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  1. Originally posted by easports43[..]

    Thanks. I approved you photos by the way. Thanks for those as well, I've been looking for a good photo from the Pre-Game show.


    Thanks a lot.
  2. Originally posted by informationweek.comIntel To Sell Apple MacBook Air Chip To PC Makers

    The highly miniaturized version of the Core 2 Duo made by Intel specifically for the MacBook Air could end up spurring a raft of Windows-based competitors. Other PC makers are reportedly looking to slim down their laptops like Apple did this month with its MacBook Air.

    Intel (NSDQ: INTC) has reportedly sold a version of the miniaturized Core 2 Duo processor in Apple's recently released MacBook Air to other manufactures, which could then build Windows-based competitors to the ultrathin and light notebook.

    Two PC manufacturers have already signed on to use the custom-designed chip, and products powered by the processor are expected to be released soon, CNET and tech magazine PC Advisor reported Wednesday, both quoting a source familiar with the plans.

    An Intel spokesman declined to give any sales details but did note that Apple is the only hardware manufacturer that sells a laptop based on this specific Core 2 Duo processor.

    "If other OEMs are interested in this 65-nanometer Core 2 Duo processor, we are welcome to talk with them," an Intel spokesman told InformationWeek.

    Apple chief executive Steve Jobs unveiled the Air this month at the Macworld conference in San Francisco. The thinness of the notebook was achieved in part by a miniaturized 65-nanometer Core 2 Duo processor that came from Intel's older Merom line. The processor is 60% smaller than the typical Merom chip and uses less power while delivering comparable speeds. The processor, however, is significantly slower than the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors used in other new notebooks. Performance is not necessarily an issue with Apple as it customizes its operating system to maximize performance out of any processor it uses.

    Nevertheless, the size and weight of the Air, which has a 13.3-inch display and full-size keyboard, placed the machine in a class of its own. The notebook weights 3 pounds and is three-quarters of an inch thick at the hinge, tapering to 0.16 of an inch at the opposite side.

    Intel is working on smaller chips for ultramobile PCs and handheld devices, including a processor that's built using 45-nanometer process technology. But miniaturizing the Merom processor gave Intel a product that would fit Apple's slim design for the MacBook Air and deliver the necessary horsepower.

    In making the Air thinner than other notebooks, Apple also left out a DVD drive, adding instead software called "remote disc" that can recognize an optical drive on a PC or Mac computer through a wireless network. Tapping into those machines, an Air user can install software from a CD or DVD.

    The MacBook Air design has also caused some frustration among Mac users who want to use software from older Macs to install the sleek new laptop's operating system. The installation media that comes with other Macs can't be used to install "Leopard" on the MacBook Air, Apple said Wednesday.




    What do ya think Drew?

  3. I do like the sounds of it. Most articles I read about this sort of stuff is usually complete crap but this isn't, so that's good. 65Nm will increase battery life - when you're paying $2000 for a PC-based notebook or laptop, you get 120 minutes battery life (from quite a few laptops I've tested recently for website reviews). 65Nm would increase it up to a few hours more to give us five or even six hours.

    I figure why the CD/DVD drive was left out now - to further increase battery life again by about 45 minutes - including a solid-state-drive which I think the Air comes with would increase it even further, you don't have to have the drive heads spinning all the time. And 45Nm is even better; I'd be more than happy to pay for technology using that sort of technology - interesting.

    I don't know if you've heard about the Xbox360 "red ring of death", but the 65Nm CPU is too large for the motherboard to handle, effectively overheating the console - taking that to 45Nm, which Microsoft still hasn't done yet and is "talking" about it, would decrease the failure rates from 36.6% to around 10%, which is a large decrease - and quite impressive too.

    One thing Apple needs to include in its next iPods, laptops etc (and other hardware makers like Toshiba, Acer, Palm etc) is the addition of a non-Lithium-Ion battery. Not only do they need replacing after 400-500 charges but they're more at risk of dying quicker and can't be easily removed. Apple gives warranty on that (lifetime warranty, which is meant to be three years) and let it be removed without permission or supervision from Apple, and I guarantee the iPod sales would increase five times as much.

    The processor, however, is significantly slower than the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors used in other new notebooks. Performance is not necessarily an issue with Apple as it customizes its operating system to maximize performance out of any processor it uses.


    That's right. It is a last-generation CPU. Still, a Core Duo is better than a Pentium 4 or Celeron (which I'm stuck with, unfortunately). Even the Celeron being at 3.0GHz it is comparable speeds to a 2.2GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD3200+ (the other processor manufacturer).
  4. Drew, if you're around...and if there is anyone else who can help...

    I've got ADSL connection here, I have this wireless router that I connect my desktop PC to it with a LAN cable and the laptop connects wirelessly (if that's a word).
    Now the questions...

    Can I do anything else with it? Can I set up a WLAN with the laptop and the desktop?
    Can the laptop use the printer (which is connected to the desktop) wirelessly?
    And if you have other uses I don't know about, tell me.

