Laptop+coffee=Not so good. I have a laptop that was left on a table with a coffee spill, the coffee has since dried and the laptop works but it is still sticky. I was wondering if anyone has any tips for cleaning the coffee off of the casing and out of the...

as a networked media PC. I've got a solid coffee table that is begging for a tech embed. I've got a 32" 1080P LCD TV that would work fantastic as a monitor. The idea is to embed the broken laptop in the coffee table, so that I open a hatch and there's...

Recently purchased laptop and D-link 650/624 system. Using Windows XP, Dell.After several problems, got it working (manually entered IP address).Desktop connects fine through gateway consistently. I took laptop to coffee shop, so being paranoid I took wireless...

gaming (seeing as how I’m stuck with nothing right now), and had settled on building a system around an athlon 64 3500+ processor and MSI nForce3 motherboard. However, As I prepare to build this system, I was reminiscing about using my laptop at coffee shops,...

DVD burner built into the laptop? Can I add them as add ons later? I am more used to adding interface card to desktops. I am not sure how that works in laptops. 3. How do you compress the video for 700 MB CDs? Is it in VCD format? What tools do you use?...

than you do now. You may like the ability to use your laptop in coffee shops or other public places, so the lighter weight and longer battery life may be more important to you than they would be with your current laptop. Andrew -- ----> Portland,...

yet , i have tried to manually assign the following ip (192.168.0.2) with the same sub net as the desktop pc and DNS as 192.168.0.1 to the adapter still hasn't got any response while the wireless ad hoc network is connected , i have taken the laptop to a coffee...

network. Is just changing the IP the only thing I need to do? And also, how do I setup a page that has a "disclaimer" for using the Wifi? You know when you bring your Laptop to a coffee shop or a McDonalds and go on-line, the first page that pops up is...

but upon reboot to finish the install, my system refused to recognize the dvd drives and the usb ports! Couldn't get in to Vista, couldn't finish the load of XP. I sat down with my laptop and coffee the next morning and fread and learned in Vista I could...

modulation type, quality of the radios in the AP and so on. Only way to know for sure is to test 802.11b carries the advantage of being a widely available standard. With 802.11b you will be able to (for a fee) use your laptop in coffee shops, airports and...