NEWS: VIDEO OF THE DAY – Lost Lightsaber Stand off
Lost with out Lost? Use the Force instead
It seems there is hole that’s been left in people’s lives now that Lost has come to an end.
No more riddles, no more mysteries, no more pet theories and definitely no more answers
Clearly, fans of the enigmatic show now have time on their hands. Were glad they have [...]
IBM ThinkPad T40P portable Adieu ma concubine
Avantages: une batterie longue durée; corps compact; expansion fonctionnelle minces module intégré sans fil LAN et Bluetooth fonctions; intégré dans les systèmes de sécurité embarqués Inconvénients: onéreux, l’utilisation des processeurs Pentium M dans tous les ordinateurs portables, la performance n’est pas le meilleur Conclusion: Le processeur Pentium M [...]
IBM ThinkPad T40P notebook Farewell My Concubine
Advantages: long battery life; compact body; functional expansion module thin; built-in wireless LAN and Bluetooth functions; built-in embedded security systems Disadvantages: expensive; use Pentium M processors in all notebook computer, performance is not the best Conclusion: The Pentium M processor at all to use notebook computers, IBM’s performance [...]
NEWS: WEBSITE OF THE DAY – The Ethiopian Coffee Company
The best coffee delivered straight to your door
As you stumble, bleary-eyed, into a new week, one of your first thoughts might be for a cup of something hot, to give you a little boost.
But before you wander into your local Starbucks, here’s a little-known fact:
The birthplace of coffee is Ethiopia (no, not Seattle…) and most [...]
Texts, as Opposed to Books
Verlyn Klinkenborg:
All the e-books I’ve read have been ugly — books by Chang-rae Lee, Alvin Kernan, Stieg Larsson — though the texts have been wonderful. But I didn’t grow up reading texts. I grew up reading books. The difference is important.
Even with cheap printed books, you can tell that someone proofed every page. With many [...]
NEWS: Pocket-lint Podcast – Episode #2
Rik, Dan and Stuart discuss the biggest stories of the week
Welcome to the second Pocket-lint Podcast, our weekly natter through the world of tech, gadgets and events that have stood out over the last seven days.
This week, news editor Rik, features editor Dan and owner/editor Stuart take on such mighty and meaty subjects as the?inescapable?launch [...]
MG Siegler Reviews the HTC Evo 4G
Terrible battery life (even when not using 4G), a buggy and slow camera, and a poor keyboard.
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Roy Halladay Throws Perfect Game
Only the 20th in Major League Baseball history, but the second this month.
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Details, Details, Details
Pierre Igot on how Pages and Word differ in displaying the styles applied to selected text.
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Mutual Mobile App Solutions
My thanks to Mutual Mobile for sponsoring this week’s DF RSS feed. They’re a 50-person development and consulting firm based in Austin, Texas, who focus exclusively on mobile applications. Mutual Mobile does everything from commercial iPhone and ipad app development to internal tool development for for companies like Dell, Hoover’s, and Polycom.
If you’re looking for [...]