The BLACKCAT! Cell Phone Antenna has been solving our customer’s cellular signal problems since 2000. About 4,000 happy customers use it in theirhomes, offices, metal buildings, boats and vehicles. It has allowed people to eliminate their high-priced, high taxed land-lines.
Why does it work? Cellular signals are the same as your television signals. They are radio frequency signals that just operate at different levels. Just like television signals, cell phone signals simply will not penetrate most building materials.
And just like your television, your cell phone needs help getting the signals from out there to in here, where you want to use it. So, if you can get a signal outside in your yard, we guarantee that the BLACKCAT! Cell Phone Antennawill solve your signal problem, as stated above.
It is omni-directional, meaning the signal covers 360 degrees. It is 16 inches tall and has a 3 inch diameter magnetic base, but it does not have to sit on metal to work, though it will work better that way. It is dual band, meaning it works on both the 800 and 1900 MHz bands. It is quad mode, so it works with analog, digital, PCS, GSM, EVDO, CDMA, TDMA and GRPS.
Yes, it works great with all Air Cards for which an adapter is made. So, if you want to speed up your laptop, plug it into the Air Card. Works great with in-line 3 Watt Amplifiers , too.
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BLACKCAT! Antenna Technical Specifications
Part #…………………….
BC-101
Frequency Range…….
824-894 and 1850-1990 MHz
Height……………..
16 Inches
Antenna Gain………….
7 dB
Coax Cable……………
RG58, 10 Feet
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3 Inch Diameter
Polarization…………….
Vertical
Connector……………….
FME Female
BLACKCAT! Antenna Case Histories
Building and Vehicle: I am so excited! Not only are the dead spots on I-20 eliminated, I get great reception inside my tree surrounded, in the country home where I have never had a signal since my old bag phone died. Poor SBC. They just lost a sizeable chunk of long distance charges. Pat
Building: I received the antenna and WOW! I went from no service to two bars digital service. Outstanding! I can now use my cell phone at my house!!! Thank you so much! Sede
Building and Vehicle: I cannot believe how good the antenna works. I can dial out in the living room or use my phone anywhere in the Holly Lake area, even among the tall pines. I would recommend this antenna without reservation. Sam
Camping/Hunting Sites: The antenna works great. I can now hear my husband’s call from all over the North Central Louisiana woods Your staff was very helpful. Libby
Building: Our cell phone would show no service until we installed the antenna. Now it sounds like the person we are talking to is in the room with us. To say we are happy would be an understatement. Eddie (Eddie bought 5-7 more antennas for his RV friends over the next year)
Rural Commercial Vehicle: We are rural contract mail carriers. In some parts of the county there has never been service for me, but with the antenna I am never without service and feel much safer for it. Thank you! Rhonda
Metal Building: The antenna works great. In the window of our metal building it picks up two bars and in the house it gets two more bars than the antenna I was using. Thanks. Larry
Building: The antenna solved our problem using the cell phone in our house. Thanks. Herb
Warranty: This antenna carries a 30 day satisfaction guarantee. We may, at our option, replace it one time, before issuing a refund (if you don’t get a signal in you yard, you likely need a different antenna, so please don’t buy this one). The restrictions on the guarantee are that it must be returned to us in the condition as it was received: in new, saleable condition with no nicks, chips, cuts, bends, etc. It must be received by us with the cable rolled and tied with the ties that come with it, the thread protector in place and in its original packaging. We must receive it in our store within 30 days from receipt by customer. Call the store for an RMA# before returning.
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Wireless network card Antenna?
I just installed a belkin network card in my desktop system. Everything installed fine, and I know there is network signal at this location due to my laptop system picking up several open networks. But Win XP says their are no networks in range. My desktops wifi card does not have an antenna attached and im wondering wether the standard size antenna or one of the booster antennas would be a better choice to resolve the problem. Thanks
So is it a card that you actually had to pull the case off and install a piece of hardware in it? If so, it should have came with an antenna. For desktops, I like the USB adapters. Specifically, I like the netgear USB adapter. I think its WG111usb or something like that. Works well and its pretty cheap.
If you are looking for an antenna still though, then just get a regular antenna, unless you have a lot of walls in between you and the wireless unit itself.
