check it out

the idea of using encryption for your hard drive is to protect your private data

but, it seems that this kind of protection is not as safe as it used to be any more

the thing is, now you can make a copy of RAM (computer memory) as soon as it is turned of or at any time if the computer is in sleep mode and you’ll find the encryption key there

many disk encryption programs are at risk, including Windows BitLocker, linux dm-crypt and Mac software

take a look at this video

MSI wants to save on electricity so they’re building a cooling fan to run not on electricity but on the heat produced by the computer motherboard.

they use a Stirling engine where the heat makes the gas expand and move the pistons thereby generating fan movement

while I think this is a great idea, I wouldn’t use it since the fan puts dust in the air and I’m allergic to dust/dust mites

here’s a video of the device

I’m not going to tell you what EEE means, hehe, go dig for yourself if interested

it is a small laptop by Asus, more details here

my friend bought one and was bugging me trying to set it up

I was impressed with the smallish laptop

here, you can buy only a version with 4 gigs of solid state memory and it costs about 300 euros

it comes with Xandros linux, and I’ve really never used Xandros before

but then I found out it is actually modified debian

good

it comes with pidgin and other software and is packaged in some simple interface you’d guess many people wouldn’t have trouble with

my friend is a windows addict so he wants xp there

that’s a nonono in my view

we found a website where one guy made a lot of gadgets fit inside EEE, I could not believe it

check it out here

The world is full of frustrated people.

Just now, I’ve been chatting with some friends and one of them said he’d like to use a sledgehammer on his LCD.

While I can understand him being frustrated I don’t think you should express yourself in that way.

And I remembered something I saw like a month ago.

Asus, the hardware company, made Asus LS201, a monitor you can whack all you like and it will not break.

Some guys actually decided to test this, the hard way.

Check it out

A month or so ago, Apple presented MacBook Air to us. Probably the wolds thinest laptop it looks to me like a tray, a plateau where you put your food (now that’s a good application )

It’s god a 13″ screen, no DVD, a CPU that was specially made by Intel, a convenient power plug etc.
External USB DVD is an option but you can also use a CD from any computer nearby to you if you install the provided software.

SSD (Solid State Disk) is an option if you’ve got the cash for it (it’s pretty expensive).

You can read more about it here.