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Booting up Fast, Faster, and Faster Still

How fast does a computer really need to boot?

I heard this question asked on a CBC (Canadian public radio) program recently, in a discussion about laptop and notebook computer manufacturers working on ways to speed up boot time. The subtext of the question was: the world is already going too fast; why can’t we slow [...]

Mini Notebooks—here to stay

PC World‘s Canadian online edition recently included mini notebook computers—so-called ultraportable PCs—in a list of the top 10 overrated technologies. Minis are extremely small computers, typically with far less power than their larger counterparts.

I’m writing this missive on one—a tiny Asus Eee-PC 701—on a ferry bound for Vancouver.

You can read the entire article here.

PC World [...]