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 March 14th, 2014 at 3:31 pm

I built another HTPC in June 2013, but I had forgotten to write down the process.  So here’s my late build: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced – Mini-ITX Computer Case with USB 3.0 MSI Z77IA-E53 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard Intel Core i3-3220T Dual-Core Processor 2.8 Ghz […]

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rudyamid on October 27th, 2009 at 2:45 pm

Last night, I finally got my copy of Windows 7 Home Premium.  I’ve been beta-testing it for a few months earlier, and was impressed with its stability and good looks.   The installation process was, for the most part, painless.  The only tricky part was upgrading the 32-bit Windows XP with 64-bit version of Win7.  I […]

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rudyamid on November 18th, 2008 at 10:50 am

Steve and Lin have reported my site crashed their Internet Explorer 6 browsers.  I’ve tested it using a Windows 2000 machine at work, and confirmed it.  I’ve been trying to figure out which plugin or sidebar widget does this.  I found the Lightbox 2 plugin was the problem.  I really like this plugin, but not […]

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rudyamid on October 29th, 2008 at 5:59 am

Ever since I attended the JBOSS World User Conference in February 2008, I’ve been getting a lot of junk emails from companies touting “Cloud Computing” technologies.  It’s the latest buzzword in the tech industry.  With big players such as Google, Amazon, or Microsoft, it sure gets a lot of attention.  Essentially, cloud computing is the […]

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