QuadCooler News: December 2007

Saturday, December 1, 2007

QuadCooler Video Contest

Above is a sample of what a person might enter into the QuadCooler Video Contest

QuadCooler Video Contest
The QuadCooler Video Contest will be an on going video competition to help motivate and inspire new video artists and movie directors. It is actually more of a venue than a contest or competition, because everyone who submits a video could theoretically receive a FREE web page on QuadCooler.com that includes a short video review. The competition part will be to make a video that is good enough and cool enough to be placed on front page of QuadCooler.com. So get those batteries charged up for your camcorder and go shoot a movie!

Boost your video views!

Here's your chance to get lots of FREE exposure to your video making skills. Simply make a YouTube video that some how features the QuadCooler Name or QuadCooler Product. Make sure you put the words "QuadCooler Video Contest" in both the Video Description and the Keyword section of your YouTube video. Send us a link to your video. If we find your video suitable for QuadCooler.com we will feature it right here on the QuadCooler website. If we really like your video and feature it on the front page (index file) of QuadCooler.com, then you will also qualify for a FREE QuadCooler. Below are some ideas for creating a QuadCooler video.

If you already own a QuadCooler, you could do a product review video
If you have singing or song writing skills, you could do a QuadCooler song
If you have dancing skills you could do a QuadCooler dance or music video
If you have comedy skills you could do a something funny like a fake/parody QuadCooler TV commercial
Or any other creative ideas you might have
Make sure you put the words "QuadCooler Video Contest" in both the Video Description and the Keyword section of your YouTube video
If we like your video, we will create a web page on the QuadCooler website with a short video review. This page could help boost the visits to your video and therefore act like a spotlight to your video making talent/skills.

Send us your video

QUADCOOLER VIDEO CONTEST

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RADIATOR FOR LAPTOP?

Cars and Laptops are similar in the fact that they both generate lots of HEAT. With the automobile you want the engine to be warm, but not overly hot. However, in the case of the laptop computer, you strictly want the temperature to be as low as possible. In other words, you never want to "warm up" a laptop the way you would warm up a car. Computers actually run faster at lower temperatures. The main purpose of a laptop cooler is to protect you and the delicate components of your laptop from the dangers of heat, but a side benefit is that it could theoretically give you a tiny boost of computer performance.

What is QuadCooler TV?

ANSWER:

We obviously want to sell you a laptop cooler, but there are some things you can check out to keep your laptop from overheating. Keep in mind that most laptops run pretty warm, but when the laptop starts locking up then you either have a broken laptop or you are not operating the laptop correctly. The first thing I would like to point out is that a laptop is designed to sit on a flat surface. Even though it is called a "LAP-TOP", the soft curves of your lap (legs) is not the best surface for your laptop. The reason is because the laptop needs to have a little gap of air underneath it so that warm air can escape to the surrounding atmosphere. Even worse than your laptop is carpet or thick comforter in your bed, because the laptop will literally sink into the carpet or blanket and completely block the air flow. If you are going to be lying in your bed with laptop I would recommend you place something big and flat beneath your laptop like for example a large book. Of course the QuadCooler works much better than a book, because it's light weight and it's made of plastic which insulates you from the hot laptop. Ok, the next thing I would check is the internal fan or fans on your laptop computer. The easiest way to test it is to wait until the laptop gets warm and then turn it upside down and look at the fan. If the fan is not turning you may have a bad fan or a loose connection. I would recommend that you call a local computer technician to take a look at your laptop. If the internal fan is not working, then your laptop may have too much of a heat problem for even the QuadCooler to handle.

ANSWER:

Yes that makes sense. The QuadCooler will still help your laptop even if the fans are pulling air in different directions. However, it does make sense that the QuadCooler should work better if it is pushing air in the same direction as your laptop. To find out whether your laptop is a "sucker" or a "blower" you should give it the "Toilet Paper" test. Simply get one square of toilet paper and place it over the fan on your laptop. If the square blows off then you've got a blower. If the square gets sucked onto the grill of the fan then you've got a sucker. In theory the QuadCooler works best with "blower" type laptop fan. I hope this answers your question.