My Online World

January is suppose to be a cold month for us here in our country but feels like summer is already here. I can really feel the sticky sweat during mid-day whenever I go out to do some errands at work. A couple of months to go before the official hot season kicks in, so we must prepare ourselves to keep off from the negative sides that summer brings.

Catching cough and colds, asthma, allergies and other lung related problem are most of the health problems due to the hot weather. There are times that it also rains during summer so we have to take extra precautions to avoid getting sick.

One of the best thing to do is prepare those AC unit and send it to reliable service center like the AC Repair St.Rose for clean up or fixin’ up. Having aircon saves us up from the terrible inconvenience that a hot weather could bring. Working in very humid and hot work environment is bad for the health and also affects someone’s mood. Having a good night sleep is also a key factor to a person’s well being, so aircon is indeed a big help to get the comfort and convenience of catching a good and uninterrupted sleep during summer time.

We went to the mall last weekend to do some grocery shopping and also bought switch plates to replace the broken one in our bathroom and bedroom. It’s nice to know that there are decorative designs to match your room theme as all I knew was the typical and plain white one. Then, we did some window shopping after when we happen to pass by a computer store and saw this wireless KB and mouse on their display shelf, we are actually planning to replace the a4tech brand that we have over the Logitech one. We immediately bought one upon seeing this.

Logitech Wireless Combo MK260

Features:

• Advance 2.4GHz wireless
• 24 month KB battery life
• Plug and play simplicity
• 128 Bit AES Encryption
• 8 hot keys
• Compact
• Durable UV-coat keys

I’ve been long wanting to buy a laptop. But I want something more lightweight and easy to carry around whenever we are out and in travel. If only I have enough budget, I would definitely go for those tablet laptops that are so in demand now with its great mobile features. I am still in the process of reading reviews and researching on some nice brands and specs.

I am actually eyeing on the netbook below, it has enough and simplified features that can surely deliver with my online needs. Netbooks now carries great features that a laptop can give (minus the large monitor display). This cost around $400+.  I need to save some more and see you around in the next couple of months

Asus Eee PC 1215B

Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Starter Edition

Display 12.1″ LED Backlight WXGA (1366×768) Screen

CPU AMD C50 1.0GHz (dual core) Processor

Graphic AMD® Radeon HD 6250

Memory DDR3, 2 x SO-DIMM, 2GB

Storage 2.5″ SATA 500GB HDD

Wireless Data Network WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n@2.4GHz
Bluetooth V3.0+HS

Camera 0.3 M Pixel Camera

Audio
Hi-Definition Audio CODEC
Stereo Speakers
High Quality Mic

Interface
1 x VGA Connector
3 x USB 2.0
1 x USB 3.0 *¹
1 x LAN RJ-45
1 x HDMI
2 x Audio Jack (Headphone/Mic-In)
1 x Card Reader : SD/ SDHC/ SDXC/ MMC

Battery
8 hrs*, 6-Cell 56Wh Li-ion Battery

Dimensions
296 x 203 x 38 mm (WxDxH)

Weight
1.45 Kgs (w/ 6cell battery)

Embedded system is one technology that most of us have no knowledge of. But embedded applications plays a big part in almost all types of industry as embedded applications forms the major component that help controls the functionality of the many devices and applications in common use today.

Embedded systems are made up of hardware and mechanical parts like a CPU or microprocessor and are embedded in a larger system to complete the functionality of the device. Different industries have found many uses for embedded systems and here are a few examples:

• Telecommunications: The telephone switches and cellular phones that we use everyday are made from various embedded systems.

• Digital Consumer Electronics: More and more gadgets and electronic devices are emerging like DVD players, digital cameras, MP3 players and more and all of these needs embedded applications in order to function.

• Transportation System. Land and air transportation system all take advantage of embedded technology like embedded computer, to properly work.

• Medicine. Advances in the equipments in the medical field like electronic stethoscopes, medical imaging, and more are all made possible because of embedded applications.

Because of the many uses and applications of embedded systems, there has been a great demand for this technology among various sectors, which leads to the growing demand of the different microprocessors, and chips use to make this embedded pc. Thankfully there is a company that can meet this demand – fastwel.com.

Fastwel.com sells different kind of embedded modules, form factors, industrial PCs, embedded flash storage and more for developing different kinds of embedded applications for different industry. They have been in the business for 15 years now, which goes to show that they are one of the leading providers for embedded systems.

If the different industries would want to continually create high quality and functional products, then they should definitely check out Fastwel.com for all their embedded system needs.

Late last year, I attended a channel conference,  the future of the computer industry have been discussed and I clearly remember when the speaker told us that desktop computers will not die contrary as to what other people have been saying. Although It would still be a year for tablets, smartphones and Ultra books. There will be an upgrade to processors and hardware,  launch of servers for business use, etc.

Going digital is another key thing especially for the trends in Marketing, so expect a more expressive and quality production ads made from state of the art devices.

On a personal note, I love to have this:

Asus Zenbook

Product features:

• One of the key advantages of the ASUS ZENBOOK™ is its smartphone-like spontaneity and always-on design.
• uses a precision-crafted design measuring only 3mm at the front and 9mm at the rear. The form features razor thin edges and a curved center section, which is both practical and attractive – while accommodating the powerful computing components within, this design also looks totally unique. It embodies beauty and strength in complete balance and harmony. The ASUS ZENBOOK™ UX21 weighs a feather-light 1.1kg, while the ASUS ZENBOOK™ UX31 is only 1.3kg
  
• High definition visuals look better on the world’s first 450cd/m2 panel on any Ultrabook™, making dark areas clearer, while light areas stand out in vivid detail. Despite the compact form factor, ASUS ZENBOOK™ doesn’t skimp on tantalizing graphics, rendering everything from multimedia to productivity in amazing fidelity.

Check out Asus for more details

for this year we are aiming to replace our flat TV with a brand new 32″ LED TV. DH wanted this:

Specs:

• 16:9 LED panel
  With 1366 x 768 resolution
• 32″ class screen size
  31.5″ screen measured diagonally from corner to corner
• Built-in digital TV tuner
  Watch digital broadcasts, including HDTV programs where available on this Samsung 32″ 720p TV
• 20,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio
• HDMI Inputs: 2
  Enjoy a superior HD experience with the HDMI one-cable solution
• Dolby Digital Plus/SRS TruSurround HD
  Crisp, clear digital-quality sound
• ConnectShare JPEG
  Easily connects your MP3 player or digital camera to your ultra-slim Samsung 32″ LED-LCD HDTV to share videos, music and pictures
• Wide Color Enhancer Plus
  Delivers the entire spectrum of color and luminance for rich, saturated images with intense detail.