Toshiba Satellite L305D-S5914 Laptop

Toshiba Satellite L305D-S5914

Toshiba Satellite L305D-S5914 Sempron™ 3600+ 2.0GHz 160GB 2048MB
15.4" Trubrite™ WXGA DVD-RW VHB NEW, SEALED

Sony Vaio FW170J/H Laptop

Sony Vaio FW170J/H

Sony FW170J/ H Core™2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz 320GB 4096MB 16.4"
XBRITE WXGA BLU-RAY BT VHP Webcam TITANIUM GREY FACT

Sony Vaio TZ190N/BC Laptop

Sony Vaio TZ190N/BC

Sony TZ190N/ BC Core™2 Duo U7600 1.2GHz 32GB SSD 2048MB 11.1"
XBRITE WXGA DVD-RW WAN BT Vista Business Webcam FP BLACK+ CASE
NEW, SEALED

Sony Vaio CS215J/W Laptop

Sony Vaio CS215J/W
Sony CS215J/ W Core™2 Duo T6400 2.0GHz 250GB 4096MB 14.1"
XBRITE WXGA DVD-RW BT VHP Webcam DOVE WHITE FACT.RB.

Philips to Manufacture Notebooks in Brazil

The 13-inch model is more powerful in various aspects, first it will run on an Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 with 2.0 GHz and will feature 2GB of RAM, 120 GB HDD and the Dual Layer burner.
It will be priced at around $2,200.

There is no info related to the products names but Philips specified that these two are designed only for the Brazilian market.

Dell Studio XPS 16

Do you know what I hate about early January? There's CES, there's MacWorld(well, at least it was, because its future is a bit uncertain), both with a bunch of interesting laptops and accessories to be released, but you only get some technical specs, the looks, and... sometimes you get info about pricing and availability, sometimes you don't. Now, it's the perfect time to check some of those hot products and the user reviews they got. Today's target is the Dell Studio XPS 16, released in early January, at CES.

What I find strange is the fact that the Studio XPS 16 and XPS 13 are quite different, but both are described by Dell as "Blending power with elegance, (..) designed to deliver the ultimate multimedia laptop experience." Anyway, I am not here to judge Dell's content writers, because there's something even more interesting.

Dell Latitude XT2

Dell, my friends, Dell is one of the all-time favorite brands I can think of when talking about laptops, and most impressive part of it all is how they managed to improve the customer support services in only a few years. Fortunately, I never had to use Dell's customer support services, but I have some friends who did, and a few of them told me everything got much better in the last 2-3 years. These being said, let's take a look at today's Dell candy - the Latitude XT2!

"The industry's first tablet PC with multi-touch screen technology has taken superb to a new level with the Dell Latitude XT2. The XT2 lets you use natural gestures like a pinch or tap for scrolling, panning, rotating, zooming and more." Now, this black beauty has just been spotted on Dell.com, but no matter how much you'll pay for it, you won't have it before the 9th of April.

Dell Latitude E6400 XFR

I don't know if you managed to see the Jericho TV series, but if you missed it...that's no big loss, after all. Anyway, I am not going to tell you anything about what's happening there, because what made me think about it today is Dell's latest laptop ruggedized to meet military standards and even go a bit beyond, the Latitude E6400 XFR. Just as a side note, there were also some iMacs in Jericho, but let's push it aside now and move to the Latitude XFR, shall we?

Oh, yeah, one more thing - in Jericho, there was a guy having a laptop like this one(could have been a Dell too, I can't remember) that was able to withstand an EMP. Now, that you know what made me link Jericho to the Latitude E6400 XFR, let's see the technical specs of this beast:

- 14.1-inch display with Direct View technology, optimized to make the screen easily viewable in direct sunlight, by increasing the backlighting and reducing reflectivity, thanks to a special coating.

HP Pavilion dv3z 13.3″ Small Notebook Computer

The new HP Pavilion dv3z is a small notebook computer that's not only affordable, starting at a price of just $799.99, but also stylish and slim in design, measuring only 1.01 inches thickness at a weight of 4.35 lb.



