kalvyn - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Not particularly useful (Score 1) 303

by kalvyn on Tuesday March 31, 2009 @10:52AM (#27402139) Attached to: American Airlines To Offer Wi-Fi In Planes

Unfortunately, with only a single battery, there just aren't any laptops that can last 5 hours with "normal operation", unless "normal operation" is just some light typing.

That's why I said extended batteries are acceptable. I own a Lenovo X61 tablet, and can operate it for a little over 5 hours on battery with the extended life battery that clips into the docking port. My operation includes writing code in the terminal using vim, while streaming from Pandora via Wi-Fi for my listening pleasure.

So, it may not be possible for gamers or movie lovers, but it works for me. YMMV

Comment Re:Not particularly useful (Score 1) 303

by kalvyn on Tuesday March 31, 2009 @10:15AM (#27401569) Attached to: American Airlines To Offer Wi-Fi In Planes

A laptop that cannot hold a charge over the length of a domestic flight is not particularly useful, in this case. I know it is a personal preference, but these 17" laptops that can only operate for 2 hours on a battery are really nothing more than an expensive desktop machine with a fancy UPS.

My personal requirements are to not own a laptop that cannot last at least 5 hours on a battery during normal operation. Extended life batteries are allowed. This limits my options, but portability is my top priority.

Google To Fund Ideas That Will Change the World 165

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday September 26, 2008 @05:20PM from the we-should-all-become-deities-the-end dept.

Peace Corps Online writes "This week, as part of their tenth birthday celebration, Google announced the launch of project ten to the 100th, a project designed to inspire and fund the development of ideas that will help to change the world. They have called on members of the public to share their ideas for solutions that will help as many people as possible in the global community, offering a $10 million prize pool to back the development of those chosen as winners. 'We know there are countless brilliant ideas that need funding and support to come to fruition,' says Bethany Poole, Project Marketing Manager for Google. 'These ideas can be big or small, technology-driven or brilliantly simple — but they need to have impact.' The project's website asks entrants to classify their ideas into one of eight categories listed as Community, Opportunity, Energy, Environment, Health, Education, Shelter and Everything Else. Members of the public have until October 20th to submit their ideas by completing a simple form and answering a few short questions about their idea."

Microsoft Documentation Declared Unfit For US Consumption 243

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday September 26, 2008 @04:38PM from the time-to-see-the-self-documenting-code dept.

anomalous cohort writes "Washington DC judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly announced during the ongoing Microsoft antitrust hearings that their documentation is unfit for US consumption. This is relevant in an antitrust hearing as poor documentation on how to inter-operate with Microsoft's products is seen as an unfair barrier to entry for companies who compete with Microsoft. Others see this as yet another example of their crumbling hegemony or indolence as their empire burns."

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