Magazine Review

Tired of always worrying about what information your children have access to when they surf the net? PC Magazine has suggested kid-safe browsers that can give a little rest anmd peace of mind.

Control your kids’ access to the internet even when you’re not there to watch over their shoulders with Safe Eyes 5.0 and Nanny 5.6. The browsers work like any other browsers giving your chidlren access to the Internet and Windows but subject to limitations. You can keep your old browser like Explorer or Firefox but the sites that the kids can get access to have been pre-screened by the parents. This allows you to control the amount of time the kids can surf the internet, block certain sites and even monitor or even prohibit chats.

PC Magazine recommends the browsers because they are simpel to use and even blocks away annoying pop-ups which are also usually used by porn sites to get into your computers. It also allows kids to open one page at a time.

If you’re a techie fan then get some summer cool ideas from PC Magazine. Summer means lots of outdoor activities and if you are planning to have one or too many of these activities, take heed from PC Magazine’s top 10 sumemr toys for the techies!

One of PC Magazine’s top summer gadgets is the R/C Cooler which was revealed during the Consumer Electronics Show. The $69.95 remote controlled cooler does not only keep your drinks cold but it can also make your head cooler! Just use the remote to steer the cooler where you are sitting or lying down with a distance of up to 30 feet.

And if you are going away for days then the Brookstone Self-Watering Planter will check the moisture content of your plant. With the water reservoir filled and with the help of the moisture probe, you can still keep your potted plants cool

And whoever said you can’t play bowling on grass must have been unaware of this LED bowling set. This bowling set, which is powered by batteries allows you to have a great time playing pins and balls either on the grass or sand.

 

Tired of having your personal computer screen filled with sticky notes that are too sticky they have never organized your life? PC Magazine recommends you download NoteWhen 3 Virtual Sticky Notes to organize your business and your life.

PC Magazine said NoteWhen is ideal for minimizing clutter in your life because it does not only back up your notes but send them by email and synchronize them with notes from other machines. Turn your computer on and you get alarms that fire even when you have not put your computer on when the alarm should have sounded.Once your nots have been accomplished then you place it under a “Done” status.

PC Magazine guarantees the new improved virtual sticky notes will help tide you over when the going gets rough.

 

Father’s Day is just around the corner and PC Magazine has prepared a list of suggested gifts for dads all over the world. So have you already ran out of ideas as to which thingamagic to give your dad? Take the cue from PC Magazine’s Top 10 Last Minute Father’s Day gifts!

On top of the list is this Oregon Scientific Meteo Weather Forecast Watch. This is ideal for a dad who always gets caught under the rain without an umbrella. It is a waterproof watch with backlight allowing him to see the time and the weather report even when it’s dim.

Next in PC Magazine’s top last minute gift is the digital measuring tape for the dad who loves do-it-yourself projects. For only $24.99 your dad gets extra help in getting the correct measurement of just about anything.

There are lots more to choose from, most of them affordable and easy to get even if you are short of time. Get gift ideas from PC Magazine and who knows you might extra poitn with your dads!

At this time when most people are on the go, a much lighter and easy to carry laptop (with stress on AFFORDABILITY) is the thing for most people and PC Magazine featured this emerging need as well as the new breed of laptops that supports that need.

PC Magazine talks about netbooks or what they prefer to call Low Cost PCs or LCPCs. The present superstar in that category is the ASUS Eee PC. It is uber small and lightweight at only 2.2 pounds and 8.9 inches.

The ASUS Eee PC has a 20GB storage capacity, 1GB RAM, runs on Intel Celeron M 373 processor with a speed of 900 MHz and makes use of the Xandros Linux operating system.

PC Magazine admits to having laughed at this LCPCs before but is now convinced that there is an emerging market for this gadget.

PC Magazine is not only featuring computers and gadgets on its pages but this time, it is holding a computerlicious fest for those who love to tinker with their computer’s designs.

The Computerlicious Design Experience is being held in time for PC Magazine;s 25th year anniversary. The Experience involves the redesign and the auction of at least nine Hewlett Packard laptops. Top designers like Coltrane Curtis, Founder, Epiphany Media LLC and Rebecca Minkoff of Minkoff handbag collection are among the top designers participating in PC Magazine’s Computerlicious Design.

Proceeds of the Computerlicious Design will go to the National Cristina Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides used computers to schools and other agencies for training purposes. Auction of the refurbished laptops will be from May 12 to May 19, 2008.

 

USB Flash drives are a blessing especially to those who need to bring almost all their files when working on their  laptop outside their work stations.  However, USBs have come a long way from the boring and simple designs it exhibited in the past.    

PC Magazine’s news about the 10 Weirdest USB Flash Drives is an exciting news for those who are tired of carrying the unexciting and uneventful USB flash drives that made them look like geeks.  Of course, the USBs are better than the flat floppy disks that are not even as capable but more boring-looking than the USB.

If you are carrying confidential files then the Corsair Flash Padlock is all you need because it requires a PIN code before you can lock or unlock the data inside. It automatically locks up after it is removed from the computer.

Then there’s the duck flash drive, the bomb flash drive, the calculator flash drive, the worm flash drive and a lot more.  Trust PC Magazine to come up with the weirdest gadgets in town that are not only funny but functional as well.