The spines of my note taking books are always being bent or contorted just by carrying them in my backpack. what are some ways that i can carry them that is convenient and will keep the notebook in good shape so that i don’t rip every page i turn? Do i have to point them in my binder or just plain carry them? thanks
it’s usually the bottom of the spine that get’s bent from sitting on the bottom of the backpack.

justt arange tehm in a way tht they dont do that and dont dropp your bag on the floor and shuolld be fine really

I’m buying a laptop now. I’m not sure if i should go with a Mac or a standard notebooks. I like the Mac video editing features and the photobooth stuff and how it is not as prone to viruses as other laptops. I need one with a lot of memory, the standard applications like a writing application etc., and something that I can download applications easily on. But are Macs really hard to use? Are applications more geared towards PCs than Macs?
thanks in advance.

It sounds like the photobooth thing may make a macbook a lock, though I;d check other windows laptops first since baseline macs can be expensive, and adding more memory (RAM) can jack the price up even more.

As for other uses, downloading and applications should be as easy on a Mac as they are on a PC. I don;t often use macs, but from my little experience, they have a pretty intuitive interface. I picked up a 10 yer old powerbook g3 a year back and found it pretty easy to find my way around. I was even able to hook it up to my DSL internet connection (though running pre-OSX, it wasn’t a very modern surf)

"Are applications more geared towards PCs than Macs?"
That would depend on the applications - if you have any in mind, you should ask friends with Macs how well those applications run on "bootcamp".

There will always be a better notebook out there. Though the newly released macbooks easily sit at the top, don’t imagine that manufacturers of windows notebooks are going to cede the market for premium portability.

Are there some particular rules set out for everyone as to what info must be included in such a label (name, school, year, subject, whatever) or is it up to each kid how to label his or her notebook if at all?
Thanks.

Most schools in US and Canada have no specific guidelines for labeling books, however, many individual teachers have rules.

Also how? I just used a baby wipe near the touchpad resting area. I know paper towels and alcohol are a no no but is there something they use that I could get at like bestbuy?

there is a special substance for it, cant name it but im sure your local computer store will have it for sale

If you’ve watched any of my Tech Shakedown videos here on ZDNet, you’d know that I’ve been asking viewers to let me know if they know of a breakdown that needs to be the subject of a Tech Shakedown. In cases where suggestions like these come from ZDNet’s audience members (and I have been getting them, thank you!), I do have to check them out. Well, this one definitely checked out.

A couple of weeks ago, Andrés, an engineer that reads ZDNet wrote the following to me via e-mail:

Lately HP brought on the market a series of pavilion notebooks that where on high demand because of their all in one features.

But it seems that there’s been a cover-up on the reliability of their performance. A lot of costumers who bought their notebooks are currently experiencing the same problem two major problems with their systems.

How does Andres know about these other customers? Well, since June 2007, they’ve been flooding HP’s Web site with complaints about how their Pavilion notebook computers are randomly losing any sense of the fact that they have wireless adapters in them (which in turn causes a loss of productivity). The thread is so flooded with messages that the only way I can get Web browser to view the entire thing without seizing is to close most of my other applications.

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I have loads of notebooks that are unfinished, and have many pages left unwritten on. And I feel bad, but I must start a fresh one if I have left the previous one for a while, even if it’s just random notes.

get a folder and put all the pages you filled in into that folder then it shall be complete.

I am getting very good configuration in this, one that suits my needs. Would Dell be better in terms of reliability? I want a notebook that does not give me much trouble later.

I have had two compaq laptops and they have never given me any problems.

Refining the dv series to achieve optimal mobility, the new HP Pavilion dv2-1030us Notebook PC wears a magnesium-aluminum alloy case, an LED display and a 92% of full-size keyboard. The HP Pavilion dv2-1030us Notebook PC runs on a breakthrough energy-efficient AMD Athlon Neo processor and removes the internal optical drive. The elegant modern lines and metalized finishes that define the dv series remain but with a profile less than 1″ thin and weight of just 3.95 lbs. rous magnesium-aluminum alloy casing on the outside of the HP Pavilion dv2-1030us Notebook PC is complemented by color-matched HP Imprint finish on the inside in Espresso black. HP’s mobile products have won coveted International Red Dot, iF and CES Innovation design awards and been recognized by other leading design institutions.

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On SlickDeals, there’s a sale for the Logitech DiNovo Keyboard for Notebooks. My question is, is there a difference between this and the regular Logitech DiNovo Keyboard?

Yes, the DiNovo (regular) doesn’t have Note Pad and it is a bit bigger in height(with button for media, sleep, etc.)

DiNovo Edge: http://gigazine.jp/img/2006/10/12/dinovo_edge/32287_7_1.jpg
DiNovo Edge for Notebooks: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/4742&cl=roeu,en

Hope it helps!

Video clips of the Notebook to the song Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Gardens.

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