Computer Support Blog

So far in computer technology, there remains one enduring truth about laptop computers.  It seems no matter how advanced laptop computers become, they all warm up and get so hot that one either needs to cool the laptop off quickly or risk damage to the chips and drives within.  Unfortunately, that means that almost immediately after investing in a new laptop computer, you are likely to need to buy a cooling peripheral.  Given that this is a pretty necessary expense, you might as well go with one of the best cooling products for laptop computers.  The Arctic Cooling Pad is a great way to keep your laptop computer cool!

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While the computer mouse is a pretty indispensible peripheral for computer users, with so many different types of computer mice on the market, it is hard for many companies to market a sophisticated computer mouse.  As the price of the basic computer mouse and even the basic optical mouse with scrollwheel has dropped, the higher end computer mouse companies have had to work much harder to sell users on their more expensive computer mice.  When Movea acquired Gyration, the maker of the Air Mouse line of premium computer mice, it seemed like continuing the Air Mouse line might be unprofitable.  But Bryan Hoadley has seamlessly integrated Gyration into the Movea family.

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Amazon.com is the largest online retailer in America and the company has made huge profits from its ability to sell almost any product to customers all over the world. Over the last year, though, Amazon has begun to focus more on eBooks. The company has even gotten to the point of announcing plans to publish exclusively on and for Amazon.

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If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then Pinterest has a lot to feel flattered about!  In addition to enjoying a lot of press in the online media, Pinterest is the concept that many new social networking sites appear to be trying to imitate.  Pinterest allows you to “pin” any image you find on the Internet to your bulletin board on Pinterest to share with your friends and followers.  You and your friends may comment on the pictures and the site inspires some very lively discussions.

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Sometimes, the very best thing for a technology company is an outsider who understands the products and goals of the company, without necessarily understanding all of the intricacies of the business.  It takes a fairly daring company to grant a seat on the Board of Directors to an individual who has vision, but not business experience.  In the case of Sigma-Aldrich, one of the world’s leading scientific equipment manufacturers, the company took a calculated risk when it hired Rebecca M. Bergman directly to the Board.

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Anyone who has ever started working out after months or years of inactivity knows how difficult it can be to maintain the energy and determination needed to make that workout a habit. Once it becomes habit though, working out is far easier to continue.

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It is hard to think of a less cool part of the tower computer than the power supply.  For sure, every computer needs a power supply, but the tower computer power supply has traditionally been dark, functional and blockish.  Peripheral manufacturer XION is changing that, though, with their High Performance Party Edition line of personal computer power supplies!

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Because of how fast the technology sector adapts and changes, sometimes it is hard to remember how significant some of the overnight successes for companies truly were.  After all, one year the hot product is an iPad, the next year it is an Amazon Kindle Fire, the next year, the market explodes for an entirely different product.  Because the attention span of consumers is so short, you might have forgotten one of the most significant product releases in the last decade.  There have been sixty million of them sold since 2004.  Give up?  It’s the TomTom GPS navigation system.  The founder and CEO of TomTom is Harold Goddijn and he is one of the coolest businessmen around.

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 Most phones have a plastic or aluminum casing. The purpose of the casing is to protect the sensitive inner components by creating a barrier that absorbs any damage. It is also an opportunity for users to personalize their phone by purchasing a special color or by adding a patterned case from another company.

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Video cameras have become such a commonplace accessory built into laptop computers that many young people forget that they can still be freestanding units!  Far from the clunky video surveillance tools of the film era, new IP cameras use wireless networks to transmit streaming videos from the camera unit to a secure, central router.  This allows you to use video cameras with much more discretion than ever before.  That does not mean that you should not have a stylish video camera, though.  For the perfect blend of style and functionality, the Zonet IP Camera is the IP camera to buy.

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