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The network IS the computer!

Posted by on Dec 15, 2009 in Apple, Technology | 2 comments

litl netbookSun Computer’s vision is: “The Network is the Computer“, well I think this is finally starting to take shape in the form of cloud computing. Bandwidth, even at speeds approaching 30MBps, is still orders of magnitude slower than main memory. However, I love the netbook-type (or webbook) computer that a company called, Litl, recently launched. The machine is a thing of beauty and follows in Apple’s design footsteps. Simple UI, easy to use, and does what it’s made for very well! I think it looks a litl 🙂 like the OLPC laptop.

OLPC

Here is a Youtube video by the CEO, John Chuang.

I think that litl has a head start on Google. Google’s own Web operating system is called, Google Chrome OS, and with GCO on a netbook the netbook will immediately launch the Google Chrome browser with all your data stored in the cloud. Very similar to the litl’s approach to software.

Here are some other write ups on litl: ABC Technology&Science, Engadget, and Wired.

OSNews preview.

Very interesting stuff. Would you buy a litl netbook? At $699, it’s a bit pricey for me.

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Really cool designs

Posted by on Jan 30, 2009 in Apple | 0 comments

One reason that I’m a fan of Apple products is that they really think about design, even the internals of their products. The recent unibody MacBooks are great example.

Apple Unibody design

Apple Unibody design

Here is another cool design from tayasui.
myBook

myBook

Yanko Design’s blog contains numerous beautiful designs, including this one:
Apple and iPhone

Apple and iPhone

Do you have any interesting design websites?

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Switch to WordPress

Posted by on Jun 6, 2007 in Apple, Blogging | 0 comments

Today I decided to switch from Apple’s iWeb to WordPress for my business blogging.  I will migrate the old blog entries over time.  Here is the link to my old blog: http://web.mac.com/cbekker/iWeb/CarelsBlog/Blog/Blog.html

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