Gadgets
Keep Your Laptop (and your lap) Cool
If you have a laptop keeping it cool is one of the best ways to ensure its longevity (not dropping it onto a tile floor is another way.) Actually, heat is a computer’s greatest enemy, along with an open cup of coffee sitting next to the keyboard. Keeping your computer cool when it’s sitting on a desk will not only help prolong its life, it will protect your desk, and if you’ve ever actually used your laptop in your lap you KNOW how hot these things can get. Laptops run coolest when air can circulate beneath them, setting them on a blanket or pillow only prevents airflow and can contribute to overheating. Mashable has a short article reviewing 10 different cooling solutions for your laptop. So if your laptop runs hot along the bottom, or your cooling fan seems to always be blowing at high speed, check this out: http://on.mash.to/TekChic0395
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The PERFECT Back-to-School Item for Your Sleepy Student Who Won’t Wake Up
Do you have to scream and shake the bed to get your school bound child up in the morning? Well, now you can have the alarm clock do it for you. A company called Sonic Alert that specializes in hearing related solutions has created a product called the “Sonic Bomb”. Not only does the Sonic Bomb have a LOUD 113db alarm (adjustable) and bright blinking lights, it also comes with their “Super Shaker” bed vibrating unit that while it won’t make you fall out of bed, will certainly let you know it’s time to get up. It’s only $43 and available direct from Sonic Alert. So if your “sleepy head” child just doesn’t want to wake up, plant a bomb (a Sonic Bomb) in their bedroom. Here’s the link to Sonic Alert’s site: http://bit.ly/TekChic0394