scattered technology news

Dell Announces The Latitude E4200 - August 12, 2008

Early this morning, Dell announced over seven new models to their Latitude lineup during their press event. Although each of the models has some amazing new features such as their 14-inch laptop with 19 hours of battery life, I’ll be focusing on their 12-inch Latitude E4200 which weighs just 2.2 pounds. Dell has taken [...]

Tags: battery, bluetooth, dell, ethernet, gps, laptop, led, os, ssd, usb, vista, wifi

SanDisk Cruzer Contour Review - July 21, 2008

The flash drive market today has been infiltrated by cheaply manufactured devices which offer large amounts of storage space, however most of these are not reliable for storing important data. As a result brand name companies such as SanDisk still produce high end flash drives that have high quality memory and offer fast read and [...]

Tags: aes, encrypted, flash drive, leather, os x, sandisk, usb, vista

Replace Vista’s Ugly Shortcut Icon - July 16, 2008

If you use Windows Vista, you might also hate the large and ugly shortcut icon overlays the operating system uses. They seem to cover up almost a fourth of the area of each icon on your desktop. I had found some solutions on some forums, however changing the icon easily and safely without additional applications [...]

Tags: icon, registry, vista, windows

Dymo DiscPainter Review - July 15, 2008

A couple of weeks ago we got a hold of the Dymo DiscPainter which allows prints directly onto optical media. Before I even tested the unit, I had some things in mind. First, I was looking forward to it since I expected it to print high quality labels accurately without having to worry about the [...]

Tags: cd, dvd, imac, ink, leopard, mac, printer, vista

Dual Screen Wallpaper In Vista - May 18, 2008

Last month I posted a tutorial describing how to setup an extended display in Windows Vista for laptops. I received an email asking exactly how I setup a background which extended over from one display onto another. So setting up dual screen wallpapers in Vista is what I’ll be going over in this quick tutorial.
Before [...]

Tags: custom, display, dual, microsoft, screen, vista

Setup Multiple Monitors In Vista - April 6, 2008

If you are running Windows Vista on a Laptop and wish to utilize dual displays, this is just the article for you. Instead of replicating the content on your laptop screen on to your external display, you’ll be able to extended your desktop across both. By doing so you’ll gain extra screen real estate meaning [...]

Tags: display, dual, hdmi, monitors, screen, tutorial, vga, vista

Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 7000 - April 5, 2008

The Wireless Laser Mouse 7000 is a new rechargeable desktop mouse from Microsoft which is simple, ergonomic, and stylish. The mouse is lightweight, good looking, easy to setup, and comfortable to use.
The Specifications:

Connectivity: 2.4 GHz Wireless (USB Adapter)
Power: One Rechargable AAA (with Dock)
Sensor: High Definition 850nm Laser
Other: 4-way scroll & back/forward buttons

The [...]

Tags: battery, black, laser, leopard, microsoft, mouse, rechargable, usb, vista, wireless

Upgrading To Vista Service Pack 1 - March 27, 2008

When Microsoft Released Service Pack 1 for Vista to Windows Update on March 18th, I upgraded immediately. The process took a while to download since the servers were being hit hard by the large amount people trying to get a hold of the update file. After the download it took about one and a [...]

Tags: auto, microsoft, updates, vista, windows

Logitech VX Nano Mouse (Review) - March 25, 2008

The Logitech VX Nano is a tiny portable wireless mouse which features many of the controls a standard desktop mice usually have. The VX Nano has an impressive build quality, is durable, looks stylish, and has true functionality. This product is most notable for it’s unusually small transmitter.
The Buttons - 4/5 stars
The VX Nano houses [...]

Tags: laptop, leopard, logitech, mouse, nano, usb, vista, wireless, xp

One Step Closer To Vista Service Pack 1 - February 4, 2008

Earlier today, Microsoft announced that Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista has been finalized and was released to manufacturers today. Unfortunately customers won’t have access to the upgrade which brings “enhanced reliability, security, compatibility and performance” until March. Consumer using the auto-update feature won’t receive the upgrade until April unless they manually download and install [...]

Tags: microsoft, sp1, updates, vista, xp