As promised, I am finally getting around to doing the Kindle write-up I had been planning for a while. My device has been with me for a good two months now and I’ve read a handful of books on it. If you own one, let’s compare experiences. If you are thinking of getting one, perhaps the following may serve as a guide to you. Read More
Google’s Chrome OS comes with a little something that makes us gadget-freaks pretty excited: the monolithic, plain-black Cr-48, an Atom notebook that will be shipped to selected developers and others as part of Google’s Chrome Pilot Program.
Just look at it. Normally Google’s wares are utilitarian but plain, if not plain ugly. The Cr-48, though, is gorgeous, coming on more like a stealth-fighter than a low-powered laptop. Read More
While Wi-Fi is great for connecting to the Internet on a laptop, keeping AirPort on all the time can drain your battery. If you have access to the Internet through a wired Ethernet connection, there may be no reason to keep AirPort on. If you don’t need it, and if you want to conserve your battery, the following script turns AirPort off whenever an Ethernet cable is connected. Read More