It seems like so much of the attention is on tablets lately. Every major technology company seems to be coming out with one. Amazon's Kindle doesn't let you play the latest games or watch movies, but it is the hands down best when it comes to displaying books and magazines. For readability you can't beat the Kindle.

The Kindle is now in it's fourth iteration, but one feature still continues to shine: the display. Other readers use LCDs, which are backlit. The Kindle uses real ink, which give it most of its advantages. Its screen avoids glare and it visibile in full sun. It also uses much less battery than a traditional LCD, enabling you to read much longer, a month on a single charge. Finally, recent scientific research shows that reading the Kindle before bed is better for your eyes than reading an LCD screen.

Besides being better for reading, the Kindle is also loaded with great features. Books can be purchased around the world and aqre delivered to the device free of charge. There are also books that are free or of little charge. It has a built in dictionary so that you can look up words as you read. It also has PDF support, so that you can read your business documents on the go. A web browser let's you stay up to date as well on all of the latest news. Find out more about the Kindle on Amazon.

Most computers these days are laptops, with people preferring their flexability and portability, especially now that there is no major performance difference between desktops and laptops for most users. However, a laptop is not a desktop and while many of us treat them that way, using them plugged in, at home, that isn't the best way to use them. We've compiled some tips to get the most out of your laptop battery and help you to at least put off, if not prevent, purchasing a costly replacement.

Don't Discharge it Completely
With batteries, and cell phones especially, the advice people always gave you was to always completely discharge the battery if you wanted the most out of it. Today's batteries are more sophisticated and can actually be damaged by a full discharge.

With most laptops this isn't an issue because they are already configured to shut down at 5% battery power or more. To see where this is configured in Windows 7, go to Start, type in power in the run bar and then select power options(In Windows XP this can be found in the power settings option of the Control Panel). Click change power settings and then go to advanced power settings. Scroll down and then expand critical battery level. It will probably be at 5%, which is a good setting.

Give it a rest
If you aren't planning on taking your computer away from a power source for awhile, then removing the battery is a good way to take some strain off of the battery. To do this it is simple. First make sure the battery is at least half charged, because batteries loose power over time and without any power the battery will start losing its total available power. Second, be sure the laptop is off and unplugged when you remove the battery, as not doing so can damage it. Third, if you have never removed the battery before, be sure and consult the owner's manual before you attempt to. Finally don't go too long without putting the battery back in. After a couple of months it is a good idea to put the battery back in and recharge while using your computer.

Getting an Accurate Voltage reading:
Because of the settings described above your battery won't usually completely discharge. This can, however, have adverse affects on the charge monitoring software that you system uses. You don't want to change the shutoff settings, as this can damage your computer, instead we've laid out a method to fully drain your battery and not damage your computer.

First fully discharge the battery. Then power on the computer and go to the setup screen. For every computer the way to get to this screen is different. The way to determine this is when the computer turns on it will ask you to press a key for setup. Once in here, let your computer sit until its battery has been fully discharged. The setup screen uses less power than Windows, so this could take as long as 45 minutes. Then plug it in and recharge it, letting it sit for several hours to ensure it has been fully charged. Repeat this complete process a couple of times to ensure that it has completely charged / discharged.

Making the most of a charge
No matter what steps you take, eventually your battery will have less power than it did when you bought it. In order to make the most of it there are a few things you can do:

All kinds of devices have the capability to play music these days. From your game console to your computer to a whole host of networked devices, almost everything can play music. If you want to listen to music on your home theater system, it used to be you'd have to burn a CD and transfer it to a disc player. Most devices can access files over a network, but constantly having to transfer music manually is a chore. Configuring your devices so that they auto update is the real goal.

Most people with iPhones, iPads, or really anything that starts with an "i", organize their music with iTunes. While iTunes is decent as a media organizer, it doesn't create the files in an easily sharable location, making networking a chore. In addition, most people don't notice errors in spelling or other differences until they are actually playing the music. This can cause problems is you have already copied your data to other parts of the network.

MediaRover is an easy to use solution. It takes the songs from computers loaded with iTunes and pushes out the updates to all of the wireless devices on a network. Almost any network device that you can think of is compatible; In addition, changes of meta data are also synchronized as well. Check it out here

Brent,

When I am transferring a large amount of documents I find it's easier to use multiple windows. Every time I click on a folder though, it just opens the file in the window I'm already in. Do you have a solution?

Having a new window for each new folder you are working with can make your life easier, when you are moving or working with a large amount of files. To change this, first open up Control Panel from your start menu. In there select Folder Options. Click on the General tab if it's not already selected. Under the Browse Folder option, you can then change the setting to "Open Each Folder in a New Window". Then click ok to make the settings apply

One of the most common ways that people get viruses, spyware, or their identity stolen is through "phishing" scams. These scams involve sending you to a fake website and then asking you for your personal information. There are several easy checks you can do to make sure that you are on the company you

First you want to make sure that it is a secure site. All secure sites should begin with "https://" instead of the standard "http://", notice the "s". After you are sure that is working, be sure that it has a valid security certificate. You can verify that by clicking on the lock icon in your browser, which is to the right of the address bar in Internet Explorer and in the bottom right hand corner in Firefox. Having the lock closed means that you are on a secure site and once you click it there shouldn't be any warnings related to the certificate if you are on a secure site.

Another common tactic is for spammers to misspell or change in some way a legitimate site's name. An example would be paypoll.com or a long URL with one letter replaced with a number. They might also include the site's name in a different URL such as "www.google-security.com". Sites actually related or owned by Google would use a modifier with a period, such as "www.mail.google.com" or "www.maps.google.com"

Finally if you are unsure, don't test the site! The FBI maintains a list of scams on its website and checking there can give you a good idea whether or not the site is valid