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Monday, August 31st, 2009

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Why does my Belkin wireless adaptor icon sometimes change from green to red?
At the bottom right corner of my screen is the icon for my Belkin wirelesss USB adaptor which is always green. Recently it’s been turning red even though i’m still connected to the internet – why is this? I’ve looked on their support pages but there’s nothing there about it. Thanks! I’m using a Belkin wireless G+ MIMO USB adapter.
When the icon turns red it usually means the wireless connection has dropped out.
If it is quickly flashing to red and then back to green you may not have noticed the disconnections.
This is generally caused by a poor signal. If you have recently moved your router or computer the reception may have degraded also check the proximity of any appliance that may be interfering with the signal TV etc.
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I’ve searched and searched for a job working from home, but no luck so far except for scams and get rich quick schemes. I really need to find a job working from home so I can stay home with my babies. Telecommuting, computer-based or otherwise.
I’ve heard of getafreelancer, istock, and craigslist. What are some other places to go to look for freelance work? I am an artist, graphic designer, animator, etc.
And if you post some stupid crap about how to make a million dollars in two seconds from your computer i WILL REPORT YOU!! I’m not interested in typing or surveys, I want freelancing for artists!!
Just looking for corporate address and perhaps call forwarding. A referral is much better than a blind internet search. Thanks!

Medical transcription, where can I find consultants in the US by sitting here in India?
I have been a medical transcription editor in a reputed firm in Bangalore for the past years. I have seen people come after me and leave before me who are setting up their own medical transcription firms. The last thing to be disclosed is how they go about getting orders from US clients, a typical indian character (if you cant move up a ladder, then pull people above you down to your level). Can anyone tell me how to contact any Medical Transcription consultants in the US who are engaged in outsourcing work to offshore companies? A contact/lead would be greatly appreciated. Thanx in advance.
Hi,
We have office in California and we can help you in this regard and you can utilize our team also to take any help. Also, you can check some outsourcing blogs for search in this regard.
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Microsoft loves Valve’s “Portal Technology,” and uses it to ease telecommute. What is it like to be on the Xbox and Games for Windows Community team at Microsoft? Some of the guys at gamerscoreblog.com put together a video of what it’s like for the new guy to join.
Hi
I live near London and not very happy with my job. I did not freelance for years and wonder if is a good choice.
What are the ongoing rates for a FCP online editor or Media 100?
Or for After Effects compositing or graphics?
Can anyone tell me a good agency that takes artists on?
Many thanks
work at home jobs that people can type on the computer at home or make phone calls at home for a company and get paid for it or other work at home jobs can include where the people can make arts and crafts and mail it back to the company to earn extra income .
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Me and a friend are in our freshman year of college, we’ve really grown fond of the idea of starting a business, but the idea is very developmental so far. I am just wondering what all do you need to start a business, say we have like 300$ and we both still live with our parents etc etc. Our main idea is to start a passive income web-based business, we’re both very novice to the whole business concept and we’re taking it seriously. We’ve got a business journal, writing down all possible business ideas, etc. Mostly I just wonder how you get these kinds of things set up, and bank accounts that have money deposited to the account automatically from any funds you get from advertising on the website(s), etc.
Thanks! I know this is very vague, me and my friend just came up with the idea and I’m trying to do all the research I can before we pull the trigger on the first one. (Also, how do start a business with a Business Partner? Like, me and my friend both be owners of the business or whatnot. )

Old Umax Mac clone, pre-USB – SCSI connection?
My mum has been offered an old Umax Mac clone to use so she can do some work at home. She has a 15GB ipod that can be connected by either USB or firewire. The person who has given it to her says it’s pre-USB so would need either a SCSI external drive or a SCSI-USB adapter (if there is such a thing). I spoke to someone who said that firewire should connect to it, is this the case? Please advise.
Isn’t ‘Dikk s’ helpful with their very informative and clever answer. Thank you so much.
Yes, you can buy a USB or firwire card. A MacAlly PCI USB Adapter Card is known to install without any problems. As for drivers, you can find the software download links by doing a search for “USB Adapter Card Support” on Apple’s Web page. There are three options : version 1.4.1 of the software is recommended for Mac OS 9.x; it comes in International and North American English variants. Version 1.2 is recommended for Mac OS 8.5.1, and 8.6, which are the oldest OS versions that support USB.
