Archive for November, 2009

HDTV Buying Guide: Making Sense of the Specifications

Thursday, November 26th, 2009
HDTV Buying Guide: Making Sense of the Specifications

Whether you’re buying your first HDTV or replacing an older model, you’ll find all sorts of new specifications and features to consider when shopping. Some of these apply to both LCD and plasma sets, while others are significant for LCDs in particular

HDTV Buying Guide: Select the Right Flat-Panel Technology

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
HDTV Buying Guide: Select the Right Flat-Panel Technology

High-definition television is truly different from the standard-definition television that it replaces. The screen is wider, and since many more pixels make up the image, you get greater detail.

Advanced Antivirus

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Advanced Antivirus

Illustration by Gary Neill > Today’s vast threatscape of duplicitous Trojan horses, invisible exploits, and slithering worms make antivirus protection a must. But that doesn’t mean you have to pay top dollar for a security suite that may have features you don’t want or need.

Asus UL80Vt-A1 Delivers Impressive Flexibility

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Asus UL80Vt-A1 Delivers Impressive Flexibility

Asus has its work cut out for it in finding a market for the UL80Vt-A1. This ultraportable laptop has a higher price ($849) than many similarly specced competitors , though it’s in the same ballpark as its $800 stablemate, the Asus UL30A . So how does Asus justify the price tag?

Turn a Spare Laptop Into a Second Monitor

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Turn a Spare Laptop Into a Second Monitor

Adding a second monitor to your workstation can greatly improve your productivity. Take it from me: There’s nothing like having your Web browser running on one screen and, say, your word processor on another.