From the specifications list we find out that it’s a complete mobile computing solution for everyday tasks, being equipped with Windows Vista, a 13.3-inch High Definition LED display, AMD processing technology, long battery life and wireless connectivity, in addition to the built-in optical drive for burning your DVDs and CDs, ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics with 64MB memory, HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection with automatic lock, HDMI out, keyboard backlight and password management.

HP Bluetooth Laser Mobile Mouse HDX Wireless Computer Mouse

In addition to the laptop models introduced lately, HP launched also a new wireless computer mouse with a stylish appearance, called the HP Bluetooth Laser Mobile Mouse – HDX Series.



Created probably to match the high-end portable entertainment model known as HP Pavilion HDX notebook, the new wireless computer mouse features wireless connectivity via Bluetooth technology, and uses the laser tracking technology, allowing you to use it on any surface, wherever you are.
With the adjustable DPI functionality you can switch between 800 and 1600 levels to reach your favorite performance matching the currently used applications.
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More than these, the HP Bluetooth Laser Mobile Mouse – HDX Series features standby and sleep modes for saving energy, and powers from two AA batteries.
It comes with a travel pouch and is supported by Window XP and Windows Vista operating systems, but you’ll need to install the included software in order to make it work.

HP Urban Courier Bag Blue Laptop Bag

I personally like to see all those cool laptop bags available in different designs and styles, but there’s one thing I am not attracted of – the high price, even if when it’s not about genuine leather.



While some models go over $100, HP keeps it affordable, at $44.99 for a brand new HP Urban Courier Bag like the one in the picture.
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The blue laptop bag is sleek, with an adjustable shoulder strap, and looks good enough for everyday use.
It has a quick-access pocket and can hold laptop computers measuring up to 16 inches in diagonal, which seems ok, taking into account the fact that most of use carry 15.4-inch models.

HP Pavilion dv4t, Updated

This world is spinning around to fast, that's a fact. No, this has nothing to do with the fact that our planet is actually spinning faster and faster(that has been proven already, but we won't be thrown into orbit too soon, don't worry), because what I care about here are laptops, and not world peace and prosperity. The laptop targeted now is HP's Pavilion dv4t, an older product that's getting better...the quiet way!

No less than three Pavilion laptops got various updates during the last few weeks, and the dv4t is one of them. Why the dv4t, and why now? As I said, the world is spinning around much too fast, and HP surely got that right.

Just as a side note, the Intel Atom CPU reached 2 GHz... so netbooks may soon catch up to some entry-level full fledged laptops, if the laptop producers are not taking care to keep their product lines updated! Anyway, for now, everything's safe, because the Z5xx processor series is mainly targeting the mobile market, and possibly the tiny Sony VAIO P...
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...so let's get to the HP Pavilion dv4t update: LED-backlit display, Espresso Black and Moonlight White color options, integrated WWAN (Verizon or AT&T), a generous 500GB HDD, as well as optional NVIDIA GeForce G 105M graphics with 512MB of dedicated memory. At last, there are some high-end features available on request, like the Blu-ray drive, integrated HDTV tuner, and a 12-cell battery!

New Classmate PC

Intel introduced its new Classmate PC design featuring convertible a display system that allows the user to turn the mini notebook computer into a tablet PC.
The new convertible Classmate PC model running with the low-power consuming Intel Atom processing technology is destined to the learning sector, specifically to primary school students, and brings a touch-sensitive user interface, the 180-degree swivel display and a rotational camera, while included in the Intel Learning Series, a new initiative gathering hardware, software and different services meant to improve the education in the emerging markets.



The previous version of the Classmate PC with clamshell-style design is currently used in the Magellan Initiative in Portugal for elementary school children, but Intel arranged to bring out a new design of the Magellan PC with enhanced reading and writing capabilities, larger display, more system memory and powerful high-speed Internet connectivity technologies such as 3G and WiMAX.

