Am doing classes at VCU and below is my first digital illustration.
Only for my little one, Vinayak.
For you Vinayak
Result of Digital illustration
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Category Archives: Techno Blab
The Desktop That is
No matter how many gadgets or smart devices are released and invented for computing, out of them desktops would always have their own place. On a personal level having tried all kinds of portable devices i.e Surface , Windows Tab & Smartphone.
The real productive tool in my opinion would always be mighty old desktop for the simple reasons
- First off it’s a DESKTOP. Which means just like the study table it would always have its own place. One do not have to lug it around and try to be comfortable with it. Its there always no matter what, in one corner of the house. Just kept aside ready to be used anytime. On a subconscious level it does give a sense of stability or grounding, if you know what I mean.
- In comparison to cost of a portable device (for productivity) the desktop may be a bit on higher side, but the small screen size and options of doing meaningful work i.e to be used for productivity makes portable device a big NO NO.
- Desktops run for hours like a work horse and not complain. Try doing that with a laptop, boy does it heat up.
- The number of peripherals that can be connected to a desktop are many and the good old wired means of connection is way better and faster than going wireless.
- The smaller sized mini or small form factor CPU do not hog much space on the desk leaving more space for a bigger display.
So next time when you decide to buy a computing device give desktops a chance they would sure turn out to be comparatively cheaper and a great productivity tool.
Windows 8 & Touch PC
Since the day I have installed windows 8 on my laptop. The urge to buy a touch screen laptop or ultra book is nagging me day in and day out. Do like the Metro look and the idea of everything as an application (app) including the desktop.
Have done some research and so far my eyes are on Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 and indeed Surface Pro.
What stops me from buying Surface Pro right out is Microsoft’s experience in hardware. Thus would give it some time before spending my money on it. So far it impresses me, as Surface fills the gap of a useful portable device in much too crowded tablet world.
The research is on and waiting for so called first patch or sorts for the Surface Pro, for sure it would clean up some bugs.
Me And My Kindle Keyboard
Behold your breath, you read the blog of an Amazon Kindle owner. After a long search for an e-book reader and resisting the temptation to go with the flow of iPad. I rounded out my search to the mighty old Amazon’s Kindle Keyboard.
What caught my fancy was the e-ink screen, its the e-ink screen that made me drop the Idea of owing a Kindle Fire too. E-ink gives the reading pleasure of a normal paperback book. Kindle is light and easy to hold, not to mention the easy dictionary lookup. Get the cursor near to the word to be looked up, and voila !!! the details comes up bottom of the screen.
Nice small device with 2 months of reading on single charge. Books are delivered wirelessly and not through a synchronization software (Did you hear that iPad lovers). PDFs or personal documents as they call it can be emailed to the Kindle and later synced over Wifi, in kindle native format.
I got mine shipped from USA (psstt !!! it was assembled in china) took around 2 weeks. It was worth the wait and hard earned money. All in all am glad that I did not go by the flow of “Buy the iPad its the best”, instead trusted my instincts.
I admit the only thing I do not like about the Kindle Keyboard is the keyboard itself, wish the buttons were rectangle than round.
My search for a e-book reader / Tablet
At first their was only an eBook reader from Amazon. The Kindle, life was easy and I just had to save some money and purchase the damn thing. Then came along the Kindle Fire , which blew the whole thing up. Now am confused with hell lot of options for Kindle. The dilemma , Shall I put my money on the e-ink technology (Found in other Kindles, but not Kindle Fire) or buy a colour screen (Kindle Fire) tablet that would allow me to read content in colour.
I know many of the iPad fanatics by now would be murmuring “Duh !!! don’t you know anything about iPad”. Being a realist, I pondered upon the facts, I want to read and to me spending 400+ USD on iPad is waste of money. It would be bulkier as compared to even the high-end kindle. Besides it would be better to use a laptop for games, a digital camera for photography and a MP3 player for music. Instead of using one device for all. Let them all do what they were made for, a little bit of everything isn’t good.
Back to my dilemma, my research is on going and sooner or later I would come to a conclusion which would result to a dent in my pocket and an e-book reader or a tablet, suitable for my needs.
Date: 2012-03-29
Today I came across some discouraging facts about Kindle Fire. For now, am drifting away from Kindle Fire.
Date: 2012-03-30
Kindle Fire’s colour screen appeals me.
Date: 2012-03-31
This might be last review I would read about the Kindle fire. Kindle Fire for sure is going down.
Its official am not buying the Kindle Fire.
Now the comparison is between Kindle Touch and Kindle Keyboard.
Date: 2012-04-01
Psstt !!! I like the Kindle Keyboard, but like a good geek would give enough time to Kindle Touch for a consideration.
Date 2012-04-02
Kindle Keyboard, gets my attention and perhaps hard earned money too.
As thought by Vishal 