A few tips to find the best computer buy!

A few tips to find the best computer buy!
Computers, computers, everywhere!! How to find a great one without over paying?
1. Research what kind of computer you want. Once you decide which brand or brands and what components you want. You may want to go look at them in a store and see which ones feel right to you. Write down the model # and brand of each computer you would be interested in purchasing.

2. Places like Circuit City offer a price gaurantee, however you will have to deal with rebates.

3. If you enter the exact model and brand into the google search engine it will come up with a list of stores and their prices. Also try Amazon.com, www.overstock.com, www.everyprice.com. These will give you a list of places to buy the same item at different prices.
Remember its more important to make sure you buying the type of computer you want rather then the price of the computer.

by MyLife

How To Use Inkjet Printer Ratings To Choose The Best Inkjet Printer For You

How To Use Inkjet Printer Ratings To Choose The Best Inkjet Printer For You by John Snyder

In the advancement of technology comes the need for information. Thankfully there are numerous websites out there that offer comparisons, reviews, and ratings for the different technology products. In particular you can find inkjet printer reviews from tech magazines and websites which not only offer consumer reviews but also professional experience and hands-on product experimentation. However, with all these reviews and information, where can you find a comprehensive compilation of everything? There is a website called Consumer Search which provides this.

Consumer Search provides a collection of consumer and expert from places all over the web including magazines such as PC Magazine, MacWorld, and Consumer Reports to consumer reviews at CNet, Trusted Reviews, or Amazon. Consumer Search provides complete information on inkjet printer ratings from details about the experts reviewing the products, where to buy the products you're searching for and listings of the top rated products. Consumer Search, if you will, is like a review of the review that products get. So not only can you see what the original experts are saying, but you can see if those experts have merit or are just spewing ad copy in order to get people to buy them. It's similar to getting a second opinion on a doctor's diagnosis.

If you're using individual sites to get inkjet printer ratings, then keep in mind that there is a certain amount of salt that needs to be considered. Sometimes reviewers don't always put in the correct rating when they review. I've seen glowing reports on a product that was only give 1 "star" and horrible reviews which give the product 5 "stars". The real meat of the product information is in the reviewer's description, not so much the actual rating. Plus certain consumers look for things that may not be important to you, and thus the product receives a lower rating. So it's a good idea to make a list of the things that you need when looking for a product. Do you want the printer to be able to do duplex printing? What about the software required for install? What type of operating system do you have? Do you care how much room the printer takes up? Do you plan on printing mostly in color or in black and white? These all will give you a basis of comparison when reading the ratings other people have given a product.

Another thing when considering ratings is that people are notorious for leaving bad ratings for things that aren't about the actual performance of the product. I've seen poor ratings because a box was damaged, the sales person at the store was rude or inattentive, or because the consumer didn't like the logo of the company. People's opinions are just that, and sometimes it isn't relevant to what they're asked about.

What Is Regression Testing Software?

What Is Regression Testing Software? by Terry Edwards

Regression testing software is a software series that is designed to help isolate issues that have arisen with software on the hard drive that was working fine, yet suddenly developed a problem. Essentially, the software works its magic by taking a look at diagnostics and backups from previous periods when the problem was not present, then compares the data to that of a current diagnostic. This simple process can often supply valuable clues about what has changed and created the operational issue.

The beauty of regression testing software is that it can identify problems with a number of different origins. For example, the software may be able to pick up on a local reason for the problem, such as some new virus or bug being introduced to the hard drive and becoming embedded in one or more of the files used to drive a program. In other cases, the regression software may uncover some factor that activated a bug in the software scripting that remained dormant until something caused it to activate.

Even if the origin of the issue is not local, there is a chance that testing software can still help isolate the problem. To illustrate, if one program interfaces and writes to a different database, and in the process creates some sort of a change, that change may in effect break some aspect of the receiving database. Until the change is corrected, the performance of the receiving database will be erratic at best.

Generally, regression testing software can isolate a problem, but does not have the ability to automatically fix the issue. However, knowing what is causing the issue makes it possible to select the right tools that can be used to correct the situation, and restore your hard drive and all the loaded software to the same level of efficiency that was enjoyed before the problem began.