Category: Good Deals
Law Office Tech Bargains this Week (Feb. 14-20)
Posted by Scott Bassett in Good Deals Sunday, 14 February 2010 09:39 No Comments
One of my favorite office supply superstores, Staples, has a few nice bargains this week that will appeal to law office tech users. The Seagate 1TB external USB hard drive is on sale for $89.99. My favorite wireless notebook mouse (that I’ve used without fail for several years), the Microsoft 3000, is on sale for $14.99. It runs on a single AA battery that lasts for months. If you do presentations using your notebook or netbook and a projector for Bar association or community group events, you may want the Targus wireless presenter with laser pointer for $19.99. For your home or home office, look into the Panasonic DECT 6.0 3-station cordless telephone set with answering machine for $59.99 after $20 Easy Rebate. I’ve had this system (expanded to 4 stations) in use at home for the last year. It is the best cordless telephone system I’ve used.
Elsewhere, the top-rated Brother MFC-7840W multi-function printer (monochrome laser, scanner, copier, fax) is $100 off at both Office Depot and Office Max this week, selling for $199.99. The prior model of this machine has served admirably as the backbone of my home-based appellate practice for several years.
External battery for your 3-cell netbook
Posted by Scott Bassett in Good Deals, Hardware, Mobility, Uncategorized Friday, 5 February 2010 07:16 No Comments
If you messed up and bought a netbook with the low-capacity 3-cell battery and are now stuck with just three hours of battery life instead of 6, 7, or even 9 hours you could have gotten from the optional 6-cell battery, all is not lost. Starting Sunday, Feb. 7, Staples has the Energizer Xpal XP8000 external netbook battery on sale for $79.99, a $20 savings. It is about the size of a smart phone and can give you up to three extra hours of netbook power. It is also versatile enough to charge your iPod or cell phone. It comes with 6 cell phone tips, 9 Net Book Tips, iPod / iPhone tip, AC adapter, and carrying case.
Highly-Rated Netbook $100 Off
Posted by Scott Bassett in Good Deals, Hardware, Mobility Friday, 8 January 2010 18:23 No Comments
One of the better 10″ netbooks is now heavily discounted at NewEgg.com. It is the Toshiba NB205, which received Editors’ Choice awards from both PC Magazine and Laptop Magazine – an impressive feat.
This netbook that has been my travel companion for the last 7 months. The keyboard is very good for this class of netbook and the screen is bright and sharp. I especially like the built-in Bluetooth radio. It lets me use a variety of wireless peripherals (mouse, stereo headset, cell phone headset) without a USB dongle. It also lets me wirelessly tether my cell phone for web access when there is no Wi-Fi available. But my favorite feature is its six-cell battery that provides up to nine hours of run time on a charge.
Why the large price drop? Toshiba introduced an updated model with Windows 7 Starter Edition. The model discounted by NewEgg has Windows XP Home, which I have found to run well on this hardware in my frequent trips between Florida and Michigan to argue appellate cases. With the long battery life, I can work at the airport while waiting to board, again on the plane (especially with several carriers now offering in-flight Wi-Fi), and also after I land – all without looking for an electrical outlet.
Using my NB205 with Microsoft’s free Live Mesh sync/backup service has been great. Anytime I can get on-line with my netbook, I have access to the most recent versions of all my client files. Changes I make to files and documents while traveling automatically sync with my primary desktop computer back home via the web. If I create new documents while on the road, they are waiting for me on my desktop PC when I return. For details on my use of Live Mesh, see my prior posts.
Affinity Holiday Tech Gift Guide
Posted by Debbie Foster in Don't Miss This!, Good Deals Monday, 7 December 2009 22:47 No Comments
Looking for that perfect gift for the holidays? Look no further! We have picked 10 great technology gifts and have also given you an easy place to go and see some other top holiday gift lists! Start here…http://www.affinityconsulting.com/Dec09/Gift.pdf and if you are not a subscriber to our newsletter, give us a try! Here is a link to the December one so you can see what you are missing. http://tinyurl.com/yklbf6o
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Happy Holidays Everyone!
pdfDocs Discounts until December 15
Posted by Scott Bassett in Document Management, Good Deals, Software Thursday, 3 December 2009 13:51 No Comments
DocsCorp is offering firms a “buy 2 licenses, get 1 free” discount until December 15th on the leading suite of PDF creation and management software. Certain conditions apply – the discount is valid only on the purchase of pdfDocs Bundle, pdfDocs desktop, formFiller, and/or compareDocs. The offer does not include OCR server.
There is a minimum purchase of 20 licenses. Firms interested in taking advantage of this offer should contact their Affinity Consulting Group partner company for more information.