Intel CULV Initiative

If you're not much into hardware, then let me tell you a very simple thing - as lower the voltage needed by a certain chip, the lower its temperature. When overclocking processors, increasing voltage is the last thing to do to ensure the system works properly, but considering the small chips used these days in notebooks, and the fact that most of us have more computing power than needed on the road, we need even lower voltage chips to get things right.

According to various sources, Intel's Consumer Ultra Low-Voltage (CULV) initiative will have as leaders two of the largest PC makers,probably Dell and HP, both expected to come up with tiny notebooks with screens between 11 and 13 inches, sometime during this summer.

Xplore iX104C4 Tablet

Here comes a new rugged tablet PC in town, the iX104C4 model from Xplore Technologies, a US manufacturer of rugged mobile solutions and the one who brought the world’s first Pentium III Pen Tablet Computer, first rugged Microsoft compliant Tablet PC, first fully rugged Tablet PC with multiple wireless options using a fully integrated implementation, first and only automatic Dual Mode version of the Tablet PC, first Intel Pentium-M 733 processor with Centrino technology, the AllVue LCD technology, and 4 multi-modal wireless devices in a rugged, portable Tablet PC.

Xplore Technologies’ targeted sectors of the market include warehousing/logistics, public safety, field service, transportation, manufacturing, route delivery, military and homeland security.
Its new rugged tablet PC has important technology enhancements such as highly sunlight readable screen, the Dual Mode flexible user interface, new redesigned antennae, new wireless modules, the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system pre-installed, and Windows Vista Business support.

ASUS VX1 Lamborghini

The affair between luxury cars and powerful laptops began with the partnership between Acer and Enzo Ferrari that produced the Acer Ferrari 4000. Itronix, another laptop maker, made a modest attempt at emulating GM's Hummer SUV with its Hummer Laptop IX 600.

This year, ASUS revs its engines by introducing the ASUS VX1 Lamborghini ($2,799 list). This new partnership with Ferruccio Lamborghini adds another car emblem to a growing number of automotive-inspired mainstream laptops.

Asus W7J

The moderately priced Asus W7J offers a powerful dual-core engine, discrete Nvidia graphics, and dual-layer DVD burning in a stylish, portable package. Unfortunately, you'll need to spend $1634 if you plan to do spend much time away from an outlet.

The W7J is encased in a smooth, black body with subtle silver highlights that accentuate the 12.4 x 8.9 x 1.1-inch frame. Weighing in at a light 4.2 pounds, the W7J won't bog you down on the daily commute.

ASUS Laptop

As you probably know already, ASUS is a company that opened various paths in the industry so far, so hearing they did it again shouldn't surprise you. While they didn't come up with the smallest laptop so far or anything like that, they just announced the first laptop to feature the new GeForce GT 120M graphics processor from NVIDIA, namely the ASUS N81Vg, pictured below.

The official mumbo-jumbo takes off as usual, but I think it's worth taking a look: "ASUS, a pioneer in the adoption of cutting-edge notebook graphics, announced today the ASUS N81Vg, the world’s first notebook to feature the new NVIDIA® GeForce™ GT 120M graphics processing unit (GPU). The NVIDIA® GeForce™ GT 120M GPU features NVIDIA CUDA™ technology with 32 processor cores, DirectX 10 support, and 1080p High Definition video playback through NVIDIA® PureVideo® HD technology. Coupled with the ASUS N81Vg’s 14-inch LED backlit display, the NVIDIA® GeForce™ GT 120M delivers unrivalled visual clarity and vibrancy."

ASUS Eee

The ASUS Eee PC family is getting larger with each month, I guess, and since they were the first ones to bring the netbook to the masses, I see nothing wrong with it. Well, this exponential growth should stop one day, but we're not going to talk about that now. Basically, we have some ASUS Eee PC 1008HA news. What kind of news? Its price!

According to various sources, the 1008HA is expected to be available for UK-based consumers at a price point of £359, including VAT. That's a bit over $500 in the US, or €382 in the rest of Europe. So...what will we get for this price?


