Laptop Upgrades You Can Do

Laptops are very strict machines. Whatever you buy, that’s the only thing you’ll get. With desktops, you’ll be able to swap out old video cards for new ones, and you can increase the hard drive too without buying an external hard drive.

It seems that laptops are left in the cold when it comes to upgrading. Don’t despair though, because you can actually do some upgrades with your laptop. If you’re going to sell your laptop because you’re looking for an upgrade, don’t do so yet. Upgrading your laptop is cheaper, and you’ll be able to achieve the same results too.

Before you sell your laptop, look at these tips on how to upgrade your laptop.

Upgrading the RAM

From time to time, you may experience slowdowns because you’re running multiple programs, such as installing a game and doing something else at the same time. Here’s what you should remember: Every time you run a program, it takes up RAM, and the more programs you run, the more RAM it eats up.

When the RAM is full, the laptop resorts to using the virtual memory on your hard drive for multitasking. By increasing the RAM, you’re easing the burden of your computer.

RAM is one of the cheapest upgrades you can buy for your laptop. For only 50 bucks, your laptop will run multiple programs faster. 

Once you’ve found a memory stick (RAM) that’s holds more than your current one, it’s very easy to replace. All you have to do is pop off the cover on the underside of the laptop and you’ll find the memory cards. Just remove the old one and attach the new one, and experience a whole new level of performance.

Upgrading the Hard Drive

Just like RAM, the hard drive is one of the cheapest things you can upgrade. There are plenty of choices for you, but definitely, the bigger the space, the better.

One thing you should watch out for first is the size of the original hard drive. Before you buy any replacement hard drive, make sure that it has the same measurement as the one inside the laptop. Better yet, find a hard drive that’s smaller than the original one.

Aside from the memory, you should also watch out for the RPM of the hard drive. The higher the RPM of the hard drive, the better the performance. That’s because hard drives use spinning disks to store and load information. By spinning faster, you’ll get a performance boost.

Even better, you should upgrade to a solid state drive. They’re very modern storage devices that are significantly faster than hard disk drives. That’s because it doesn’t rely on a disk to store information. All the information is digitally stored which is faster and doesn’t use that much energy.

Aside from that, they’re also smaller and lighter. The only downside to using solid state drives is the price. They’re a little more expensive, but that’s the only disadvantage to using them.

Conclusion

With these two upgrades you’ll definitely experience better performance. If you install your operating system onto your solid state drive, everything loads faster thanks to the added benefits. Go ahead, give it a try!

Guest author John Vincents is a writer and blogger for Cashforlaptops – where you can sell electronics and help save the environment by reducing tech wastes. In his leisure time (which is not a lot these days) he plays with his Nintendo console

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Self defense gadgets for working women

Today more and more working women in various fields like engineering, media, business, sales, marketing; every single day thousands of women are physically attacked in US alone. With these types of crime on rise, working women need to better equip themselves with some simple and safety devices to protect themselves. By these self defense gadgets you can avoid an assault, rob, sudden attack from criminals or any bodily harm.

         

 The self defense gadgets should be easy to handle, it should like a key chain, pen, or a mobile and yet should be effective. These gadgets are always to be kept while travelling alone in a cab or a bus, while returning from work in late hours of night. Some of the self defense gadgets to keep as a precautionary measure are:

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Computer To Phone Tracking: How To Find The Right App

If you are looking for the right application for tracking cell phones with the help of computers, you can find whole range of applications that are readily available in the market. You can do a bit of homework in order to locate the most appropriate application that can suit your requirements. Choosing the right application is highly advantageous as it saves your time of going through the pain of software installation more than once. Also, when you find the find the right application, the installation process becomes simpler and quicker as well. There are certain basic tricks that can help you choose the right application.

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Cloud strategy development within systems integration

The increasing popularity of cloud computing has presented systems integration specialists with a prospect loaded with operating potential.