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What are some reliable and trustworthy freelancing/writing jobs online?
I have been searching forever and every site I found either seems like a scam or I dont get the confirmation e-mail . . . If you know any please share. I am looking for a paycheck big or small pay.
I’ve tried lots of different things to earn money from home. None of them were scams, but the majority of them didn’t earn the kind of money I would have liked to be earning. Eventually, I found a home based business that didn’t cost money to get started with. It’s been the best thing for my family and I love what I’m doing now.
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Is easy to use. I've never used one before and was able to use right out of the box. Connected to my PS3 or PC portable lights. Automatically detects and easily.
The image can be very high. So far, I used an image to generate eight meters wide, with a good image. The projector is 14 feet from the wall. Of course, larger than an LCD or plasma!
I bought this projector to a short-term movement. I do not want to send a TV and a projector if you can take with me in a few months of purchase. It is easy to carry, and it is a case (unlike some others. I also took to obtain Optoma hd66 is the same price and I do not think it was a case and ViewSonic has a little "features more).
3D does not use 3-D glasses are very expensive, but one day I hope to try it.
If the bulb lasts 4000-6000 hours, I'll be happy. Not since many years of use, then it is time to update technology (flight these days)! Or, you can replace the lamp, although I have not found bulbs that are online. I can use the ECO mode, but also, and the difference in ECO mode and the level is barely perceptible. The ECO mode is plenty bright enough.
UPDATE: Make sure the contrast settings to verify if you do not see an appropriate image. The contrast is automatically changed to 0 for input HDMI in some way and almost back to the idea had become defective (see only the white screen). I do not know why he been changed, but remember to check the image seems to be, but not interchangeable.
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I am 6 months pregnant, and have been put on bed rest. However I still need to be able to bring money into my household. Any suggestions on any legit work at home, or telecommuting jobs that I could apply to? I have a degree in Interior Design, and over 6 years experience working as an Administrative Assistant
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Wash your hands and put your lab coat on. Today’s experiment: Outsourcing an income tax return.
Outsourcing was presented to me as a cost savings alternative: wages in India are comparatively low to wages in the U.S. So, I’ve tried outsourcing with QuickBooks accounting and I’ve been pleased. Cost savings do result.
But what I discovered is that I am also saving time. And I have even less time than I do money (as for lack of money, I think that has something to do with having two teenagers and an eleven year old…)
And I can use more time very productively: marketing, meeting with my best clients, staff training, going to the beach more often, etc.
But outsourcing tax returns? Thinking out loud, it would seem that outsourcing tax returns would produce efficiency by separating data management (1099’s, K-1’s, organizers) from data input (I’ll be using Lacerte in our experiment) from providing a great service and doing great work (what CPA’s do).
So, here we go! I started with outsourcing first. My client’s tax return is on extension. He does a great job of completing his organizer. And he gives me all of his 1099’s and K-1’s and so on. His tax return is average in terms of complexity, and average in terms of how long it should take to do. He pays us $1,000 for his tax return.
I first electronically sent my client’s 2005 data file to the Chartered Accountant in India, so she could start from where I’m starting from.
Next, I organized my client’s input (1099’s, K-1’s etc.) in the same order as these items appear on his organizer.
Third step: I scanned all of the source documents and the organizer, and I electronically transmitted same to the Chartered Accountant. COMMENT: If we go to outsourcing, I will have my clerical staff do the scanning part…they are faster than me.
Well, that was easy…33 minutes.
So now on to doing this tax return myself. First, some background: My CPA firm is small: Four CPAs, one entry level staff, and two clerical team members. Thus, the partners do a lot of their tax returns themselves.
First, I have one of the clerical team members copy the source documents. They come back in no particular order. This took my lab assistant 6 minutes.
Then, since I’m doing this tax return myself, I follow the firm’s protocol, starting with the indexing of all source documents and the organizer. We use letters (A to Z).
I first index the lower right hand corner of the organizer in red from page one (“C1”) to the last page (“C22”).
Next, I index each source document in the lower right hand corner in red, in order similar to where items appear on the organizer for example, “D1” through “D8” for 1099-Int’s and 1099-Div’s, “G1” through “G6” for my client’s K-1’s, “L1” through “L7” for itemized deductions, and so on.
