Considering new computers
On 2009/09/09
I received the following questions in an email this morning:
I need to buy two new computers – a desktop and a portable. I’m considering a netbook for the portable.
Do you recommend waiting until new computers ship with Windows 7? Does it make sense to buy a netbook with Windows XP? The Asus [...]
Fixing the Flip Mino HD
On 2009/06/21
My Flip Mino HD is supposed to record up to 60 minutes of video. However, whenever I turned the camera on it showed 23:54 (min:sec) of available recording time even though there were no videos stored on the camera.
I searched PureDigitial’s support and did several [...]
Do you overpay for audio and video components?
On 2009/03/28
Many people equate price with quality. Their mental equation must be something like, “higher price = better product.” I have been a skeptic about this equation for as long as I can remember.
A recent Consumerist.com post Do Coat Hangers Sound as Good as Monster Cables? highlighted how [...]
I never needed tech support for a book
On 2009/03/18
My three-week love affair with the Kindle 2 ended when it slipped off a couch and gently fell 20 inches to a carpeted floor. The display was corrupted by this fall. The upper 20% of the screen was a useless jumble. The lower 80% had a dark grey cast and vertical lines that [...]
Amazon Kindle 2 battery life
On 2009/03/14
The Kindle 2 battery life is poor when the wireless is left turned on. There is no quick way I know of to turn on/off the wireless.
Here is the process:
Is this the bottom for hardware prices?
On 2009/03/06
Is it the beginning of the next depression or only a severe recession? [Update: A friend suggested we call it the Great Recession.] No matter what we call it there are implications for us in this current economic climate. One of the unexpected consequences may be increasing hardware prices rather than a continuing decline, which we have become accustomed to over the past several decades.
Is this necessary?
On 2009/02/28
I started today in a coffee and computer-induced massive ADD state. One item led me to a side-trip, which led me to another side trip and another… until I had lost sight of what I started out to do first. Once I awoke from my ADD coma, three and half hours later, I pondered if this is the natural state of modern Homo sapiens, which is only going to get worse as technology expands its reach into every facet of our lives.
ASUS Eee PC 1000HE initial impressions
On 2009/02/23
This note was composed on the 1000HE.
The PC/netbook is small, light weight and quite usable. It has Windows XP Home installed by default.
Setup is straightforward, like setting up any typical XP machine.
The Curse of the New Computer
On 2005/12/14
2005-12-14
Let’s get the curse out of the way first:
I curse Bill Gates so that when he dies and goes to hell he has to spend eternity installing Microsoft software.
My old computer died two weeks ago. It was a trusty, overbuilt, over-clocked DIY project that had its origins in 2000. I was always [...]
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