Monthly Archives: January 2010

Reader Bill Grant has a problem with power, specifically the battery in his MacBook Pro. He writes: Recently, my MacBook Pro has been behaving strangely. I charge the battery over night, yet the battery menu constantly flickers between estimating a … Continue reading →

One Laptop Per Child spin-off Pixel Qi on Thursday said it will soon start shipping low-power screens that could increase laptop battery life by up to 50 percent. The company’s LCD (liquid crystal display) screens include technology to absorb natural … Continue reading →

The electric guitar has been used worldwide for more than half a century. The “guitar heroes” of the past and present have done anything from plugging into literally thousands of effect pedals to using a variety of objects to hit … Continue reading →