Buying a computer need not be expensive. While most netbooks used to be priced in the PhP 20,000 region, new netbooks are now reaching the PhP 15,000 mark. This means more affordable computing to those who need it, but don’t have…

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Jan 4, 2010

Lenovo Thinkpad x100e

My first notebook computer was a Thinkpad, and so reading this post on Yugatech made me wax nostalgic. It’s not that Lenovo hasn’t been releasing Thinkpads since it acquired the brand from IBM. But what I find interesting are the form factor and price of the latest Edge and x100e series.

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Feb 7, 2009

Have Netbooks Lost Their Novelty?

When the Asus EeePC 701 first came out in the Philippines, I snapped up my own unit. Never mind that it was a PhP 18,000 impulse decision (I guess I had a lot of spare cash lying around at that time), but in hindsight it was well worth it. The EeePC 701 had a tiny…

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May 29, 2008

Vista Update: SpeedStep Now Working

I made a few calls to HP Support, and I was able to solve the heating and battery life issue on my new Presario B1256TU. It turns out that a resetting of the BIOS to defaults would solve things. Now SpeedStep works even at first power-up (without needing to wake up…

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Apr 17, 2008

Looking for a Laptop

Since my work involves all things new media, my wife suggested I get a new laptop as a backup device for those times when I need power and mobility. Apart from the Mac Mini I use as my main work machine, my two-year old Compaq V2000, and the Asus Eee I carry around almost anywhere, I do…

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Mar 28, 2008

Free Use of Power Outlets in Metro Manila

Inspired by a couple of posts by Jeremy Wagstaff (Power Thieves and Power to the Consumer) I thought of compiling a list of establishments in Metro Manila that freely let users plug in their electronic devices like mobile phones, laptops, ultraportables and…

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Dec 1, 2007

Got Quoted on Low End Mac

I was surprised that one of my favorite Mac-related blogs has recently quoted a previous article of mine.

Low End Mac quotes a bLaptops article I wrote last year in a section entitled Veteran PC User Falls for PowerBook Pismo.

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Jul 13, 2007

Beryl Rocks! (Ubuntu Linux on my Compaq Presario V2617TS)

This is a lazy post, by the way. Lots of work to do, so here are some highlights.

* I installed Ubuntu Linux Feisty Fawn (version 7.04) yesterday. Finally got to archive some old files (via DVD) to get a…

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Jul 2, 2007

Everything is Overheating

Is it just me or are my gadgets deciding to overheat at the same time?

The car

Last week, I noticed my car’s temperature meter getting higher than usual. It usually maxes out at 90 degrees Centigrade when idle, but that time it…