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Best Laptop Accessories: Cooling Pads

By: Michael O. Varhola October 06, 2011 Technology & Gear

Best Laptop Accessories: Cooling Pads

New devices of any sort are not something I rush to acquire, and I tend to be both sparing and frugal in the accessories I pick up for whatever laptop computer I happen to be using. There are certainly plenty of silly, extravagant, or (for me) valueless things available, and I try to avoid them. Over the past few years, however, a number of laptop accessories have proven very useful to me on a daily basis, and one of these is a cooling pad (also known variously as a laptop/notebook cooler, cooler pad or chill mat).

Required Reading: The William Brown Project

By: Craig J. Heimbuch October 03, 2011 Technology & Gear

Required Reading: The William Brown Project

Ever come across a book or a movie and think to yourself, 'damn, I wish I could be that guy'? It's because he's doing it, living the life you had pictured yourself living before—before a wife, before kids, before a job—you realized that the chances of being independently wealthy are pretty slim and that the life you wished you had is pretty much unhavable, not the way you imagined it anyway.

Pop Alert: Adam Carolla Rules Podcasts

By: Craig J. Heimbuch September 08, 2011 Technology & Gear

Pop Alert: Adam Carolla Rules Podcasts

It's Adam Carolla's world. We just live in it.e.

The iPad 2 Is Making My Kid Smarter

By: David Wright September 06, 2011 Technology & Gear

The iPad 2 Is Making My Kid Smarter

I was starting to wonder if my three-year-old son, E, was really mine.

How to Properly Clean a Computer Keyboard

By: Steve McFarlane September 01, 2011 Technology & Gear

How to Properly Clean a Computer Keyboard

Most of us spend a lot of time on our computers, working or just surfing the internet or posting on Facebook. We eat and drink near them, and if you have cats, you know they like nothing better than parking themselves right where you're typing. If you want your keyboard to have as long a life as possible, it's a good idea to clean it before it gets really dirty—because the dirtier it is, the harder it will be to clean. Here are some tips to get your keyboard clean after accidental spills or to get rid of general dirt build up.

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