Replacement laptop computer batteries not only available from
Aberdeen News - Q . Eventually, laptop batteries wear out. Is there any decent alternative to just going to the original manufacturer and buying a new one? That seems to be awfully expensive. A . It’s simplest to buy a new battery from the computer’s vendor, but you

Blind nuke plant worker back on the job with dog’s help
Philadelphia Inquirer - Meanwhile, PPL invested around $900 in JAWS, a computer program that can read reports, Web sites and e-mail out loud. The company also got him a scanner so he could scan papers into the computer for it to read for him. His whole department teamed up

Keeping the nuts and bolts from getting loose
Boston Online - Q. I would like to know whether you can safely jump - start a car that has some sort of on-board computer fuel-control system. A. Properly jump - starting a car will not damage any on-board electronics. Improperly jump - starting, however, is another

Loudoun School System Recognized for Technology Initiatives
Washington Post - That plan, put before voters in a 1996 bond referendum, called for four computers in every classroom, one computer lab in all elementary schools and four to five computer labs in all middle and high schools. The goal was realized 18 months later, and

Goodwill’s Internet cafe caters to disabled
Louisville Courier-Journal - Goodwill has long had job centers around San Antonio to help disabled residents find work, but surveys found that 70 percent of the area’s disabled are unemployed and 60 percent don’t have computer skills, she said. Because of the correlation

GREEN LINE
Asbury Park Press - I have two computer monitors I wish to dispose of. Where can I do this? They are in working order. A: Consider donating them to a charity. Visit the National Cristina Foundation Web site www.cristina.org to try to find a charity or school that

A Computer Game’s Quiet Little Extra: Parental Control Software
Washington Post - With all the buzz over the new Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3, there’s been little mention of one new feature available in both game consoles: Tucked into the interface of each are content-filtering software tools designed to give parents