Hey all, I have a few basic questions here, I have had laptops before but mostly what I consider toys (older slower) just something to use to surf the web or let my daughter play her barbie cdroms on, I never "worked" with them or installed productivity programs burned cds etc.
I bought this 3450 for that, to be my desktop semi replacement in a sense, probably about 40/60 use (40 sentia 60 main pc) basically I am installing most of my programs on it and want to use it as much as my main pc here.
All is going well except a few basic snags, some are windows related (im new to xp so don't laugh) and some are sentia specific questions and some are programs I use on both machines questions - looking for solutions.
First off I did a full review and pictures and started loading things onto it over the last 2 days, and so far great! This thing is FAST and I am loving it, does not have that laptoplag all the others I have used had so I see me using this alot actually - I am very happy with the machine here!
These are the things I need some help on, just things I need to learn how to work around because I am new to really "using" a laptop as a secondary main pc.
First off e-mail, I use outlook express, I know how to export and import addressbook and emails, I could mirror image the outlook on main pc on laptop easy, here is the snag - when im at laptop and check emails then go back to main pc and check emails I don't have the emails that I checked on laptop and vice versa, sometimes they are important or have details pics attached etc, I would like the inbox on both to be equal (is that possible?)
I was thinking of opening a gmail or something for more universal use (it would keep all contents no matter which machine I use) but is there some sorta trick or something to outlook that I could have it on both laptop and main pc and when I check email that when i go back to the other later it still comes into that box too?
It's a comcast email and I could just go thru the comcast page I guess but I hate that interface and actually like outlook express but hate that which machine is that email i needed on type stuff just never thought about that stuff is there a workaround or solution?
That email thing is my biggie issue, Besides having to create workgroups and share folders, I just dumped a gob of the files off pc onto laptop got plenty of room (100 gig) so no worries there, if I do need something big that I worked on one pc on and want it on the other I will just burn a dvd disc of it or something (seems complicated to do the sharing workgroup thing).
This is more of a question if anyone has used this, I am using avg antivirus (mainly cuz its free) any input good or bad about this program for protection and daily use? Hopefully it will do me good tho...
These questions are more specific to the sentia 3450 configuration, on the bottom right taskbar area I am not liking everything that is open here that I don't use, can someone walk me thru how to remove a few things?
Messenger, I hate that damn thing I never use it it always opens and starts with bootup, even when i unchecked start with windows, opens with outlook too yet haven't found in options how to turn that off either (all start with windows stuff is UNCHECKED) but it still starts with windows and outlook, I hate it and will never use it and dont want that dumb thing on here.
HotKey Setup, do I really need this icon on bottom right corner of taskbar? My hotkeys are setup but I don't see an option to remove that icon from taskbar.
I did remove the touchpad icon once I got it setup and know how to go into control panel if I want to mess with it, but that hotkey setup is here and I can't figure out how to remove the icon (don't want to do harm either tho) just dont want to see it everyday.
Motorola SM56 Modem Helper, again another icon thingy I wont ever use, yet it is there everytime I start this machine, I tried right clicking and looking for options, even left clicked opened read thru it all but didnt see anything about taking it off the taskbar, does this have anything to do with my wifi connection or anything - im taking it as a modem (regular phone) type thing, which I will never use anyways, how to remove this would be nice without doing damage to some program...
Other than that I am up and using this laptop and loving it, wish I had an 8 hour battery but hey I get about 3 hours out of it and that is using it hard and using a usb 3 fan cooler pad at all times so I can't complain too much.
I did finally get the fan to kick on yesterday, i was worried my fans didnt work in the 3450, it took me changing video resolutions to make the fan kick on for a second or two, beyond that dvd watching (on cooler pad granted) but making watching dvds, running photoshop email surfing web all at same time etc nothing has made the fans comeon so I was getting worried they weren't hooked up LOL
Thanks for what are probably some quirky basic questions, I won't lie I am not mr techy but am sure loving this laptop so I wanna learn to use it as a secondary complimenting pc in harmony with my main pc, I can load most everything on there and with a tweek or two and a few helpful answers to the above things I see this laptop converting me to a mobile user more and more, the keyboard is actually very well laid out too I LOVE the delete key in top right corner, perfect easy to hit spot when I wanna zap something hehe.
