Very Cool but HP beat them to market
Friday, May 01, 2009
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Sorry it has been awhile since I have made a post
It has been a very difficult last few weeks. My Mom was very sick on life support and then passed away. I broke my leg bad about 8 weeks before Mom got sick. The chemo I went through a couple of years back killed all the roots of my teeth so I am on my way to movie star false teeth, one more visit to have the last 6 front upper teeth removed. I looked into implants vs False plates... $$,$$$.00 Holy Crap, Denture's it is. :-).
I would like to say thank you to all of you for your support and nice emails of concerns. I will be back posting again, sooner then later.
Ciao for now.
Michael
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Touch Screen Tablet PC - Dell Latitude XT
Dear DELL, Maybe DELL should send one Latitude XT Tablet PC to me so I can use it as my Main PC for my Construction SAFETY supervisor, Information Systems Manager, Human Resources Manager, position. I work in all Atlantic Canada Weather Conditions, Warm/Cold, Inside/Outside, remote access to remote offices in 3 Atlantic Canada Provinces, Secure Internal 802.11n/CAT 6, Windows Small Business Server 2003, with AD, Exchange, SharePoint. You name it, I will run it through its paces, document & BLOG about it daily. Please let me try.
Michael McCrea, MCP, MCDST, A+, Network+, CSS
McCarthy's Roofing Limited, (NS) & (NB)
Bradshaw Roofing Contractors, Inc.
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
New Gateway 14" Tablet PC Spied (2007) Why can I not buy this any longer? Old guys can not see 12.1'” screens, Come on Help The OLD GUYS EYES!!!!
AS you all may know I am looking for the best Tablet PC I can buy for my new Job. I am the Information Systems Manager, Company Construction Safety Supervisor & Now head of Human Resources. In my personal office I have a Dell Windows 2003 Small Business Server, Clone Windows XP Pro SP-3 Desktop PC with Dual Samsung Monitors and a Compaq Presario V5000 Laptop with a 2nd. Samsung 18.1” NEW Monitor attached to the laptop. I now want to have a Tablet PC to replace my laptop so I have all my company data with me at all time as i am very mobile where my job takes me to industrial job sites, small residential jobsites, remote offices of our company other offices in other Atlantic Canada provinces, meetings at many different contractors offices, etc. etc. You get the point I am very busy. When I started this job a few months ago “FULL TIME” there were really no digital records for me to work with so I have to make these from scratch, which has really turned out to be a lot of work. I have found so real nice software to assist me in this. But I am always looking for more.
My Dream Tablet will be:
Large 14” Screen that has to be able to be viewable in direct sunlight as I spend a lot of time on Very Large Commercial Construction projects doing Safety Inspections on the roof.
POWER, POWER, POWER, LOTS OF RAM, Windows Vista, Docking Station
WiFi 802.11n
Large HDD
Reasonable price!
PLEASE HELP ME….
OR Close to this:
Some specs of the 295 Series:
- Core 2 Duo T7100 1.8GHz or T7300 2GHz processor
- 2GB DDR2 SDRAM
- 60GB-100GB hard drive
- Integrated Intel GMA x3100 graphics
- 14" WXGA TFT Active Matrix display (1280x768)
- Wacom and touchscreen capabilities
- Standard 8-cell battery
www.TigerDirect.ca use to list a 14” Gateway and Fijitsu but no longer…. WHY??????
New Gateway 14" Tablet PC Spied
This is the NEW DELL but is a 12.1” “Come On”
Sunday, March 22, 2009
THE ULTIMATE TABLET PC HUNT
I am and Construction Safety Supervisor for 3 large Construction Company’s in Atlantic Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & PEI CANADA. I am still looking for my dream Tablet PC so if you know of one model please let me know. My wish list is: a 14” Screen with Windows Vista, and large HDD, 802.11n, Web Cam built in, but most of “ALL IT HAS TO WORK IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT” as I am a Construction Safety Supervisor. If you are an up and coming company that would like me to demo your model in the real world. PLEASE CONTACT ME, ASAP….. Summer is coming and I will write about it on my Blog as well as other PC Mag’s online.
If you know of others, that may suit my needs please contact me.
Thank you in advance.
Michael McCrea, MCP, MCDST, A+, Network+, CSS
McCarthy’s Roofing Limited, (NS) & (NB)
Bradshaw Roofing Contractors, Inc.
902-456-9796 Blackberry
902-469-2260 Office
The Journal of Joe The Peacock. Yay.: The Ultimate Guide To Twitter
I love Twitter, but this guy really does. Read his post you may like it.
The Journal of Joe The Peacock. Yay.: The Ultimate Guide To Twitter
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
CDN - Acer Aspire 8930 Desktop Replacement Laptop
Acer has put just enough features and perks into the Aspire 8930, its high-end performance laptop. Thanks to a couple of reasonably primo parts, this high-octane portable is a solid choice for mobility-minded gamers. And with a price tag under two grand (our reviewed configuration was US$1700 as of 2/22/09), this desktop replacement laptop won't blow your budget.
