Jane Talks Tech!

So, it's been over a week since I had the Seagate FreeAgent GO drive in my possession and I have to say that the form factor has actually resulted in me using this drive to backup files more. It's a little surreal for me because normally, I'm afraid to handle electronics, but the design of this GO drive makes it feel like it can handle the wear and tear of being in my backpack. With my Iomega eGo drive, I felt as if I could feel all the moving parts and I was exceedingly careful whenever I brought it out. ...

I'm really excited to have received this gift from Seagate because I've moaned to all who would listen that I needed an external hard drive. Last year, I entered a promotion (sponsored by Seagate) on Notebooks.com (which is run by Xavier Lanier) and in March, I received some correspondence about possibly providing some anecdotes on my storage issues. I participated in the case study primarily because I was tickled at being picked to provide notes on my experience. The icing on the cake was being told that I might be provided with a free storage solution from Seagate after/during the ...

Ever since I purchased an HP dv9700t CTO notebook PC, I've had to reformat this computer over 3 times now. The reason is simple: I like to try out new things on the computer and that more often than not, include alpha, beta and even gamma software. I'd like to say that I've learned and reformatting my PC (as a last solution) is a thing of the past. Alas! I cannot guarantee that. So, here's what I've learned from owning a computer that I deliberately introduce chaos into:...