myGadgets » PC http://blog.mygadgets.hk just another gadget junkie coming from Hong Kong, a city where its peoples are always in pursuit of the latest and coolest gadgets, but not necessarily making any good use of them ... Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:18:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Suspension and Resumption of U1010 http://blog.mygadgets.hk/2007/08/24/suspension-and-resumption-of-u1010/ http://blog.mygadgets.hk/2007/08/24/suspension-and-resumption-of-u1010/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:50:37 +0000 admin http://www.gadgetjunkie.hk/?p=12 At the request of one of the viewers at YouTube, I have recorded how my UMPC had performed at starting up from suspension and hibernation. It’s getting late here in Hong Kong now, so I have only uploaded the suspension video below to YouTube:

As you can see, the computer actually resumed quite fast from suspension. But it ran into all sorts of problems after resumption. First with the fingerprint sensor and then the Bluetooth radio. I don’t know whether it is a driver issue or simply the fact that those two hardware components had taken their time to wake up. The problem with the mouse is obviously a software issue with IntelliPoint. Since the mouse was already working at the login screen.

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]]> http://blog.mygadgets.hk/2007/08/24/suspension-and-resumption-of-u1010/feed/ 0 Fujitsu UMPC Lifebook U1010 http://blog.mygadgets.hk/2007/08/20/fujitsu-umpc-lifebook-u1010/ http://blog.mygadgets.hk/2007/08/20/fujitsu-umpc-lifebook-u1010/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:42:51 +0000 admin http://www.gadgetjunkie.hk/?p=11 It is about time to write something about PC. I have had my first UMPC for almost two months now. The latest generation, which should become obsolete by early 2008 the latest, of UMPC offers portability that is almost as good as PDA (depending on how you usually carry your PDA) and the functionality of a true computer running Windows Vista. The beautiful thing about PC is that there are so many manufacturers out there and the demand is so great (90% of the entire population on planet earth that does some sorts of computing), it never ceases to amaze me how the industry as a whole has kept "inventing" and hyping new designs and form factors that on rare occasions, do rise up to their hypes. In this case, the UMPC. It’s small and light. Granted, it’s slow but its battery does give me at least 2 full hours of operation with both Bluetooth and WiFi turned on between charges. It does a decent job on running Microsoft Office and browsing the Internet. I can use it anywhere to connect to the Internet through a Bluetooth connecion with my 3.5G Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone acting as a modem. How many times a day do you loathe your 3.5G PDA that can’t access your, say, online banking site or your faviourite AJAX sites? Depending on the price, I might get its optional 3.5G module when it comes out later this year, that is, of course only if the new generation hasn’t come out yet. In the meantime, my UPMC lives happily with my MacBook.

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]]> http://blog.mygadgets.hk/2007/08/20/fujitsu-umpc-lifebook-u1010/feed/ 3 Happy Anniversary! My dear MacBook! http://blog.mygadgets.hk/2007/08/19/happy-anniversary-my-dear-macbook/ http://blog.mygadgets.hk/2007/08/19/happy-anniversary-my-dear-macbook/#comments Sun, 19 Aug 2007 02:26:38 +0000 admin http://www.gadgetjunkie.hk/?p=10 Today marked the 1st anniversary of my relationship with my MacBook.

I have begun celebrating the coming of this event more than a month ago when I was in Osaka by accessorizing my MacBook with a new wrist rest, a screen protector and a metal cover protector.

       

The celebration culminated two days ago with my purchase of an AppleCare Protection Plan for my MacBook to extend its warranty for an additional two full years.

The purchase was a no-brainer after Apple had replaced my MacBook’s battery with a new one earlier this week. I am kind of busy now, so I won’t go into the story behind the battery. Suffice to say, my Sony VAIO notebook which is only a few months older than my MacBook (and had cost almost twice that of my MacBook) had suffered a much more serious defect with its battery than that of my MacBook. The Sony VAIO is another long story and the short version is that I was forced to buy a new battery from Sony at half price, the discount was given because my notebook itself was still under warranty but the battery, apparently in the case of Hong Kong, was not guaranteed. I can’t remember clearly the term, which was either no warranty at all or just the first three months. Do yourself a big favour, next time you get a notebook, don’t get a Sony. Its service in Hong Kong is horrible, unfriendly and defensive.

Get a Mac notebook instead. Besides superior design and decent built quality, it offers topnotch service. Even if you are not prepared to dive into Mac OS yet, install Bootcamp and run it as a pure PC notebook. I have done that during my first few weeks with mine. Chances are you will run a lot less into drivers compatibility problems than say a Sony VAIO because Apple makes only a few different models of notebooks and being a real software maker (unlike Sony) they can respond to changes made by Microsoft quickly. And let’s face it, how can they convince anyone to switch from PC and standby the claim that they make the best combination of hardware and operating system, if they can’t prove their machines run Windows better than other hardware makers if not just as good. I have recently removed Bootcamp not only just to save space but because I have migrated most of my daily usage of computers to Mac. I currently have four notebooks and I only carry my MacBook and the newly purchased UMPC out. I use my VAIO and tablet more like desktop computers nowadays and planning to get rid of them soon.

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