Leaving aside the fact that the 1008HA is quite a handsome gadget, the 10.2-inch LED backlit screen with 1024x600 native resolution, the Intel N280 Atom CPU and 1GB of RAM aren't that ugly, either. While no SSD version is currently planned, the 1008HA will come with a pretty large 160GB hard-disk drive, at least for a netbook.

Subsidized MacBooks!?!

When I hear about subsidized products and services, I usually want to kill someone. Don't get me wrong, I am a very peaceful person for most of the time, but subsidies make me go crazy. Why? Simply because you take a product, you sell it for half the price or even less, but you pay at least 3-4 times the price in the long run, that's the idea.

Considering the above, should you get a subsidized MacBook? Well, according to The Register, "Orange is reportedly in talks to add a MacBook to the range of subsidized hardware network operators are handing over these days, equipping the mobile executive for only a small monthly commitment."


I always hated the sound of this word - "commitment," and this time it's the same. I hate it! As the same report claims, "Orange is prepared to hand over the £350 Toshiba L300 to those prepared to sign up to a £35-a-month contract for a couple of years. That would put a basic MacBook at £369."

At last, here's the worst part of the story - speculations go as far as saying that Apple may embed a GSM module and SIM slot into the MacBook, making it an Orange-exclusive. Come on, I like to consider this a joke and a paranoid rumor. How would you take such an aberration?

Compaq Laptop

Circuit City will out do Wal-mart in the notebook pricing war this holiday season with a Compaq notebook for $99!

Of course, there's a catch - for $99.99 deal, you must sign a 12-month subscription to Vonage. The laptop is $299.99 without the 12-month Vonage subscription and $280 in instant rebate and $100 mail-in. Still cheaper than Wal-mart's $398 deal.

The Compaq Presario notebook features 15.4-inch widescreen with BrightView, Celeron M 420 processor (Wal-mart sells the model with AMD CPU), 512MB DDR RAM, 60GB hard drive, built-in wireless, and DVD/CD burner.

Compaq Presario V6700TX

Compaq Presario V6700TX is a new laptop available at a starting price of $790, equipped for your everyday work and entertainment needs and coming with Genuine Windows XP Professional, but of course you can install the operating system you are used with.

Windows XP Professional will work great with the Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 processor at 1.67GHz speed but you have a better option too, the Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 at 2GHz speed.

PABX MC

PABX MC 832C (4,8,16,32 lines 32Ext.) Advanced Hybrid Key telephone System.
Similar features as 208 or 416 Models. Capable of 4 executive key phones. Call hunting

PABX MC 416K (2,3,4,8,12 lines 16Ext.) .Auto- attendance. Auto-call- back busy, caller ID Intercom, call forwarding when busy or no answer. Incoming ringing assignment. 3 duration OGM recording, t key phone facility. Extension Lock. External Music. Hotline dialing. Day/night service. 3 operators setting

Server System

Dell Precision Workstation: 1.5 Ghz 1 GB RAM, 80GB Hard drive
IBM NetFinity 5000 Server: 650Mhz, 640 MB RAM,
9.0 GB Hard drive.

Desktop System

Small Form Factors (SFF) Desktops are available in different specifications

IBM Pentium4 Desktop System

HP Pentium4 Desktop System

Pentium 4 Tower Model

HP Pentium 4 Tower



Dell Pentium 4 Tower



Compaq Pentium 4 Tower

2 New Model of Pentuim 4

Compaq Evo SFF with TFT or CRT monitor .

HP SFF with TFT or CRT monitor.

This Dell Small Form Factor (SFF) come with wide range of specifications and affordable prices.

1 New Model of computers

The ultimate HP Compaq Tower system.		DELL Tower system. Wide range of specification and affordable prices leaves you with no option.				HP Towers come in different make: Presario, Pavilion etc.

