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Is what I mentioning in the title of this post is true?

Well …… maybe but not with a sonic boom though

For those of you who are unfamiliar, the Eee PC is a smaller kind of notebook introduced by one of the notable brands in the computer world, ASUS.

Asus has recently introduced the Eee PC brand and, from my point of view, it is not a bad offering by them.

The Eee PC was showcased earlier this year at the CES 2008 in Las Vegas and to top it all up, it actually received a great response for this tiny machine.

I’ll be doing an in-depth review on one the Eee PCs later in future but for those of you who might not figure out what the actual Eee PC is; here’s a segment by Unwired for you guys to check out.

Well I kinda feel betrayed and backfired at the same time.

Not that I’m saying Linux is bad, but really I overcame a lot of issues since the migration.

Well “Crazy Izzy” (that’s me) is just going to get crazier.

The experience of using PCLinuxOS, a Linux distribution which is number 1 for more than 6 months doesn’t “wow” me much.

In any case, maybe it’s just me, I encountered numerous issues, like system freezes …. unable to read card drivers, etc while using the system.

It’s kinda bad to say “PCLinuxOS sucks” cause it’s actually a good operating system actually but it just not cut out for my experience.

Lets check out the advantages and disadvantages (or should I say problems) that I’ve encountered.

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I knew when people read the title of this blog post, everyone might be wondering what type or make or even which operating system notebook computer can help me make earn that green bucks?

I can tell you this.

The notebook computer that you are currently using; whether it’s a 12.1, 14.1 or 15.4 inches LCD display or whether it’s is running on Microsoft Windows, Linux or Mac OSX, all of them can earn you cash.

Does it sound too good to be true.

Well not really though.

If you are a blogger like me, PayPerPost can help you just that: Get cash for the things you love doing … blogging.

It’s like this actually, you post your article and they’ll review it. Once it is approved, they will pay you the bucks.

PayPerPost is a good platform for bloggers to make cash with the blogging skills they’ve attained during their experience. What I like about PayPerPost (put aside the money issue for a while) is the experience of reviewing advertiser’s products via opportunities and being attached in a community of bloggers who are doing the same thing as well (Blogging). When you are attached to a community of bloggers you will be able to make friends worldwide while learning and sharing blogging experiences with one another at the same time.

Well, I would like to recommend my fellow visitors to sign up for a PayPerPost because I believe it is worth the effort. Furthermore, you will be enjoying blogging and monetizing your blog at the same time.

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I´ve been busy trying out the Linux platform and installing it on my 4 year old Twinhead Efio notebook computer.

The distro i´ve tested is of course currently ranked number 1 on Distrowatch - PCLinuxOS.

I’ll layout the reasons as to why I choosing PCLinuxOS to the other popular distros like Ubuntu, OpenSuse, Mepis and others.

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You might wonder why I’m putting in such a peculiar title.

Well, Apple has always been delivering great products like the MacBook Pro, IPods and other items but their latest is something to an exquisite masterpiece.

The MacBook Air has just been released and raved reviews has already flocked the world.

Notably one of the thinnest notebooks around, Apple has defined the odds on delivering this great product to its consumers.

Catch the guided tour on video here.

Enjoy.

Yes, you heard it right.

It was at this premier event (CES 2008 in Las Vegas) that Asus, one of the leading notebook makers in the world, unveil the gem of the new year.

The M70 and M50 are the 2 models designed to have this mighty storage capacity.

However the difference between these 2 models apart from the rest is that, the Asus M50 and M70 are using 2 (500Gb) to meet up the storage needed as per required.

Well, this simply means that normal notebooks are using 1 hard disk; these 2 models are using 2 hdds!

The M50 is stated to have a 15.4 inch LCD display, wherelse the M70 has a 17 inch.

As the you can see, this is a much anticipated notebook and may as well be a great replacement to the desktop in the near future.

When it comes to compressing your notebook computer files, there’s always a debate on which is better.Zip or RAR?

Let’s look at the overall perspectives.
When it comes to compression (or should I say zipping) ……
Majority will relate this to WinZIP.

Take note : - WinZip is a software and it’s not the process of compression

Furthermore it will cost you $29.95 (basic version) or $49.95 (if you are going for the Pro version).
It is a trialware nonetheless and if you desired to use it after the evaluation period, you need to pay for it.

What about RAR then?
Much as similar to Zip, RAR is another compression file format.
However if you want to compress a file to a RAR, you need to use WinRAR another software as similar to WinZIP.

So which one is better?

Lets look at the advantages of the ZIP compression.
Zip compression is supported and can be converted by most of the compression softwares in the market. The fact that Zip is a standard format in compression, you can also use free softwares to create a Zip file. Not only that, Windows XP and Vista has an in-built Zip function for you to create and extract Zip files thus you may not need to install additional softwares to perform this function.

However if you’re going to extract a RAR file, you need compression softwares to open them.
There are softwares in the market that supports extracting RAR formats (even free softwares!) but to perform creation of a RAR file you can only do it using WinRAR.

Now let’s talk file compression sizes.
It is proven that RAR excels far better in compression than Zip.

How?
Take this example :-
I have a collection of pdf files which are needed to be compressed to a single file format.
The initial size = 5.2mB
Using Zip - the file size will be reduced to 4.6 mB
Using RAR - the file size will be reduced to 4.2 mB
To note : this is just a normal beginner’s test to compression.
The above sizes can be reduced much more further, an intermediate method and the file size can be reduced more significantly ….. especially with the RAR format.

Try out this test and tell me what you think?

We all know that Google is the best search engine in the market today but sometimes when it come to narrowing the items you really want can be a pain.

I personally use Google and I still believe that it is still the best till I meet “SortFix“.

What is actually “SortFix“?

Well I personally believe everyone will and still use Google…. it’s the recommended and best Internet engine out there.

But if you really want to focus on narrowing down your search item, I recommend you use “SortFix”

The next question has always been “Why SortFix“?

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