinfo.org is a website & forum like this one, anything you wanted to know about third party firmware you can learn there. Have I tried the signal booting myself? Honestly no, the way I have my network setup I get excellent signal as is. There wouldn't be any need or benifit to boosting my ...

My palm rest has never been an issue, even before I undervolted. The only part that bugs me is the exhaust fan's warm air. I have a habbit of resting my left hand on the side of the laptop and the warm air gets annoying. Undervolting helped this out a little bit, but really theres not much to do abo...

Yeah I noticed that too. Then again even the Targus Defcon locks (which I own) don't look very cut resistant. I bet if I took my Spydero knife to it I could cut through in about a minute. Just right now I seen a sale on the KeyCard lock on eBags' website (20% off). Even weired, I found the same sale...

During your next little checkup, use alchohol, Q-Tips, and a can of compressed air. In my expierence that has been the best way to clean electronics.

I second the WRT54G Linksys router. As far as performance in speed they'll all be the same, but the Linksys is built using a little better parts making it less prone to crashing. Routers are really just simplied bare bones computers most having a 100mhz processor and 4MB of ram. But the WRT54G has a...

I thought about this some more and did a google search. I found this interesting artical that claims all refurbished batteries are a scam (link).

Sorry, yes ZoneAlarm (free) does not have the extra security features. I implied and should have specifically said ZoneAlarm Pro and ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite. I have the Security Suite installed with the antivirus turned off, in its place I use Nod32. In additon to ZoneAlarm's Spyware prote...

Buying refurbished might actually be a smart idea. I bet 95% of the time all that needs to be done to the batteries is for the lithium packs inside the cartrige to be replaced. If they can do that I bet the batteries would be as good as new.

The kingston defcon locks are fine, that problem only applied to their older locks. Just make sure its a combination lock and it won't get BIC'dl. Another cool lock I seen but haven't tested is the KeyCard Travel Lock by RoadWire. I just like it because it's not the common key types - so they'd have...

I disagree. Microsoft itself recommends not running in Administrator mode when connected to the internet, unless it is really necessary. Sure, you run your antivirus software, firewalls and such, but if a virus does get past your defenses, I can't do so much harm if it doesn't have the permissions ...

Only run in limited mode? Are you kidding? Limited mode in Windows XP is a joke, this isn't Linux. Go ahead and run in administer, it's going to save you a lot of hassle, specially when installing software or playing games. Instead install a good antivirus and firewall. Most computers ship with Nort...

I bet they did pull it - I wonder if they found a security bug? I used the IBM ThinkVantage Software Installer utility to check what my drivers where and it shows the Fingerprint Software as version 4.5.3.167 and when I run the IBM Update Connector (version 6.1) it reports my system as up-to-date. I...

Have you checked eBay ?