I then reference the source number to the particular organizer page, in red. For example, for interest income of $57 from Wells Fargo, I put a “C9” (the organizer page) to the right of the $57, and on the organizer I put a “D2” to the left of the $57 (the place the number came from).
After all indexing is done, I do control totals on appropriate organizer pages. For example, for interest income, for dividend income, for home mortgage interest, etc.
COMMENT: This is slow. And my client actually filled out his organizer. One-half of the clients don’t. I can’t believe the staff does this during tax season. No wonder everybody gets so grumpy…
COMMENT: Why can’t we at least index the organizer pages (“C1” through “C22”) in red in the lower right hand corner BEFORE tax season, like in early January, BEFORE we mail the organizers to the clients. The clerical team members could do this. Or better yet my 2 teenagers and my 11 year old and other team members’ children. This would save so much time during tax season.
COMMENT: I was slowest on the K-1’s. One K-1, from a trust, had as attachments the 7 partnership K-1’s that flowed into the trust. My “G3” exhibit was 47 pages (“G3.1” to “G3.47”). I had to re-sharpen my red pencil. Way too slow…
FURTHER COMMENT: We should stop indexing K-1’s: too many pages. Consider side tabs with the K-1’s going in the file in order of organizer appearance with a bottom “K-1’s” tab.
COMMENT: I thought the firm listed “going paperless” as its number one priority by 2008 year end…I think the Chicago Cubs will win the World Series before we achieve paperless-ness.
COMMENT: I can’t believe partners here actually do quite a bit of this.
COMMENT: I indexed a lot of immaterial numbers. Witness the $57 of interest income from Wells Fargo. Consider setting materiality limit, where all we do is make sure the number gets on the organizer.
COMMENT: I may be getting delirious. Does the client see any value to such amazing precision and attention to detail? I doubt it: the client just wants to feel like they are my favorite client. And I haven’t ever gotten to the data input yet. No wonder good staff are getting harder to find. I’m actually starting to think about converting to Ron Baker’s accounting religion. I think I see Rod Serling hiding behind the fake plant in the corner…c’mon man, get a grip on yourself.
Okay, okay, I’m coming back to reality. Subtracting 3 minutes for my brief departure into the Twilight Zone all that took 57 minutes.
Next, I input all data into Lacerte. I’m not the slowest one here…the two youngest staff are the fastest, but I think I take 3rd place.
COMMENT: I can’t believe partners here actually do quite a bit of this as well. I spoke with another CPA who once told me he does all of his own input because he’s just as fast as junior staff and clerical staff. When I inquired about billing rates, the response was: he’s at $250/hour, junior staff are at $125 and $140 respectively, and clerical staff is at $60/hour. If you don’t get my point here, please stop reading this right now….
Anyhow, that took 52 minutes, with no time off for a reality departure.
COMMENT: So where’s my tax return from India? I’ve been at this now for 2 hours…how slow can these people be?
COMMENT: The last comment is a joke. I’m just killing time while I’m waiting for the printer to finish. The outsourcing company told me the tax return would be back in 4 days. (My firm’s average turnaround time approximates 15 days…could outsourcing actually lead to better service?)
The printer stops. I grab the tax return. I copy the summary pages for federal and California (which I index “A1” and “A2”) and I reference all of the line totals to and from the organizer pages on which my calculated totals appear.
I’m off on dividend income. I discover one input item where I inputted $282 as $228. I fix this. I compare it to the year-end tax projection I did in December.
All of this takes 16 minutes. Then the tax return goes to another team member for review: he spends 18 minutes. So that’s 34 minutes of review.
In summary, we spent:
1. Clerical staff time copying 6 minutes
2. My time on data management 57 minutes
3. My time on data input 52 minutes
4. My time on review 16 minutes
5. Review time on review 18 minutes
Total 149 minutes
That’s 2 ½ hours. At this point, there should be no difference in subsequent time compared to outsourcing: the tax return gets assembled, a partner signs it, we send it to the client.
Three days later, I get the electronic tax files back from India, which include the organizer with control totals on it. I’ve saved my scan of the input data for reference.
