Sunday, August 20, 2006
Friday, August 18, 2006
Thursday, August 17, 2006
HP is turning around
Just when you thought HP is over and done with, thanks to what's her name ... Carly Fiorina... never mind. And now HP is making a surprising comeback and is enroute to unseat IBM as the biggest whatever, OKAY technology company.
Even my IT friend is recommending me HP against Dell. What's happening?
My experience with Dell has been largely positive. I used to have problem with my home PC's display card. After making a few calls, Dell shipped me a new one, problem solved. And my work Dell PC has been pretty solid for years. I have no experience with HP on a personal level.
Since I am on the subject of computing, my experience with Apple has been a mixed bag. My initial assessment was pretty positive, that's actually from my 800 MHZ G3 iBook. When it worked, it was great. Then I got hit with the logic board failure, then the display 90 degree problem. And now it's just sitting there pretty. I am still intrigued by Apple's design and its UNIX based OS, but I really need reliable hardware. Reading the latest support posts from their own discussion forums regarding their latest MacBook doesn't give me a lot of confidence at all. My not so pretty 3-year old IBM R51 running XP is still rocking, OKAY, maybe not rocking, but at least running the way it's supposed to run. Frankly, I am disappointed with my iBook experience. But I may be ready to give Apple another chance ... it's just unfortunate that once the model is stablized then it got phased out right away. Planned obsolescence perhaps.
Even my IT friend is recommending me HP against Dell. What's happening?
My experience with Dell has been largely positive. I used to have problem with my home PC's display card. After making a few calls, Dell shipped me a new one, problem solved. And my work Dell PC has been pretty solid for years. I have no experience with HP on a personal level.
Since I am on the subject of computing, my experience with Apple has been a mixed bag. My initial assessment was pretty positive, that's actually from my 800 MHZ G3 iBook. When it worked, it was great. Then I got hit with the logic board failure, then the display 90 degree problem. And now it's just sitting there pretty. I am still intrigued by Apple's design and its UNIX based OS, but I really need reliable hardware. Reading the latest support posts from their own discussion forums regarding their latest MacBook doesn't give me a lot of confidence at all. My not so pretty 3-year old IBM R51 running XP is still rocking, OKAY, maybe not rocking, but at least running the way it's supposed to run. Frankly, I am disappointed with my iBook experience. But I may be ready to give Apple another chance ... it's just unfortunate that once the model is stablized then it got phased out right away. Planned obsolescence perhaps.
Throw Your Tweezers Away
Rachel Alexander, by Greg Kessler, backstage Prada 2006. All rights belong to rightful owners.
Hilary Rhoda, First view. All rights belong to their rightful owners.More Throw Your Tweezers Away by Natasha Singer, August 17, 2006, The New York Times.
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Your Notebook Has Too Much Fire Power
No, it's not a picture from the middle east.You know your notebook has too much fire power when it can torch your truck like this.
Dell is taking much of the heat from this self-burning notebook phenomenon. According to Dell, the culprit is the lithium-ion batteries made by Sony.
Photo by John Gurzinski for The New York Times. All rights belong to their rightful owners.
Dell Will Recall Batteries in PC's by Damon Darlin - August 15, New York Times. I guess it actually means Notebooks or Laptops. Anyhow, you got the idea.
Maybe my next computer won't be a laptop or notebook until the whole lithium-ion thing got sorted out.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Cell Phone
I didn't get the Cingular 8125, instead I got 2 Nokia 6682 together with 2 years spanking new contract from Cingular. Ordered from Amazon for 2 cents and will have $25 rebate.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Match Point, 2005
A Woody Allen movie not being marketed as one. But then again, anyone who reads film review kind of things know it's an Allen movie. Is it reverse marketing?
If you are sick and tired of seeing typical Allen's neurotic stuttering on screen performance, no worry, you won't see it in this flick. He is, to many's relief, totally behind the scene.
Apparently things look pretty good with him behind the camera.
Match Point is about lust and luck. It is a tragedy well told.
Vince, if you have some time to spare, like when you are not studying World History or Arabic, or Persian or making millions on the side, you may perhaps want to check it out. I won't say you are gonna like it but there is a good chance that you won't find it boring, if anything, Scarlett Johansson, should get your attention.
If you are sick and tired of seeing typical Allen's neurotic stuttering on screen performance, no worry, you won't see it in this flick. He is, to many's relief, totally behind the scene.
Apparently things look pretty good with him behind the camera.
Match Point is about lust and luck. It is a tragedy well told.
Vince, if you have some time to spare, like when you are not studying World History or Arabic, or Persian or making millions on the side, you may perhaps want to check it out. I won't say you are gonna like it but there is a good chance that you won't find it boring, if anything, Scarlett Johansson, should get your attention.
Thursday, August 03, 2006
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