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Use your laptop as a wifi adapter for your xbox 360 (windows 7)
Sending work offshore can be a valuable tool for firms looking to enjoy the benefits of labor arbitrage, increased geographical penetration and strengthening ties with national governments. It can also be a nightmare. Done incorrectly, offshoring can undermine the very foundations of a company with bills that could draw tears from a stone. It’s amazing, then, how often it all goes pear-shaped…
The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network asked a number of experts for their thoughts on the most common, and the most potentially dangerous, mistakes companies make when sending work offshore. So here it is: the SSON guide to the Top Ten Mistakes Made When Offshoring. Recognise anything?
1. Not allocating sufficient time and resources to transition
Especially when cost-savings are a primary driver, there’s an understandable impulse to get an offshoring move completed as quickly as possible. The organization’s biggest cheeses – not to mention the shareholders – may find it hard to resist the temptation to push hard for a speedy transition so the big move can start demonstrating cold hard gains speedily (as cash spent on the transition – especially to a new captive center – tends to be seen as dead money). However, that way lies if not madness then at least the risk of creating significant, and potentially very costly, difficulties in the longer term.
“Oftentimes companies consider offshoring as part of a cost -cutting exercise,” says Steve Reynolds, MD North America at WNS. “Savings needs to be substantial and delivered as soon as possible. Unfortunately, this results in an accelerated time for transition which can short cut the required processes for moving complex work offshore. The average tenure in a shared services center should not be ignored and process mapping and documentation cannot capture every detail of a process. Gaps are filled by sending the right number of staff for the right amount of time to observe the processes in the SSC location. In addition, subject matter experts from the company should plan on spending a substantial amount of time in the offshore location insuring that training is done accurately and be available for escalation during ramp-up and production cut over.”
2. Not making the appropriate choice between outsource and captive
Offshoring work can be done whilst keeping it within the organization, or of course as part of an outsourcing deal. There are pros and cons to either solution (and indeed to the hybrid model as well). However, companies sometimes make the mistake of looking at offshoring itself as the key to solving the particular problems they’re addressing, without looking fully into all the options as to who might be best-placed to carry out that work once it’s been sent overseas. There might be overwhelming advantages for some firms in retaining the work within a captive set-up; similarly, outsourcing might be a preferred option for others. The critical issue is that in many circumstances the outsource/captive decision might well be a more important one than the onshore/offshore debate; simply voting for “India” or “Malaysia” over onshore locations isn’t taking a sufficiently big-picture perspective.
“The threshold issue is, of course,” says Peter Brudenalll, partner at Hunton & Wiilliams, “whether to ‘go it alone’ and establish a captive or to use a third-party outsourcing vendor. Clearly, if a company is a large, well-known organization with intellectual property or data too core to the business to be outsourced then there is a very good chance it will be able to succeed in running a captive in an offshore location. However, captives can struggle to succeed where there is a lack of management expertise on the ground and a high attrition rate among employees. Attrition rates can be extremely high in places such as India where there is always a wealth of opportunities for talented individuals to change companies. If a company is not well-known, or is not able to provide its staff with a distinct career path, then attrition rates can start to become a big issue. It should also be recognized that salary costs have risen in India over the last few years so establishing and running a captive may not necessarily generate the cost savings anticipated in the original business plan.”
3. Having insufficient disaster-recovery plans and backup
It’s a dangerous world out there – and with climate change and associated socio-political instability looming, it’s probably only going to get more so – and moving work and resources to a new location means having to prepare for new dangers. Even over the past few weeks we’ve seen catastrophic natural calamities in the Asia-Pacific region (including devastating floods in the offshoring hot spot of the Philippines) damaging infrastructure and placing serious obstacles in the way of beleaguered workforces. Failing to plan correctly for negative phenomena is an unforgivable sin that tends to be uncovered only when it’s too late to be redeemed. Don’t be a sinner.
“Earthquakes happen. Flooding occurs. Underwater cables get knocked out. Water disputes on regional borders can cause strikes. Ageing thespians can die. Be prepared for the unexpected. Items like this can strike, and have in our experience struck, when you least expect them. Make sure that you can quickly leverage resource elsewhere to another center or back up SSC location or move to a backup plan at a fast turnaround time. Ensure your key local employees in the new offshore operations have laptops and can work remotely if required. You do not want to be the one having to explain to your CFO at a month- or quarter-end, that you cannot close the books or process key transactions, just because you have not thought of adequate business continuity.” cautions Chris Gunning, Director Global Shared Services, Europe, Bangalore and Asia Pacific regions at Unisys.
