The Dell Latitude XT2 is now on sale through Amazon. The $2,459 computer has a swivel screen that allows you to turn into a tablet rather than a traditional laptop with just a few twists and turns of the screen.  Besides the pretty badass touchscreen screen the computer actually has some pretty dec...

Our always reliable forum members unearthed the service manual for Dell’s unannounced XT2 Tablet PC. – complete with specs, pictures, and all. Here is a quick run-down of the changes, but complete specs and more pictures after the break. DDR3, eSATA, GMA X4500 graphics (they dropped the ATI vide...

Ever wonder what it takes to get a IT system up and running as a nonprofit under 25 people? In these difficult economic times, it’s really important to get your act together regarding your nonprofit’s finances. When I started out in the tech industry in the 1990s, IT departments were sti...

DEll latitude d800 This is a review of the Santa Rosa upgrade Dell Latitude D800. First, let's start with a little background Dell Latitude series. The Latitude series of laptops is part of Dell's business lines. As business machines, which are more focused on reliability, durability and subtlety (w...

Something I've noticed now that I'm running an OS that makes it easier to see what's going on: when it is in danger of overheating, lots of freezy little pauses happen. The symptoms occur across both Windows and Linux, in retrospect, which is a dead giveaway that there's a hardware issue. If I use t...

I'm now running the current beta of Ubuntu Hardy Heron my laptop. Boots fast. Runs fast. Drives my laptop's screen well. Very nice. My daughter's machine is authorized for all of my itunes music, so I'll just burn it to CDs from there. The biggest problems: 1. The machine chose— and I do mean ...

Latitude XFR D630: Dell launches their first rugged machines Dell has now launched their first fully rugged laptop model Latitude XFR D630. This is an improvement over their Latitude ATG D620 which was essentially a semi-rugged machine. The company said that the new model meets all of the requiremen...

Dell's Latitude XT 12.1-inch convertible Tablet PC is finally official, and it's being paraded as the world's "only sub-four-pound 12.1-inch convertible tablet" with capacitive touch capability—meaning it'll sense your finger (sorry, only one) without any pressure at all. Also on the touchy-fe...