With the Lenovo D20 looking like it could be too loud, I reduced the list of possibilities to the hp Z800 and the Dell T7500. The hp workstation wins the design competition: nearly everything snaps together and requires no tools to access – it’s actually a step ahead of the Mac Pro, and the Mac… [Read More]
Archives for 2011
Computer sound levels
In the last post, I said that having a quiet machine was an objective of mine. Measuring acoustic levels is tricky if you want valid comparisons across manufacturers and models. Fortunately, there is an internationally standardized test procedure for computers and workstations, ISO 9296. Unfortunately, it’s difficult for prospective computer buyers to get the numbers…. [Read More]
Getting more RAM, part 1
In 1955, C. Northcote Parkinson proclaimed an adage, which is now stated: work expands to fill the time available for its completion. Parkinson ’s Law has many corollaries. I have recently run into one: computer memory usage expands to fill the available RAM. Two years ago, I upgraded my computer hardware to gain more memory,… [Read More]
2880 vs 1440 dpi printing
Since there doesn’t seem to be much of a difference in image quality between the 2880/1440 dpi and the 1440/720 dpi settings on the Epson 3880 driver, I’m confused about why both exist. Having three different ink drop sizes in 1440/720 mode results in print times about half of those printed with the higher-resolution setting,… [Read More]
iPhone 4 for Verizon OOBE
The packaging is just as Applelegant as usual, but it’s less user-hostile than before. It was easy to figure out how to open it up, find all the bits, and get it running. At no time did I have to pull out a magnifying glass to see how to open a plastic case, and I never felt… [Read More]
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