4. Skimping on the due diligence
There’s no excuse for this one. Whether investing bundles of precious cash in an offshore center or handing over key processes (and more precious cash) to an outsource provider, failing to carry out the requisite due diligence isn’t just asking for trouble, it’s walking up to the counter, slamming your fist down and demanding it. An organization needs to be as diligent as possible even at the expense of a delay in implementation. No matter how close the relationship between buyer and provider, or how confident an organization might be in the integrity and stability of a proposed new location, the due diligence must be seen as an indispensable part of any offshoring process.
“In offshore arrangements, particularly when outsourcing to a third party, the importance of due diligence on the vendor cannot be underestimated. We always advise clients that they must visit offshore sites so that they fully understand where the services will be provided from, and what security arrangements are in place. [When outsourcing] nterest from a senior level in the customer’s organization is essential to this process, and will also assist in getting the contract negotiations concluded, rather than both the vendor and customer beating each other up to obtain small wins while the big picture gets lost,” says Hunton & Williams’ Peter Brudenall.
5. Lacking a corporate offshoring strategy
Offshoring is a major proposition with major consequences. A failure to look at this proposition holistically across the organization means some of these consequences could impact negatively on areas which might have been off the radar for those behind the drive to offshore who might have their own horizons limited by their own responsibilities. A corporate offshoring strategy will allow the company to make the very most of their offshoring while preparing everyone within the organization for the changes which are about to take place.
“Companies can no longer allow every process manager to determine their own strategy when outsourcing,” warns WNS’ Steve Reynolds. “The complexity of multiple agreements, minimum volume commitments, disparate terms, multiple locations, lack of BCP, etc. quickly erodes the expected savings. A company quickly becomes frozen trying to manage and meet commitments across too many suppliers. A much better approach is for senior management to think through a high level strategy of what is to be outsourced, what can go offshore, an ideal set of vendors to utilize, optimal locations, and expected results. Once this strategy is in place, procurement can then determine the appropriate set of suppliers.”
6. Letting advisors and attorneys lead the negotiations
It’s a common problem when outsourcing, particularly when work is to be sent to locations into which the organization doesn’t already have commercial penetration: allowing the legal eagles to drive the conversation during negotiations. Now, it’s obvious that legal representation at negotiations is indispensable (and having a good stable of experienced advisors on your side is increasingly de rigeur): but it’s imperative that negotiations proceed according to the interests of the organization – and that means the organization leading negotiations and being supported by its advisory team, not the other way round.
“During the negotiation of the agreement between a vendor and a client, all too often, the customer takes a back seat during the discussions allowing the advisor and/or attorney to take the lead. Many times, the customer isn’t even present. The result of this style of negotiation is a substantial increase in the amount of time to negotiate an agreement due to battles being fought over every term and condition whether big or small. One would assume that a client would get a better agreement but in reality it’s the opposite. The spirit of partnership is typically lost as both sides dig in their heels. Attorneys and advisors should give advice and/or an opinion then get out of the way and let the customer and vendor figure it out,” advises WNS’ Reynolds.
7. Not creating sufficient visibility around offshore operations
Sending work offshore isn’t getting rid of responsibility – especially if you’re operating a captive center. The adage “out of sight, out of mind” when applied to offshore work is a recipe for the kind of disaster that leaves hardened professionals weeping into their whiskies. Offshore operations need to be highly visible – to encourage engagement among many other reasons – and must not at all costs be seen as anything other than an indispensable aspect of global operations. Keeping your offshore work and employees in the dark could mean you’ll be blind to potentially destabilizing events down the line.
“Just because you have moved work offshore, does not mean that you can hope to disconnect yourself from the new offshore operations. If anything, the opposite must apply. Be visible. Our captive offshore Global SSC in Bangalore is an integral and key part of our overall Finance operations. They have the same access to employee development and training as every other Finance employee in our company. Being seen is important. Visit them as often as you can. Hold regular All Hands Meetings. Leverage other forms of communications on a daily and weekly basis. Invite and encourage your CEO, CFO and regional Finance Vice Presidents down to meet the new offshore teams. Get your customers out to meet them. Stay connected with them. Invite the key members to your own strategy meetings. Engage. Communicate. Remember, they are ‘the finance of your future’ so nurture and develop your key leaders and team members, as you would with staff in Corporate or Regional HQs, or in your retained captive organizations onshore,” says Unisys’ Chris Gunning.
