Dell used to provide the Windows Operating System restore DVD with their systems but they do not do so now. It will cost you $5 extra when ordering your new laptop or workstation online to get the disc. But the disc is very worth it. It will save you when your hard drive crashes. You can reload your operating system with no issues at all. The disc above is for illustration purposes only. There are different versions of Windows shipped with different models of Dell PCs. So remember, get the disc!
Looks like Dell is upping the ante in the tablet range with this Dell Latitude ST being released to the enterprise according to this cNet article. According to the article, this Dell tablet is “powered by an Intel Atom processor and runs on Windows 7. It’s a fully featured tablet with front- and rear-facing cameras, USB, HDMI and both Wi-Fi and mobile broadband wireless connectivity options. The tablet is also built to withstand the rigors of different environments like hospitals and classrooms, with features such as a rubberized bumper and a Corning Gorilla Glass screen. “
I wonder if this thing is coming out in Singapore soon.
I have had this laptop for ages, since the year 2000. It lasted me almost, no actually, more than 7 years till I changed it to my current Dell Vostro 1400. This notebook has been with me to a few countries, has played MP3s at functions and has been my constant companion for so long. After a while, its limitations (it only had 256Mb of RAM) led me to try to find another notebook. What was amazing about it was its size, and build quality. Fujitsu did not skimp on that. When it first came to me, it had a 4Gb hard disk. I upgraded to a 20Gb, then to a 30Gb one, to a 60Gb one and finally, to an 80Gb one. It has had its share of operating systems but the one which it worked best on was Microsoft Windows 2000. A rock solid performer and I would be using it still if it had note been for its afore-mentioned limitations. All I can say is that they sure do not build them like they used to.
According to this article, Microsoft has released Windows Phone OS 7, codenamed “Mango” has been released to manufacturers and looks like it will be ready in a few months time. Looks like there will be three dominant operating systems for phones in the market now, after this release, the three of course being Apple iOS, Google Android and now Windows Phone OS 7. Does this mean that Nokia will now be able to get their market dominance back, now that they said that Windows is going to be the OS of choice on their new phones? Time will tell. A three horse race. This should be interesting.
Budgets are always tight when running a small business. You need computers, laptops and etcetera, not to mention servers. While servers are absolutely essential to store data, they can wait. What cannot wait is for your workers to hit the ground running. So you need to get the PCs and laptops first. And that is where Dell come in with their incredibly low-priced Vostro desktops, in this case, the Vostro 230
From the reviews I have been reading, this desktop is pretty good. There are heaps of things you can change and add, like for example, the hard disk drive. You can change it for one with more capacity. RAM also can be changed. It comes with Windows 7 Professional too! The Vostro 230 slim tower for one has an online price of $619. It comes with 2Gb of RAM and a 320Gb hard-disk drive. The Dell Vostro 230 minitower is out of stock at the moment and Dell confirmed that with me through a phone call but I dare say it will be cheaper. And if you do not like Widows, install it with a Linux os like Ubuntu. These Vostros are Ubuntu-friendly
I can almost hear the geeks saying, “Build your own!” Yeah…I agree, but to a certain extent. I always build my own PCs but to a business owner who just needs the goods here and now, this offer cannot be beat. And if you, dear reader, are starting a business, remember, if you cannot get a server, do backups of your data every day. I cannot stress how important backups are to any business.
Don’t laugh. This was my very first Nokia phone way back in 1999, lasting all the way till 2001. It was a Nokia 5110. True, it was bulky and lacked a colour screen like so many phones now but it was simple, SMS worked fine and the battery…oh the battery…lasted a long time because it was pretty big. One thing I did not like was the little stubby antenna that tended to poke your…ahem…privates if your phone was in your pocket. But I liked it and only changed to a Nokia 3210 because someone bought it for me as a present on my birthday
I was pretty sad to see this article here that said that Nokia slipped to third-place behind Apple and Samsung. I suppose the writing was on the wall. But one thing I like about Nokia phones is the ease of use. I now have a Motorola Defy, an Android touch-screen phone that replaced my Nokia E51, which was worn out (buttons breaking, battery shot…you get the idea). I am not one of those users that needs a new mobile phone every three months but I have friends that do.
Nokia was the leading phone company for 15 years. That is a pretty long time to be in the number one position. I still like Nokia and I do own some of their cheaper phones. One of them I use as a phone for long-distance calls. It has a prepaid card and it works out fine. I suppose Nokia is still number one for the emerging markets like India and China because they still manufacture inexpensive, no-frills phones, a market that Apple has no penetration in. Samsung has some el-cheapo phones though but Nokia is just more popular.
Well, it is wait and see time. Let us see if Nokia manage to pull up their socks. It is make or break time for them because they just inked a deal with Microsoft to release phones running Windows Mobile.
Well, it is official now. Microsoft has bought Skype for 8.5 billion dollars in cash. Now that is a lot of money to be paid for such a product. Some people said that Microsoft overpaid. But no matter who says what, Microsoft now owns Skype. Oh, the horror of it all. Does that mean we will have to merge all our usernames and login via Microsoft Live? Will Skype be a web-based app that will run in Hotmail? The future is not so clear but I can see that there will be some changes coming, and that right soon
Happened to quite a few people, not only here in Singapore, but the whole world over. Seems that if you are using Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2002 (aka Office XP), there would be a PowerPoint patch that would really fuck up your PowerPoint. Thanks Microsoft. Can’t you guys check the patches first before you reelease them to the general public?
