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A Dell Mac?

May 8, 2006

Anybody think there's much to the buzz last last week about Michael Dell putting the Mac OS into a Dell PC?

It would be nice to see how low the price would be, but what would be product be named?

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APC's Universal Notebook Battery: Goin' Mobile!

May 4, 2006

You know from an earlier blog that I’m a big fan of American Power Conversion’s (APC) power availability and protection solutions.

Wanted to update you on its new Universal Notebook Battery 65 Wh (UPB60), which was introduced earlier this year along with its Universal Power Adapter and Power Port Accessory.

The Universal Notebook Battery is a thin, lightweight, portable notebook battery that provides up to six hours of runtime, depending on a computer’s size and configurations.

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Konica Minolta Magicolor 2450: A Magical Color Laser Printer

May 3, 2006

Everybody may talk about how great their HP printers are, but there are some very good choices out there if you want to break away from the crowd. I’ve been testing the Konica Minolta Magicolor 2450 for some time now, and this one color laser printer that provides “workhouse” capabilities at 5 pages-per-minute (PPM) color and 20 PPM black & white.

A true desktop printer that fits easily into any environment, the Magicolor 2450 is designed for easy use. The pre-installed 4,500-page toner cartridges mean the machine is up and running in just a few minutes.

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Get on the (Memory) Stick: SwissMemory USB

April 27, 2006

The SWISSMEMORY USB cirrusWHITE is a powerful, little, white high-speed USB (2.0) stick that offers a read and write performance class of up to 28MB/s and storage capacities ranging from 128MB to 2GB.

The optically integrated protective cap with a round eyelet allows the stick to be attached to key-rings and lanyards with only minimal weight – only eight grams.

As a bonus, the integrated software provides users with a wide range of additional features. Outlook Express settings, personal Internet favorites and data from My Documents can be synchronized with ease, while the "no trace surfing" function deletes all traces of Internet surfing.

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More On Apple's 30th Anniversary: The First Apple Ad

April 3, 2006

Look how far technology advertising has come in 30 years! This is the first ad for the first Apple Computer, the Apple I, which was introduced 30 years ago this month.

Once again, thanks to the great Apple-History.com web site (so much to read on it!)

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Apple Celebrates 30th Anniversary Tomorrow

March 31, 2006

No, this isn't an April Fool's Day joke.

Apple Computer will celebrate its 30th anniversary tomorrow.Â Really hard toÂ believe that!Â But for all of you doubters, take a look at Apple-History.com, which offers an exhaustive look at all things Apple. (Yes, there is more to Apple than the iPod.)

Here's an excerpt from the very first entry, looking back 30 years, at the very first product (hard to call it that now), the Apple I:

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Bits Du Jour: Get Your Software Here ...

March 29, 2006

If youâre looking for discounts on high-quality software, Bits du Jour is a new web site that sells just one software program each day at a substantial discount. The discount will only be available through www.bitsdujour.com.

Like other "One Deal a Day" websites, Bits du Jour will sell only a limited number of each day's item. A new item will be featured on the site every day at midnight.

Bits du Jour launched today with MailWasher Pro from FireTrust Limited as its first feature.

www.bitsdujour.com

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Network Storage for the Home Is Coming

March 23, 2006

Just like very bit of technology that starts out high-end (expensive) and then gradually comes down in price to reach mass market acceptance (Crossing the Chasm, anyone?), networked storage is no different.

Once only the technology for large enterprises and now much more prevalent in the SMB market (that's most businesses, folks), networked-attached storage (NAS -- in the lingo) is soon to be coming consumers' way.

We're all very used to saving files on internal drives or USB-connected devices, but now we will soon be able to store our files on standalone NAS units that are accessed via our home network.

Look for companies like Seagate, Iomega, Western Digital (storage biggies) as well as other companies like Intel with drives that can store more than a terabyte of data (believe me, that is a lot!).Â

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Microsoft's New Portable Computer?

March 7, 2006

According to a reportÂ yesterday in UK-basedÂ Advanced-Television.com, Microsoft is expected to unveil a portable computer that is in betweenÂ a mobile telephone and a laptop. This is the latest move and counter-move in the battle to define leadership inÂ growing area ofÂ develop devices that allow users to personalize and carry with them web search and media services.

The competition?Â The usual suspects and some others.Â SonyÂ has launched a line of small wi-fi tablet computersÂ the size of a paperback book, whileÂ NokiaÂ has launched a small, Linux-powered tablet device.

Not to be outdone -- andÂ with plenty of cash to invest,Â Google is reportedÂ to have talked to electronics companies about devices to make its services more widely available than on PCs.

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APC Back-UPS ES 750 Has Got Your Back-up Covered

March 2, 2006

When I was a kid, the only time we had power failures was during hurricanes. Today, with our electrical grid stretched to capacity, power failures â brown outs, black outs and related mayhem â seem to happen without rhythm or reason. Or how about surges that love to travel through my data lines looking to create chaos at any time?

Well, after suffering countless data losses when the power flickers on, then off, then on and then really off, I know have found the answer to all of my woes -- American Power Conversionâs Back-UPS ES 750.

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