It is a fundamentally different proposal to work with a cloud system rather than a localised piece of software, which is why it has involved something of a paradigm shift within the industry in terms of how IT infrastructure is introduced and managed; particularly in terms of flexibility.

Some readers may not be aware of how a systems integrator fits into the wider IT sector; typically, they are tasked with combining different pre-packaged pieces of software to allow a firm to operate efficiently, then managing them as they develop. The reason why a company would bring in someone to do this is so that they do not have to pay for a separate, customised piece of software made specifically for the organisation. With the number of cloud hosting options available to firms continuing to grow, the opportunity to save money and effort on IT is rising with this trend. How should systems integrators make the best of the situation though? Aside from the opportunity to use fewer resources to complete a task, the main thrust in terms of cloud strategy development should be how much a piece of software helps your scalability and overall flexibility.

A company tends to be in a constant state of flux in terms of the number of users involved and the amount of data being thrown around, so an IT team will regularly be called upon to make amendments to operating capacity. By relying on cloud software, the ability to alter the number of system configurations in use is improved and usually made simpler.

Where a firm working with localised servers might be faced with a more time-consuming process to upgrade processing capability or hard disk space, options that work in the cloud benefit from being much easier to configure. Within the boundaries of systems integration, this is a huge advantage as questions of capacity thresholds stop being a restricting factor and the focus can be placed entirely on the user experience.

Some professionals that have been in the systems integration industry for a long time may be still be sceptical about the cloud, but it is widely agreed that it is the future, so it is all about merging this concept into existing ideas on how a company's internal IT architecture should be laid out - all the while making sure that functionality is not affected. Naturally, there will be decisions that need to be made on how to maintain high levels of security for certain types of data, but this is not a problem as such; simply another option within the wider cloud.

For the systems integrator, the cloud essentially provides a more flexible strategy at a lower cost, while also delivering on the environmental side of operations thanks to lower energy usage. While this latter point may not always affect a company's bottom line, the increasing prominence of green issues makes the move smart in terms of public relations. As a result, the cloudy future ahead is actually one to be welcomed with open arms.

Guest author Paul Smithson is currently working on behalf of Peer1 Hosting and had written this article for us.

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Micromax launches its First ICS Tablet PC FunBook

Micromax, the Indian based mobile company launched its first ICS tablet Pc, which is named as funbook. The target of this device is specially for educational sector and will be manufactured at Haridwar unit.

"We have a manufacturing capacity of one lakh units per month and we are already looking at increasing that number. That should give an idea to the kind of numbers we are looking at for the device and "Users need to just pay Rs 799 for educational content of a particular class and they can get access to the multimedia content from our partners," Micromax CEO Deepak Mehrotra said.

The company has a target of releasing 1 lakh units in a month and would also undertake 360-degree marketing campaign for the product, which would see Micromax making "significant" investments in, Mehrotra said without divulging further details.

Specifications of Funbook:

• Operating System is Google’s Android 4.0 Ice cream sandwich.
• CORTEX A8 Processor with 1.2Ghz speed.
•  7-inch capacitive display - Screen Resolution of 800* 480 Pixels.
• 4 GB internal memory, expandable upto 32GB.
• 512MB and Gravity sensor, Accelerator Sensor.
• 2800mAh Browsing time – 5hours.
• 0.3 VGA Front facing camera, 3.5mm Jack.
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth.
• Support all documents like PDF, Word, excel and etc
• Usb port to use 3G dongles and Pen drives.

Price for Micromax Funbook is RS: 6499/-.

How can i buy this tab ?
You can book your Micromax FunBook in the official site, It has a free delivery option with 1year Manufacturer warranty and 100% secure shopping trust.Buy Micromax FunBook

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Top 10 Must Have Android Apps - Best Andriod apps

The Android market may not have many apps compared to nokia's java and symbian applications. Although Android is a google product most of the best apps are not free of cost, user must pay some dollars to get that specific App. So we can say that it is a con while using Android based mobiles because java and symbain apps are mostly free of cost. while we select android apps it will bit difficult to get a best app for your exactly need. To help you sort through them all, here’s my list of the best apps I’ve found on Android.

