Tag Archives: computers

Axioms for the Internet age

A chat has nine lives.A journey of a thousand sites begins with a single click.A user and his leisure time are soon parted.C: is the root of all directories.Don’t byte off more than you can view.Don’t put all your hypes in one homepage.Fax is stranger than fiction.Give a man a fish and you feed him… Read More »

How small can a computer get?

Trust the Japanese to assemble a personal computer that fits in your pocket. Measuring 2″x2″x2.2″, the Space Cube PC is no larger than your average MP3 player. Manufactured by Shimafuji, this micro PC runs on Linux and is powered by a 300MHz processor. The 64MB SDRAM card doubles as the hard drive. In addition, the… Read More »

Who moved my mouse?

Lately I’ve developed a mild case of carpal tunnel syndrome. Maybe this will help to ease the pain. Called “Combimouse“, it comprises two separate components. The unit that encompasses the right hand side of a conventional QWERTY keyboard can be moved around on a support surface like a conventional mouse. By default, the right unit… Read More »

The Dell from Hell

Amid concerns about the security risks posed by travellers who bring their laptops into aircrafts, Dell has struck a further blow to the product’s safety credentials by issuing a recall of 4.1 million Lithium-ion laptop batteries after a series of public reports of its laptops catching fire. According to The Economist, such batteries have been… Read More »