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Ubuntu(Linux) Newbie, Me!

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Yesterday, I got a call from mom while I was having lunch. She was kind of freak out saying that there’s a package for me from Netherlands. I said I didn’t order anything, until she mentioned the name Ubuntu and Kubuntu. Then, I remembered that I’ve placed an order for free Linux distribution Ubuntu and Kubuntu CDs, that I’ve ordered a month ago.

Ubuntu and Kubuntu
Kubuntu and Ubuntu CDs

Well, for non tech readers out there, Ubuntu and Kubuntu are actually two Linux distributed Operating System. Much like Windows, you can have word processors, spreadsheets, media player and thing like that, the main difference is that these Linux distributed operating systems are free. Right in the package, I got Read more…

New Dell Notebooks

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

Dell.com has recently added few new notebooks. The most popular one being the Dell XPS m1330, being one of the thinnest 13″ laptop around. In addition, Dell came up with new line of Inspiron models 14.1″, 15.4″, 17″ widescreen and with 8 colors to choose from!

New XPS m1330
New Dell XPS m1330 Notebook
(photo from dell.com)

The new XPS m1330 looks great, and there are three colors to choose from, red (as shown above), white and black. Personally I would take the black one, looks professional and attractive. However, this thing doesn’t really come cheap. I’ve tried customizing this thing in the official Dell Malaysia website according to the specs I need, and it’s more than RM5K! Okay, let’s look at the Dell Inspiron, budget consumer laptop instead.

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