I reference organizer totals to tax return (no, I’m not going to look at the tax return that I’ve prepared yet…I’m a scientist, not an accountant). I take the extra step of reviewing my scanned files, and comparing totals that I add manually to the tax return totals. I do interest income, dividend income, and home mortgage interest and charitable contributions. Bingo!
COMMENT: I need to upgrade to dual screens. That will make review faster.
Total time: 25 minutes. Not too bad. Next, before final review, I take a deep breath, and (drum roll please…) grab the tax return that I prepared. I start hyperventilating. I am not tracking my time on this (the hyperventilation or the tax return comparison, because this step would not happen if we outsource tax returns.)
COMMENT: Maybe I should just file the tax return with the lower balance due. Maybe we should do all tax returns twice, and pick the better one.
COMMENT: The last comment is a joke. Really IRS – I’m just joking.
Anyhow, I put the tax returns side by side, and (oh, wait a minute, I have to use the restroom…and, I forgot to call my wife back…I’ll hurry, I promise…do you watch “Deal or No Deal” too?…)…and, and, and… taxable income and refund are the same!!!
Lastly, onto review. I pick another team member for the review: 21 minutes.
COMMENT: Hey the other guy took only 18 minutes…what gives???
Here is the outsourcing summary:
1. I scan and transmit data 33 minutes
2. My time on review 25 minutes
3. Reviewer (the slow one…) time on review 21 minutes
Total 79 minutes
That’s just over 50% of the firm prepared time (149 minutes)!!
COMMENT: And I went from 125 minutes down to 58 minutes, and if I use clerical staff to scan, I’m down to 25 minutes…plus they scan faster than I do…wow!
COMMENT: The areas where I will spend more time if I outsource are on data organization and review, in particular on spending time on the scanned files as “input.” But significant time savings do indeed get created by reducing data management and data input applications. The outsourcing hypothesis is correct.
By the way, the Chartered Accountant in India spent just over 4 hours on this project.
I promised I wouldn’t disclose my team members hourly pay rates, which are too high (just kidding…) but the outsourcer says their tax return rate is $15/hour. So yes, a cost savings also results, but I’ll take the extra time please.
Thank you for participating in my outsourcing experiment. Don’t forget to join me for next week’s experiment: trying to get an actuary to laugh.
About the Author
Richard J. Muscio has practiced as a CPA in San DiegoCounty for nearly two decades.He has authored over forty published articles. His specialty has been adding value to his clients by advising them on tax and estate matters. He is an active participant in non-profit organizations battling cancer and education. An enthusiastic marathoner, Richard lives in SolanaBeach with his wife and three children.
The experiment detailed here was performed in July 2007.
i bought this laptop from best buy for 0 was it a good choice and is the processor better than core 2 duo and was this a good choice for me to buy this notebook.
here are some of its specifications.
HP Pavilion dv2945se Notebook PC – Product Specifications
Printable version
Hardware
Product Name dv2945se
Product Number FE945UA#ABA
Microprocessor 2.00 GHz AMD Turion X2 TL-60 Dual-Core Mobile Processor
Microprocessor Cache 512 KB 512 KB L2 Cache
Memory 4096 MB
Memory Max Up to 4GB DDR2 (Up to 1 GB may not be available due to 32-bit operating system resource requirements)
Video Graphics NVIDIA GeForce Go 7150M
Video Memory Up to 1071 MB
Hard Drive 320 GB (5400 rpm)
Multimedia Drive LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
Display 14.1" WXGA High-Definition BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
Fax/Modem High speed 56K modem
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Ethernet LAN
Wireless Connectivity 802.11b/g WLAN
Sound Altec Lansing speakers
Keyboard 101-key compatible
Pointing Device Touch Pad with dedicated vertical and horizontal Scroll Up/Down pad
PC Card Slots
* One ExpressCard/54 slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)
External Ports
* 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
* 3 Universal Serial Bus USB 2.0
* 1 VGA (15-pin)
* 1 RJ-11 (modem)
* 1 TV-Out (S-video)
* 1 RJ -45 (LAN)
* 2 headphone-out
* 1 microphone-in
* 1 notebook expansion port 3
* 1 IEEE 1394 Firewire (4-pin)
* 1 Consumer IR
Dimensions 13.15" (L) x 9.33" (W) x 1.02" (min H)/1.54" (max H)
Weight 5.25lbs
Security
* Kensington MicroSaver lock slot
* Power-on password
* Accepts 3rd party security lock devices
Power
* 65 W AC Adapter
* 6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
What’s In The Box HP Pavilion WebCam with stereo Integrated Microphones
Mobile Stereo Earbud Headphones (1 pair)
HP Mobile Remote Control
Software
Operating System:
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with Service Pack 1
Security and Support:
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2008 (including 60 days complimentary live update)
HP Help & Support Center
HP PC Recovery (SoftThinks Restore Solution)
HP Wireless Home Network Setup
Multimedia:
HP Games Powered by Wild Tangent
HP PhotoSmart Essentials
HP Quick Play
Muvee AutoProducer
Cyberlink DVD Suite
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Productivity and Finance:
Microsoft Works
Microsoft Office 2007 Student and Teacher Edition: 60 Day Trial Version
Internet Solutions:
AOL Instant Messaging Service
Microsoft Internet Explorer
HP Easy Internet Signup (part of HP Easy Setup)

All About Freelance Travel Writing Jobs
Freelance travel writing sounds glamorous: travel the seven continents, experience everything firsthand, and share your memories with the world.
