About a month ago, I visited with Epson and checked out some of their new printers such as the nx400 all-in-one. I have to say I was pretty impressed with what I saw and for the first time ever I actually am looking forward to the release of a printer. But something else impressed me while I visited with Epson, and that was their ink.
Epson told me about their DuraBrite Ultra ink. They told me about how it instantly drys, how it doesn’t smear with a highlighter or deposit any of it’s ink on the tip of the highlighter. They also told me something I found hard to believe. They told me that the ink would not bleed if a liquid were spilled on a document printed with their ink.
I saw various examples but I was skeptical. I wanted to perform these test especially the liquid one my self, so Epson was kind enough to send me a nx400 to test the ink with.
HP today introduced two new Elitebook one a 12.1 inch Notebook PC the other a 12.1 inch tablet PC an upgrade to the popular 2710 which was the first Notebook from HP with a built in Business Card Reader and Lamp.
Some of the improvements on the 2730 when compared to the 2710 is the stylus holder, on the 2710 the thing would shoot out and would land in another zip code if you weren’t careful, that has been fixed on the 2730, the newer 2730 also supports larger hard drives, and of course has a faster processor (Intel Core 2 Duo Ultra Low Voltage or Low Voltage) and a bit of a better video chipset (Intel GMA X4500 HD). Oh and let’s not forget the name change, the 2710 was under the Compaq brand but the 2730 is under the HP Elitebook brand.
HP today announced three new elegent business notebooks. The three systems are 8530p notebook PC, 8430w and the 8730w mobile workstation and are part of HP’s stylish Eltebook line.
HP Is making an effort to give business users a system that has a stylish yet professional look to them, and also a system that you could use as as both a work notebook and personal notebook and with the 8730w the power to even game on it! The three systems all have a Shiney black and a brushed metal finish which HP calls the “DuraFinish” because it’s durable and won’t ware on you over time The keyboard also has the HP “DuraKeys”. The letters on DuraKeys do not ware as fast as the letter’s on traditional keyboards. These systems are meant to last a long time.
Microsoft today released the German, French and Spanish versions of Windows Home SErver Power Pack 1. This update fixes a coruption bug and also adds 64bit support.
“As you know, the English version of Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 was Released to Manufacturing (RTM) on Monday, July 21st, 2008. Today, the Home Server team is pleased to announce the public availability of German, French and Spanish localized versions of Power Pack 1. These versions are available on the download center and can be downloaded from the following links.” sand Microsoft in an email.
I recently faced a dilemma, I had a NVIDIA 8800 GTX Video Card sitting around collecting dust, and a quad core computer that could not handle it because the power supply was not powerful enough, so of course I knew it was time to get a bigger, better, badder PSU—I just couldn’t decide on which one to get.
Antec sent me one of their new Signature Series Power Supplies and I knew exactly what I could use it for, yea, you guessed it. I used it to finally put that bad boy of a Video Card into my System. The Signature Series from Antec is part of their new Super Premium Line, which meets 80 plus standards meaning the PSU is power efficient.
HP was so excited about this new Compaq 2330s that they announced it a whole 14 days ahead of schedule. It was originally set to be announced on the 19th but better early than late I guess.
The 2330s is a budget notebook PC for small business, it weighs only 4 pounds and has a nice little look to it. Kind of reminded me of the look the old ThinkPads had, a lot of people thought that look was ugly but I actually like that old look.
Are you a photographer? Professional or not you may all do something in common, you carry your laptop with you to give your self a better view of the image you just took, sure you can circle through them on the LCD of your DSLR but it isn’t as crisp or as big as it can be on a computer screen.
Well Epson want’s to eliminate the need for photographers to carry around their notebooks, so they have introduced the P6000 and P7000 photo viewers, which will allow you to swap your memory card from your camera to your Photo Viewer and view the photos on the photo viewer,
I received the HP’s DV5 on Friday but yesterday I finally opened it. I was excited when I received it because I didn’t know they were sending it to me, but I’m glad because I fell in lust w/ it last week. This computer is soooo aesthetically pleasing. Whoever designed it must’ve had the ‘conscious consumer’ in mind because why else would you put a mirror on the laptop. The keyboard is silver and the touch pad is a mirror.
Mike has told me 1000+ times about how he almost got blinded by it, and although I agree that it could cause some disruption if the light hits it at a wrong angle the computer looks great. This computer is great for people who don’t like having chapped lips, food in between their teeth, or messy hair days...I’m kidding, but in all honesty, I was able to put my lipstick on and I did a great job I just hope the surface stays as clear as it is, I wonder how it’ll be a couple of months from now....
We all know how important it is to keep our systems cool, a cooler system equals a happier system. But when you’re a hardcore gamer or just have a super PC as I call them that generates a lot of heat, you may jam pack the system with fans and not really know if they are doing their job or if you even need a fan in a specific area of your PC.
With the Sentry LX Fan Controller not only can you manually and automatically control the speed of up to five fans but you are informed of the temperature in the area near the fans
Antec has posted 10 tips on how to keep your PC cool in the summer, and I thought I would share these tips with you all since I recently had a bad experience with my PC overheating in these summer months.
Just a note to all of you, don’t try liquid cooling if you are in a humid city like I am. Pipes sweat.
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