One man and his dog and his laptop

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The Best laptop bag

The Best laptop bag 12/02/2003 01:26 AM
In a vast field of laptop bags I have finally found the perfect bag, Timbuk2's Commute 2.0. I've tried...

New Laptop

New Laptop 06/16/2004 12:31 AM
Just in time for JavaOne, I got me a new Thinkpad R50 laptop (specs here, but with 512Mb). At 6.8lbs it's a bit heavier than the T41 I initially considered, but the $200+ price difference just didn't seem worth it for what (weight aside) is effectively the same machine... It's a pretty sweet little machine: very good battery life, a... (302 words)

The death of the laptop? Not quite yet

The death of the laptop? Not quite yet 12/09/2003 12:07 PM
Weird. Not one, but two remarkably similar articles last week (one by Duncan Martell of Reuters, the other by Kevin Laws of VentureBlog), about how...

Laptop Of Luxury

Laptop Of Luxury 04/09/2004 04:09 PM
By Bill Bennett, Sydney Morning Herald (via MyAppleMenu)

Laptop Lockdown

Laptop Lockdown 07/08/2004 08:37 AM
G4 Tech TV Jul 8 2004 1:25PM GMT

First Looks: Now Any PC or Laptop Can Be
A "Tivo"

First Looks: Now Any PC or Laptop Can Be
A "Tivo" 06/07/2004 12:17 PM
“AVerMedia has created a pocket-sized device, the AverMe3dia UltraTV USB 300, that can capture video and tune in cable or broadcast TV, as well as enabling virtually any decently powered PC desktop or laptop to time-shift television and capture video from other sources, like DVD players and VCRs. Read our full review of this fabulous $120 device.”

Micro laptop gets DVD

Micro laptop gets DVD 06/07/2004 07:14 AM
Personal Computer World Jun 7 2004 11:55AM GMT

The new 15-in. PowerBook: A laptop for
all?

The new 15-in. PowerBook: A laptop for
all? 06/03/2004 05:10 PM
If the 12-in. PowerBook is too small (or too slow), and the 17-in. PowerBook is too big, then the 15-in. model should be just right. And yet ...

Top Tip: KDE too bloated for my laptop?

Top Tip: KDE too bloated for my laptop? 04/26/2004 01:18 PM
I installed the Knoppix cd to my laptop..everything seems to be there..one problem is that I get errors when I try to run KDE (startx).

A G5 Laptop? Maybe Next Year

A G5 Laptop? Maybe Next Year 12/17/2003 01:32 AM
Much of the requisite modifications needed to convert a G5 desktop chipset into one that works in a laptop may have already taken place. By Alex Salkever (BusinessWeek via MyAppleMenu)

Desktop vs. laptop: Which do you really
need?

Desktop vs. laptop: Which do you really
need? 02/12/2004 10:19 PM
ZDNet Feb 13 2004 1:34AM GMT

First Efficeon laptop

First Efficeon laptop 12/10/2003 01:08 AM
From Sharp, the first proper laptop using Transmeta's new, more power efficient 1GHz Efficeon (get it?) processor. The Mebius Muramasa PC-MM2-5NE, which weighs just over...

No 3GHz Soon and No G5 Laptop

No 3GHz Soon and No G5 Laptop 06/09/2004 10:43 AM
With the release of 2.5GHz PowerMacs today (Apple Store), some continue to speculate about the 3GHz promise made last year. MacCentral quotes Apple's ...

Laptop phones

Laptop phones 02/19/2004 11:21 AM
News.com on how some laptops could start doubling as phones:Manufacturers plan to start selling notebooks with integrated Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) this year and...

Is That A Laptop Or A Phone?

Is That A Laptop Or A Phone? 02/19/2004 11:28 AM
Intel is now pushing computer makers to build phones directly into laptops. At first, I wondered why this was necessary, since it's easy enough to install a softphone - but they're actually talking about the hardware aspect. The idea is that on the cover of the laptop, you'd have a screen and phone buttons, and the system could be used even if the computer was in sleep mode. Initially, the phone would be a VoIP phone, but they also want to add cellular service. The screen also will integrate with some email programs so you could check your email without opening up the computer. While this certainly has a novelty factor, I wonder how big a market there really is for such things. Most people who would be remotely interested in this have a mobile phone already. Are they really going to be that interested in adding additional phone service just for their computer? Also, the way this offering is described, it sounds like it's only really useful if the laptop is closed.

100 Gig Laptop Drive

100 Gig Laptop Drive 07/09/2004 03:25 AM

When I go on the road my laptop has a 40 Gig drive but that is just not enough and I carry a 60 Gig Firewire external just to have all of my data with me. Finally someone has developed a 100 gig 2.5 inch hard-drive. Time will tell how these will perform. Japanese techies are going to get a shot at them first but they will not be cheap. [Engadget]

You Still Want To Purchase A Laptop?

