Origami UMPCs are a disaster

So proclaims the Inquirer, and follows with a reasoning that includes weight, battery life, data input,speed and price. UMPC's (ultra mobile personal computers) are a new format developed by Microsoft and several hardware manufacturers to provide laptop like functionality in a VHS tape sized case.

Sell your house using Wifi

American Company Sell Smart Real Estate have launched a device called the Knockbox. It's a wifi device that you place in a property for sale, and anyone trying to connect gets diverted to the info pages for the property. Of course, its sold as a way of allowing property viewers with wireless devices to view details, but we all know it's a great way of advertising to wardrivers. And letting your nosy neighbours check out your asking price.

Windows Vista on a Mac Book

TUAW has an article about running Vista, Microsoft's next version of windows, on an Apple Mac Book. Just doesn't seem right, running a Microsoft OS on an Apple computer. I understand the need to dual boot, but my reason for wanting a Mac Book is so that I don't have to run Windows XP.

One of the Director's at a company I worked at last year used an Apple Powerbook. This was strange, as the company was entirely Microsoft based for all its software. I eventually found out the Powerbook launched VirtualPC running Windows XP full screen when it booted. The Director had to run Windows XP but had insisted he wanted a Powerbook. Using VirtualPC was the only way to do this at the time. Now they could install boot camp on a Mac Book Pro and run Windows without the emulator, giving a big speed increase.

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