Intel has started shipping their Classmate computers to emerging markets in the hope of bringing technology to those students who can not afford it. The Classmate computer is currently being shipped to such countries as Brazil, Chile, Nigeria, China, India, Indonesia, Libya, Malaysia, , Pakistan, Thailand, Philippines, , Turkey and Vietnam and others, totaling 25 […]
During the past several weeks there are been several surveys which seem to indicate that the public is favoring HP systems over Dell and that HP is still maintaining a slight lead in new PC sales over its rival. Also notebooks are maintaining their edge in sales over desktops by about 1% of sales.
And as […]
Google has added more tools to its every popular Google pack of software, making Google even more powerful. The recent additions of Norton Security Scan and Spyware Doctor Starter Edition both provide free tools to keep your system free of critters and bugs. And their new Google Photo Screensaver provides a nice touch for those […]
I’m confused. Isn’t Linux free, like in open source free. And if the word free and open source seem to be what Linux advocates all say is the best of both worlds, than how can a group say they own a part of Linux? I don’t get it.
Well that is what the Free Software Foundation […]
Well the Dell on again, off again love affair with Linux is on again. At least that is the word from Dell’s blog site. According to the figures that Dell received, almost 70% of people who responded said they would use Linux for either work or home systems. Now will come the biggest challange Dell […]
It’s been almost six weeks since the original postings that Firefox was going to dress up their add on website and also eliminate some of the toys people use, aka extensions. So today I took a look at the new site. It does appear that some site rearrangement took place, but using words like ‘new’ […]
Our good friends in Redmond must be using the new math when they are boasting of a sales figure that just doesn’t make sense. I have read several articles about Microsofts claims of selling 20 million ‘licenses’ of Vista in 30 days. In fact I was so impressed that I tossed my XP laptop in […]
There is a interesting story about a woman who bought a new Compaq laptop and was having problems with her keyboard. The keys were sticking and the space bar was sluggish to respond. So she uninstalled Windows that came on her system and installed Ubuntu. The problem still was happening which indicated that it most […]
During the past several weeks , I have read 3 or 4 articles about how much RAM Vista really needs. And to add to the confusion, Microsoft themselves recommend at least 1G of RAM for Vista Ready machines, and another article says 4G is best.
First things first. We must always remember that Microsoft is always […]
Back in December [here] and again in January, [here] I posted two articles about the $150 Laptop. I received some scathing replies and also a reply from one of the backers of the new laptop. And as I had mentioned, I would be keeping tabs on how Lite Appliances was doing.
So I took […]