The reality of travel writing is that it’s hard work in a competitive industry. Many people who travel think, “Hey, I’ll write an article about this.” You’ll need to stand out from the crowd to get paid as a travel writer.
What’s involved in freelance travel writing?
The best thing about travel writing is – no surprise here – the travel. If you like to see different parts of the world, travel writing may be for you.
However, don’t expect a travel magazine to send you places all expenses paid. That is a big fat myth. People selling e-books and online courses want you to believe this myth so you’ll pay hundreds of dollars for “embellished” information. It does happen, but rarely, and only if the editor can see a good reason to not make you pay yourself.
Also, remember that travel writing means working while you’re traveling. It can take the fun out of your journeys if you must meet a deadline and you are constantly thinking about how you can spin your fun adventures into a sellable article.
Who is looking for freelance travel writers?
Many travel magazines seek out the services of freelance writers, because freelance writers provide most of their content. You could also try contacting one of the major publications of travel guides, such as Lonely Planet, Fromer’s, or Fodor’s.
If you lack experience, you might find it easier for an Internet site to publish you. Write your article and then search for websites that focus on that place. Most cities — and even small towns — have tourism websites for potential new visitors. Try approaching one of them to see if they’ll pay for your article.
How much does freelance travel writing pay?
Don’t expect to feed your family as a travel writer, especially if you’re just starting out. New writers usually earn less than $100 per article, which doesn’t exactly cover the money you shelled out for airfare, food, and a place to sleep.
Experienced travel writers writers who land great writing gigs can expect editors to pay them up to $1,000 for a featured article, or $10,000 to $30,000 for an entire travel book. You’ll have to put in the time, so be patient while you build up your portfolio.
If you want to freelance as a travel writer, then start out writing about places you’ve been to. Try to look at the money and the publication aspect as a fringe benefit of seeing some of the most beautiful places in the world.
How do I approach these companies?
You can approach prospective clients and editors in two ways:
(1) Submit a query letter. Editors at travel guide publications prefer query letters, and so do magazines and websites. To craft a query letter, make sure you’re familiar with the goals and style of the publication you want to write for. Write your query letter that briefly explains the article you’d like to submit, as well as why the publication should hire you. Include any publishing credentials you may have.
(2) Or, just send the article. This sometimes works for websites and magazines. If you think you have a great article that matches perfectly for a given publication, send it and see what they say. You’ll also want to include a brief letter explaining how much you enjoy their publication and how honored you’d be to join their team of writers.
In either case, the key is research. Know your publication before you send anything. Remember: you have to impress the editor. Also, include a self-addressed, stamped envelope – it almost guarantees they’ll get back to you.
A brief example
Check out this ad to see if you can figure out how to impress an editor:
Currently accepting submissions for our publication of Backpackers Quarterly. Articles should be about experiences traveling, no more than 750 words.
Okay, the magazine is called “Backpackers Quarterly,” so the editor probably won’t appreciate an article about a 5-star resort in Barbados. Only submit articles that fall under the category of “adventures on a budget,” and don’t forget to include your credentials, if any, with your submission.
If you can impress the editor, you’re on your way to freelancing as a travel writer!
