Computer, Electronic, and Freeware

If you are looking for a laptop notebook then a recommended one is the Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2. This is Lenovo’s third attempt at netbooks. This version has improved in design with rounded edges compared to the older S-10s. It also feels like it is higher quality and has been built better. This netbook is on Windows XP.

Looking at it from the outside you can see that it does not show up fingerprints at all. This is great comapred to a lot of the netbooks out in the market. The right side has 2 USB ports and a Wi-Fi switch. The left side has an ethernet port, VGA input, microphone and headphone ports. When you take the battery out you can see a sim card slot. There is no 3G modem at the moment but you maybe able to add one externally.

When you open it up you can see the nice 10.1 inch display. It is a bright glossy display and it is more than adequate. It is glossy so you may have trouble using it outdoors but for indoor purposes it is fine. The sound is suprisingly good especially coming out of a very compact machine. This is one of the best I have heard on a netbook. This is also one of the smallest netbooks on the market.

The touchpad is a bit small but it takes up as much space as it can. It does feel good and is responsive. There are 2 separate buttons and they are easy to press although not exactly quiet. The overall machine is very quiet though and most of the time you cannot hear anything at all. Another great thing is that you have access to all the components at the back such as memory and can easily upgrade. There is no warranty seal on them so you can upgrade with ease of mind.

This is a highly recommended notebook and is available in white and black.

“Descartes’s Secret Notebook” by Amir D. Aczel

Amir D. Aczel is the kind of writer I love to read; a “science popularizer”, that is, a scientist who can write about science in terms that someone like me, a person who is not a professional scientist yet loves to learn more about science, can understand.

But that’s not all. Aczel could’ve been a great mystery or thriller writer if he didn’t write about science since all his books have that page-turner quality to them. Once you pick up an Aczel book it won’t be easy to put it down.

Descartes’s Secret Notebook: A True Tale of Mathematics, Mysticism, and the Quest to Understand the Universe, as well as his two other important books (The Jesuit and the Skull and Fermat’s Last Theorem: Unlocking the Secret of an Ancient Mathematical Problem) all provide a delightful reading experience while teaching a lot about history of science.

Aczel excels in taking us back to the early 17th century and bringing to life the social milieu in which the seeds of Rene Descartes’ ideas originated, broke ground and then bloomed into full flower as a new paradigm, i.e. the Cartesian System, that changed our world forever.

However, if all Aczel did was to “explain” Descartes’ ideas there would not be any need for the subtitle of the book: “A True Tale of Mathematics, Mysticism, and the Quest to Understand the Universe.” He does more than that.

Descartes was a very private and “masked” man who led an eventful life and left behind a mysterious “Secret Book.” Aczel unfolds for us the significance of Descartes’ unpublished notes which were preserved and deciphered thanks to another scientific giant of that era, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, who made a personal visit to Paris to handcopy Descartes’ secret book long after the death of the French Master in 1650.

Throughout the book we are treated to one delectable morsel from history of science after another including Descartes’ love of travel and interest in battles and warfare; how Italian mathematicians held public quadratic equation “duels” in the 16th century for fame and riches; the importance of the “Rosicrucian connection” in Descartes’ life and work; why Descartes could not publish everything he wrote during his very productive career; his trials and tribulations during his Dutch exile; his constant balancing act between the Catholic and Protestant factions of his day; why the ancient Greeks could not have solved the “Delian puzzle” by using only a straightedge and compass; importance of Kepler in the Descartian world; Descartes’ love life; Descartes’ unacknowledged contribution to topology (about 100 years before Euler); his Swedish tenure as private tutor to Queen Christina; his death and the strange fate of his skull; and much more…

After reading this book you’ll feel enriched by an intimate understanding of one of the most important eras in the development of Western science as we know it today and the incomparable role Rene Descartes played in it.

If you’d like to understand the world we live in at a much deeper level you owe it to yourself to read this book because, as Aczel reminds us, even the GPS system that we use today in our cars and airplanes would’ve been impossible without Descartes’ principles of analytical geometry and his Cartesian System. (Did you know that?)

