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

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.

For some time now, I’ve been buying compact fluorescent lights for my house. I gave one to my dad.

The reason I’m doing this is that they use so little power (max is like 20 or 23 Watts), give out the same or more light and last several times longer than conventional bulbs. Sure, they cost more but in the long run it pays off.

I’ve bought one branded fluoro bulb (Phillips or something), 20 Watts and it runs great in my dad’s living room and I bought one labeled 36 Watts from a local store. Well it seems that the 36Watt bulb is actually weaker then the 20 Watt branded bulb and it’s made in China… I probably should have known better…

Anyway, those bulbs are cheaper now as are many other things because of the New Year. I’m going to buy some more.

Now, I don’t use that much light… Really.

When I work I just have one lamp turned on so that I don’t go blind looking at my laptop. And the conventional incandescent light bulb in my lamp broke today… maybe that’s a sign… or maybe not

Anyway, go out and buy one compact fluorescent light bulb for your house, you will be doing good for your budget and your environment.

And by the way, the US made a law by which in 2012 you wouldn’t be able to buy old style light bulbs any more, only the fluorescents will be available. Read about it in The New York Times article.

It looks nice

Would fit great on my desktop but since I always browse the net while eating I’d probably destroy it

Anyway, the gadget is really fancy these days but I guess in the future it might be widely available…

Read more about it here

Yeah, you’ve read it right, solar energy is actually getting cheaper than coal.

This startup company called Nanosolar sells it’s panels at $1 per watt.

I’d like to own a solar panel like that

Interestingly,  that company has ties with Google.

Read about it here.