Below is the list of top 10 must have Android apps, just read out the description and if you need any one of the App you can get it from Google play.

1.Pandora
It is one of the best desktop music player, now in travel size! If you've used the desktop client then you've got to try this gem of an app. You can log into your stations right on your phone and listen to your streams, vote songs, see song info, and discover new music. From the Pandora website.

2.Barcode Scanner
This app turns the Android camera into a barcode scanner. You simply scan a product’s UPC code and let the app go to work to find it in Google Product Search or a search on the open Web. You’ll be amazed at how fast it works. This is great for when you’re shopping retail and you want to check the price of a product online before buying to make sure you’re paying a fair price.

3.Tricorder
A lot of geeks I know like to say that our smartphones are becoming more and more like the Tricorders on Star Trek. Well, here’s a fun app that turns your Android device into a virtual Tricorder. It even offers some useful environmental information, including GPS data, wireless data, and ambient sound measurements.

4.Astro File Manager
It is the best app to navigate the system files as well as memory card. Another one of the great things about Android is that you have lower-level access to the system itself. So it can be easier to notice the installed files and important documents to secure it by using Astro file manager.

5.Places Directory
This is an awesome app for finding shops and services near your current location. From restaurants to movie theaters to medical facilities to taxis, this app is very accurate and takes advantage of the business information from Google Local. This app is better than the info you get from a GPS unit (or app) and better than any of the similar apps available on the iPhone.

6.GO Weather Widget
GO Weather Widget is an useful widget exclusively designed for GO Launcher. it can be used to check whether of any cities with an accurate value.

7.Letrix Pro US English
Letrix US English is a fun combination of Tetris and Scrabble for all ages. Useful for those who want to improve their language skills, too. The objective is to build correct words with letters that the game provides, but you must hurry up and think fast, before the screen fills. Which is the longest word you are able to create? Several modes of play and difficulty levels.

8.BrainJiggle
BrainJiggle collects the most interesting logic puzzles, which can perfectly massage your brains. - 10 levels with different complexity - 50 illustrated puzzles - Excellent graphics and easy to use interface.

9.Study Buddies
We are Transition Year students who want to lend a hand in local primary school as part of our Young Social Innovators project.It will help the children with spelling, reading, maths, art, pe and anything else teachers need us to do. In one word we can say that it is very useful for students.

10.Call Recorder
Another cool app for recording all your Phone Calls just by activating it in a single click and it will start work by itself. No need to start it while you receive calls. It also have some features like Play/Delete/Rename recorded files, Send recorded files via email, Password protection and lots more.

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Samsung Galaxy S3 - specs, features and Release date

Samsung has the most mysterious and attractive Android phones in recent years while compared to Nokia and LG. Although Nokia's Lumia 900 can hit the specification of Samsung Galaxy SII. But some difference in Galaxy sII can make it stands top, i.e operating system (Android), style, processor and etc.

Ok, Now coming to main topic we are about know the upcoming Samsung Galaxy SIII features, specifications and release date. Which is the next smart phone from Samsung after Galaxy Note. According to sources, the specs of the Samsung Galaxy S III have been leaked on the Web. There are so many rumors and questions being asked about it that is hard to keep track. And the common asked questions about the phone is when it will be released. Samsung didn't revealed any official announcement about Samsung Galaxy SIII, But it will be soon to make an official announcement regarding the Galaxy S3, mind, but the pieces are falling in to place. Samsung's processor developments are clear to see, with the company announcing several new Exynos cores during 2011 that could power the new Galaxy S3.

While we wait for an official announcement, here is a great looking concept for the Samsung Galaxy S3 made by Tyler Lehmann.