    EDIT: And don't just answer "yes"! Tell me how or give me some URLs to online help!
  5. I thought I'd answer Yes to annoy you. You can set up a wireless LAN between the desktop and the laptop, but I did it so long ago I lost count by a laptop > desktop. Only recently I did one on a WinXP to Mac network - but that was bloody complicated and took hours to work out.

    http://www.geekgirls.com/windowsxp_home_network.htm

    http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread1192.html

    http://www.living-it.co.uk/pages.asp?id=12


    I think it's something like this from vague memories: Click Start > Wireless Network Setup Wizard and go from there. Or do it by the old way: Start > Control Panel > Network Connections > Create a new connection and go on from there.

    Probably an easier way is go the old Ethernet wired route. You need a long blue cable with two clips on either end (you'll know what it looks like from your modem or router), connect that into each network card on both your laptop and desktop (two squarish plugs, not much bigger in height and width than a USB port) and then each computer should detect automatically if they're running a recent Windows version (Windows 98 > Vista).

    Then use the Start > Control Panel > Network Connections > Create a new connection > Set up an advanced connection > Connect directly to another computer. If the Desktop is where you want the main connection to come from choose it as host if you're setting it up on the Desktop. If not choose Guest, and vice versa from there on in.

    Do the same on the other (this will be the Guest) and type the computer name (you can find this out from right-clicking My Computer > Computer Name > Change and seeing it there. Copy this out into a Notepad file or write it down somewhere, then use this for the Guest details.

    It should then be set up. Use My Computer to access the Guest computer's files and go from there.




    Originally posted by Ali709Can the laptop use the printer (which is connected to the desktop) wirelessly?


    In Windows, find File and Printer Sharing and use that to get the laptop to use the printer wirelessly (if you set it up that way). Windows should automatically allow it (if not check your firewall settings and allow the connections to take place).

    You can use it for streaming music and videos to another system (as I have done on a regular basis) or simply using it for hosting a website but it can cost quite a bit of money, and you need to do DNS redirects, domains, MySQL (if you host a database-driven site with an online application which U2start actually uses if you've seen the errors in the Search page) and pretty much sharing files and email - and have two internet connections at once.

    Sorry I couldn't be of more help...but this is all I remember from my two network setups.
  6. Originally posted by drewhiggins
    Sorry I couldn't be of more help...but this is all I remember from my two network setups.


    You kidding me?! I got all the answers!
    I know about the wired way, I want to try the wireless way. Thanks a lot Drew...will give it a try a bit later!
  7. Originally posted by Ali709[..]

    You kidding me?! I got all the answers!
    I know about the wired way, I want to try the wireless way. Thanks a lot Drew...will give it a try a bit later!


    I didn't think it was any good, to be honest. I'm just writing whatever comes out of my head.
  8. Alright Drew...it's driving me crazy!!

    I went to network connection on the desktop and went to the Wireless Network Setup Wizard...
    I used a flash drive to get the settings to the laptop too, but the router doesn't have a USB port, so I entered the settings using this 192.168.1.1 thingy that I use to access the settings of the router.

    Anyways, the desktop is working fine, but the laptop, right after I did these stuff, it started saying that the wireless connection has "limited or no connectivity" , therefore it can't use the internet.

    I tried to fix it, but no use...no I'm trying to turn it all back to normal, still no use!! I can't get the laptop to connect to the internet like it did before
  9. Originally posted by Ali709Alright Drew...it's driving me crazy!!

    I went to network connection on the desktop and went to the Wireless Network Setup Wizard...
    I used a flash drive to get the settings to the laptop too, but the router doesn't have a USB port, so I entered the settings using this 192.168.1.1 thingy that I use to access the settings of the router.

    Anyways, the desktop is working fine, but the laptop, right after I did these stuff, it started saying that the wireless connection has "limited or no connectivity" , therefore it can't use the internet.

    I tried to fix it, but no use...no I'm trying to turn it all back to normal, still no use!! I can't get the laptop to connect to the internet like it did before


    Oops. Go back to Start > Control Panel > Network Connections and see if there's a connection there. If not you'll need to set it up again from either the disc that you got or using Windows' networking wizard.

    Is this your laptop, or someone else's?
  10. Originally posted by drewhiggins[..]

    Oops. Go back to Start > Control Panel > Network Connections and see if there's a connection there. If not you'll need to set it up again from either the disc or using Windows' networking wizard.


    Hmm...I managed to get the laptop connected...the SSID for the network I set up was Home, so I had changed SSID in the router's settings to Home as well...
    Now I went to the router's settings again and changed the SSID again to something else (3Com).
    Now "wireless networks in range" for the laptop are Home (secured) and 3Com (not secured). And it connected easily to the 3Com.

    I'm tired now, will try it again later, after a bit more research
  11. Originally posted by Ali709[..]

    Hmm...I managed to get the laptop connected...the SSID for the network I set up was Home, so I had changed SSID in the router's settings to Home as well...
    Now I went to the router's settings again and changed the SSID again to something else (3Com).
    Now "wireless networks in range" for the laptop are Home (secured) and 3Com (not secured). And it connected easily to the 3Com.

    I'm tired now, will try it again later, after a bit more research


    So it's all working for the moment?
  12. Originally posted by drewhiggins[..]

    So it's all working for the moment?


    Yea, everything's working fine right now...
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