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Winter has finally come to Cleveland. Bill Wills and I discuss how to protect your gadgets from the cold. We also discuss this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
Listen to #TechTuesday Tuesday mornings on Cleveland’s WTAM 1100 Newsradio.
We continue to celebrate Geek Squad’s 20th Birthday by talking to Good Day with Doug Stephans about the technology changes Geek Squad has seen over those last two decades.
Since the days of the shared family desktop computer, we’ve seen tech become more personal, first with everyone having their own laptop to the highly mobile world where everyone from teens to seniors has a personal smartphone with their own access to the Internet.
As devies become more personal, they also start to talk to each other. Geek Squad has changed over the years to help with all these connected devices, with Geek Squad Autotechs helping with bluetooth car audio, Home Theater Agents setting up connected TVs and even our appliance installation and repair teams are looking at washers and dryers that can connect to your home network to let you know when they’re ready to be unloaded.
It’s pretty much a given that college students are going to need a computer for their studies. With limited dorm space and the need to access resources across the campus, a laptop is the most common choice. But what laptop is right for you? The Best Buy website has a Laptop Buying Guide that can help.
Two questions you need to answer first:
How will you use your laptop? Determining if you’re a light, average or advanced user will help determine what laptop specs fit your needs best. For example, demanding users will want to invest more in a higher resolution screen, faster processor, more memory and a larger hard drive.
How important is portability to you? This will help determine what balance to strike with large or small screen and keyboard size, as well as how many accessories, like Blu-ray drives you carry with you. There’s even a special laptop category for those that value portability above all else, known as “Ultrabooks“.
When shopping, you’ll come across 4 hardware specs that you’ll want to understand to help decide on a laptop:
Best Buy is offering some special discounts for college students. If you visit the Best Buy website, you’ll see a “College Student Deals” link to the right. To receive your deals, you will need a .edu email address, which can be entered on the site to get all the latest student-only offers sent right to your mailbox. When you sign up, you’ll be entered for a chance to win $100,000 as part of Best Buy’s Cash for College program.
Of course, no matter what laptop you choose, Geek Squad will be there to support you with our Geek Squad Tech Support program.
WTAM 1100 – Geek Squad – August 27th, 2012
According to a new study, more than 8,000 mobile devices were left behind at just seven of the country’s largest airports in the last year. I spoke with Cleveland’s WTAM 1100 Newsradio about how you can help lock, locate and recovery your missing mobile technology.
The Best Buy On team produced a video series of Geek Squad tips for college students. I was able to assist in the production as both the technical adviser, as well as “long-distance remote actor” for the Online Support demonstration. That’s actually me connecting to the laptop from 900 miles away. 🙂
