The dell website was interesting. I never shopped on the dell website so when I saw it in class, I went home and started looking into it. It really gives thorough information about each part of a computer and what are the better components. This is a very helpful website and I think I will probably use it when I’m going to get a new computer. Another thing I learned in class was Mozilla. I have never heard of that communication software before. Actually I think I saw my coworker using firefox before, but I just didn’t know hat it was.
In an article on the web, I was reading about the “Computer-on-a Stick”. The website is: http://hardware.earthweb.com/systems/article.php/11060_3526676_1
Many people now use USB flash drives for saving their work because it’s convenient to carry. Now think about being able to carry your computer (your operating system, not just applications) around. FingerGear has just created “a bootable flash drive that carries a modified Debian Linus 2.6 OS and Gnome 2.8 desktop along with the Microsoft office-compatible openoffice.org suite, firefox browser, GAIM instant messaging client, and other programs” (article page 1). The idea is definitely great and I think it would be really convenient if I could own a portable computer the size of a pack of gum. However there are still some flaws to this new creation. The stick only has 56MB for data because of the space the OS and other applications take. The security is too tight because the password cannot be changed once set. Lastly, it is difficult to add and upgrade installed software; as per this article, it is the fault of Linux which is far from plug and play on every PC. This article is quite interesting for most people who like convenience and computer gadgets. Personally if they do successfully create this mini hardware, I would get one for work and school.
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