About the Author
Brian Scott is a full-time freelance writer with over a decade of experience. He finds many of his paid
freelance travel writing jobs
at
Online Writing Jobs
( http://www.online-writing-jobs.com ), a free jobboard that lets you search thousands of freelance writing jobs.
Freelance Writing With Misti Sandefur
Does any one have any luck finding telecommuting online marketing projects/jobs online?
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More smoke& mirrors of the shady-sleaze team of the Clintons, forcing her on the Dem ticket?
People were looking towards Obama because he invokes positive, constructive change for all Americans. Saddling him with the morally bereft, back-room dealer Clinton is just a gift to the Republicans and does not imbue real change.
The back-room deals, shenanigans, and duplicitous maneuvering of the Clinton camp are just another has-been repeat of the Washington illuminati with their poor leadership, lack of integrity, bereft moral character and short-sightedness which can be exemplified in the Clinton’s saying one thing yet doing another; Recognizing a $US credit crunch yet parking their money in offshore Cayman Islands accounts, which says they have little or no faith in the US dollar or US workers; their free for others but unfair for US workers trade policies was the plight of the middle class workforce with non-competitive trade practices and outsourcing – of which the Clintons still receive kickbacks from foreign governments masked as “speaker fees”; (not enough space)
You are correct. She is not about change, but is instead of going back to the same Clinton run white house as before. That is not change, but reverting backwards.
I would like to have extra income via Work From Home systems administration, supporting Windows Server platforms. Like DNS, FTP or any IT services administration.
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I want to get the Nike Mercurial Vapor III in white, do you think the white will get scuffed/ dirty?
I want to get the Nike Mercurial Vapor III in white, do you think the white will get scuffed/ dirty?
yes, they will get dirty, but clean the every time that happens, and you should get them, the look amazing with and uniforms, and they are easy to shoot with!
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a socket is bound to a specific port, which port should we use? where are the ports?
Is this a programming question? You use whatever port is appropriate for your application. For example, HTTP typically uses port 80. As for the location of the ports, they don’t have a physical location. You need to consult the documentation for the language you are using to figure out how to make use of different ports.
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Apple Laptops are known for their sleek designs and powerful inbuilt processors. Apple Laptops are loaded with great features and offer the latest technology and innovation. Since 1989, Apple has come a long way with the introduction of the 15.9 pound Portable Macintosh. In the early nineties, Powerbook line of Apple laptops were introduced which were followed by the best selling iBooks. In 2006, the iBooks and the powerbook lines were discontinued and were eventually replaced with the dual core Macbook and the robust Macbook Pro.
Apple has technology products across different categories, like monitors, notebooks, iPods, Handsets and the newly introduced iPads. Apple Laptops has successful operations across different countries with many retail stores and apple online store is also a great way to purchase the latest products and software. Apple Macbook Air Laptop is a sleek, thin and ultraportable laptop with great features and amazing design. It supports an aluminum unibody design and weighs just 3 Pounds. This gives Apple Macbook Air Laptop a strong, durable body and ultraportable as well. It supports an 80 GB Hard drive giving you ample space for all your movies, videos, pictures and files.
This Apple Laptops is an ultraportable notebook with NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor, it has an extended desktop and video mirroring which simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display. Apple Macbook Air supports a large trackpad with Multi-touch technology that helps you view videos, files, pictures and access data with a touch of a finger. The Apple Macbook Air Laptops has an optional external USB based super drive that lets you burn cd’s of all your favorite movies and videos.
The Macbook Air also has built-in iSight camera, Mini Display Port. It has a Core 2 Duo chip in a specially designed package and small motherboard that help reduce its thickness. The LCD screen is backlit with LEDs, which saves battery, and allows the screen to be dimmed much lower than CCFL screens for additional battery. Apple Macbook Air Laptop supports a built in iSight camera making video conferencing and chatting easy with your friends and family helping you stay connected wherever you are.
