Price / Performance ratio can be regarded as the most important factor when you decide what your new smartphone should be — unless of course you can spend any amount, even for inferior devices that you are going to replace the next month. Price / performance ratio is the most important factor because smartphone technology […]
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I was searching for a laptop that would combine reasonable price with power and luxury, of course on the Windows side of things. Here is what I consider the best: Dell XPS, Microsoft Surface Book and HP Spectre 360 (details follow), all with a 13.3 to 13.5 screen size — lightweight, elegant, and supported by […]
For those wondering if there was any real reason why a new Microsoft phone was necessary, let me say that Microsoft had to develop a phone, and it seems that finally the company realized it. Recall what Panos Panay said regarding the Microsoft Surface family of products, “if this was a symphony, it’d be missing […]
Gamers have an easier choice, they need to just select the right type of mechanical keys and decide if they need extras such as backlighting, a quality build, macro / programmable keys, etc. For those of us who use a keyboard mainly to type texts, code etc., finding the right machine can be an adventure, […]
I’ve been using Dell U2711 for 3 years until I changed to the new U2713H. The U2713H is considered a replacement of U2711. Of course, if you are going to buy any monitor you will read specialized reviews, with benchmarks, tests, etc. — I won’t give here information like this, just my personal experience from […]
First time I assemble a PC right from step One, even mounting the motherboard, I thought that sharing this experience may be useful in case someone hesitates. If you are not absolutely irrelevant, terrified even at the simple thought of configuring a machine, go on, it is fun and it develops a hand-made sense, adding […]
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My silent PC case fans
I use a Quad Core PC, with a Graphics card able to drive the Dell U2711 monitor at a high 2560 resolution, yet lacking a dedicated fan, in order to be silent, and 4 internal hard disks. The case provides options for five fans, two 120mm fans, a front and a rear one. The one […]
This is a troubleshooting post against eye fatigue, but the solution it proposes is not free, it costs about $ 800, and is called Dell UltraSharp U2711. It is an amazing 27 inch monitor, featuring a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels (make sure your video card can handle this resolution), a quality H-IPS panel, […]
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Web 2 discussion at World Economic Forum
What is the real importance of Web 2.0? Is it anything more than publishing home videos? The discussion comes from 2007, but it remains timely. Among the participants, Bill Gates emphasized especially the influence on education and Viviane Reding the need for freedom.
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Home Servers to replace CD-DVD libraries
Most digital media today is stored on an individual computer and then synched to one device or another or streamed through a home network to an entertainment system or other appliance. The drawback with such a system is that all files will be lost should the hard drive crash, and it’s very difficult to synchronize […]