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Eric HuangI am Eric Huang, web designer/developer. Thinkpoint is my playground for all sorts of things including this Wordpress blog, CSS/XHTML experiments, and links to my portfolio. Got a question, feel free to contact me through email or any other means.

November 11, 2006

To iPod or Not to iPod?

Filed under: Computers, Technology — Eric Huang @ 5:18 pm

“To iPod or Not to iPod is the question!” Well, in my full honest opinion the iPod is a great MP3 player, however before you go rushing to the Apple website to buy one, why not consider all of your options first. Here’s a quick list of several mp3 players of similar quality:

Sandisk Sansa
Creative Labs Zen Players
The iRiver

So, the next question is how do they stand up to the iPod? Well, in general they all really do quite well compared to the iPod, the only reason why you don’t see people using them is becuase Apple has just a great marketing campaign which has transformed the mp3 player to the iPod only. However, if you keep your mind open, you will find that they are all roughly the same minus price differences, and some minor features such as FM radio, and video, and pictures.

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August 24, 2006

Oh Boy, Exploding Battery Woes

Filed under: World, Computers — Eric Huang @ 12:44 pm

Read This Article on SMH. Jeez, first no lipgloss, lipstick, shampoo, and baby formula. Now laptop batteries are the new target of airlines! Why question is why target only Dell? Isn’t that a bit discriminate as any laptop with any battery can randomly explode? Anyone seen those blown up Macbooks? Yes, it’s true any laptop left on for extended periods of time or in the wrong place can overheat and explode! It’s not just Dell, yet they are only targeting them… Odd. This was first posted at Gizmodo.
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August 21, 2006

DIY Laptops

Filed under: Computers — Eric Huang @ 5:27 pm

Ever heard of Whitebooks or barebones? Well, if you have then this is for you. If you haven’t heard nowadays you can, I repeat can build your own laptop! Why do you ask would someone go through this? Well, it offers a number of advantages over mainstream laptops.

Advantage #1: This is a MYTH, you can save a lot of money with whitebones as you pick and choose the components, you can save just like building your own Desktop

Advantage #2: Becuase you pick and choose your own parts, you decide what’s in your laptop making it easy to make $1000 laptops to $3000 laptops.

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