8. Insufficient ongoing management
Just as you can’t hide your offshore operations out of sight, you can’t take your hands all the way off the controls – even if you’ve outsourced the work that’s gone offshore. Ongoing management is essential – after all it’s still your organization that is affected by the work being done, even if it’s someone else doing it. The management of the work itself might be out of your hands to a certain extent – but the management of the contract and its terms, and the management of the relationship itself, shouldn’t be considered any less crucial simply because work’s now being done a few thousand miles away.
“This is a typical mistake in many outsourcing arrangements, but it becomes particularly bad when made in an offshoring context. Customers need to understand that any outsourcing arrangement will require them to provide on-going direction and management – not only to ensure that they are actively engaged in the outsourced services but so that they understand how the services are being performed in case they need to very quickly transition those services to another vendor. In the event of a vendor suffering an event such as that experienced by Satyam earlier this year, or running into financial difficulties, many customers will quickly evaluate the potential reputational and service delivery issues and decide that they would feel more comfortable with another vendor. Assuming that the legal basis for terminating the agreement is there, only those customers who have a very good understanding of the way in which the services have been delivered will find it possible (let alone easy) to quickly transfer the services to another vendor. When services are being provided from an offshore location, it can often be even more difficult to quickly transition services to a replacement vendor unless the customer has been actively engaged with the vendor,” says Hunton & Williams’ Peter Brudenall.
9. Not having clearly defined roles and responsibilities
Offshoring is complicated enough without the added confusion of people not knowing specifically what they’re going to be doing, where and when. Obviously during the transition period it’s critical that everyone adheres to a well-defined timetable; even beyond that, though, the usual need for shared services staff to enjoy clear role-definitions becomes extra-crucial once distance is placed between the SSO and other areas of the organization – even something as simple as changing time zones can lead to problems at both ends unless people are certain of their own responsibilities.
“This goes much beyond the need of simple Service Level Agreements (SLAs) or Statements of Work (SOWs),” says Unisys’ Chris Gunning. “Ensure that each of your key team members, including managers and those responsible for delivery of services as well as your process owners, have cleared defined roles and responsibilities. And for that matter, encourage your customer to do the same for his or her organization. No matter how much governance you have in place, or how wonderful and detailed your SLA and KPI metric structure looks like, if you take your eye off the ball on simple things such as clear role descriptions, and who is actually responsible for the delivery and meeting of those metrics and services, then you will forever be embedded a series of finger-pointing and looking the other way, when trying to make people internally accountable and responsible for their actions, as well as trying to explain to dysfunctional customers, that their C-Sat issue really starts and end with them, and not shared services.”
10. Not achieving a level of partnership with a vendor
A successful outsourcing relationship requires both parties to work together. This is just as true – in fact more so – when work is transferred to another country. The buyer organization must trust the vendor to work successfully within a social and legislative environment with which the buyer may have no experience; the vendor needs the buyer to give sufficient support to enable it to take on processes and activities smoothly and successfully. Failing to develop the requisite level of partnership can destroy any outsourcing relationship, let alone one that involves crossing oceans, timezones and international boundaries.
“Outsourcing has matured to achieve a new level of relationship between a customer and vendor. With many customers, the relationship has gone way beyond a typical customer/vendor arrangement. For those clients that are able to achieve this level, their satisfaction with outsourcing and offshoring is significantly higher than most. Both parties are in the game together. Strategies are shared and the offshore provider is an extension of the clients operation. Too often, this level of relationship is not achieved resulting in a commoditization of work and inability to achieve the expected transform of the operation,” says Steve Reynolds of WNS.
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Jamie Liddell has worked in journalism since he was a 17-year-old cub reporter for The Tico Times, Costa Rica’s highly regarded English-language weekly newspaper. Holding an MA in English from Clare College, Cambridge University, Jamie came to the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network from the world of overseas property publishing where he worked on the industry’s best-selling publications for the UK and Ireland, and gave seminars at consumer and b2b exhibitions and conferences internationally.