Latest Computer

Intel Pentium 3.4 Ghz Original Intel Motherboard (Built in Sound card, LAN, AGP) 512 DDRAM-2 18x DVD Writer 80 GB Hard Disk SATA 7200 RPM 1.44 MB Floppy Drive Fax Modem ATX Casing Multimedia Keyboard Optical Mouse Genius Speaker 1 month Free Support 3 Years Guarantee 17" LCD Monitor

Dell Inspiron 6400

DELL Inspiration 6400 Intel Core Dual Processor T2300E 1, 66 Ghz, 2MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB 15.4” Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display with True Life 1024 MB 533 Mhz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x512) 128 MB Shared Graphics Memory 120 GB SATA Hard Disk 8x DVD Read/Writer 9 cell, 80 Whr Li-ion Primary Battery Internal Modem, v.92 modem, 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card MINI PCI Wireless LAN Wireless Bluetooth 2.0 Geniuine Windows XP Home Installed

Windows XP mouse Snap To

Enable the Microsoft Window XP mouse Snap To feature to automatically focus on dialog box buttons. Enabling this feature will automatically move your mouse cursor to the default button on any dialog box that appears on Windows. This is a great way to save a little time and not have to move you mouse cursor to the "Ok" button each time a dialog box appears. To enable this feature follow the below steps.

1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Mouse icon

3. In the Mouse Properties window click the Pointer Options tab and check the "Automatically move pointer to the default button in a dialog box" option.

Basic PC shortcut keys

Shortcut Keys	Description
Alt + F	File menu options in current program.
Alt + E	Edit options in current program
F1	Universal Help in almost every Windows program.
Ctrl + A	Select all text.
Ctrl + X	Cut selected item.
Shift + Del	Cut selected item.
Ctrl + C	Copy selected item.
Ctrl + Ins	Copy selected item
Ctrl + V	Paste
Shift + Ins	Paste
Home	Goes to beginning of current line.
Ctrl + Home	Goes to beginning of document.
End	Goes to end of current line.
Ctrl + End	Goes to end of document.
Shift + Home	Highlights from current position to beginning of line.
Shift + End	Highlights from current position to end of line.
Ctrl + Left arrow	Moves one word to the left at a time.
Ctrl + Right arrow	Moves one word to the right at a time.

F1 TO F12 Function Keys

F1

• Almost always used as the help key, almost every program will open the help screen when this key is pressed.
• Windows Key + F1 would open the Microsoft Windows help and support center.
• Open the Task Pane.

F2

• In Windows commonly used to rename a highlighted icon or file.
• Alt + Ctrl + F2 opens a new document in Microsoft Word.
• Ctrl + F2 displays the print preview window in Microsoft Word.

F3

• Often opens a search feature for many programs including Microsoft Windows.
• Shift + F3 will change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.

F4

• Open find window.
• Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
• Alt + F4 will close the program currently active in Microsoft Windows.
• Ctrl + F4 will close the open window within the current active window in Microsoft Windows.

F5

• In all modern Internet browsers pressing F5 will refresh or reload the page or document window.
• Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.
• Starts a slideshow in PowerPoint.

F6

• Move the cursor to the Address bar in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
• Ctrl + Shift + F6 opens to another open Microsoft Word document.

F7

• Commonly used to spell check and grammar check a document in Microsoft programs such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, etc.
• Shift + F7 runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted.
• Turns on Caret browsing in Mozilla Firefox.

F8

• Function key used to enter the Windows startup menu, commonly use to get into Windows Safe Mode.

F9

• Opens the Measurements toolbar in Quark 5.0.

F10

• In Microsoft Windows activates the menu bar of an open application.
• Shift + F10 is the same as right-clicking on a highlighted icon, file, or Internet link.

F11

• Full-screen mode in all modern Internet browsers.

F12

• Open the Save as window in Microsoft Word.
• Shift + F12 save the Microsoft Word document.
• Ctrl + Shift + F12 prints a document in Microsoft Word.

