rudyamid on June 23rd, 2014 at 2:40 pm

I’m no stranger to Microsoft’s products. I’ve been using Intel laptops since 1993.  In the tablet arena, though, I’ve been devoted to Apple’s iPad.  I love the UI, the rock solid performance, and plethora of apps for it.  For the longest time, I’ve resisted getting an Android or Windows tablet.  With the recent announcement by […]

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rudyamid on November 23rd, 2011 at 10:49 am

Just got the latest Ultrabook offering from Toshiba, the Portégé Z835. It’s the light weight, very slim, full functioning, and affordable Notebook PC. I’ve been waiting for this for a long time. I need it mainly for portability because I need to have a PC ready while traveling. The specs are quite impressive for it’s […]

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rudyamid on October 19th, 2009 at 7:39 pm

I’ve kept an eye on touch screen laptops ever since ASUS announced one at CES back in January 2009.  Since then, a few of them have popped up on sale from familiar manufacturers like HP, Toshiba, and IBM.  However, the performance is less than spectacular.  The user interface is not intuitive and the touch response […]

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rudyamid on October 31st, 2008 at 1:09 pm

I haven’t used Ubuntu Linux before, although I did try the Live CD more than a year ago.  I started to install 8.04 two weeks ago in a Toshiba Tecra M3 laptop to replace Windows XP, because I was having virus issues.  Choosing the right Linux OS was my #1 concern because I have reservation […]

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