As I stood in relative anonymity near the perimeter of the office lawn, it started to drizzle lightly. So light was the rain that it barely made a sound. I gazed up in the sky and noticed there was nary a star in sight. "It's going to be a logn cold night again," I told myself. As I let my eyes roam, I noticed the slight breeze play with the fronds on the coconut trees lining the outside of the perimeter fence. The lights had started to come on and cast a magical glow to the misty raindrops. I caught myself smiling. Sometimes I may hate my job, but this space outside the office simply beats every other 9-to-5r's yard. I smile again as that thought trails in my mind. Coconut palms, right outside the fence. Makes me think of vacations :-)
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Little Joys
As I stood in relative anonymity near the perimeter of the office lawn, it started to drizzle lightly. So light was the rain that it barely made a sound. I gazed up in the sky and noticed there was nary a star in sight. "It's going to be a logn cold night again," I told myself. As I let my eyes roam, I noticed the slight breeze play with the fronds on the coconut trees lining the outside of the perimeter fence. The lights had started to come on and cast a magical glow to the misty raindrops. I caught myself smiling. Sometimes I may hate my job, but this space outside the office simply beats every other 9-to-5r's yard. I smile again as that thought trails in my mind. Coconut palms, right outside the fence. Makes me think of vacations :-)
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Yet Another Green Discovery
Oh, yes. Surprises never seem to end when you just plain know how to use Google. While looking for other small low-powered PCs, I found this video of the Via Artigo. As opposed to the options that I outlined in a previous blog post (on my tech blog), the Artigo is a builder's kit. It comes with almost everything you need, but you put it together yourself. That is in direct contrast to the PCs I mentioned in my other blog, that are shipped completely built up.
It's already available for ordering online and it's supposed to be available in several large retailers in the US and UK (including Fry's Electronics, Logic Supply). It's already listed ready to order from LogicSupply for $279 US but will only ship after January 7. That just means they're not stocked up yet, but are expecting enough to fill initial demand. This would be a great machine to play around with. The price isn't that lower than the Zonbu or Koolu that sell for $299 each and both present better value for money by including system memory (RAM) and storage. But then again, for me there's nothing better than building a PC with your own hands, even if it does come in a kit.
And just to prove how tiny it is, watch this video. You'll be amazed at how small this thing is:
It's already available for ordering online and it's supposed to be available in several large retailers in the US and UK (including Fry's Electronics, Logic Supply). It's already listed ready to order from LogicSupply for $279 US but will only ship after January 7. That just means they're not stocked up yet, but are expecting enough to fill initial demand. This would be a great machine to play around with. The price isn't that lower than the Zonbu or Koolu that sell for $299 each and both present better value for money by including system memory (RAM) and storage. But then again, for me there's nothing better than building a PC with your own hands, even if it does come in a kit.
And just to prove how tiny it is, watch this video. You'll be amazed at how small this thing is:
Friday, January 4, 2008
Via has announced that they are preparing for CES2008 in this announcement on their official site.
News articles seem to indicate that they are going to announce the launch of two new products in the event to highlight the push for power-efficient computing devices. One of them, the Via Nanobook (dubbed the Everex Cloudbook in recent months) is finally getting launched 6 months after it was first revealed to the press, Engadget being one of the first to break the story.
Press reports reveal that Via will also launch the much anticipated vmpc vm7700 during the event. More on both porducts and Via's CES2008 plans from news sites TMCNet and PCStats.com
News articles seem to indicate that they are going to announce the launch of two new products in the event to highlight the push for power-efficient computing devices. One of them, the Via Nanobook (dubbed the Everex Cloudbook in recent months) is finally getting launched 6 months after it was first revealed to the press, Engadget being one of the first to break the story.
Press reports reveal that Via will also launch the much anticipated vmpc vm7700 during the event. More on both porducts and Via's CES2008 plans from news sites TMCNet and PCStats.com
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
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