Author Archives: Pat Moorhead
BlackBerry Bold: My Mobile Cloud Workhorse
(As seen at Notebooks.com and Dell’s Digital Nomads) Cloud computing is rising in interest even during these uncertain world economic times and AMD is taking an important leadership role in the creation of the cloud. And in opinion, smartphones are increasingly … Continue reading
Why Spore May Look So Poor on Your New Notebook
(Originally published at Notebooks.com) Spore, the popular “casual” game from EA, has received as much sales and fanfare as it has controversy from its DRM policies. Spore sold 1M copies and 25M creations were created in its first 2 weeks … Continue reading
The Significance of HD Palmcorders to Netbook and Notebook Design
Low-priced, 720P HD pocket camcorders (palmcorders) are gaining market momentum and I believe consumers are drawn to the value proposition of low cost, high quality, portable, and convenient video capture and playback. As these devices proliferate, it leaves me contemplating … Continue reading
Recession Tips From a Two-Time Veteran
I have spent a lot of time lately talking some folks out of a tree as it relates to this latest recession. I empathize as recessions have real impact on real friends and families. As I found myself talking to … Continue reading
Breaking Records with Dragons and Helium in the Las Vegas Desert
How do I describe what happened in a tent on the edge of the Desert in Las Vegas on the last night of CES? Completely over the top…. I can say that it was a story that included dragons and … Continue reading
The Magical AMD Yukon-based HP Pavilion dv2 Ultrathin Notebook
There has been a considerable amount of interest and debate surrounding mini-notebooks (aka “netbooks”), ultraportable notebooks and standard, full-size notebooks. Netbooks sure have come a long way since I first blogged on my experiences back in May. My first configuration … Continue reading
Notebooks.com: “Poor Spore Performance on Your New Notebook”
I have been doing more guest-blogging over at Notebooks.com, this time on the quality differences users can get playing the popular game Spore on different-brand notebook platforms. Here is a preview: “Spore, the popular “casual” game from EA, has received … Continue reading
Archos 7: The Best Portable Media Player You’ve Never Heard Of
Everyone has heard of an iPod, most have heard of the iPod touch, and some of you may have even heard of the Zune or even ZEN, but how about an Archos? Well, if you haven’t, you should check it … Continue reading
AMD@CES 2009
I don’t need to tell you that the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the biggest tradeshow event of the year in North America for the IT and CE industry. It’s always an exciting event for technology gearheads like me … Continue reading
The Netbook Web Spectacle
You would think that with the volume of controversy on the web last week that there was some juicy new development with Britney Spears instead of not-so-innocent little netbooks (aka mini-notebooks). But netbooks were indeed the controversy of the week … Continue reading