You Still Want To Purchase A Laptop? 07/08/2004 08:37 PM
If you're like me, you would have frequently logged on to Apple's online store and configure a laptop or two just to see how rich you'd have to be in order to buy your dream machine.
Well, don't be surprise if Apple starts to contact you to see if you really want your dream machine.

Hypersonic's new 64-bit laptop

Hypersonic's new 64-bit laptop 12/02/2003 02:35 PM
New laptop from Hypersonic using Athlon's new 64-bit chip. The Aviator AX6 is aimed mainly at gamers, and has a 15.1-inch screen, a 60GB hard drive, a DVD burner, built-in Flash memory card reader, 1GB of RAM, and a 64MB video card. Read...

The Genius Of The Laptop

The Genius Of The Laptop 12/09/2003 12:09 PM
By Charles Moore (MacOPINION via MyAppleMenu)

Is this the lightest ever laptop?

Is this the lightest ever laptop? 03/31/2005 09:04 AM
TechWorld Mar 31 2005 1:33PM GMT

Weaning off laptop

Weaning off laptop 06/19/2004 06:10 AM

I have been using laptops primarily for the past few years and now I am planning to return to desktops.  Why?  Because laptops are difficult to upgrade and I am tired of paying too much to replace broken parts or batteries dying over time.  The control key on my current laptop, a Dell Inspiron 8000, is sticky and I can't fix it without sending my laptop off.  Fans (yup, it has two) and hard drives turning on and off is annoying too.

I have been eyeing the 17-inch PowerBook but Windows is my primary target environment so I can't just replace my laptop with the PowerBook.  So I am going to get a desktop, not the most powerful one available, but one that hits the Sweet Spot.  I think that means 3.2 GHz Pentium 4.  So far I am looking at Dell Dimension 8300 with 2 gig of memory, 400G disk.  Since I am addicted to 1600x1200 resolution and LCD (read ClearType), I'll have to get one of those 20-inch LCD and match that with Radeon 9800 GPU.  Even with fastest optical drives (CD/DVD-RW), total cost is around $2400 which is pretty good deal I think.

Only problem is that the price keeps dropping.  Longer I hold off on getting it, the cheaper it gets.  It's amazing that with such a strong incentive not to press the submit button, the computer industry still humms along.  How crazy is that?

After I finish making the transition to the desktop, maybe I'll get the PowerBook (why the heck does it support only 1440x900?) with the excuse that I'll be writing some OS X software.  At least that's the line I am going to use on my wife.  OS X software market is going to explode, honey!

A Pizza Box for Your Laptop

A Pizza Box for Your Laptop 01/04/2005 10:55 AM

PowerPizza Laptop Box

PowerPizza Laptop Box 07/09/2004 10:22 AM

If you've got no concern for your laptop at all, please purchase and enjoy one of these corrugated cardboard PowerPizza boxes. Although they look sturdy enough, I'm thinking we're probably looking at novelty use, unless you find big pizza boxes the perfect form factor for hauling through subways or airports. Purchase now for £12.99 and they'll get it to you in 28 days or less -- or the next one is the same price. May or may not be used to calculate the value of pi. (Thanks, Dave!)
Read - Product Page [HumanBeans]

HP uses AMD in 64-bit laptop line

HP uses AMD in 64-bit laptop line 06/24/2005 03:33 PM
HP launches a laptop line based on AMD's Turion 64. I guess now we'll find out just how much the business market cares about battery life.

My laptop, my life

My laptop, my life 12/30/2004 06:52 AM
The Star Online Dec 30 2004 10:34AM GMT

3D Linux Laptop Available

3D Linux Laptop Available 06/17/2004 04:34 PM

New: Laptop Desktop USB

New: Laptop Desktop USB 08/30/2004 09:59 AM
Kensington's Laptop Desktop USB provides a desktop mount for notebooks 16 inches and under, with a glove-like holder that secures the body of the computer and can be adjusted to raise or lower the screen height.

3G Videoconferencing for Laptop

3G Videoconferencing for Laptop 06/01/2004 04:23 AM
3G Jun 1 2004 8:23AM GMT

Top Tip: Networking between PDA and
laptop?

Top Tip: Networking between PDA and
laptop? 05/06/2004 01:23 AM
I have an emachines m6805 laptop and a toshiba e800 pda. Both have wireless. Is there a way that I can communicate between the two wirelessly? Is this a new or not well discussed concept? Can two laptops communicate wirelessly for that matter?

New: MaxProtect laptop bag

New: MaxProtect laptop bag 04/04/2005 11:20 AM
MaxUpgrades' MaxProtect is an impact resistant carrying bag for G4 PowerBooks (17, 15, and 12 inch) and iBooks (14 and 12 inch).

