John Kavanagh
Indie WebDeveloper
Client-side and Front-end Development. Expert in cross-browser compatibilities, beautiful layouts, accessibility and advanced CSS/XHTML

Hardware

Apple: where’s my number pad?

23.04.2009 0

Possibly one of the most frustrating parts of my migration away from the lumbering old PC (which has served me well, albeit on occasion frustratingly unreliably) over to my new Apple MacBook Pro (a set up and operating system I have been using smittenly at work for a couple of years) has been the peripherals: the AirPort Extreme is an innovative and amazing piece of technology that allows me to access my external harddrives over my home wireless connection, but it’s bloody difficult to then use it to share with the other (Windows) computers in the house as well. Possible, but difficult.

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India’s Sakshat: the $10 Laptop That’s Actually $20

04.02.2009 0

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The Indian government continues to keep us all on tenterhooks awaiting more information about their $10 laptop, now announced as the Sakshat. All anybody seems to know is that it holds 2GB of upgradeable memory, wi-fi, ethernet, and will consume just 2 watts of power. No pictures, no screen-size, no battery life. It has, however, now been announced that this $10 laptop will actually cost $20 although they promise the price will drop within the first six months.

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