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Well time once again to figure out how small and low power you can make something. Let’s look at form factor, chip set, processor, memory, disk, in that order for a basic Haswell system. Here are the recommendations for a Linux running Haswell simple single board computer (and following some…

We’ve tried this before and the graphics drivers are the big pain. Got an Atom processor and their GMA500 graphics were such a pain to get working. Linux users: watch out for last-gen Intel Atom It hit the market during the last few weeks. Last generation of Intel Atoms: CedarView…

Some kind of cool treats you don’t often see in the US, but thanks to Amazon, you can get them: Here in the Netherlands, it is apparently perfectly normal behaviour for an adult to merrily sprinkle some fruit or chocolate flavoured sprinkles on their bread at mealtime. from No. 3:…

We don’t use the Kindle too much, but pretty soon it gets reall cluttered. There are book loans from our library that don’t get cleared for isntance. YOu have to manually whack each one in the web app or just hide them from the Kindle app itself: If you are…

It is hard to find reviews of these and most seem like junk. Monoprice does a budget set for $83, but Sound and Vision just did a review set: We really liked the Niles OS5.5, and we thought the Definitive Technology AW5500 and the Klipsch AW-525 were both pretty good.…

As Scott says, with cameras getting so much better, we’d all better learn how to shoot and what makes a great photograph. Here are some lists of these, starting with Ken Rockwell’s list: Ken Rockwell’s What Makes a Great Photograph.. He’s a great resource and puts things into plain English.…

Well, it is not so much obscure as local, but we had a chance to visit Agriloro and meet with the owner. He’s a wonderful guy and reminds me of the day when winery owners had the time to meet with customers. He even got into his car to try…

I have a bunch of the orignal Camelbaks (the MULE amongst them), but now that every backpack is hydration bladder compatible and these things get dirty (you want to get a cleaner for them especially the tubes). It’s time to see what a good option is for just getting a…

Well, if you are every going to Basel, it is indeed beautiful, but on Sundays most of the shops are closed, so what to do, Wikitravel has some good tips: Kunstmuseum Basel, St. Alban-Graben 16, city center, +41 61 206 62 62, [29]. Basel’s exquisite art museum houses an impressive…

While digital means you mainly just share photos, sometimes it is fun to make a photo album during a party. We have a Canon iP100 and it produces incredible quality prints up to A4 or Legal size, but it is slow and the automatic paper feed doesn’t work super well.…