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Chris McNeil has posted 9 comments.
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On GMail Mobile:
On ASUS Eee PC 4G (701) Review:
Thanks for the review - i've been interested in this little lappy since I first saw it in the shops, and thought it was a toy for kids! I personally think that comparing the eee and all the other upcoming small laptops (they shouldn't be called UMPC's incidentally) with a grown up laptop is not fair - we should really compare them with $300 pocket PC + bluetooth keyboard type arrangements (e.g. for lightweight travelling without a laptop bag). With this comparison, the keyboard, price and screen seem pretty impressive. It also makes battery life even more important! I use ubuntu on my portege m100, and it's power saving options are as good as windows, so maybe this is something that could be improved with a software update?
Thanks
Chris
PS imb thinkpads once tried out a "butterfly" folding keyboard to hide a full size keyboard in a small footprint laptop. If someone could perfect this for the netbook formfactor, they'd be onto a winner (weight, thickness and cost would be the problems i'd guess)
On "How much does an inexpensive digital camera cost?" in Julie's gear diary:
Julie, Just a quick note to add my 2 penneth. I've just gone from a casio camera (8MP) compact to a panasonic lumix FZ18 (8MP as well but bulky). The panasonic quality is far superior, and I've looked back on my old photo's from casio compact, and my previous camera (a 3MP fuji f700), and the fu
1) Megapixels are almosy useless in assessing camera quality. 2) Perhaps a high quality camera from 2-3 years ago (better optics but fewer megapixels) is a good option as a compact 'spare' camera (e.g. from ebay) 3) It's probably worth spending as much as you can on your main 'events' camera because if and when you do spend a few more quid (or dollars) on a decent camera, you'll look back at the old photos and feel a bit of regret that they don't look as good as they could - I know I do
[Edited at August 06, 2008 10:21:33 AM.]
On "Are Wicked Lasers too wicked?" in Julie's gear diary:
On Trivopaedia - Palm OS Game Review:
Hey Julie,
This would be very useful (although highly prohibited) for use during a pub quiz. I'm not sure if you get such a beast in the States, but over here, we congragate at the local Pub, usually one evening during the working week, have a few pints and teams of 4 answer trivia questions set by a sadisitic quiz master. Although supposedly a bit of fun, these can be taken very seriously. A key part of the whole affair is to think of an amusing team name. e.g. DENSA, Arson Fire, The quizzicals. I don't think it's any coincidence that this app comes from the UK! The whole quiz will consist of questions of the type seen in triviopedia.
Can YOU name all the James Bond Films in order?
How many people have played Darth Vader??
Who scored the winning goal in the 1990 World Cup Final
etc etc.