• The eHow Tech Holiday Gadget Guide

    Updated: 2012-11-30 20:01:04
    We've rounded up the hottest advice for buying computers, gadgets, and all sorts of tech toys.

  • Laptops Review-Toshiba Tecra R940

    Updated: 2012-11-30 08:56:15
    The tagline behind the Toshiba Tecra R940 is designed to be a serious business laptop. More recently, this is an area where Ultrabooks such as the Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon and Samsung Series 9 have been making waves, with their long battery life , compact keyboard like the  Toshiba Tecra M9 [...]

  • Laptops Review-Toshiba Satellite L850 (PSKFWA-01R012) laptop

    Updated: 2012-11-30 08:45:13
    The Satellite L850 isn’t the type of computer that you can easily take with you to and from the office or the classroom. At 2.4kg, with a 15.6in screen, compact keyboard like the Toshiba Satellite L650 (Black Matte) Keyboard   and a thick profile, it’s best suited to those of you who want a portable, relatively [...]

  • Geek Friday: Installing a Wireless Network

    Updated: 2012-11-30 06:00:00
    Installing a wireless network in one’s home or home office is pretty common these days, but the terminology and concepts can still be a bit confusing.  For one thing, “wireless network” really means any network without cables, as in uses radio to connect.  There are three different types of wireless networks, but wi-fi is the

  • Laptop Keyboard Cover Skin Protector for HP Pavilion DV6-6000 DV6-6100 DV6-6b00 DV6-7000

    Updated: 2012-11-29 07:44:01
    This Keyboard Cover Feature: 1. 100% Brand New HP Pavilion DV6-7000 Keyboard  cover   2. Waterproof and dustproof, protect your laptop against spills, dust,and other contaminants 3. Removable and washable, the free cleaning without affecting the effectiveness of their use 4. Material: High Quality Silicone 5. Dimension: Due to your Laptop model 6. Version: Apply to [...]

  • Laptops Review-15.6-Inch HP Pavilion g6-2218nr

    Updated: 2012-11-29 07:32:50
    Power up with the HP Pavilion g6-2218nr Notebook PC which has the speed graphics storage capacity and wireless freedom you need every day. Count on the HP TrueVision HD Webcam when only a face-to-face conversation will do. HP Pavilion g6-2218nr Make a stylish statement with the HP Imprint finish in sparkling black. Plus get automatic [...]

  • Laptops Review-Asus VivoBook S200

    Updated: 2012-11-29 07:11:35
    At first glance, the Asus VivoBook S200 looks like a silver version of the Asus Taichi. Look a little deeper, though, and you see some stark differences: the VivoBook has a budget Intel Core i3-3217U processor rather than a high-end Core i7-3517U, Asus Keyboard  and instead of twin 1080p touchscreens you get a single 1,366×768 [...]

  • Security and Protecting Against Viruses and Pharming Attacks

    Updated: 2012-11-29 06:00:00
    There are plenty of security concerns on the web these days.  An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and the best prevention is an educated user. I have three articles on security to share with you today: “Tips for ensuring your computer stays virus free” – keeping yourself protected in general “A

  • Going for a short holiday

    Updated: 2012-11-28 18:31:14
    I will be on a short holiday tomorrow morning till Saturday night. Will be checking on the email on Sunday because the place does not have internet connection. Got to take a rest after two weeks of conducting the repair courses.

  • Completed The Advanced Electronics Repair Course

    Updated: 2012-11-28 18:31:11
    Just completed the Advanced Electronics Repair Course for 8 participants. Here are the photos taken during the 3 days course

  • Atlas DCA Pro By Peak Electronics

    Updated: 2012-11-28 09:51:56
    Atlas DCA Pro is the latest test equipment by Peak Electronics UK. This company is famous for manufacturing good tester for the engineers and technicians. I personally have bought a Atlas DCA 55 from them many years ago and so far no complaint about the tester. From the website description the Atlas DCA Pro seems [...]

  • Laptops Review-Acer Aspire V5-571-6891

    Updated: 2012-11-28 09:50:12
    The V5-571-6891 is a thin, black desktop replacement laptop. Its dimensions measure about 10 by 15 by 0.91 inches (HWD), with a weight a smidge above five pounds (5.07 pounds). This makes the system a lot more portable than older laptops that can be twice as thick. The system’s chiclet style keyboard like the Acer [...]

