Recession, Depression...either way we all suffer.

Well, as much we do not wish to believe we are in a recession, we are.
Of course there are people who saw this coming years ago, and have always penny pinched, and always prepared; but for others who have not worked long enough or not saved, penny pinching is more vital than ever.

I saw this on the New York Times website. The article is called Low Tech Fixes for High Tech Problems.

Other article of note is that Washington State is doing fairly well. In fact their economy is growing versus shrinking.

Computers

I have been looking for a new laptop.
I understand most of the specs, however, it still can make your head spin.
I have include below some tips and terminlogy that may make your laptop and desktop buying easier.

This site not only has computer terminlogy, but also other electronic terminlogy.
http://www.laptopbroker.com/glossary/index.cfm

PC Magazine is a good source to keep on top of new technology.
One of the best things they do is rate software and electronics.
This article is slightly outdated, but still gives some good tips on computer buying.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,3483,00.asp

Some more links to check out:
http://www.cheaplaptops2go.com/html/jargon_buster.html
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080724210259AAwaoYn