Since I’m starting to use a laptop more frequently these days, I decided to reconfigure my home network a bit so as to centralize my work files. Previously I had kept my work files on my desktop PC and used the Offline Files feature built into Windows 2000 and XP to synchronize a small number [...]
I took delivery of a brand-new Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop today, which I got a pretty good deal on using one of Dell’s common online coupons (never pay full price for Dell stuff!). Basic features are a 1.86GHz/2MB cache/533MHz FSB Pentium M 750 processor and 128MB DDR ATI Mobility Radeon X300 video. This is primarily [...]
Globalization is perhaps the most significant modern trend affecting the fundamental role of today’s designer. At the same time, the need for universal design is a major factor that must provide motivation for the contemporary designer to work in new ways. I believe that these two influences will combine in a mutually reinforcing way to [...]
In preparation for writing my proposal, I’ve been able to do some initial library research. I spent a few hours today reading through the last year’s worth of Electronic Design, which is an electrical engineering magazine that seems to target people on the very technical side of electronics product development. I found a number of [...]
I recently realized how much more productive I am when I work at the campus library instead of at home. This consequently made me realize what a PITA it is to work on my aging 90′s era Sony Vaio laptop (500MHz processor, no battery, tiny screen, carries like a brick). So, taking advantage of a [...]
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