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EVDO also provides data authentication and protection, which gives users the ability to securely access a corporate VPN (virtual private network) anywhere they can receive a cellular signal. Because EVDO isn’t an open network like Wi-Fi, you’re less susceptible to security breaches. Probably one of the largest detriments to any type of cellular Internet connection is its cost. In fact, EVDO will generally add at least $60 to your monthly cellular bill. Verizon Wireless offers BroadbandAccess for $59.99 per month, with a two-year customer agreement and qualifying voice plan. Users who would prefer to connect their laptop directly to the Internet using BroadbandAccess will also need an EVDO PC card, which starts at $49.99 with a two-year agreement. Sprint’s Mobile Broadband EVDO service costs about the same as Verizon’s BroadbandAccess. At press time, Sprint was offering unlimited Mobile Broadband service for $59.99 per month with a two-year wireless agreement, and a compatible PC card for $49.99 with similar qualifications.
To connect to an EVDO network, you’ll need a compatible phone or PC card. With the phone or card in hand, install the software that will tell your notebook how to use the phone or PC card as a modem. The software will vary depending on the service provider and type of phone or card you are using, so follow the manufacturer’s instructions for installation. After the installation is complete, you should be able to connect your phone or plug the PC card in to your notebook, initialize the connection, and begin surfing the Internet. Depending on the software and security restrictions with your carrier, you may need to enter a user name and password in order to use your EVDO service on your laptop. In some cases, using a cellular phone as a modem for your computer may disable the ability to place or receive calls on your phone. Be aware of this if you are expecting an important call.
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how to conecct lapto to another laptop which has internet wireless card?
we have two laptops but we have only one wireless internet card (thru sprint wirless). Is it possible to use interent connection in both of them in same time?
Well I don’t know for sure but if you can get one to have standard wifi card and the other to have both a standard wifi card and the sprint card then maybe you can use an adhoc network to if you have both of them in range of eachother. But I have never tried it I just thought it would be worth a shot.
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The level of overall performance notebook and inseparable from the merits of the battery , the battery has no less importance of CPU, motherboard, hard disk drives. SinceLaptop batterySo important , the price of natural cheap .Acer Laptop Battery It is understood that the general price of laptop battery to the notebook as a whole accounts for about 10% -15 % price , or even higher in some ultra-thin models . But , you know , such as DELL, Toshiba , HP, Sony , Samsung, BenQ , Acer , Panasonic, Lenovo , IBM and other world famous brands where the production of notebook batteries is it? Laptop batteries you know who profits into the pockets of it?
Currently, in the domestic market , 60% market share in notebook computer batteries are Sony ,Acer Aspire 1680 Series Battery, Acer Aspire 1410 Battery, Acer TravelMate 4500 Battery, Sanyo , Panasonic, Samsung , LG battery giant monopoly , and 40 % of Taiwanese companies carved up , although the domestic lithium battery accounted for 70% of the global market , but Laptop batteries , laptop battery has not made a place in . In fact , those foreign brands from the notebook battery , almost all from the foundry in Mainland China ! I once in a prestigious brand batteries foundry secret investigation to their own experience revealed inside story of world-renowned brands to you laptop battery production and price a secret .
This is a history with 10 years of professional manufacturer of laptop batteries , in addition to the brand to do OEM , also has its own independent R & D base , is a convert from the OEM to ODM aggressive development of the company . The factory has a full set of four standard lines and advanced detection equipment , is fully established in accordance with OEM standard production test line . They used the most superior parts of international and world-renowned suppliers and establish long-term strategic partnership to ensure the quality and supply of material to date. In the production process , in order to achieve the original battery requirements , they added more than twenty -quality monitoring project , the implementation of quality from the inside to the outside monitor the entire process ; strict accordance with the anti-static , dust-free implementation of standardized operating standards .Acer Aspire 1680 Series Battery, Logistics center in the factory every day thousands of cells is distributed in the factory . They remove all costs , profits earned by the factory only tens of yuan.
These batteries are labeled brand name, appear in major counter, as the eyes of the original laptop battery everyone . Worth the high price has become a breath .
In the same factory produced its own brand – CMP, the same product type , the same staff , same materials , equipment, the same processing technology , the same testing method , and even its own brand of service than the original factory Services more convenient , thoughtful , but the price of 300 – 400 yuan or so , even so, few in the market also is interested persons . Is this the two batteries really different? Acer Aspire 1680 Series Battery, Acer Aspire 1410 Battery, Acer TravelMate 4500 Battery,Is domestic battery than the original battery is really you? Original battery but a sleight of hand tricks to play the game , each year from China , swept away from our pockets how much real money ?