Running the show are a 2.5GHz Intel T9400 Core 2 Duo processor, an nVidia 9700M GT 512MB graphics card, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, and the 64-bit version of Windows Vista. That combo delivered a reasonable WorldBench 6 score of 94. In game tests, it struggled a little with Enemy Territory: Quake Wars and Unreal Tournament 3; running at 1680 by 1050, it notched 30 and 35 frames per second, respectively. So, technically, you can still play games on it, but you might notice the occasional slowdown.
As for more-recent games, it couldn't play Valve's zombie-apocalypse shooter Left 4 Dead at the display's native resolution, but it ran comfortably at 1280 by 720 with most settings maxed out. Even the hardware-crushing Crysis ran at playable frame rates with antialiasing off and settings at medium at 1280 by 720--a respectable showing. (Whether the later, more graphically-intense parts of the game would remain playable is questionable, however.) The difference in performance here might be due to the 64-bit OS and which games are utilizing it, something that you may wish to keep in mind when you set your gaming expectations for this laptop.
What about the battery life? Well, nobody buys a desktop replacement to lug around that often, but it lasted a reasonably long 2 hours, 54 minutes.
What matters is that the Aspire 8930 looks good. The 18.4-inch display, offering a native resolution of 1920 by 1080, dazzles with terrific brightness and good color reproduction. Though the screen has a glossy finish, it manages to remain usable under reasonable levels of sunlight, whether outside or indoors with the curtains open. The bezel is a little thick, but in my tests the lower edge was elevated enough to give me a good, full view of the screen even with my meaty paws typing away at the keyboard. My only complaint is that the rubber "feet" on the left and right sides of the display are placed slightly haphazardly. While I understand the need to keep the pretty screen scuff-free, the feet don't match the overall aesthetic of the laptop's otherwise slick styling.
The Aspire 8930 cuts a striking profile. Complementing the smooth, high-gloss finish are blue-lit LEDs along the hinges that look great. When you open the laptop, its aesthetic changes with a textured metallic surface that looks different without seeming gaudy. The texture continues over the touchpad--I hated this initially, but it grew on me when I noticed that it gave the touchpad a nice tactile feel.
The Aspire 8930 also offers a lot in the way of ports, with three USB 2.0 inputs, two eSATA ports, VGA, HDMI, and DisplayPort video outputs, and line-in and microphone audio inputs. Acer was also nice enough to throw in an excellent Webcam, positioning it at the top of the screen bezel.
Laptop keyboards with dedicated ten-key inputs are often a recipe for frustration and missed key presses. However, thanks to its size, the Aspire 8930 manages to pull the design off with nary a missed Ctrl key during Web browsing, typing, or game playing.
Moreover, no keys have shrunk noticeably to make room for the numeric pad. Using the keyboard wasn't all roses, though, as I felt a bit of clicking on the right side of the board after extended use (it never affected the functionality, but it was cause for concern).
The Cinedash Media Console, a touch-inductive media interface located to the left of the keyboard, is another eye-grabber, and for the most part it works well. The media controls are intuitive and reasonably responsive, and the volume slider is, well, fun. It makes the machine feel like a laptop from the future. Unfortunately, that future doesn't include a more finely tuned volume control--accidentally touching it while playing some games minimized them. The Media Console does have a hold button, so hitting the volume control by mistake can be avoided, but having to figure that out the hard way was annoying.
All of the laptop's internal expansion areas are available behind one panel on the system's underside. Removing the panel is painless enough, but check your timidity at the door, as a fair amount of force is required to pry the plate up. Once you manage to detach it, though, you're ready to go. The hard drive is easily replaceable, and the motherboard supports a pair of DDR3 SO-DIMMs (and with a 64-bit version of Vista and the shrinking cost of 4GB SO-DIMMS, expansion is a viable option down the road).
As with many laptops, sound is the Aspire 8930's sole stumbling point. The machine is billed as a home-theater substitute, and it comes with a full 5.1 setup. In stereo mode, it performs reasonably well; music is loud, and movies are clear. Unfortunately, in surround mode, the laptop disappoints. While the front and side channels produce acceptable audio, the center channel is tinny and quiet--since movies drive dialogue through the center channel in 5.1 mixes, this is troublesome. With the surround mode active, DVD dialogue was barely audible a few feet away, and undetectable across the room. Most users will likely want to find a decent pair of external speakers if they plan to watch a lot of movies on this laptop. The included S/PDIF output and HDMI audio output capability are nice bonuses that mitigate that disappointment somewhat, however.
The Acer Aspire 8930 offers a great combination of price and purpose. My only reservations relate to our review model's lack of a Blu-ray drive (since the machine has a Full HD display but its video card won't run games at that resolution, you'll want something to show the screen off), as well as to the likelihood that you'll need to buy a new laptop bag to transport this 18.4-inch monster.
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