A few weeks ago the battery of my wife’s MacBook died. I could buy a new battery and continue my Mac journey, but I decided to put it up for sale on Craigslist. That was this morning at 1am.
The MacBook is now gone, and I don’t foresee another Mac in my home for [...]
Archive for the ‘Desktop’ Category
30 May
Bye bye MacBook
14 Oct
Desktop PC 2007
A few weeks ago a friend of mine got a good deal on a Gateway PC. He bought it to edit his photos, which coincidentally will also come from a Nikon D80. While my laptop offers ubiquitous surfing opportunities, it comes up short in the area of photo editing. My interests in the current state [...]
11 Dec
Mac OS handles corrupted Windows partitions better than XP?
I salvaged an used IDE hard disk from (what I consider) a broken down consumer device. I bought an external USB 2.0 hard disk enclosure for it, but I couldn’t get Windows XP to partition and format it because the drive was partitioned in a non-Windows sanctioned way. Having to deal with an [...]
15 Mar
Got a new keyboard at work
Got a new keyboard at work
Originally uploaded by gadgetdude.
I have always wanted to get a Microsoft Natural Ergo Keyboard 4000. Now I finally got one at work. Though I won’t get to use it much until I come back from my vacation.
11 Jan
Intel Macs
I was about 70% happy with yesterday’s MacWorld product announcements. I was looking forward to Intel Macs, and they were indeed announced yesterday. Today I read that there is a hint that Intel Macs can run Windows. Cool, dual boot!
The missing 30% of satisfaction is due to the lack of 12-inch Intel [...]
7 Sep
Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
My right shoulder has been sore for the past couple of days, and it hasn’t gone away with R&R like it had in the past. I am starting to wonder if I am getting RSI. This further leads to my thinking whether I should buy myself a more comfortable set of keyboard and [...]
26 Jul
iBooks updated
Apple has revised its iBook line with some updated hardware like faster CPU, more RAM, newer GPU, integrated Bluetooth, better trackpad, etc. Nothing revolutioary, but the price still starts at $999 with these enhancements. I can’t argue with that.
This is probably my first blog entry on Apple products. I am keeping an [...]
7 Dec
What happens to ThinkPad now?
The news of IBM selling its PC business to Chinese computer maker Lenovo is all over Internet. My interest is on what is going to happen to the laptop I couldn’t afford – the ThinkPad.
