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Counting Down to Ubuntu…

November 12, 2008 at 1:00 AM · 0 comments

in Meanderings, Software

Sometimes it’s fun to see when products are being released. A lot of folks have created countdown timers and distributed them to interested parties to apply on their own sites.
Canonical is not immune to this.. here’s what the Ubuntu Countdown banner looks like:

Ubuntu 8.10 was released at the end of October, so the banner above [...]

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The Deal
Yes, it’s true: in a three-day special sale, Dell is offering its newly unveiled Inspiron Mini 9 at a price point starting at USD $99.00.

The Rub
The catch: you must buy another Dell notebook, albeit also at a discount. Thus, you end paying somewhere between $1,200 and $2,400 for two notebooks.
This special promotion is called the [...]

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Dell Inspiron Mini 9

September 4, 2008 at 10:50 PM · 3 comments

in Convergence, Gadgetry

As Dell [DELL] continues its endeavor to radically change (and hopefully, improve) its image with the public, they’ve come through with a new competitor line to the HP 2133 Mini-Note line, which in turn is a formidable response to the ASUStek’s Eec PC.
I’ve discussed the recent issues with the mini-/sub-notebook arena that Apple used to [...]

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Mac Cost Effectiveness

July 8, 2008 at 8:54 PM · 0 comments

in Gadgetry

Preface
Folks, this is one of those historical tales of wonder (or, alternatively, extreme boredom) that I bring out whenever somebody has one of those funny ah-ha stories they bring to my attention.
In the Beginning
Way back in the primordial days of modern computing, I programmed on an Apple.
Not a Mac, but an Apple ][, when it [...]

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PlayStation 2 Linux Kit

June 25, 2008 at 2:00 AM · 0 comments

in Gadgetry, Gaming, Programming

The Setup
When discussing the PlayStation 3 Ubuntu Linux construct, I mentioned Sony’s previous attempt at a hobbyist kit for the PlayStation 2.
This is the story of that kit.
The Premise
On May 22, 2002, a limited release of an “enthusiast” developer product was released that converted a PlayStation 2 (with the original shell, not the [...]

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Several years ago, when the PlayStation 2 was king, there was a cute “hobbyist kit” released for the PS2 that allowed interested persons the ability to create and run apps that, in some ways, was an onramp for PlayStation development.
Fast forward to now, and you’ve still got plenty of interest in creating and maintaining some [...]

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