Archive for December, 2010
Is there free content control/productivity software that is customizable?
ie… I would like to block certain sites from my computer (facebook, twitter, espn, etc.) but only during working hours, to help force myself to be more productive during the week. I’m sure there is stuff out there that I can manually turn on and off, but that would require the discipline to leave it on during work and would defeat the purpose. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
try Sentry PC, a smart site blocking and time limiting tool:
www.monitoring-softwares.com
Between just these two desktops..which is the better deal?
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cto.do
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=dxdonn1&c=us&l=en&s=eep&cs=6099&model_id=studio-xps-8100&link_number=11129897
Hp- $1049
Operating systemGenuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bitedit
ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM) i7-870 quad-core processor [2.93GHz, 1MB L2 + 8MB shared L3 cache]edit
Memory8GB DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM [4 DIMMs]edit
Hard driveFREE UPGRADE! 1.5TB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive from 750GBedit
Office softwareNo additional office softwareedit
Security softwareNorton Internet Security(TM) 2011 – 15 monthedit
Graphics card1GB NVIDIA GeForce 315 [DVI, HDMI, VGA adapter]edit
SpeakersNo speakersedit
Primary optical driveLightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti driveedit
NetworkingIntegrated Ethernet port, No wireless LANedit
Front Productivity Ports15-in-1 memory card reader, 1 USB, 1394, audioedit
TV & entertainment experienceNo TV Tuneredit
Sound CardIntegrated soundedit
Keyboard and MouseHP USB keyboard and optical mouseedit
MonitorHP 2210 21.5-inch Digaonal Full HD Widescreen Monitor
Dell- $1028
PROCESSORSIntel® Core™ i7-870 processor(8MB Cache, 2.93GHz)edit
OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, Englishedit
MEMORY8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz – 4 DIMMsedit
MONITORST2220L 21.5-inch Full HD Widescreen Monitoredit
VIDEO CARDnVIDIA GeForce G310 512MB DDR3edit
HARD DRIVE1TB – 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cacheedit
OPTICAL DRIVE16X DVD+/-RW Driveedit
SPEAKERSNo speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)edit
Dell Recommends
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Upgrade to Bose Companion 2 Series II Multimedia Speaker System [add $97.02 or $3.00/month-1]
KEYBOARDDell Consumer Multimedia Keyboardedit
MOUSEDell Laser Mouseedit
My Software
SERVICE PLAN2 Year Basic Service Planedit
Dell Recommends
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SECURITY SOFTWAREMcAfee SecurityCenter, 15-Monthsedit
OFFICE SOFTWAREMicrosoft® Office Starter 2010edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUPDataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 5GB for 1 yearedit
My Accessories
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
SOUND CARDTHX® TruStudio PC™
Studio XPS 8100Studio XPS 8100
Adobe SoftwareAdobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
Miscellaneous$100 Dell Promo Gift Card – Arrives in 6-8 wks, carries a 90 Day Exp. Dell.com/giftcard
These 2 systems seem to be very alike . The one main difference is the graphics card , which the HP has a big edge in . For an extra 20 bucks , I’d go with the HP .