Picking Out A New Laptop

Picking Out A New Laptop 02/05/2005 09:39 PM

By Chris Muldrow, Free Lance-Star

History of the Laptop

History of the Laptop 03/23/2005 12:46 PM

Chris Null over at Mobile PC Mag does another great follow up to his Top 100 Gadgets of All Time, this time detailing the history of the portable computer, from the IBM 5100 Portable Computer pictured here, up to the first modern laptops. It's a tear-jerker for those of us who lived through this era, seeing old friends like the Compaq luggable (mine had more wonky than usual floppy drives) and catching a glimpse of a few I'd not known about.

It also inspired me to keep on with my current tinkering project goal (which let me tell you, is way beyond my limited abilities): getting an Epson HX-20 laptop online via serial cable -> IR -> cellphone. Of course, I've got to buy a working HX-20 first, and every time I mention it on here, you bastards go out and outbid me on all the eBay sales. Stop that.

The Birth of the Notebook [MobilePCMag]

A laptop fit for Popeye

A laptop fit for Popeye 07/05/2004 11:06 AM
globetechnology.com Jul 5 2004 3:44PM GMT

What Are Your Mac Laptop Experiences?

What Are Your Mac Laptop Experiences? 02/10/2004 03:00 AM

The Walmart Laptop

The Walmart Laptop 08/17/2004 09:00 PM

Just in time for back-to-school shopping, Walmart puts out an ultra-cheap laptop for under $600. It's an ECS A535, and comes with an Athlon 1.6GHz processor, 14" screen, wireless networking, and XP Home Edition.

As expected, Walmart continues its push of cheap imports with little regard for anything but its own bottom line.

I guess it's good for the US economy in one respect; cheap hardware like this will undoubtedly keep support guys plenty busy. And at that price you might as well buy two; one for a backup or for spare parts.

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Ideal laptop configuration?

Ideal laptop configuration? 02/14/2004 04:03 PM

After four years and a few drops my 500 MHz IBM Thinkpad seems ready for retirement.  This posting and associated comments are intended to produce a collaborative ideal configuration for a new laptop.

The mission:  Use exclusively when traveling, often for weeks at a time.  I would like to play music in my hotel rooms, ideally from built-in speakers but possibly from little portable speakers that are packed separately (I have a weird little AAA-powered Creative speaker system now that is sort of okay for background music).  I would like to copy large high-res photos from professional digital cameras, usually by pulling a CF or SD card from the camera and plugging it somehow into the flash card.  I want every possible means of connecting to the Internet, wired and wireless, except for telephone (don't have an ISP and life is too short for dialup).  Battery life is not very important as I'll usually be using the machine some place where power is available.

Here's what I think I want

• 120 GB (or larger) disk drive.  I upgraded my current laptop with a 48 GB drive nearly 2 years ago and am dismayed to discover that the largest 2.5" drives available right now are 80 GB.  Was Moore's Law revoked for notebook drives?  Anyone with inside knowledge know when/what the next step in disk drives will be fore notebooks?  I don't want to bother re-installing all my old software onto a disk smaller than 120 GB.
• TrackPoint nubby pointing device in the middle of the keyboard, as popularized on the IBM Thinkpad.  I was never able to adapt to those pad devices that are most common for laptops.
• analog video/audio output to enable playback of DVDs on hotel room TVs, some of which have A/V inputs
• reasonably high quality built-in speakers
• as many USB 2.0 ports as possible (at least two because I'll want to use an accessory mouse that will chew up one)
• a built-in Webcam and microphone suitable for video conferencing.  Supposedly MSN Messenger contains a reasonable quality video conferencing feature.  Would also be nice to be able to make phone calls from the laptop in cases where a hotel provides high-speed Internet but expensive voice calls and/or the cell phone isn't working in that area.
• built-in sockets for CF, SD, and other digital camera memory cards
• built-in 802.11b for sure, Bluetooth?, maybe something for mobile phone Internet would be nice, e.g., a GSM radio
• at least two PC card slots for expansion and the weird little card burner that I must use to keep my airplane's GPS databases up to date
• mid-size screen and keyboard to keep the weight below 5 lbs. and the size compact
• Windows XP operating system (am currently using XP on desktop and Solaris for philip.greenspun.com; don't want to learn anything new)

It might be fun to play with the TabletPC software in order to add sketches and other personal annotations to emails, documents, photos, etc.  Is this software ready for prime time?  And does having a TabletPC interfere with the other goals?

Ideas anyone?

Enderle's Ferrari Laptop

Enderle's Ferrari Laptop 02/10/2004 05:29 PM

No Fears: Laptop D.J.'s Have a Feast

No Fears: Laptop D.J.'s Have a Feast 09/10/2004 12:14 AM
Plenty of music available online is not just free but also easily available, legal and — most important — worth hearing.

Vodafone 3G Laptop Trial

Vodafone 3G Laptop Trial 01/27/2004 01:21 AM
3G Jan 27 2004 5:15AM GMT
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