Engadget's back to school giveaway, part two: win a lot of awesome gear worth nearly $2,400!

Hey, there: it's that time of year again. You or your loved ones will soon be heading back to school (if you haven't already). We've been trying to help everybody out for the past month with our back to school guides -- which you can check out right here -- but we thought we'd take it a step further, and give you, our dear readers, a chance to win some of the gear featured in the guides this ...

Standard issue thefts and arrests

Ma'am we're going to have to confiscate this At 2 p.m . on Aug . 27, a Metro female reported to campus police that her MacBook Air laptop was stolen from a computer lab in the Central Classroom. The victim said she left it u...

How do I put VHS video onto a computer?

QI would like to be able to transfer VHS recordings but I don’t know what leads I will need. The VHS recorder has a couple of Scart sockets. My laptop has an HDMI , 7-pin S-video and a 15-pin VGA sockets.

PrintRunner.com Creates Refer-a-Friend Program to Reward Referrals with Mini Laptops, Cash and Other Prizes

Online printing company PrintRunner.com has launched the new Refer-a-Friend program on their website and Facebook fan page to reward referrals with cash, prizes such as mini laptop computers or charitable donations. In addition, the newly referred customer will receive a discount on PrintRunner.com's high quality printing services, including everything from custom business card printing to ...

Home computing advice in plain english

The Latitude 2110 from Dell is what’s known as a mini-notebook or netbook computer. It’s smaller than a standard laptop, and cheaper, but it’s also a bit less powerful.