Internet Explorer shortcut keys

Shortcut Keys	Description
Alt + Left Arrow	Back a page.
Backspace	Back a page.
Alt + Right Arrow	Forward a page.
F5	Refresh current page, frame, or tab.
F11	Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode.
Esc	Stop page or download from loading.
Ctrl + (- or +)	Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will increase.
Ctrl + Enter	Quickly complete an address. For example, type computerhope in the address bar and press CTRL + ENTER to get http://www.computerhope.com.
Ctrl + D	Add a Favorite for the page currently opened.
Ctrl + I	Display available bookmarks.
Ctrl + N	Open New browser window.
Ctrl + P	Print current page / frame.
Ctrl + T	Opens a new tab.
Ctrl + F4	Closes the currently selected tab.
Ctrl + Tab	Moves through each of the open tabs.
Spacebar	Moves down a page at a time.
Shift + Spacebar	Moves up a page at a time.
Alt + Down arrow	Display all previous text entered in a text box and/or available options on drop down menu.

Microsoft Word shortcut keys

Shortcut Keys	Description
Ctrl + A	Select all contents of the page.
Ctrl + B	Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + C	Copy selected text.
Ctrl + X	Cut selected text.
Ctrl + P	Open the print window.
Ctrl + F	Open find box.
Ctrl + I	Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl + K	Insert link.
Ctrl + U	Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + V	Paste.
Ctrl + Y	Redo the last action performed.
Ctrl + Z	Undo last action.
Ctrl + L	Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
Ctrl + E	Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.
Ctrl + R	Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.
Ctrl + M	Indent the paragraph.
Ctrl + Shift + F	Change the font.
Ctrl + Shift + >	Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increases font +2pts.
Ctrl + ]	Increase selected font +1pts.
Ctrl + Shift + <	Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower, if above 12 decreases font by +2pt.
Ctrl + [	Decrease selected font -1pts.
Ctrl + Shift + *	View or hide non printing characters.
Ctrl +	Moves one word to the left.
Ctrl +	Moves one word to the right.
Ctrl +	Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
Ctrl +	Moves to the end of the paragraph.
Ctrl + Del	Deletes word to right of cursor.
Ctrl + Backspace	Deletes word to left of cursor.
Ctrl + End	Moves the cursor to the end of the document.
Ctrl + Home	Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl + Spacebar	Reset highlighted text to the default font.
Ctrl + 1	Single-space lines.
Ctrl + 2	Double-space lines.
Ctrl + 5	1.5-line spacing.
Ctrl + Alt + 1	Changes text to heading 1.
Ctrl + Alt + 2	Changes text to heading 2.
Ctrl + Alt + 3	Changes text to heading 3.
Ctrl + F1	Open the Task Pane.
F1	Open Help.
Alt + Ctrl + F2	Open new document.
Ctrl + F2	Display the print preview.
Shift + F3	Change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
Shift + Insert	Paste.
F4	Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
F5	Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.
Ctrl + Shift + F6	Opens to another open Microsoft Word document.
F7	Spell and grammar check selected text and/or document.
Shift + F7	Runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted.
F12	Save as.
Shift + F12	Save.
Ctrl + Shift + F12	Prints the document.
Alt + Shift + D	Insert the current date.
Alt + Shift + T	Insert the current time.

Microsoft Excel shortcut keys

Shortcut Keys	Description
F2	Edit the selected cell.
F5	Goto a specific cell. For example, C6.
F7	Spell check selected text and/or document.
F11	Create chart.
Ctrl + Shift + ;	Enter the current time.
Ctrl + ;	Enter the current date.
Alt + Shift + F1	Insert New Worksheet.
Shift + F3	Open the Excel formula window.
Shift + F5	Bring up search box.
Ctrl + A	Select all contents of the worksheet.
Ctrl + B	Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + I	Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl + K	Insert link.
Ctrl + U	Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + 5	Strikethrough highlighted selection.
Ctrl + P	Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing.
Ctrl + Z	Undo last action.
Ctrl + F9	Minimize current window.
Ctrl + F10	Maximize currently selected window.
Ctrl + F6	Switch between open workbooks / windows.
Ctrl + Page up	Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.
Ctrl + Page down	Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.
Ctrl + Tab	Move between Two or more open Excel files.
Alt + =	Create a formula to sum all of the above cells
Ctrl + '	Insert the value of the above cell into cell currently selected.
Ctrl + Shift + !	Format number in comma format.
Ctrl + Shift + $	Format number in currency format.
Ctrl + Shift + #	Format number in date format.
Ctrl + Shift + %	Format number in percentage format.
Ctrl + Shift + ^	Format number in scientific format.
Ctrl + Shift + @	Format number in time format.
Ctrl + Arrow key	Move to next section of text.
Ctrl + Space	Select entire column.
Shift + Space	Select entire row.