  • How to Replace / Remove Lenovo Ideapad Z565 Keyboard

    Updated: 2012-11-28 07:30:22
    The laptop in the guide is Lenovo Ideapad Z565, if yours is Ideapad Z560, it should be similar. 1. Turn off your laptop Lenovo Ideapad Z565, disconnect the the AC adapter and remove the battery and Lenovo Keyboard Cover .    2. Remove these three screws. Next to each of the screws is a small sketch [...]

  • How to Disassemble Lenovo Ideapad Z560 Series Laptop

    Updated: 2012-11-28 07:14:39
    In this guide, the acutal laptop is Lenovo Ideapad Z565.  Lenovo G560 and Ideapad Z560 are similar. 1. Disconnect the AC adapter and remove the Battery pack. 2. Remove the Dummy cards. 3. Loosen the four screws in the center of the HDD cover and remove the six screws on the edge of the cover, [...]

  • Standalone Website Editors vs Online Website Builders

    Updated: 2012-11-27 21:01:07
    It used to be that creating a website involved expensive software that you installed onto a local PC, fiddled with the layout, images and codes, and then had to upload to the website.  However, competitive ISPs came up with the idea of providing basic tools to create a website quickly and easily as part of

  • Burnt Mark On Circuit Board

    Updated: 2012-11-27 15:21:45
    There will always be a decision whether to scrap off the burnt mark or just let it remain at that way. Please see the photo. It all depends on the problem. If the problem is intermittent then it is advisable to remove/isolate the burnt mark. Even if it did not pose any problem at  current [...]

  • Diode Test Range In Digital Multimeter

    Updated: 2012-11-26 15:40:59
    I'm not sure about you but when testing diode I do not use the diode test range found in digital multimeter. I knew many repairers are using this diode test range to test on diodes. For your information the test result sometimes could misled you. This means a leaky diode could still be tested good [...]

  • Samsung stops supplying Apple with batteries for iPad and MacBook

    Updated: 2012-11-26 08:40:53
    It looks as though Samsung is making some business decisions to move away from supplying Apple. It makes sense with Apple coming after them with legal action. In October, Samsung terminated its Compatible Part  such as LCD contract with Apple. And that is big, because Samsung is Apple’s largest supplier of displays, shipping tens of [...]

  • Inductance Meter To Check Coils

    Updated: 2012-11-25 13:40:51
    For small coils I do not use inductance meter instead I just use an analog meter to check for continuity. For small coils I could say it  hardly have shorted turns because it consists of less winding turns. It is also very rare to see small coil that have an open circuit. I'm not referring [...]

  • Sony Vaio Duo 11 laptop/tablet hybrid launched in India

    Updated: 2012-11-24 06:17:07
    Sony has launched its new Vaio Duo 11 in India and it is officially priced at Rs. 89,990. Like most of the new Windows 8 portables this device is a laptop/tablet hybrid which has an 11-inch Full HD touchscreen display. This device features a slide-out keyboard under the display like the Acer ONE Netbook 150L [...]

  • Completed Another Repair Course

    Updated: 2012-11-23 20:00:49
    Just completed today the Basic Electronics Repair Course for 3 participants. By right another 2 suppose to come from oversea but they could not make it. Next week will start the Advanced Electronics Repair course . Here are the photos taken during the 3 days course:

  • Understanding Schematic Diagram

    Updated: 2012-11-21 20:32:47
    If you are a newbie and wanted to know more about reading schematic diagrams and symbols then this video will be suitable for you.  

  • Unboxing the Microsoft Surface RT

    Updated: 2012-11-20 09:55:41
    Watch eHow Tech editor Dave Johnson explore Microsoft's hot new Windows 8 tablet.

  • Master Google+ Power Tools

    Updated: 2012-11-20 09:55:40
    Learn the tools to get the most out of Google+.

  • Unboxing the iPhone 5

    Updated: 2012-11-20 09:55:40
    The iPhone 5 is the latest and greatest mobile phone and portable data assistant from Apple. Unbox the iPhone 5 with help from your friends at eHow Tech in this free video clip.

  • Unlock the Secrets of Pinterest

    Updated: 2012-11-20 09:55:40
    If you’re curious about Pinterest, you’re not alone. Since its founding in 2010, the site has become the third most popular social network in the United States, according to the "2012 Digital Marketer: Benchmark and Trend Report"...

  • Samsung 931BW 19” LCD Monitor-Display Shutdown In One Second Solved!

