AbsoluteRaleigh Laptop Repair Blog

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Sony's James Bond 007 Laptop


There has been a lot of talk lately about this neat little notebook, so we’ll post a link to it here.

Sony’s Product description: "The VGN-TXN007 James Bond 007 TX Spy Gear bundle will provide all the tools you need on your next mission. This limited edition, 007 Bond-branded kit includes a lightweight VAIO® TX notebook PC, a privacy screen and Cyber-shot® digital camera. All of these exclusive items are packaged inside a sophisticated aluminum attaché case. In addition to these handy gadgets, you’ll receive an exclusive welcome letter, and a serialized glass photo certificate that corresponds with your new Sony VAIO notebook."

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Gateway Laptop Battery Recall

We're still getting in plenty of laptops with recalled batteries.

We haven't heard of any exploding Gateways, so this is a nice proactive approach to potentially dangerous batteries (under care circumstances).

The Gateway "Battery Exchange Program" site is here:
http://www.gateway.com/battery/

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Scripts for Windows

Finally, MS is going to get a decent scripting environment. At least, that is what we have heard.

Find out more here: PowerShell

Western Digital Warranty Services

Looking for Western Digital’s Warranty Service? Look no further, the link is here.

Google Sponsors the LinuxBIOS project

Google's latest blog post is: Google Sponsors the LinuxBIOS project.

The LinuxBIOS project aims to take down the last barrier in Open Source systems by providing a free firmware (BIOS) implementation.