FATIMA S asked: kvpy offers fellowships for innovative projects preferably experimental or theoretical in basic sciences. i am an electronics 1 yr student Read Full Story

the_dt asked: My laptop’s wireless signal cuts out and then wont find a wireless signal, despite being several metres from my wireless hub. Sometimes it works fine but have better chance of getting signal by elevating the base of my laptop slightly. I dont get a signal outside my room, when our other laptop gets signal in the garden which is 2 floors downstairs.Any suggestions? Please only respond if you are experienced in wireless troubleshooting. Its an internal card - it came with t... Read Full Story

Ktwman asked: I want to buy my sister a laptop for school next year. It would need to be relatively lightweight but it needs at least a 6-8 hour battery life. She might use it all day during classes. It would obviously need internet access and well as an easy operating system. Read Full Story

ladyoutdoor73 asked: I heard that if one is on AC power, it still charges the battery, so it ends up with OVERCHARGING ones’ battery and shortens’ its life. So what i do now is plug and when i see my battery full charged, i will shift to battery-use until it prompts that i need to switch to AC power Please let me know if i am doing the right thing in taking care of my laptop’s battery. Thanks! Read Full Story

fleepflawp asked: I’ve had a dell laptop for nearly 2 years (will be 2 this january). The battery started to crap out this summer, drastically having its life reduced. Now, when I unplug it, I’m lucky if it lasts a half hour before completely going dead. Originally lasted like 3 hours. I’ve since heard that letting your battery run out at least once a month is good for it; will doing so prevent such reduction in life in the future? Anything else I can do to preserve a... Read Full Story

Kelsey Darling asked: It won’t allow me to turn on, It’s a Gateway M-Series, and it isn’t listed in the troubleshooting packet. Have I wrecked my laptop or is it just charging? Read Full Story

rosey asked: i’ve had my hp laptop dv6000 for about 14 months and it has many problems. first, it continually freezes and crashes, i have to turn it down manually everytime. second, it overheats constantly and randomly switches off. third, it does not charge anymore and doesn’t recognise the charger. the battery has now run out and because it won’t charge, the laptop is now unusable. if you’ve had the same problem/s i’d love to hear it, solution. or what you did... Read Full Story

Daniel H asked: I’ve found instructions for Battery Auto Learning for Gateway laptop batteries within the BIOS, but I have an Acer laptop (Aspire 1660), and when I tried to follow those directions, the “Battery Auto Learning” option was not listed. Is there a way for me to do a similar function on my computer as Gateway users have? Read Full Story

J L asked: The first one didn’t last that long, so now my replacement battery has arrived. What are some tips for extending its life and usage? Should I get rid of the old battery since it’s “nearing the end of its usable life,” or should I keep it around for backup? Should I keep the new one in and keep the laptop plugged in whenever I’m at home, to constantly keep recharging it, or should I let it drain almost empty before recharging? Thanks for your tips! Read Full Story

arvin b asked: With Lithium Ion batteries on laptops, there’s not much of a problem of battery memory anymore, so one can charge a laptop battery whenever, without having to wait for it to completely discharge. But what’s better overall for my battery’s life and the environment (i.e. saves electricity), if I keep my laptop plugged in at all times when I don’t need to go portable, or only keep it in enough to charge it, and then let it run off the battery until it runs... Read Full Story