    Updated: 2012-11-19 19:41:47
    Monitor came in with the complaint of display shutting down after 1 second. You could hardly see any display/logo because it happens so fast. Most of the LCD Monitors that have display shutting problem will shut down after few seconds and not in one second. Once the cover was removed I could see a bulged [...]

  • Apple iCloud or iClobber?

    Updated: 2012-11-18 02:57:45
    Just when you thought Microsoft Outlook was frustrating enough, along comes Apple iCloud to clobber your contacts and calendars – and all at the same time!  Unlike other sync programs that screw up royally, you usually screw up one device at a time.  However, Apple has now evolved to the point where it can easily

  • New LCD TV Repair Ebook

    Updated: 2012-11-17 15:44:18
    My repair friend Kent just launched his second Ebook "LCD TV Repair Tips Volume 2". I've already got a copy from him and you can click on the photo to check out the review that I have done on his Ebook. 

  • Cut It Off And Throw It Out (or upgrade your computer)

    Updated: 2012-11-17 00:01:27
    Home About Back To CredoComputers.com CredoComputers.com News Our news Your . way Cut It Off And Throw It Out or upgrade your computer Posted by Eric Johnson on November 16, 2012 Leave a comment 0 Go to comments More and more people are throwing away their electronics rather than fixing them because of costs . Well , let me tell you , I don’t blame some of them . When a laptop motherboard needs to be replaced on a 500 laptop that you bought 2-3 years ago and the labor and motherboard total 350-400, well , yeah , it may be easier to just get a new one . The difference is that most laptop computers and desktop computers just need a small upgrade and a tune-up . The best upgrade any older computer can receive is a memory RAM upgrade . RAM is where your programs reside after they have been

  • Geek Friday: Resetting Dell Latitude BIOS (CMOS) Password

    Updated: 2012-11-16 17:05:50
    Previously, I wrote “Geek Friday: Resetting a BIOS Password”, which outlined some steps that can be used to reset the security on a PC in which the password has been set in the system BIOS.  Sometimes, this is referred to as a “CMOS password”, which is technically more accurate because password changes do not require

  • Guide to Manual Shooting Modes

    Updated: 2012-11-15 19:50:30
    Learn tips and tricks for taking your digital camera out of its automatic mode.</p

  • How To Get Rid of All These Toolbars!

    Updated: 2012-11-15 04:16:04
    Those sneaky toolbars!  You download a program and install it, and then next time you open Internet Explorer, there’s a toolbar you were not expecting.  The more toolbars you have, the slower is your browsing experience.  Worse, some of them can be difficult to remove. There is now a utility available called Toolbar Cleaner.  Best

  • Domains: What’s In a Name?

    Updated: 2012-11-13 22:05:49
    I have touched on this in various writings, but I don’t ever remember outright stating the value of a business, small or large, in nabbing a meaningful domain name.  In retrospect, it seems like an odd omission, since that is one of the first things I usually ask a business owner if we get around

  • Geek Friday: Handy Network Tools Online

    Updated: 2012-11-09 05:07:02
    Windows isn’t a bad operating system in some respects, but there really are times I miss Unix.  Unix has a nice toolbox of various commands.  One set of commands that is particularly handy are the network commands. For example, nslookup works pretty well in Windows.  However, there is no whois command at all, and traceroute

  • How To Make Money Offline With Online Strategies

    Updated: 2012-11-05 17:20:54
    The online marketing world may be a crowded marketplace, but one thing that it has demonstrated even to those who have been unable to find a huge enough gap in the market is the fact that the techniques caught up are transferable. Your online marketing strategy, with a few changes and a bit of clever [...]

  • Computer Tips – Useful Computer Maintenance tips

    Updated: 2012-11-05 05:53:01
    Here are useful Computer tips for average Computer users. These Computer maintenance tips will help you to run your PC in optimum speed.

  • Windows 8 Shortcuts (Windows Key)

    Updated: 2012-11-02 22:12:17
    Simply put, Windows 8 was designed to be used with a touch screen. The user interface, the buried, and lack of the aforementioned start button certainly allude to this. So how will you cope? What can do you do to better familiarize yourself with the latest offering. Shortcuts. If you properly learn how to use shortcuts then you will quickly see the vast improvements of the new Windows 8. Note: While there are certainly a lot more shortcuts for your computer, the following are news ways to use the WIN button.

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