ZXSpectrum!

So, are you one of those zx spectrum crazy people?

Yes? So is my husband - arjun!
So well, ofcourse you must be on World of Spectrum already.

Well, my husband also has been blogging about spectrum and stuff...

You can check it out here: http://chuntey.wordpress.com/
For the non spectrum species, its chuntey and not chutney (a spicy condiment ) :P

Dell launches DELLA!

Thanks to my women dev mailing list, I came across this:

So well… DELL came up with DELLA, a website showcasing their “cute” products targeting the women community.
But, unfortunately, DELLA has not gone well with the women…especially the tech tips

Some of the original snippets of the first DELLA site tech tips can be found here

Here, one of the DELL responsible tells us that after the feedback they made the tech tips more technical

And here’s DELLA’s tech tips – the updated ones!


My personal opinion on it: Please don't think anything small in size is cute and hence appealing only to women!

I'm ok with the color schemes etc, but the previous tech tips were ridiculous...
They could have at least tried making a special gallery for the tech-savy ones?
And split it as novice and expert users or so... It would have saved a lot of trouble...

Anyways, I'm pretty much happy with my EEEPC 904H! Alright so i rarely use it thanks to my working hours and my good desktop machine. But not complaining!

Just for the records, i bought a black colored one!

The truth behind Eee as per Wiki

Eee? I was wondering what it stands for.. Some complicated full form perhaps..
Then it struck me --- Wikipedia!! ;)

So here it goes,
According to ASUS, the name Eee derives from "the three Es," an abbreviation of its advertising slogan for the device: "Easy to learn, Easy to work, Easy to play"

So thats all about it!

Oh and these things are called subnotebooks/netbooks/minibooks!
Honestly I came to know abt this right now when I was trying to find the truth behind Eee!!

Oh well, as Shakespeare puts it : What's in a name!

Ok Ok, I know there was no need to drag him here!! XD
Here's an image differentiating the handheld, subnotebook and laptop! Once again thanks to wikipedia!



Sizes (smallest to largest): Nintendo DS Lite (handheld), Asus Eee PC (subnotebook) and MacBook (laptop).


Alright I need to save up to buy a Mac now!! =))

ASUS Eee PC 904H

I'm a proud owner of the ASUS Eee PC 904H.
I just got it yesterday.. the black one.
Its' got 8.9" LCD screen, 80 GB HDD and 1GB DDR2 RAM upgradable to 2.
It costed me Rs. 22,990/-
The actual price comes to about Rs. 26,990/-
Thanks to Independence Day Offer! And I really like its soft velvette pouch!! ;)
I also opted for the combo offer of WD's 120 GB external HDD for just Rs. 1990/- whereas the actual cost was Rs. 5990/-

It has a intel celeron @900Mhz processor compared to 1000H model.
The 1000H model has the ATOM processor which makes the battery life last longer.
However both the models have a super hybrid engine to increase the battery life..
The 1000H model also comes with bluetooth and dolby speakers whereas the 904H has integrated speakers.
Also compared to the 700 and 900 series where the keyboard is scaled down to 83% of the generic one, the 1000 series will have about 92% of the generic one
The Eee PC 1000H is priced at Rs. 29,990/-

I couldn't find the 1000 series Eee PC in Croma or Vijay Sales [Navi Mumbai area]
Oh and guess what the ASUS 701 which my colleagues bought for Rs. 17,000/- didnt come with a hard disk. Now the same model comes with a 120 GB HDD and at the same cost!!!

Also, we checked out ACER Inspire which is similar to the 904 model, rather with a slightly better config at the same price - Rs. 22,999/-
It has tht ATOM processor and 120 GB HDD.
But then the screen clarity was not that great.


Even with a good desktop machine, a nintendo DS and now the Eee PC, life is still not content!! Hehe