Despite the economic slump that hit the United States last year, computer sales rose to 24 percent during the last quarter. Notebook computer sales also increased. This report is according to IDC, an industry research firm. HP ranked first in computer sales, with Dell as the second, while Acer came in third. I wonder how [...]
Nope I’m not talking about diet and exercise and getting slim, I’m referring to Acer’s Timeline notebook computer which is just less than an inch thick. Another thing that makes it lightweight is its brushed Aluminum cover. So what do you say travel bugs? I bet this is what busy and on-the-go workaholics would like [...]
Adapting to change is inevitable especially if a person wants to thrive in life. In this difficult economic crisis, many people are losing jobs. Shifting to another career is sometimes seen fit to be able to explore other opportunities. That’s why it’s not a new story if you see many professionals taking another degree, like [...]
Traveling these days to unknown places is made easy with handheld gps or any gps for that matter. Whenever we need to go to a new place, all we need is to input the address and tadahhhh! we get the exact directions going there. My bro-in-law’s GPS… With our gps, we were able to travel [...]
A few years back, there was a proposal to build a cell tower within our locality, right in the middle of a densely populated residential area. The people were angry about this because they weren’t even consulted. It was already approved by the concerned government agencies and so the construction started. But with the constant [...]
Almost everyone owns a digital camera in this age. It’s noticeable whenever we attend parties; everyone is flashing their cams, taking pictures of the occasion. Or when we visit a tourist attraction, every tourist is armed with a digicam around their neck. I myself always (if I don’t forget it) carry my digicam with me [...]
We have a new notebook in the house! An IBM Thinkpad x40. It’s not actually new. My husband bought it from a friend whose company was selling their old PCs to their employees. He got it yesterday and since then he’s been busy tinkering and installing programs in it. He was also looking at other [...]
Mar 07 2009
Posted by pastelcorner as business, technology
When we took a trip to a mountain resort a couple of months ago, we had a problem sending and receiving sms because the cell reception in the area was bad. There probably weren’t enough cell towers set up by the mobile company. Fortunately we didn’t really have any important need for our mobile phones [...]
In this age and technology, communication has never been this easy. With the use of mobile phones, computer and internet, I can easily communicate with family and friends from all over the world. Aside from the convenience of using this technology, the cost is also very affordable and the connection is fast too. That’s why [...]
Though nothing beats reading a book, an audio book is also good to listen to when you’re riding a bus, while waiting in a doctor’s clinic or before going to sleep. And for some practical reasons, it costs less than buying a real book, and it saves plenty of trees (very eco-friendly), and it’s also very [...]