First Thoughts, Microflex 66B

As reported earlier, I recently bought a new computer. I ended up ordering Micro Express‘ Microflex 66B.
Specs of the system (as ordered) are:
Intel MoBo, with onboard GB ethernet and HD audio;
Core 2 Duo E6600 (2.4 GHz)
450 Watt Power Supply
2 GB DDR II RAM @ 677 MHz
250 GB, SATA Hard drive
Universal Media Reader
DVD ROM
DVD +/- [...]

Michael Robertson on Apple’s Whiff

Michael Robertson . com
Interesting commentary by Michael Robertson (of Linspire fame) on the Apple Phone. A must read for anyone considering an Apple Phone.
I won’t repeat it here, go read it.
What I think is important is to take what Robertson says and place it into the past 10 years of (i)Mac development. Is [...]

Will Vista be finished?

Only 12 more days until Vista is unleashed on the public. Will it be finished? If the average user experience is comparable to mine, MS is in deep doo doo. No amount of excuses and/or blame is going to be sufficient to keep MS out of hot water.
You know the spinning beach [...]

A government we can support

News out of Iraq is not good. Now the barbarians gentlemen that we installed as the government are at it again. First the fiasco that was the Saddam hanging, now another hanging–this one complete with a decapitation. Is this the 1800’s? Why did we install these people as government?
And now the [...]

A couple of comments on the iPhone

This subject has been beaten to death in the last 24 hours.  All I have to add is: Bullshit!
There ain’t no fuckin’ way.
Let’s start with the price of $500 – $600 WITH a two year contract.  This makes it worth what?  $800?  $900?  $1000?  For a phone?  For a version 1.0 phone?  Right….they will be [...]

I found it…

I found a computer to fit my needs.  I was actually pointed to it by January’s issue of PCWorld, from an article entitled Top Ten Value Desktop PCs.
The number one value desktop is by MicroExpress, the MicroFlex 66B, PCWorld has a short review here.
Had to do a few upgrades to meet my needs, but I [...]

Still looking…

To quote a previous post, this is what I am looking for:
Something with basic hardware that supports Linux would be preferred.  I have a copy of Windows to transfer so it would even be great to get one with no OS or one with Linux preinstalled.
What do I want…maybe a Core 2 Duo with 2 [...]

Speccing myself into a corner…..

In my previous post I laid out what I wanted in a new computer.
I spent this morning reading the specs on Apple hardware.  I wish they made a computer to meet my needs.  I like their industrial design, I like the clean form, I like that they are Vista ready.  But damn they are expensive.  [...]

Thinkin’ ’bout a new computer…

I sold one of my computers, so I can now enter the modern world of dual core computing. 
I’ve mostly been a refurbished Dell fan, it is a Dell Optiplex that I am selling.  Basic hardware at basic price, maybe the GM of the 50’s.  But my most recent experience with them left a bad taste [...]

MediaMonkey excels at music and library management

I recently rediscovored MediaMonkey and was pleasantly surprised at its capabilities. 
I had used MediaMonkey in the past when I bought my ipod and wanted to get my id3 tags in order.  I discovered that even the free version is leagues ahead of anything else in auto tagging and other advanced management features.
iTunes 7 is a [...]