Bill
I bought this 3450 for that, to be my desktop semi replacement in a sense, probably about 40/60 use (40 sentia 60 main pc) basically I am installing most of my programs on it and want to use it as much as my main pc here.
All is going well except a few basic snags, some are windows related (im new to xp so don't laugh) and some are sentia specific questions and some are programs I use on both machines questions - looking for solutions.
First off I did a full review and pictures and started loading things onto it over the last 2 days, and so far great! This thing is FAST and I am loving it, does not have that laptoplag all the others I have used had so I see me using this alot actually - I am very happy with the machine here!
These are the things I need some help on, just things I need to learn how to work around because I am new to really "using" a laptop as a secondary main pc.
First off e-mail, I use outlook express, I know how to export and import addressbook and emails, I could mirror image the outlook on main pc on laptop easy, here is the snag - when im at laptop and check emails then go back to main pc and check emails I don't have the emails that I checked on laptop and vice versa, sometimes they are important or have details pics attached etc, I would like the inbox on both to be equal (is that possible?)
I was thinking of opening a gmail or something for more universal use (it would keep all contents no matter which machine I use) but is there some sorta trick or something to outlook that I could have it on both laptop and main pc and when I check email that when i go back to the other later it still comes into that box too?
It's a comcast email and I could just go thru the comcast page I guess but I hate that interface and actually like outlook express but hate that which machine is that email i needed on type stuff just never thought about that stuff is there a workaround or solution?
That email thing is my biggie issue, Besides having to create workgroups and share folders, I just dumped a gob of the files off pc onto laptop got plenty of room (100 gig) so no worries there, if I do need something big that I worked on one pc on and want it on the other I will just burn a dvd disc of it or something (seems complicated to do the sharing workgroup thing).
This is more of a question if anyone has used this, I am using avg antivirus (mainly cuz its free) any input good or bad about this program for protection and daily use? Hopefully it will do me good tho...
These questions are more specific to the sentia 3450 configuration, on the bottom right taskbar area I am not liking everything that is open here that I don't use, can someone walk me thru how to remove a few things?
Messenger, I hate that damn thing I never use it it always opens and starts with bootup, even when i unchecked start with windows, opens with outlook too yet haven't found in options how to turn that off either (all start with windows stuff is UNCHECKED) but it still starts with windows and outlook, I hate it and will never use it and dont want that dumb thing on here.
HotKey Setup, do I really need this icon on bottom right corner of taskbar? My hotkeys are setup but I don't see an option to remove that icon from taskbar.
I did remove the touchpad icon once I got it setup and know how to go into control panel if I want to mess with it, but that hotkey setup is here and I can't figure out how to remove the icon (don't want to do harm either tho) just dont want to see it everyday.
Motorola SM56 Modem Helper, again another icon thingy I wont ever use, yet it is there everytime I start this machine, I tried right clicking and looking for options, even left clicked opened read thru it all but didnt see anything about taking it off the taskbar, does this have anything to do with my wifi connection or anything - im taking it as a modem (regular phone) type thing, which I will never use anyways, how to remove this would be nice without doing damage to some program...
Other than that I am up and using this laptop and loving it, wish I had an 8 hour battery but hey I get about 3 hours out of it and that is using it hard and using a usb 3 fan cooler pad at all times so I can't complain too much.
I did finally get the fan to kick on yesterday, i was worried my fans didnt work in the 3450, it took me changing video resolutions to make the fan kick on for a second or two, beyond that dvd watching (on cooler pad granted) but making watching dvds, running photoshop email surfing web all at same time etc nothing has made the fans comeon so I was getting worried they weren't hooked up LOL
Thanks for what are probably some quirky basic questions, I won't lie I am not mr techy but am sure loving this laptop so I wanna learn to use it as a secondary complimenting pc in harmony with my main pc, I can load most everything on there and with a tweek or two and a few helpful answers to the above things I see this laptop converting me to a mobile user more and more, the keyboard is actually very well laid out too I LOVE the delete key in top right corner, perfect easy to hit spot when I wanna zap something hehe.
Bill
