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We are planning an extended stay away from home, and my husband wants to bring his desktop, since all his ebay stuff is on it, and he’s concerned that he’ll mess up my laptop, being less than computer literate.

answer:
You can use a desktop on wireless. Is your husband looking to
move a desktop from his personal PC to your laptop? Are you looking to move from one computer to another? If it is the same computer and he is logging into his own account, it won’t matter if he has wireless or not.

Yes, the desktop can be used wirelessly. Buy a USB wireless adapter (if there is no WiFI adapter in the machine) and connect to the hotel’s WiFi network. Another idea (and less cumbersome).is to back the eBay stuff up onto a portable hard drive to use on the laptop. Might be useful to to back it up anyway in case the desktop dies young unexpectedly.
Yes, a desktop can be wireless. What is needed is a wireless adapter.
There are three basic types. an integrated adapter, an adapter card and a USB adapter. The integrated adapter id built into the
motherboard. The adapter card fits in a PCI slot on the motherboard, an easy thing to do, The USB adapter plugs into a USB port. Each has advantages. The card approach and the integrated are always in the desktop and if moving the system, its hard to lose it. The USB adapter ties up a USB port on the system. This is no problem if you have two or more ports but if you have a USB printer, keyboard, mouse, camera, etc you’ll need a USB hub. The USB adapter can also be used on your laptop if it doesn’t have an integrated adapter. All of my desktops have wireless adapters in them.

I’m going to buy an Apple MacBook. And i was wondering which one is the right one for me?
Should i get a big harddrive? Are the new ones out good for burning cd’s, dvd’s, making movies, downloading, doing school work etc.?

answer:
The MacBook Pro is about $2000-$3000. I comes with everything you want. I would imagine the range of upgrades might be less than with a Windows based machine but I don’t know for sure. A MacBook is less money and some that comparably equipped.

If you are willing to look at Windows based machines you can get a lot for your money. I would recommend PCWorld, PC Magazine, and Computer Shopper as places to look for their recommendations. They are very current and can give you reliable information.

Is it possible to convert an avi video with a low resolution to an mp4 video with a resolution of either 720p or 1080p and have it look good? I’ve tried using Super, but it always comes out blurry.
I’m using XP Pro sp3.

answer:
You can add resolution but it will not improve the quality. If you start with a video of poor quality, the final product will be of poor quality.

The problem is that you can’t add any more data than what was there in the original image. Its like resizing a picture larger - all you really get for your trouble is a larger, blurrier image.

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It used to be that we’d take our work home with us. Now, thanks to PDAs, we’re taking it every-where. (You didn’t hear it from us, but a certain editor-in-chief has been known to Treo from the loo.)
“Who, me?”
As with any addiction, the first step is admitting the problem. If you take your PDA to weddings and funerals, if it “feels like a third person in your relationship,” enough already!
Cry uncle
The Sheraton Chicago hotel locks up guests’ PDAs free of charge, a service the general manager initiated after kicking his own habit. At the Mayflower Inn and Spa, in Washington, Connecticut, the only place you get cell phone service is on the putting green, “which makes you look really Stupid,” notes one PDA-addicted friend. Check your device at dinner along with your coat, or ask a friend to hold it. (You’re not really going to plead for it back during the salad course, are you?)
All thumbs
If going cold turkey is too overwhelming, set the instant message function to “unavailable” or turn your wireless capabilities off for a while. See? That wasn’t so bad.

If you want to use your cell phone to view videos or to store and view pictures you shot using your mobile’s camera, go for a handset that offers 65,000 colours or above (the higher, the better the quality and clarity) and it should also have a resolution of 640×480 pixels.

If polyphonic ringtones are important to you, opt for models that offer nothing less than 16 polyphonic tones for reasonable sound qualiiy. This means it has the sounds of 16 instruments, which can be played together in the ringtone.

Look for a phone with a Microbrowser feature. This lets you surf the wireless Web. If your phone features a WAP (Wireless Access Protocol) browser, you can use it to view websites that allow this mobile-viewing feature. Also, some Internet-ready phones can be used as a fax modem, but you’ll need to purchase the proper data cables to benefit from it.

Always on the go? Look for a phone that has Bluetooth or infrared. Both features allow you to wirelessly connect with external devices. A phone with an infrared port allows info to be exchanged wirelessly with PDAs or PCs.

Besides talk time, the length of standby time is just as important, especially for those who do not carry chargers. A three to seven-hour talk time is not unusual. But find out whether the battery has enough standby time to last at least the whole day.

Missing important dates? It’s time to get organised - with a little help from technology. If you’re thinking of upgrading your paper-plump filofax to a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), look out for these features:

Handheld or palm?: Decide on whether you want a keyboard or a stylus. Palms are stylus or pen operated, whilst a handheld is larger and has a mini keyboard to it.

Screen: For image quality, check the screen resolution, which is measured by pixels per inch. The more pixels there are, the higher the resolution, the sharper the images. Generally, a palm with a 4-inch screen supports a resolution of 320 x 320. For handhelds, a typical screen size of 6.5 inches supports 640 x 240 pixels.

Memory: This depends on your needs. If you need more than what’s usually offered, opt for expandable PDAs that feature built-in expansion slots that allow additional plug-ins for an external memory card and USB ports.

Handling: With handhelds, the keypads are tiny and may be annoying if you have large hands. Lefties should also note that PDAs are designed for the right-handed.

Operating system (OS): There are three major operating systems available depending on the brand you get: Palm OS, Windows Mobile by Microsoft and Symbian OS. Windows Mobile is pretty popular mainly because it’s just like using Microsoft Windows.

Connectivity. To get online, you need a PDA with built-in WiFi or Bluetooth. Some PDAs come with a PC Card or Compact Flash slot, where you can connect to the Internet using external cards.

Spoil yourself with the new Apple MacBook with 13-inch glossy widescreen display! With its 2GHz Intel Core Duo processor, this powerful notebook is said to be faster than the existing iBook and PowerBook. It also comes with a built-in iSight camera for video conferencing, video recording or making an iMovie with the preloaded iLife ‘06 to enhance your digital lifestyle. This wonder machine also allows for high-speed networking, has built-in Bluetooth 2.0, two USB 2.0 ports and a mini-DVI video output to connect to a 23-inch Apple Cinema HD Display. In bright white and sleek black.