It is learned that the truth back to the user , in order to build its own national brand , the factory ‘s own brand – CMP is to market a new brand image and creative commitment beyond the one-year warranty and global services . This is the general consumer laptop battery is undoubtedly a good news !
High quality and high value-added products , strong R & D strength and perfect after-sales service , low price , is the brand to CMP and self- reliance, self-confidence of a solid backing . We have every reason to tell the world : we are no longer only when the world is the battery factory , we want to be the creator of the world’s products ! Business associate of the preferred cost- Wang Zhaoyang E43A summit
At present, the quality of its high-end business notebook ,Acer Aspire 1410 Battery, security, efficiency and more and more businesses and business people of all ages , but most of the commercial notebook market, high prices , also a substantial increase in the cost of enterprise purchasing . Today, Xiao Bian on the spirit of ” helping companies reduce procurement costs ” of the spirit, we recommend a full range of both to meet the demand , they have the advantage of high prices of commercial 14-inch laptop – Lenovo Zhaoyang E43A.
Zhaoyang E43A has a classic appearance of black business , together with the cutting design simple and neat lines , calm and restrained among the able , revealed a domineering , it is suitable as a business computer . Closely fit the whole body using powerful keel design guarantees the stability of borders and around the uniform force . 14.1-inch LCD screen surface glare Guangwu bring good video experience , glassy carbon mixed woven shell material, to reduce the whole weight of the rich texture , while also further enhance the laptop ‘s portability features, easier to carry . To meet the needs of business elite office applications at the same time , Lenovo Zhaoyang E43A equipped with Lenovo ‘s high touch keyboard patented technology , the button layout , Cap Xing Zhuang , key -way keys are adopting from other ergonomic proportion of human design, Not only can guarantee the input speed and accuracy , so that you hit the course in no sense of fatigue discomfort , enjoy the fun of percussion
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Revenge on Dad, hacking windows account required.?
Okay, so my dad stayed logged onto his account the other day so i thought “heck i should check my facebook” I decided to use a shortcut by going to the history, but found TONS of porn websites on my dad’s history.
I’d rather not tell him i found out, instead, im going to haunt him with it. like, when he wakes up, his laptop is open with the porn website on it, or he comes home from work and sees it open with the porn. and i’ll just pretend like i didnt even notice. perfect.
BUT i’m going to need to hack my dad’s windows account first. i have an Acer Laptop, and Windows 7 is the operating system. i figure that the first thing to do would be to Start it in safe mode with the command prompt. Next step, please?
He doesn’t live with my mom, they are divorced. and dont gimme this crap saying “he’s a male” just give me and answer or go away. thanks.
Well first off starting the computer in Safe Mode and entering Command Prompt won’t let you do anything. There are ways to remove or reset the local administrator password on the computer that works on virtually any Windows installation.. then, once on the computer as the local administrator, you can modify the registry to map the desktop and other directories to exactly what your dad’s account uses.. but it’s something you definitely shouldn’t be doing on your dad’s computer so I won’t go into how to do it.. just let it be, your dad can do what he wants on his computer.
HP launched its powerful EliteBook workstations at SIGGRAPH 2008
Toshiba, which recalled 340,000 notebook batteries on Sept. 19, said that it would widen its recall to 830,000 HP laptop batteries, Reuters reported. The company also confirmed to PC Magazine that it too would join the Sony recall, independent of its own recall efforts announced on Sept. 19.
But seriously, I’m sure it was simply that the review unit HP sent us was intended for a different part of the world, and presumably the units actually for sale are correctly sorted by location. Not to be deterred, I viewed a bit of a test copy of Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay that we have on an external hard drive, and it showed up well in all its crude, outrageous glory on the dv2′s 12-inch screen with its ample 1,280 by 800 resolution.
Business Winstone 2002 is hot spot oriented. It focuses on the times when a user would be sitting around waiting for the computer, so any computer that takes a long time to compute processor-intensive tasks will return a lower score.
Even when there isn’t a crisis, companies are very tight-lipped about who supplies what components to whom. We do know that Sony, Lenovo, MicroExpress, Acer, and Fujitsu also use Japanese batteries, but that doesn’t mean that they will be affected down the line. Motherboards are designed differently. Circuits that connect to the battery are designed differently. Proprietary software that shuts down the system when it overheats is being used by companies such as Lenovo (in its Thinkvantage suite) and Sony. We talked to Lenovo reps who said they haven’t seen any problems related to HP laptop battery issues, although they admitted to Kay that they do use some Sony cells. HP and Sony reps declined to comment right now.
