Dell’s Mini 12, what defines a Netbook?

Posted by: Peter Murphy on Oct 27 2008 - 36 views

Dell have recently entered the netbook arena, with the Mini 9, and today we are seeing another entrant, the Mini 12. APC Magazine have got a great review of the 12, but it raises some questions in my mind. What actually defines a netbook?

Is it size, is it weight, is it portability, is it battery life?

Ever since Asus launched the Eee, I’ve been fascinated with these little computers, and to tell you the truth, my old Acer Aspire has played second fiddle since I got the Eee. Considering they both have similair specs, except for screen/keyboard size, the Eee just performs better. So what am I really asking you guys to comment on? In the image above, I see a net book and a small laptop, one is mobile, and one is inconvenient.

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Hi. I’m a Mac. And the new MS Commercials are great.

Posted by: Brandon Steili on Sep 18 2008 - 62 views

Ok - so maybe they aren’t as good as that one - but they’re still pretty good. I like that they turned things back on Apple a bit with the “Hodgman Look-A-Like” and I definitely like that they brought a personal feel to the ads instead of just 30 seconds of “commercial about nothing”.

Anyway, here’s the videos:

Thanks to @TechCrunch for putting this out on twitter. Be sure to tell us what you think of the new videos in the comments. Do you think this is an improvement or should MS bring back the funny guys?

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Chris Pirillo Offers 50 Reasons To Switch

Posted by: danc on Feb 18 2008 - 623 views

“Hi, I’m Dan, And I’m a Switcher…” and as I am spending more and more time in the Mac Universe and am getting more familiar with my MacBook Air, I’m beginning to wonder why I took so long.

And I’m not the only one.

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