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• Dell Hybrid Desktops

  For nearly two decades now we haven't seen any innovation in design from makers of Wintel PCs or laptops. Over the last few years it has been solely Apple that was coming out with cool designs - whether it was Mac Mini or Macbook Air . So I was happy... Posted Jul 31 2008, 03:37 AM by Venkatarangan's Blog [வெங்கடரங்கன் வலைப்பதிவு] Filed under: Gadgets, Syndicate

• Microsoft Surface

  I had written earlier about Microsoft Surface , but today I got a chance to play with it in person for sometime. I am in Redmond, WA this week and was visiting one of the Microsoft offices where they had kept a Surface computer for demo. Surface is one... Posted Jul 15 2008, 05:18 PM by Venkatarangan's Blog [வெங்கடரங்கன் வலைப்பதிவு] Filed under: Gadgets, Syndicate

• XBOX 360 AC Adapter

  Recently I bought a XBOX 360 from USA to be used a Media Extender. The AC Adapter was 110V and surprisingly unlike your laptop/mobile chargers this doesn't support multiple voltages. So to connect the XBOX in India I needed a new AC Adapter that works... Posted Apr 29 2008, 08:25 AM by Venkatarangan's Blog [வெங்கடரங்கன் வலைப்பதிவு] Filed under: Gadgets, Syndicate

• I bought a Macbook Air

  I never thought I will buy an Apple Mac as my primary PC (laptop) but I did just that today. After nearly a month of thinking, I finally bought a Macbook Air to replace my aging Sony Vaio TX57GN laptop. The machine looks irresistibly beautiful. I bought... Posted Apr 19 2008, 12:21 AM by Venkatarangan's Blog [வெங்கடரங்கன் வலைப்பதிவு] Filed under: Gadgets, Syndicate

• CDs & Electronics Packaging; Pins in Shirts & Courier

  One thing I hate about buying Electronics (Computer accessories as well) and Compact Discs (VCDs, DVDs) is the chore of cutting open the plastic packaging without hurting your fingers or the product. I just don't understand why the manufacturers want... Posted Feb 23 2008, 01:59 PM by Venkatarangan's Blog [வெங்கடரங்கன் வலைப்பதிவு] Filed under: Gadgets, Syndicate

• Digital Media in your house - Part 2

  Read the earlier part of this project here where I talked about the Digital Conversion of VCD/DVD and sharing in XBox. After all the Proof of Concept, I decided it was time to go full time Digital. Bought new hardware for my house. One was a high-end... Posted Feb 22 2008, 11:23 AM by Venkatarangan's Blog [வெங்கடரங்கன் வலைப்பதிவு] Filed under: Gadgets, Syndicate

• Windows Mobile Woes

  Nowadays, with the poor QoS of Telcos in India many users are forced to carry more than one phone. Some are doing it so that they can separate their personal and official calls. For me in all my years of having a mobile phone right from the first Motorola... Posted Feb 07 2008, 11:31 AM by Venkatarangan's Blog [வெங்கடரங்கன் வலைப்பதிவு] Filed under: Gadgets, Syndicate

• Digital Media in your house

  I got the first phase of my pilot program to have my house moved to Digital Media done. I thought the toughest part will be the purchase(choice), installation and wiring of the hardware but it turned out to be the easiest part. I got my SqueezeBox connected... Posted Jan 08 2008, 10:22 AM by Venkatarangan's Blog [வெங்கடரங்கன் வலைப்பதிவு] Filed under: Gadgets, Syndicate

• Digital Home - Squeeze Box

  I have started on a journey to centralize all my digital assets in a central computer (a.k.a server) in my house. The server will have all my digital photographs, music & video. The easiest of the three is to move my photos from my desktop to this... Posted Nov 18 2007, 12:29 PM by Venkatarangan's Blog [வெங்கடரங்கன் வலைப்பதிவு] Filed under: Gadgets, Syndicate