Published on September 8, 2007
in Random.
I have decided that rather than buying items to enhance my mac and workspace, I’m going to try and use household items. This is going to be a multipart series of blog posts, hence the “Part 1″. I am going to try to help out all out your wallets with this series.
There are many ways of proping up your mac and putting it in a more ergonomic position. Coming from an iMac I am used to a mouse and keyboard, but with a mobible mac I usually get my self into weird positions with the MacBook Pro on my lap. After a few hours of typing, clicking and chatting my back usually is hurting. So I have decided to try and make my setup more ergonomic. For more information on Ergonomics visit the Wikipedia page.
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Published on August 28, 2007
in Random and Web.
I found something while on of my many web hosting searches that is pretty funny.
Yes, servers shrink with size over time, but after reading this post about iPhones being web servers, I’m thinking about sending the following to David Letterman:
And now, the Top Ten Reasons Hosting Companies Should Replace Their Servers with iPhones
#10: At $500 a pop, they’re cheaper than new servers
#9: They come with more standard RAM than most servers
#8: They use less power than servers (just think how many you could cram on a rack!)
#7: They’ve got a multi-hour battery backup soldered right inside – so dispo your UPS’s also
#6: There’s no spinning disk drive to wear out
#5: You can ditch your bandwidth providers and leverage AT&T’s blistering fast EDGE network
#4: The operating system (Mac OS X) is pre-loaded – just rack it up and go
#3: Since you can’t crack it open, the expense of delivering custom builds is gone
#2: There’s a YouTube shortcut icon standard on every one
#1: They just look cool!
From http://theinnerlayer.softlayer.com/
As many of you know, I am the proud owner of a MacBook Pro 17″. I have been using it for about 2 weeks now and I think I have formed my impressions of this wonderful device.
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