I want to share a great “all around notebook” called the HP Pavilion dv6. I love this notebook because it has the latest technology for sharing, storing and transferring and has integrated Beats Audio. It also has some stuff to make you look good like an HP TrueVision HD Webcam, an integrated Blu-ray player for [...]
I’ve never really been a fan of traveling with a projector to business meetings because of its size and hassle factor, but I recently traveled with the new HP Slim Companion Projector and HP has definitely changed my mind on this one. The projector is small and light enough to easily fit in a notebook [...]
When it comes to picking a new notebook computer durability is always at the top of my list of things to consider. All the best speeds and feeds won’t serve you well if your system breaks. So, I thought it would be interesting to learn about all the ways notebook PC’s are tested to make sure they [...]
Virtualization has become a buzz word among the Tech/IT industry, but what I recently found out was that virtualization solutions aren’t just for large companies. I recently had the chance to travel to Indiana University to see how they are using the latest virtualization solutions from Citrix to improve the higher education experience. Citrix is [...]
You know most of us who travel frequently have learned the benefits (the need actually) of having a business notebook that is truly durable. Owning just the best looking notebook or the newest technology is of little consequence if it breaks! So, I thought it would be interesting to learn about all the ways notebook PC’s are [...]
I love listening to music, especially some good ole’classic rock, and I recently started using Beats Solo Headphones created by Dr. Dre to enjoy my music even more. Well when I found out that HP had refreshed their Envy line of notebooks and created the Envy 15 with Beats Audio speakers I was sold. First [...]
We all want the best experience we can get from our PCs and if we are watching a video or other entertainment, want the picture to be brilliant. Well what you probably don’t know is that it all has to do with the APU or Accelerated Processing Unit inside the computer. I recently had the chance to try [...]
Toshiba’s newest Qosmio is something of a Quasimodo. Its exterior is .. well.. unattractive (at best) but inside its technology is a thing of beauty. It has great features for entertainment, terrific graphics Blu-ray, DVD and a full HD display. It’s an awesome fully loaded machine, however you do pay for that performance and all [...]
Virtualization allows for companies to unlock and access applications from traditional data centers and allows employees to do the same from the office which is creating new ways for people and IT to work. Enterprise software company Citrix is creating new ways for people, IT and businesses to work making it possible to have both freedom for users and [...]
You know designing something as complex as semiconductors is pretty heavy stuff. It takes massive amounts of computing power and working with engineers around the globe which is precisely the kind of challenge that “cloud computing” promises to resolve. I recently had the opportunity to interview Mike Wolfe, Sr. Vice President and CIO at AMD about [...]