Category: "Opinions"
LCD TV
Around a year ago, I have looked around 31" LCD TV. Those were costing around $2000 with HDTV Turner. Now, 40"LCD TV only costs around a bit over $2000. Wow, that dropped around 1/3 to 1/2 just around a year time. Technology, you can't imagine how fast it can be
Asus EEE UMPC
I have hear about Asus EEE UMPC from my uncle and friends in Hong Kong. That is so great, Slim and not very expensive. Moreover, that is running Linux too! But in Australia, that is not launched yet.
AMD Developers Central
I just visited AMD Developers Central webpage. The sample codes are quite useful. The article about Java Threading is good, that is worth to read. It is telling to the tricks of managing the threads in multi-cores CPU.
Advice to Computer Shoppers
My friends usually ask my advices for buying their new computer. They always ask me to recommend a set of configurations for them. Well, the first things I need to know is their budget. The major reason is they can get a better computer if they want to spend more money. I remember one of friends was putting a piece of paper with the components I recommended into a computer shop. And then he spent some time to talked a computer salesperson. The salesperson recommended some alternative recommendations with better performance and only cost a bit more. But $20 more for display, $30 more for motherboard, $10 more for case etc. End up, 50% over budget. My friend is a kind of person to like spending money. Finally, he paid 50% more and got a better computer.
RSS is essential for "What's News" Component
I am finding a RSS for the extension directory joomla. But no luck for this at this moment. Why am I so keen about this RSS? Because I wish to know the latest updates for all Joomla components. Almost all RSS readers will notify the user if there is any new entries in RSS. In this way, keeping update that is so easy instead of visiting their "What's News" page daily. Thus, I think RSS is essential for the kind of "What's News" Component