About the Author
John Wells is an expert in personal electronic gadgets including laptops, Lenovo Laptops , LCD Tvs and HCL Laptops, and many more. Read the Expert Reviews and Users Reviews of your gadgets at consumermate.com
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175 Watt Power Inverter Car Adapter for the Apple MacBook Air, MacBook Pro (by Wasabi Power®) $44.99 Transforms your car lighter socket into an AC Power Outlet to charge or run laptops, cell phones, camcorders and game consoles. Converts 12 Volt DC power from car battery into household electricity. Automatic shutdown circuitry prevents total battery discharge. Overload and over temperature protection. Internal fuse protects your equipment. Three-prong AC outlet to handle all chargers and adapters… |
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175 Watt Power Inverter Car Adapter for the Apple MacBook Air (80GB), MacBook Pro, MacBook Pro (15.4-inch 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo) and MacBook Pro (15.4-inch, 1.67GHz Intel Core Duo) (by Wasabi Power®) $44.99 Transforms your car lighter socket into an AC Power Outlet to charge or run laptops, cell phones, camcorders and game consoles. Converts 12 Volt DC power from car battery into household electricity. Automatic shutdown circuitry prevents total battery discharge. Overload and over temperature protection. Internal fuse protects your equipment. Three-prong AC outlet to handle all chargers and adapters… |
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175 Watt Power Inverter Car Adapter for the Apple MacBook 2008 Edition and MacBook Air (by Wasabi Power®) $78.99 Transforms your car lighter socket into an AC Power Outlet to charge or run laptops, cell phones, camcorders and game consoles. Converts 12 Volt DC power from car battery into household electricity. Automatic shutdown circuitry prevents total battery discharge. Overload and over temperature protection. Internal fuse protects your equipment. Three-prong AC outlet to handle all chargers and adapters… |
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How can I use an AC adaptor to power 4 devices usually powered by 2 AA batteries?
Hello,
I already know that I can replace the power source of a battery powered device by an AC adapter.
But I don’t really know about voltage and current. I would want to use one single AC adaptor to power 4 devices that use two AA batteries each (so it’s 4 devices that use 3v each).
The voltage needed is obviously 3v but is that hack possible and what current must supply my AC adaptor?
Thanks!
It is possible to do what you want to. First thing is the AC to DC adapter must be 3 volts. As for the current rating, you have to add up the current draw for the 4 devices. So if as an example, all four devices draw 200 milliamps then you would need an adapter that has a capacity of at least 800 milliamps. It is ok to get an adapter that has a higher current rating so in the previous example, a 1A adapter would be ok while a 500ma adapter would not.
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3D CANON 5D, 7 D POWER ADAPTOR, 12,V TO 5VDC, & 7.4VDC $595.00 |
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FUJI FinePix S9500 9MP D-SLR – Boxed + Power Adaptor $109.35 |
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FVAPA1B Flip Video Power Adapter Pure Digital Technolog $28.00 |
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Sony AC-L10A AC Power Adapter Digital Camera $25.00 |
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AC / DC power adapter for Pentax Optio S10 camera $24.00 |
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Pentax K-AC5B K-AC5E 3V AC / DC power adapter (equiv) $24.00 |
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AC power adapter for Pentax Optio230 Optio 230 camera $24.00 |
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3.3V AC / DC power adapter for Fuji A400 FinePix camera $24.00 |
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Power Line 0900-74 600-mA Universal AC-DC Adapter $8.98 PowerLine 0900-74 600mA Universal Adapter with Energy StarUNSPSC CodeUNSPSC Code : 39121006 … |
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Outlet Wireless Remote Wall Outlets (3 pack) $23.20 Specifications: Input: 115V/60Hz, Output: 115V/60Hz, 8A (Do not load with over 10 amps), FCC Compliant, Operating Manual, For indoor use only. Perfect for Holiday Lighting, Lamps and Small Appliances!… |
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SE 3 Pc. Power Extension Socket Adaptor for Drills $1.95 3 pc. Power Extension Socket Adapter For Drills Spring loaded ball bearings hold sockets or extensions securely. Square drive: 1/4″; 3/8″ and 1/2″. Heat treated chrome vanadium steel…. |
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ULTRASHIP POWER SUPPLY for all MYWEIGH ULTRASHIP SERIES DIGITAL POSTAL SCALES $3.49 This is the AC Adapter that will fit all of MYWEIGH’s Ultraship Series Digital/Postal Series scales: 35lb, 55lb, and 75lb capacities .UL Rated, input 120v 60Hz 55mA, output DC 10V 100mA – Center Negative, Outer Positive. Works with all Domestic/North American Ultraships sold in the US and Canada…. |