Review: Lenovo S12 12″ netbook almost perfect
It's my top choice for a daily carry about, and highly recommend it.
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Is Twitter useful? TechCrunch writer says no
Last night I was surprised to learn that next to none of my hockey playing buddies use Twitter. It’s not that they aren’t in to…
Netflix: An inside look at the culture of performance and killer instinct
Netflix is not your typical company. After all, these are the scrappy guys, at merely 12 years old, that took down the venerable bricks-and-mortar Blockbuster…
“Dazzling show” in the sky tonight thanks to The Perseid meteor shower
I just read on the National Geographic web site, that tonight is going to be quite the show up in the skies. In fact, according…
Will the Chevy Volt really get 230 miles per gallon?
General Motors claims the new Chevy Volt will get 230 miles per gallon (yes, on one gallon!) in the city. Wouldn’t that be something, if…
Review: Lenovo IdeaPad U350 13.3″ laptop
For a first generation CULV-based laptop, the Lenovo U350 delivers on most counts.
First look: Lenovo IdeaPad U350 laptop
We just received a Lenovo IdeaPad U350 from Lenovo. This is a 13.3" laptop with almost netbook-like proportions (but not quite). Thin and light, it…
Apple’s non-netbook answer: 10″ tablet set for Fall launch according to the Financial Times
If I’ve learned one thing in my years it’s not to bet against Apple. Ever (well, except when Gil Amelio is running the company). But…
Review: Toshiba NB205 netbook
It ships with XP, but even Windows 7 ran smoothly, and scored an index of 2.2, which is on par with other Atom-based netbooks.
Wine Blogging: Is there room for so many voices?
Wine blogging, like a lot of its Web 2.0 counterparts, is a fledgling phenomenon. Is it really sustainable... to have hundreds, possibly thousands, of different…