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Interesting read on the topic of whether you should regularly drain your laptop battery.

Unplug Your Laptop Regularly (When In Doubt)

A friend replaced her laptop’s battery after only two years because it wouldn’t hold a charge. I suggested she shouldn’t keep her laptop always plugged in, but I wondered—was this outdated geek lore, rendered obsolete by modern batteries? Yes and no. It depends, of course, on what kind of battery you have.

http://lifehacker.com/5364784/unplug-your-laptop-regularly-when-in-doubt

With Windows 7 scheduled to be released on October 22nd folks are starting to wonder if they should plan to upgrade their existing PCs or not. This article from PC World gives you some thoughts on that topic.

Your Best XP-to-Windows 7 Upgrade Path: Buy a New PC

Microsoft’s leaders really, really want you to forget about Vista and move right on to Windows 7. And who can blame them? Vista was a train wreck. No one who knows what they’re doing runs Vista, not even the Microsoft faithful. Windows 7, on the other hand, is a worthwhile desktop operating system. There’s only one little problem. There’s no good way to get from XP to 7.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/172072/upgrade_xp_windows_7.html