Windows key keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut Keys	Description
WINKEY	Pressing the Windows key alone will open Start.
WINKEY + F1	Opens the Microsoft Windows help and support center.
WINKEY + F3	Opens the Advanced find window in Microsoft Outlook.
WINKEY + D	Brings the desktop to the top of all other windows.
WINKEY + M	Minimizes all windows.
WINKEY + SHIFT + M	Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D.
WINKEY + E	Open Microsoft Explorer.
WINKEY + Tab	Cycle through open programs through the taskbar.
WINKEY + F	Display the Windows Search / Find feature.
WINKEY + CTRL + F	Display the search for computers window.
WINKEY + F1	Display the Microsoft Windows help.
WINKEY + R	Open the run window.
WINKEY + Pause / Break key	Open the system properties window.
WINKEY + U	Open Utility Manager.
WINKEY + L	Lock the computer (Windows XP and above only).

Microsoft Windows shortcut keys

Alt + Tab									Switch between open applications.
Alt + Shift + Tab									Switch backwards between open applications.
Alt + double-click									Display the properties of the object .
Ctrl + Tab									Switches between program groups or document windows in applications that support this feature.
Ctrl + Shift + Tab									Same as above but backwards.
Alt + Print Screen									Create a screen shot only for the program you are currently in.
Ctrl + Alt + Del									Reboot the computer and/or bring up the Windows task manager.
Ctrl + Esc									Bring up the Windows Start menu. In Windows 3.x this would bring up the Task Manager.
Alt + Esc									Switch Between open applications on taskbar.
F1									Activates help for current open application.
F2									Renames selected Icon.
F3									Starts find from desktop.
F4									Opens the drive selection when browsing.
F5									Refresh Contents.
F10									Activates menu bar.
Shift + F10									Simulates right-click on selected item.
F4									Select a different location to browse in the Windows Explorer toolbar.
Alt + F4									Closes Current open program.
Ctrl + F4									Closes Window in Program.
F6									Move cursor to different Windows Explorer pane.
Ctrl + Space bar									Drops down the window control menu.
Ctrl + (the '+' key on the keypad)									Automatically adjust the widths of all the columns in Windows explorer
Alt + Enter									Opens properties window of selected icon or program.
Shift + Del									Delete programs/files without throwing them into the recycle bin.
Holding Shift									Boot Safe Mode or by pass system files as the computer is booting.
Holding Shift									When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD Player from playing.
Enter									Activates the highlighted program.
Alt + Down arrow									Display all available options on drop down menu.
* (on the keypad)									Expands all folders on the currently selected folder or drive in Windows Explorer.
+ (on the keypad)									Expands only the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer.
- (on the keypad)									Collapses the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer.

Apple Macintosh shortcut keys

Please note that not all of the below shortcut keys will work in all versions of Mac OS.

Open Apple + Down	Opens the selected icon.
Shift + Click	Select the icon and add it to the set of those selected.
Tab	Highlight the next icon inside the folder, in alphabetical order.
Shift + Tab	Highlight the previous icon inside the folder, in alphabetical order.
Left arrow	Used when viewing by icon to select the icon to the left of the one highlighted.
Right arrow	Used when viewing by icon to select icon to the right of the one highlighted.
Up arrow	Used to select the icon above the one currently highlighted.
Down arrow	Used to select the icon below the one currently highlighted.
Open Apple + ?	Mac help
Open Apple + E	Eject
Open Apple + Shift + Up Arrow	Used to direct the input focus to the desktop level.
Open Apple + M	Minimize window
Open Apple + N	New finder window
Open Apple + Shirt + N	New folder
Open Apple + W	Close the current window.
Open Apple + C	Copy the elected item to the clipboard.
Open Apple + X	Cut the selected item.
Open Apple + V	Paste item from the clipboard
Open Apple + L	Make alias
Open Apple + R	Show original item
Open Apple + T	Add to favorites
Open Apple + O	Open the selected icon.
Open Apple + F	Display the find dialog box.
Open Apple + G	Repeat the last find operation.
Open Apple + Shift + G	Takes a snapshot of the screen and saves it to a PICT file.

