Technology Made Easy

Recently twitter and other social networking sites have come under attack.

While this is nothing new, how the attackers went about taking down one of the largest social networking sites was right out of the old school hacking textbook. Twitter having crashed and burned, suffering from a major DoS [ that's a Denial of Service attack] where the attacker has hijacked many unknowing user computers across the internet and used these unwitting machines to attack the servers and website of twitter to bring it to a screeching halt.

And you know what?

It worked, really well. People couldn’t login to send tweets, smart-phones and tweet software’s were left in disarray. It caused a lot of trouble, not just for twitter to deal with the attack, but the aftermath of the angry and frustrated users in a long history of twitter troubles.

I want to ask you the reader, Did you have trouble with your twitter account? We’re your tweets caught up in the frey that twitter’s attack caused?

Let me know by commenting.

Another software company has recently filed charges against Twitter for patent infringement. Their claim that “I did it first” is going to be tested in the courtroom, while twitter will see how the chips will fall.

It is kinda sad that a tech company that nobody has heard of has come out of the blue to sue twitter for something as trivial as sending messages to more than 1 person with a single click. However in this sue happen, I’m gonna get my due court system we have allowed it’s not surprising to see another example rear its ugly head.

I’m rooting for twitter, however the courts will decide who wins in this battle. Let the Tweets begin!

Mini Laptops, also known as netbooks have become increasingly popular these days. Their light weight and compact design is the main reason why this computers are so attractive. This acer mini laptop covers the basic features of what a computer should have. Having  a big enough hard drive ranging from 80GB up to 160GB, with quite enough processor and memory, and wireless Internet capability built right in.

In the beginning, Asus, Acer, and HP are the brands who compete for Mini Laptops. Afterwards, Toshiba, Sony and Samsung are also releasing their series of Mini Laptops. Compaq and Fujitsu catch up from competition with its new series to the Mini Family.

Mini Laptops are designed to be the ideal mobile companion for your other PC’s or laptop’s.  Mini Laptops are mean for you to easily travel without have to carry a big device.  Sync your data on your other PC in smaller device that can be carried easily.

Netbooks are about 1″ thin and 2-3lbs weight with a 10.1-inch screen display. With a Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 160GB hard drive, 3 USB ports 2.0, 5-in1 card reader, built-in webcam and microphone, VGA port, and a 92% of full-size keyboard. These small computers pack a lot of computing power in a tiny package. The only downside is they DO NOT have a CD or DVD drive built in. However it is a small price to pay for something so powerfull at a price under $400 to start with.

You can use the Netbooks for daily tasks.  They will fit in your backpack, briefcase, or purse. As mentioned before, this Mini Laptop can be used as secondary sync storage. Just connect it with your other PC or laptop wirelessly and the latest update of any files can be saved in both the mini and PC using Syncable software.

Conclusion
Netbooks or Mini Laptops are lightweight and convenient although it has slightly less memory and other lowered specifications. It not meant for the gamer or larger programs.  However, it is designed for  your mobility as well as a sync for your data from your larger computers. Both Mini Laptops and Netbooks is not designed for your main computer, it is a fine machine for your basic computing and general Internet usage.

With their lightweight, long battery life, and many built-in extras; their very hard to beat at the price. If your looking for a portable, convenient computer to get the job done a Netbook is a worthy investment. Also if you are looking for a computer for a young person, or a college bound relative, a netbook will be warmly welcomed.