Like New Gadgets? Here's a Cool Site!

I admit it. I am an early adopter and I love to get the latest gadget, whether it's a phone or a robot vacuum cleaner. But keeping up with and researching the latest and greatest gadget can be time-consuming, to say the least. Enter GDGT What's this, you ask? Pronounced "gadget" it's gdgt.com a website dedicated to all us techophiles. 

The cool thing about this site is it's database driven, so that you can enter the stuff you are interested in, and track only information about those items, leaving out the things you don't really care to read about. Give it a try. The site is new, but growing fast. 

 To Your Success, 

 Tim

Why Buying the Cheapest Printer May Not be the Best Move

I ran across an article about differences in cheap laser printers versus more expensive professional versions. As it turns out, for your business, it may just end up costing you more money over time. So the next time you think you might save some money and go on the cheap, you might want to think again. The link is below:

 http://www.gearlog.com/2009/06/why_a_100_color_laser_printer.php 

To Your Success, 

 Tim

Windows 7 Beta Still Available

Microsoft released Windows 7 in beta form last month. Then they closed the beta, then opened it again. For those that don't know, Windows 7 is Microsoft's latest operating system, set to replace Vista. 

I have downloaded it myself, and we run it at our office in a "virtual" window. I am fairly impresed so far. It has great promise. 

Please DO NOT RUN THIS SOFTWARE IN A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT! What this means is you should not install this software on any computer that you don't want to lose data on. You should expect to lose data on any machine you put this on. After all, it's beta. That means testing mode. If you want to try it out, the link is here. 

 To Your Success, 

 Tim

Windows 7 Shutting Down on You?

July 1st is the day that the Windows 7 Beta will begin shutting down every two hours. Which is Microsoft's way of telling you to go get the Windows 7 Release Candidate(really, you should have done it quite a while ago). 

Just to make sure you don't get to keep Windows 7 Release Candidate for free either, it will begin shutting down every two hours or so about a year from now. Remember, Windows 7 is scheduled for public release on October 22nd. 

 To your success, 

 Tim

Man, This Drive is Small!

We all know devices continue to get smaller. And they continue to do more. I, like millions of others, carry a device that is cell phone, computer, instant messenger, and email reader all rolled up in one small package. One of the issues with these devices however, has been the limited amount of storage capacity. Most of these devices utilize SSD, or solid state drives. This type of storage has typically been expensive, and limited in storage capacity. Until now.

 Toshiba recently announced the availability of a 512 GB SSD drive. That's half a TERRABYTE! That's probably more than 50 percent of the computers on the market right now. While this may not seem like headline news, it is a big step in the area of storage. I would be looking for more devices that will "do it all" and will truly hold everything you need while you are away from the office. Read about it here. 

 To Your Success, 

 Tim