I think the iPad signals the beginning of the end of the dedicated e-book readers. In addition to the Kindle and iBooks apps, I can surf the web or read my email on a device which is just the right size. The Netflix streaming app is there for video, and the quick boot up is [...]
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Replaced Antec power supply in HTPC with OCZ Modxstream. The larger 135mm fan on the new power supply is a lot quieter which is essential on a HTPC.
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The APC Back-UPS RS 1500VA allows you to hot swap the backup battery, but there’s no explicit instructions on how to reset the replace battery warning. In order to reset the the replace battery warning, you have to run the battery test by pushing down the button at the front for a few seconds. Be [...]
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Between watching DVDs and Netflix Streaming, the XBox 360 is the console I use the most for media entertainment although I watch my Blu-Rays on the PS3. For recording shows in HD format, I use BeyondTV on a HTPC. I’ve noticed a lot more HD content on Netflix Streaming and it looks very good on [...]
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I was thinking this morning about how silly it is to have a virtual keyboard with an iPhone or iPod Touch interface. The natural gestures you would use on a touch screen aren’t very well suited to the 26 letters of the alphabet (Hi, Blackberry fanboys). Morse code makes more sense with its dots and [...]
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I started reading Sandkings on Kindle for PC for the kids last night. Both kids were really wrapped in the story, and I’ll try to finish the other half tonight. It is nice to be able to purchase a book and easily access and read it on my iPod Touch and PC. Just a warning [...]
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I recently purchased a Dell Mini 9n because it was on sale for only $199. This was for a netbook that cost $349 when it shipped half a year ago. It was configured with Ubuntu, 512Mb of RAM, and a 8Gb SSD. I had read some positive reviews for the product, and I wanted to [...]
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I just installed the ScribeFire blogging plugin for Firefox. This looks like a fast way to add posts to my blog. Oh wow, this is nice, the categories are displayed in a tab!
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Link via NYTimes.com
The cellphone-chip makers argue that the ARM-Linux combination is just fine for a computer meant to handle e-mail, Facebook, streaming video from sites like YouTube and Hulu, and Web-based documents.
Freescale, for example, gave free netbooks to a group of 14- to 20-year-olds and watched what happened. “They would use it for Internet access [...]
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Link via sfgate.com
Silicon Graphics Inc. will sell the remaining shreds of its fraying franchise to Rackable Systems Inc. for $25 million, punctuating the downfall of a former high-tech star that once dazzled investors and customers with the prowess of its fancy computers.
A sad day for a computer company that used to sell the world’s sexiest [...]
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