Targus Announces Checkpoint-Friendly Laptop Cases (Centre Daily Times)
Targus(R) Inc., maker of the world’s top-selling laptop computer cases and accessories, announced today its Zip-ThruTM 15.4″ Corporate Traveler Laptop Case, the first in Targus’ line of checkpoint-friendly laptop cases. As a derivative of Targus’ award-winning Corporate Traveler line, this case is designed to help business travelers eliminate the hassle of having to remove their laptop from …
Source: www.centredaily.com
Georgia Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday Begins Thursday (WJBF-TV Augusta)
According to a release from Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue’s office, Georgia shoppers will be able to purchase certain clothing items, schools supplies, computers and computer accessories without paying state and local sales tax during the state’s seventh annual tax-free holiday, which begins at 12:01 a.m. July 31 and continues until midnight August 3.
Source: www.wjbf.com
Tips can help shoppers save even more during tax-free weekend (Anderson Independent-Mail)
Items exempt from 7 percent sales tax in South Carolina this weekend are clothing and accessories; footwear; school supplies; computers and computer equipment; and bedding and bath linens
Source: independentmail.com
Vehicle burglaries trend up in parish (News Banner)
Michael Seeger learned his lesson the hard way. Although the computer security consultant knows the importance of locking his vehicle, last month Seeger returned home late and exhausted, forgetting to lock his Ford F150 in Abita Springs Arrowwood Estates subdivision.
Source: www.newsbanner.com
HP Helps Students Get Organized and Stay Connected, Debuts “Dorm Storm” Makeover Series (Broadcast Newsroom)
PALO ALTO, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE — This summer, HP (NYSE: HPQ) is showcasing a variety of desktop PCs, stylish notebook PCs and easy-to-use printers, along with connected accessories and a fast-paced new Internet series called “Dorm Storm” - all of which feature the performance, value and innovation students need to succeed inside and outside the classroom.
Source: www.broadcastnewsroom.com
School tax holiday starts Thursday (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The back-to-school tax holiday runs from July 31 through Aug. 3. Certain school supplies including clothing, footwear, computers and computer-related accessories are exempt from state sales tax during this time. From Oct. 2-5, the purchase of energy- or water-efficient products with a sales price of $1,500 or less per product, purchased for noncommercial home or personal use, will be exempt from …
Source: www.ajc.com
Back-to-school sales tax holiday begins Thursday (Savannah Morning News)
ATLANTA - Georgia shoppers will be able to purchase certain clothing items, school supplies, computers and computer accessories without paying state and local sales tax during the state’s seventh annual tax-free holiday, which begins at 12:01 a.m. Thursday and continues until midnight Sunday.
Source: savannahnow.com
Expert tips on buying a computer (The Charlotte Observer)
1. Do you need a new one? OK, so your programs move at the speed of gears … turning … in … quicksand. The online videos you watch look choppier than convenience store security footage and sound as if they’ve been flushed down a toilet. And your hard drive finds the notion of “available space” quaint. But you’re clinging to your computer ” well, why, exactly? When the frustrations …
Source: www.charlotteobserver.com
Sales tax holiday starts July 31 (The Dalton Daily Citizen)
ATLANTA Georgia shoppers will be able to purchase certain clothing items, schools supplies, computers and computer accessories without paying state and local sales tax during the state s seventh annual tax-free holiday, which begins at 12:01 a.m. July 31 and continues until midnight Aug. 3.
Source: www.northwestgeorgia.com