At the top of the chain is the EliteBook 8730w—the ultimate workstation for CAD professionals, engineers, and scientists. This 17-inch behemoth features Intel’s newest Core 2 Quadcore Extreme processor—the company’s first mobile chip running on a total of four processor cores. Unlike the 8530w, this 8-pound laptop will have higher-end workstation graphics options, which includes the nVidia Quadro FX 3700M, the Quadro 2700M, or the ATI FireGL V5725 chipsets. Of course, these cards also come with the proper ISV certifications. Cellular modems will not be available on this particular workstation, but you do get the latest in Centrino 2 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support.
The refreshed 12-inch EliteBook 2730p undergoes some minor updates, mainly as a response to feedback given by users who own the original Compaq 2710p. HP adds a jog dial, which lets you scroll through documents and Web pages while in tablet mode. There are dual-pointing devices now, so adding an additional touchpad gives users an alternative to the pointing stick. Slow response times were some of my original complaints about the 2710p, as it was bogged down by Vista and Intel’s ULV processors. HP hopes to improve performance by integrating low-voltage processors and a 5400rpm hard drive in its 2730p. As with its predecessor, you won’t find an internal optical drive, but one in the expansion base will be available if you need it.
Other incidents of overheating may have involved a problem with raw materials, the company said.
This 2.7-pound convertible tablet can produce all-day HP DV1700 Battery life with its dual-battery combination. Though it isn’t as powerful as some other tablets on the market, the 2710p is completely green, consuming the least energy among this crop of laptops and easily meeting Energy Star 4.0, EPEAT Gold, and RoHS specifications. Read our review: HP Compaq 2710p.
Last week, we brought you a roundup of five desktop PC bargains perfect for the back to school bunch, as well as anyone in the market for a cheap albeit quality PC. This week, we’re going to fill you in on the even more popular laptop category. Laptops are more expensive than their desktop counterparts, and are probably better suited for the young adult heading to college rather than those in high school or grammar school. That said, any of these laptops would easily satisfy any user, from the campus roamer to the daily commuter.
Last week, HP launched its powerful EliteBook workstations at SIGGRAPH 2008, but the company isn’t done with its flurry of announcements yet. On Monday at Intel’s Developers Forum (IDF) 2008, HP launched pint-sized business laptops: the EliteBook 2530p and the convertible tablet EliteBook 2730p, a refreshed HP Compaq 2710p. Now, frequent business travelers can be called elitists as well.
Sony recalled last month 438,000 of its Vaio laptops due to concerns about overheating batteries.
As shown in this story’s Summary of Features, the 1.4-GHz and 1.6-GHz versions of the Pentium M processor found in the Centrino-based notebooks use Enhanced SpeedStep to clock down to 600 MHz while in power-saving mode. For example it can disable parts like cache or the floating-point portion of the processor to save a milliwatt here or there. When in Portable/Laptop mode, the CPU should clock down automatically when the system detects that the AC adapter has been removed. We found that all the notebooks tested did clock down to 600 MHz when AC power was removed. According to Intel literature, the Pentium M runs at an average of less than 1 watt when in Deeper Sleep mode, which is when a system is at rest, such as when the user is idle or between keystrokes.
Like other manufacturers, Toshiba published a web page dedicated to assisting customers with the recall, which Toshiba said could affect customers of the Satellite A100/A105, M50/M55, M100/M105 notebooks, as well as the Tecra A6 and Tecra A7 notebooks. Only those notebooks purchased between March and May of 2006 are affected, according to the Toshiba recall page.
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Can I have some asistance with my laptop please?
Right, with my Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium laptop, which I brought of my friend. When I boot the laptop up, it has click SHIFT + ALT + DELETE to log in, which I find annoying, then a message comes up saying Workstation: Alderson – LAPTOP (which is part of the green aurora background) and has a ok button. And I was wondering if someone could please help me get rid of all this, as it is time wasting and annoying.
Thank you very much – for your kind assistance.
start, run, netplwiz
click on advanced and uncheck “require users to press Ctrl-alt-del”
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