Archive for February, 2008
LAPTOP Magazine’s Top Blu-Ray Notebook Picks
February 26, 2008 8:43 am
HD-DVD is dead, but that other high-definition format is more than just a fall back; it’s a winner. The reason the Blu-Ray format stole the gold isn’t just because the studios were backing it, but its also plays back some beautiful content. And why not use that slick notebook …
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Original post by ManishK
No surprise here. Apple announced today that it has updated its MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook lines. Here are some of the updates to both of the machines:
Latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, known as Penryn
Larger Hard Drives (up to 300GB on some models)
2GB RAM standard in most models
The …
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Original post by ManishK
Today Apple announced refreshes to both the MacBook and MacBook Pro line, instead of the complete redesign that many online sites were hoping for or hinting at. The key item of both notebook updates is the inclusion of the latest Intel Penryn processors.
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Original post by info@technologyguide.com
Apple MacBook Pro Review (T7500)
7:36 amThe Apple MacBook Pro is the 15.4″ notebook aimed to compete with other desktop replacement or road warrior notebooks on the market. This notebook combines a thin stylish aluminum body, sleek port layout, and hearty specs to handle most of your desktop duties. Combine this notebook with Boot Camp, and you have a major contender in the notebook market, being able to run all the key operating systems in the market being Mac OSX and Windows XP or Vista.
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Monitor your wireless connection
7:04 am Q. I’ve recently read a lot in the national press regarding so-called Wi-Fi theft and the ways in which people piggyback onto their neighbours wireless connections to commit online crimes. If I wanted to check if someone was using my wireless router to access…
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Original post by Alex Bentley
Fujitsu Siemens has placed a little too much emphasis on entry-level laptops of late but the Amilo Si 2636 is anything but. This 13.3-inch laptop has a stylish look with an air of gaming process about it. Sadly, this isn’t the case as the graphics are an…
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Original post by Michael Browne
Running IE in Linux
February 25, 2008 10:24 pmI was talking with my boss the other day and saying that I think it’s possible I could give up Windows and still do everything I do at work as efficiently with Linux. I could use GIMP instead of Photoshop for imaging, OpenOffice.org in lieu of Microsoft Office for productivity, Bluefish instead …
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Original post by ManishK
Toshiba Satellite A300 and P300 with Penryn leaked
Fujitsu introduces 500GB notebook hard drive
Acer will add Blu-ray to notebooks
Asus Eee PC gets torture tested
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Original post by info@technologyguide.com
I’m really psyched, because, after some effort, I found a way to assign keyboard shortcuts in Ubuntu 7.1. Now, I can launch my favorite programs — Firefox, GIMP, etc — with one swift keystroke, no mousing required. This same trick works both on my laptop with Ubuntu 7.1 and on …
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Original post by ManishK
I caught this post on Michael Mace’s Mobile Opportunity blog, in which he writes an obituary to mobile applications. Mace’s main point: mobile applications are on their death bed. He sums it up:
The business of making native apps for mobile devices is dying, crushed by a fragmented market and restrictive …
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Original post by ManishK