I can’t wait for Aczel’s other books on other giants of the history of science. He is the perfect author for the right topic.

The Gateway P79003FX Core 2 Quad Notebook is a laptop that is built for the Japanese market. It is manufactured by a subsidiary of ACER, a company called Gateway. It has a lot of good features which American consumers may not get to experience since it has yet to be sold in US markets.

Specifications:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 2 GHz

RAM: 4GB DDR3

Screen Size: 17.1-inch 1440×900 LCD

Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista

Battery Life: 3.5 hours

Graphics: 1 GB GeForce GTX 260 GPU

Pros:

For users who want their laptops to have amazing raw processing power as well as top of the line graphics capabilities, then the P79003FX is a good option.

With a 2GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 processor, there is nothing more you can ask. This processor can give you what you need to finish your work and maybe even a whole lot more. As with more notebooks that has this processor, Gateway did not hesitate to make this a possible gaming machine. Well, it has a 4 GB RAM, which is larger than even some desktops available out there.

However, hardcore gamers don’t just rely on RAM or processor. Gamers also don’t have just games on their laptops. They also put in movies and music. As if to answer that question, Gateway put in a 500 GB hard drive. If you were satisfied with 160 GB, think of what you can do with 500. To further sweeten the deal, Gateway also made sure that you have the choice to put in another 500 GB hard drive. That’s 1 terabyte total.

The display screen of the P79003FX is also ideal for gamers at 17 inches. With this size, you will be able to appreciate even the minute details of the game. It’s just like playing on a regular desktop.

Gateway didn’t stop there. The P79003FX also has a feature that allows you to plug the laptop into an HDTV. What this means is that every time you have an HD content, you can always put it out in an HDTV for better viewing.

Just imagine, the power of the P79003FX paired with HDTV.

Cons:

While the P79003FX sounds more and more like a gamer’s dream laptop, it has a short battery life. It can run for a maximum of 3 hours only. Better than the P-7808u FX which only runs for an hour. This is however very short compared to what Acer releases on the market. For example, the Acer Aspire 8930G-7665 can run for seven straight hours.

Although the size of the screen is okay for movie or gaming, the LCD screen of the P79003FX isn’t as good. It only has a resolution of 1440×900. It’s a far cry from the 1920×1200 resolution that the Asus G71 Quad Core can give on screens of the same size.

Conclusion:

With its power and performance, the P79003FX is indeed one of the best gaming laptops out there. The low resolution of the display screen is balanced by its ability to be connected to HDTV. The short battery life may also not pose that much of a problem for gamers since most of them won’t probably mind plugging their laptops. Over-all, the P79003FX is a good choice for gamers and professional computer users.

Apple Inc., formerly known as Apple Computer, Inc., can be referred to as one of the multinational corporations based in America with focus on manufacturing and designing consumer electronics, along with closely-related software products. Established on 1st of April, 1976 in Cupertino (California) and having incorporated on 3rd of January, 1977, company was named ‘Apple Computer, Inc.’ till the year 2006, but had the word ‘Computer’ dropped on 9th of January, 2007, in order to have ongoing expansion of company in to market of consumer electronics, apart from conventional focus on the personal computers. Apple can boast of having strength of 20,000 employees all over the world. The time period between 1989 and 1991 was known as the ‘Golden Age’ in the expansion of Apple. Apple went on with the introduction of ‘Apple Portable’. It was, however, not accepted by the masses. Later on, Apple went for its advanced version called ‘Powerbook 100′. It was then that Apple notebooks started gaining recognition. Apple’s reputation started growing and there was no looking back after that. The nineties were a very difficult time for apple due to strategic decisions and for many customer confusion, Apple market share and results plunged to an almost extinction. It took the return of Steve Jobs and his vision to resuscitate the brand through a series of innovations and complete redesign of the product offering and marketing.

