When considering buying a laptop, battery life is always a primary issue. As opposed to desktop computers which is typically used at home, work, or in any other place where the computer occupies a permanent place and a ready outlet is available, a laptop is more associated with mobility. Owners of laptops will not always […]
Can Solid State Drives Really Help Extend Battery Life?
Extending battery life has been the holy grail of mobile computing. But can solid state hard drives really help? Recently, the trend is going towards solid-state storage. This means drives that have no moving parts. Most popular of these is flash memory. They’re cheap, durable, and can hold data even without power (unlike volatile RAM, […]
3G on the Asus Eee using an LG KU250 (Updated)
The LG KU250 is touted as the “3G for all” phone, being the cheapest 3G-enabled phone around. It usually retails for just over $100 (bought mine for about $142). In my country 3G / GPRS rates are not really cheap, but one of the operators–Smart–offers unlimited connectivity for PhP 10 per 30 minutes. That’s approximately […]
First time!
It’s my first time to bring my Asus Eee PC out of the house. I went for a quick cup of coffee at a nearby cafe with the wife and kids. So it’s a field test so to speak. I got a couple of curious glances from other patrons and passers by. Looks like the […]
