Posts Tagged ‘EeePC’

To prove that you don’t need a powerful computer to podcast, I brought along my old Gateway Solo. It’s a PIII, 550 mHz laptop. The others were amazed of the older technology. Therefore, they decided to pull out their computers and compare size. An Apple enthusiast and a EeePC Netbook owner – Tom from YourDaily. We put all three together to compare.

The one picture includes the Blue Snowball Microphone. It was the monthly Podcast Meeting.

Google Sky up. Is it wrong?
No Blu-Ray for XBox
The Dirty Jobs of IT
You mean that’s not Brittany?
Feature Content:
Another Sub Laptop?

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MySpace Online Safety – ArsTechnica
Yahoo Please Join OpenSocial – Furrier.org
Gizmodo Should be Banned – Geek News Central
-Rebut:Giz Banned for Life and Loving it – Gizmodo
Nashville Laptop Costs 1 Million – InfoWorld

On The Geek:

Tomb Raider in Trouble
Android Prototype
Is Bill Gates Really Done with MS?

20 Petabytes per Day for Google – Niallkennedy
Google Maps with Weather – PCWorld
Geeks Prefer Apple? – LinuxInsider
HD-DVD Slashes Prices – Reuters
Warranties – TidBITS

EeePC Breaks Rules – LinuxInsider
Google Can Bid on 700MHz – CNet
JiWire Hotspot Access for iPhone – WNN

7 Year Watch:
Wikipedia

Of Note:

These COMPUSA Laptops are $10
65 in 1 Reader
Squeezebox Duet
ExoSkeleton
TankChair
Open a Beer with… a Chainsaw
Bluetooth for your Motorcycle

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Band Sues Guitar Hero Over Likeness – USA Today
Does EeePC Violate Linux GPL? – iTWire
Leopard a Perfect 10?… – Yahoo
Maybe not… – Cnet
Hidden Terminal Commands in Leopard – Mac OSX Tips

On the Geek:

• Internet Cut off for P2P users
• Live Documents
• Facebook Sharing Info
• Opera Mini hits 1Million Downloads

SPAM is Worse than Ever – USA Today
XP benchmarks better than Vista – Cnet
Verizon Says Bring your Own – New York Times
Brookstone Virtual Store – ZDNet
Macbook Pro Drive Defect – Engadget
Python Updates in 2008 – CIO
Playing Desert Bus for Charity – Kotaku
Hollywood Sues Chinese Internet Site – News.com
Torvalds on Linux in 2008 – Information Week
It’s a  brick…. Mac…. – Slashdot
Geek puts Laptop in Guitar – Techeblog
Pay-as-you-drive – Cnet
The First Digital Accordian – Techeblog

Caught My Eye:
teXbox – CVG
Classical Music = Fan is Failing – Microsoft
How to Draw a Monkey – Wikihow
iYule.tv

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T-Mobile has turned the tables in Germany by unlocking iPhones so the users can choose which service to use. This was to counter a restraining order by rival Vodaphone. But was that the best idea and more importantly, will that happen anywhere else?

Let’s answer the second part first. Don’t expect this to happen anywhere else. And also don’t expect to get a German iPhone shipped to you - unless you are willing to head to Germany and pay $1500 for it. Read the rest of this entry »