Samsung Galaxy SIII Specifications and features (Rumored):

• 1.5GHz Quadcore Samsung Exynos CPU, A Quad-core processor – probably Exynos 4412 with ARM Mali-400 GPU.
•  2GB of RAM
• Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with a refreshed TouchWiz skin
• 4.8-inch Super AMOLED HD display (or 4.65 inches as the lowest range)
• 8 megapixel main camera with LED and Xenon flash
• 32 or 64 GB of internal memory
• Ceramic Shock-resistant Case
• 4G LTE right off the bat
• Touchwhiz 5.0 overlay
• And a 9mm thick body.

So this are the most important specs of the Samsung Galaxy S3 that we have managed to obtain from different sources, Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S3 smartphone, also known as the “iPhone killer”. It is also claimed to be 5 times faster than its Mali-400 MP chip of its predecessor.

Samsung Galaxy SIII will be releasing in April 2012?

We should point out that the event might be moved to April, which is what companies like Samsung are famous for. They give us some information that we want to be true, but they warn us it may not be so, yet we choose to believe it because we want to.We believe this: the Samsung Galaxy S3 release date is coming closer and closer! However, reports state that it would be ready for release in mid-2012 along with the release of the iPhone 5.

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Aakash Tablet Vs BSNL Penta Vs Olive pad - Which tablet i should buy ?

Hello guys, we are working for a new theme for mashking.net so that we can't update the blog. however after the completion of work we'll be back with more tech updates and reviews. I got lot of comments at facebook page asking about the differences in Akash tab and Bsnl penta and which tablet should i buy. So now here is the detailed guide on the tablet pcs which suits you best to buy.

Well, this is the question which comes in every persons mind that which tablet should i buy. seems to tricky because after the launch of Akash tab some of the companies also released cheap tablet pcs like Bsnl penta, olivepad, bizzbook and etc. Although all these tabs are similar in price tag and specs too. But the only problem is that which is best in performance and price. so that we can choose a tab and proceed to buy it.

The manufacturing company of Aakash 2 had failed to meet its initial demand of 1 lakh Aakash tablets and also the launching deadline in the market in past times. However, they have committed that their Aakash 2 (Ubislate 7+) will be on for the taking, in stores from March 2012 onwards and soon in the educational institutions for students at a half price. But it has been noticed that the mother company has changed its mind several times on previous affairs.

On the other hand, though being a brand new initiative, BSNL is very confident before the launch of Penta IS701R. They are eyeing on making their tab available in all stores by end of March. As Aakash failed to deliver its obligations on three occasions, BSNL’s tab may have the edge if they can deliver as proposed.

Apart from this two tabs olive also launched cheap tablet pc named as Olivepad V-TR200 which is similar to both the tabs but the only difference is it has a VGA camera. However it has been launched recently and they are delivering the products with in a short time of 30days from the day of order.

Aakash 2 was launched with comparatively higher and improved specs than the former which costs Rs.2999. Whereas, BSNL Tablet’s first model, Penta IS701R comes with a much better specifications than that of Aakash 2 at a eye-catching price-tag of Rs. 3,499. It comes with a data plan of 5GB for 60 days and the users can renew the same plan by paying a charge of Rs.750 only. Whereas in Aakash tablet, users will be able to access the net across any mobile network at Rs.99 for 2GB of data usage. And Olivepad doesn't provide any data plan, we have to use data cards to browse the internet. So considering all the three tabs we can recognize that all has same specs and technical support.

Below is the picture of detailed differences in Aakash Tablet, BSNL Penta and Olive pad.

Note:- Bsnl penta comes with a data plan of 6 months free download and we can also unlock the tab to use other network sims. we should opt for the BSNL tab over the Aakash tab as it beats the former one in the main criterion- Specifications. But if your are not able to wait for these two tabs you can opt for Olive pad as they are delivering the Tabs with in a short time of order.

Hope this argument has rendered some useful information’s, helping you to buy the best low-priced tab among these two, keeping in mind your monetary constrictions.

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