Unix / Linux shortcut keys

Shortcuts are designed to help shorten the time required to perform frequently used commands or actions. In the below sections we have listed keyboard shortcut keys that can be performed by pressing two or more keys at once. In addition to keyboard shortcut keys, we have also listed command line shortcut keys that can be typed in at the shell.

Please note that the below shortcut keys and command line shortcuts will not work on all variants of Unix and/or Linux.

Keyboard shortcut keys

CTRL + B	Moves the cursor backward one character.
CTRL + C	Cancels the currently running command.
CTRL + D	Logs out of the current session.
CTRL + F	Moves the cursor forward one character.
CTRL + H	Erase one character. Similar to pressing backspace.
CTRL + P	Paste previous line and/or lines.
CTRL + S	Stops all output on screen (XOFF).
CTRL + Q	Turns all output stopped on screen back on (XON).
CTRL + U	Erases the complete line.
CTRL + W	Deletes the last word typed in. For example, if you typed 'mv file1 file2' this shortcut would delete file2.
CTRL + Z	Cancels current operation, moves back a directory and/or takes the current operation and moves it to the background. See bg command for additional information about background.

Socket 370
Also known as the PGA370, the Socket 370 is a processor socket first used with the Celeron processor and later the Intel Pentium III Coppermine that enabled the processor to connect with the motherboard. As can be seen to the right the socket gets its name from the 370 pin holes and has a small lever on the left hand side of the socket that can be pulled up and pushed down to insert and remove the processor

	Pentium M Codenamed Banias, the Intel Pentium M or Pentium Mobile was first introduced in March of 2003 and is a line of Intel processors developed for laptop computers. The Pentium M runs at a lower clock speed, which helps reduce the overall energy it consumes allowing for the battery life in a laptop to last longer.

Pentium III

The Intel Pentium III 500 MHz with a 100MHz FSB codenamed Katmai was introduced on February 26, 1999 and initially continued to use the Slot 1 as its connection to the motherboard. With proper BIOS support this processor could also be used on older Pentium II motherboards. Before it's release the Pentium III had a lot of controversy about privacy with the announcement of each processor having a unique identification chip that was intended as a way of help verifying identity of a user over the Internet. Because of the concern Intel this feature is disabled by default.

The Intel Pentium III 550 MHz processor was later released on May 17, 1999 followed by the 600 MHz version on August 2, 1999 and finally the 533B and 600B on September 27, 1999, which had a 133MHz FSB.

Later Intel introduced the Pentium III Coppermine series, which introduced a new type of Pentium III that utilized the Socket 370 socket in addition to the Slot1 configuration. The Intel Pentium III Coppermine 500, 533, 550, 600, 650, 667, 700, and 733 were first introduced on October 25, 1999.

Pentium II

Codenamed Klamath the Intel Pentium II 233MHz is introduced on May 7, 1997 and introduced slot 1, a new physical architecture that encased a circuit board within a plastic case. This new development enabled the processor to be easily added and removed. However, previous owners of Pentium motherboard could not upgrade to this new type of chip unless the motherboard they had also included the slot 1 interface. The Pentium II runs from 233MHz to

Buy a Laptop

INTRODUCTION

Purchasing a home or business laptop can be a much more confusing and sometimes frightening experience as most users today have some experience with a desktop computer but not as many have experience with a laptop, what is properly known as a portable computer. Portable computers are an excellent solution for anyone who needs to be portable and have all of their information on a small computer. Below is a listing of help and tips when considering to purchase a laptop computer.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR

When purchasing a computer, it is likely that you will have a general idea of what you may like in the computer or how you would like to configure the computer