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Good luck Johnny! – Updated!

Posted by Tom Schultz on August 17, 2009 None comments

This is basically me using the site to “retweet” :(   But props to JohnnyIHackStuff for helping get technology out to the less fortunate people out there.  I mean even if that kid takes your shipment the laptops are still going to be sold to someone over there that wouldn’t have had that opportunity otherwise right?

http://www.hackersforcharity.org/340/owned-or-not-crap/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/ihackstuff/status/3368594229

I have one of those Compaq Evo 610′s…pretty sweet laptop.  I would still use it except my sister has it :( But she just got a new macbook pro….hmmm….

Anyway, go Johnny! I really believe in giving people the tools they need to educate them selves.

UPDATE:

So it all worked out!

http://www.hackersforcharity.org/344/the-eagle-has-landed/

Lenovo R500 Review

Posted by Tom Schultz on February 18, 2009 2 comments

On January 29th 2009 I bought a new laptop.  My old laptop (Dell E1405) was showing it’s age (3 years old).  The battery was broken and only lasting 5 minutes but the processing power still performed well for my daily tasks. It had an Intel Core Duo  T2300 (1.6ghz)  processor and 2.5gb of DDR2.  I biggest complaints on the E1405 was the screen and the battery.  The 14.1″ screen displayed colors horribly.

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The biggest problem with tiny netbooks…

Posted by Tom Schultz on January 25, 2009 2 comments

The Intro

I have to admit that I have been caught up in the “Netbook Hysteria” that has occurred since the release of the EeePC by ASUS.  I watched the rumors about the EeePC and I even called ASUS, asking to be a beta tester for the little devils.

The first time I actually encountered a netbook was about a month ago in a….you guessed it, corporate giant and consumer goods selling extraordinaire, Best Buy.

And yes, ASUS never called me back about the beta testing. Congratulations, you get a gold star for guessing that.

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