Apple Laptops

Apple is amongst the most renowned words in the computer industry. Products manufactured by Apple benefit from an amazing aura and in general are superior to its competition both from the technical and software aspect. The principal reason behind the success of Apple products is that they are innovative, intuitive and different than the rest of the marketplace. Their ranges of desktops, laptops and the popular iPods have made Apple one of the most trustworthy brands in the electronics market. Lately iPhone has been added to this successful product offering (although some technical issues have shown that even Apple can have some issues with its products).

Today, Apple notebooks are called ‘MacBooks’. In the year 2005, apple went on to join hands with Intel Corporation in order to opt for dual core processor technology. Intel 950 media accelerator motherboards were also used for this purpose. These processors are amongst the most sophisticated ones with 2 cores on one chipwhich has translated in less power usage and speed increase.

Apple notebooks are proposed in three lines, they are the MacBook which are the cheapest models designed for everyday users, the MacBook Air for the road warriors and MacBook pro for the heavy users.

The MacBook is equipped with 13.3 -inch TFT display. The frequency of its processor is either 2.1 or 2.4 GHz based on the model you choose. The RAM is either 1 GB or 2 GB. The hard drive space goes from 120 GB to 250 GB; there is a DVD burner, built in camera, wifi, Bluetooth and all the necessary connections. The cost goes from $1,099 to $1,499. For a Mac that’s as cheap as it gets. If you are used to Windows laptop pricing, that may seem like a lot of money, but you are buying a MAC, that means top product, top software at a top price. Just suggest to a Mac user to switch to windows laptops and you will understand why Apple can charge premium pricing, Mac does not have customers per say, they have raving fans.Anyhow, this “entry level” laptop gives you plenty of power for most regular computer use; If you are a heavy gamers or a heavy database programmer, this laptop is probably not for you.
The MacBook Air. like the MacBook, comes with a13.3 -inch TFT display. It has 1.6 GB processor and 2 GB of RAM. The hard drive has a capacity of 80 GB, there is a DVD burner, built in camera, wifi, Bluetooth and a few peripheral connections. Why buy the MacBook Air? First, ultra portability; at 3 pounds and a maximum thickness of 0.76 inch, this is currently the thinnest/lightest laptop with a 13.3 display screen. Second, let’s face it, it’s about style and status. This laptop is not very fast, has limited space and peripherals, but if you are a light user (i.e. email, web surfing…) who wants to make statement about style, look no further, this is your laptop. Price is either $1,799 or $2,598 based on the model you are looking for.
The MacBook Pro. This laptop is the work horse in the Mac family; it has a 15.4 or 17 -inch TFT display. The frequency of its processor is either 2.4, 2.5 or 2.6 GHz based on the model you choose. The RAM is either 2 GB or 4 GB. The hard drive space goes from200 GB to 250 GB; there is a DVD burner, built in camera, wifi, Bluetooth and all the required connections. The cost goes from $1,999 to $2,799. This is the Mac that you want to use if you are a graphic artist, programmer, gamer or simply like speed, space and big screen.

Mac laptops are in a different category from all other laptops, that is both their strength and their limitation. Their operating system is still at that time far ahead of Vista in terms of ease of use, dependability and versatility. The equipment is controlled 100% by Apple and their quality is truly exceptional. On the downside, if you want use windows or have a lot of windows software you need to buy an additional Windows license on top of the regular cost of the laptops. Macs are expensive but they deliver an outstanding customer experience and for many, it’s well worth the price.

The Toshiba Tecra M10 is a portable laptop that provides users with connectivity and performance. It not only works great as a mobile device, but as a desktop computer as well. It’s not the best looking machine on the planet, but it’s great at what it does. To make up for a lack of design, the M10 provides excellent performance and security to users. It’s especially designed to handle all the communication and business needs for professionals.

The Toshiba Tecra M10 is great at multitasking. Users can run a virus scan in the background while working without any problems. It can handle just about every business application imaginable, making it a great choice for all types of professionals. Everyone from a small business owner to a corporate CEO can benefit with this system.

The base specs include: