How I Accelerated My Outlook Performance with a Gaming Utility
In Nigel’s latest blog, he wrote about using the Fusion for Gaming utility 1 to improve his notebook battery life while in-flight. Since launching and blogging on the Fusion for Gaming utility last week, I have also done some simple, … Continue reading
First Weekend with the Fusion for Gaming Utility
In Nigel’s latest blog, he gives the big picture of what the new AMD Fusion campaign means to our customers and business partners. Being the new tech lover that I am, I decided to explore the new AMD Fusion for … Continue reading
Should the PC Be Worried about the Best DMA To Date?
I have believed for years that if someone with just minor technical understanding wants to watch their digital videos or photos on their big-screen TV, the PC is still the best choice. Question is, how close are we getting to … Continue reading
Five Disappointing Days on the Road with a Cheap Mini-Notebook
Over the last 6 months, I have heard a lot of industry insiders vehemently defending the cheap mini notebook (aka netbook) as a great device to travel with given its cost, size weight and applicability to task. I don’t have … Continue reading
Show Business Became My Day Job At AMD
Hello…My name is Boswell and I’m a musician, movie maker, and software engineer. I’ve been employed by AMD for over twelve years now. Eight years ago, I turned in my IEEE membership card for life in show business but I … Continue reading
Top Capabilities to Look For in A 2nd Generation Notebook
There has been a lot of discussion and buzz around 2nd generation notebook technologies. It can get pretty confusing and I wanted to add my two cents to see if I couldn’t help cut through the hype. In fact, it’s … Continue reading
3D For the Masses
Historically as an industry, we would typically pigeon-hole 3D system capability into the categories of “games”, “design”, or “visual analysis”. While historically that was the case, in my opinion, we are about to experience a serious breakout in mainstream 3D. … Continue reading
Thirty days with a small & inexpensive mini-notebook: The MINUSES
In my last blog I wrote about my experiences with a $499 Asus Eee PC 8G mini-note and a $499 HP Compaq Presario F756NR full-note and showed some of the strengths the mini-note has versus the full-note at the same … Continue reading
Thirty days with a small & inexpensive mini-notebook: The PLUSSES
There has been a lot of excitement around some of the small, inexpensive mini-notebooks out there. One in particular that is getting a lot of attention is the Asus EeePC, with models currently priced from $299 to $499. The Eee … Continue reading
