I finally gotten a netbook after staying on the sidelines for the past 6 months. The Asus Eee PC 1000H ($698 during SITEX) was the obvious choice, although you can consider it “outdated” seeing how fast netbooks seem to be popping up nowadays. In the end, I got the Inspiron Mini 12. Here’s why……
If you’re new to the scene of “nettops”, otherwise known as “AFFORDABLE PORTABLE LAPTOPS FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT GET A VAIO”, then you probably will be overwhelmed by the flood of available choices in the market. I will spare you the agony of venturing into unknown territory, get the ASUS Eee PC 1000H @ $888. [...]
3 months is an eternity in the tech industry. Back then, I was contemplating whether to go for the Asus Eee PC900 or the ECS G10IL. Today, the Eee PC900 is retailing for ($798) at major outlets, but the ECS G10IL is still nowhere to be seen. Since then, new entrants such as the HP [...]
What’s the fuss about? Its the war of the low cost ultra portable. I held off buying the original Asus Eee PC largely due to its mediocre 7″ screen, which I doubt can be used for any serious work, not to mention the “shrunk” keyboard. Well, lucky me, because these two models will make the [...]
2008 will be remembered as the year of Web 2.0, but perhaps for the wrong reasons. Once again we’re entering the tail end of an economic cycle, however this time round, the culprit has noting to do with the Internet. Web 2.0 has indeed been a thrilling ride, and personally I have gained much, as [...]
Today I just thought of doing something really useful for my friend and families. I have come to realize that what comes naturally to me are actually valuable skills, resources, or practices which should be shared. I am not going for any Web 2.0 solutions or anything geeky. Just REAL and USEFUL solutions which will [...]
Today’s oil prices have been hovering around USD130 a barrel, mainly due to demand and supply issues, although some may argue that oil futures trading is playing a major role in pushing the price of oil to new heights.
I have always tried to explain to my friends and relatives on why MLM is something you should avoid at all cost, not just because of monetary reasons, but it involves things that are invaluable. I have found the perfect way to illustrate the evils of MLM, through the M - C - M relationship [...]
We all love money. So much so that every aspect of our lives revolves around it. Have you ever truly understood what is this “thing” which you’re spending most of your life after? I found Marx’s explanation of the evolutionary role of capitalism extremely “enlightening” in my understanding of what is money.
Neowster is short for Noel's & Esther's Own World. This is a personal hobbyist site, maintained mainly for the purpose of honing my knowledge in WordPress, and sharing useful information or knowledge to make someone's life easier. To a smaller extend, I hope to propagate the ideology of Crowdsourcing, as I see it as the best mechanism in regulating our unregulated capitalistic world, overcoming humanity's trait of greed, self interest, and fear, in arriving at the best decision. 
