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Well guess what?

I've got 3 of my original tiny laptops and 2 small laptops up for sale:

Sony TX650 laptop

Sony TX 370p

Sony UX180

Sony U70

Toshiba Libretto 110

If you need ideas for how to use these machines, just email!

]]> Hardware http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/?entry=entry081005-193157 Todd Clarke CCIM Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:31:57 GMT http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/comments.php?y=08&m=10&entry=entry081005-193157 http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/index.php?entry=entry081005-173645 CosttoDrive.com which allows you to price how much it costs to drive your car on a road trip.

My oldest son and I are planning his birthday road trip and I was a bit amazed to discover that it will cost us $142 each way for our Toyota Landcruiser vs $34 for a Toyota Prius Hybrid .



Doing a quick calculation on the difference in driving the two cars, assuming 20,000 miles of driving a year, our family could afford to pay $13,000 for a Prius today assuming we took most of those miles from our Landcruiser (which we need to get to our cabin).

So how much does your car cost you to drive?]]> Cool! http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/?entry=entry081005-173645 Todd Clarke CCIM Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:36:45 GMT http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/comments.php?y=08&m=10&entry=entry081005-173645 http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/index.php?entry=entry080929-090548 The Economist obituary this week focuses on Martin Tytell a man who knew his technology, the typewriter, better than any other.

Although a long distance cousin to the current personal computer, we wouldn't be where we are today without people like Mr. Tytell and their passion for their technology.]]> Rants and Raves http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/?entry=entry080929-090548 Todd Clarke CCIM Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:05:48 GMT http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/comments.php?y=08&m=09&entry=entry080929-090548 http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/index.php?entry=entry080923-050143

One of my favorite tech blogs, Engadget reports that Sony is releasing a new laptop the Sony TT. With similar specifications as the Sony TZ, hopefully they have addressed the issues that led to the massive recall .

Sony Insider has more information the specs.

As you know from previous posts here, I am a big believer in this laptop and prefer the SSD+HD combo, but the model looks to have dual SSDS (totaling 256 gigs), AND more importantly, the ability to read and write blu-ray media, my ideal choice for backups.


Dynamism looks set to take orders.

More to come as I find out.]]> Laptops http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/?entry=entry080923-050143 Todd Clarke CCIM Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:01:43 GMT http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/comments.php?y=08&m=09&entry=entry080923-050143 http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/index.php?entry=entry080920-140246
In the near future, I will publish an article on how I organized our media for our iPods, Sonos's, Apple TVs, and Windows Media.

In the interim - if you are a heavy iTunes user I think you will enjoy the scripts on this website:

iTunes scripts ]]> Entertainment http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/?entry=entry080920-140246 Todd Clarke CCIM Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:02:46 GMT http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/comments.php?y=08&m=09&entry=entry080920-140246 http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/index.php?entry=entry080920-140052

Are you having printer problems?

I found a great website where users have banded together to fix their printer issues - its called http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/ .]]> Productivity http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/?entry=entry080920-140052 Todd Clarke CCIM Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:00:52 GMT http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/comments.php?y=08&m=09&entry=entry080920-140052 http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/index.php?entry=entry080916-045106
Earlier this week, Apple released a software OS udpate for the iPhone.

This latest version is welcome indeed - it has fixed issues with my POP3 email account and some other minor bugs (I sure wish Apple would be forthcoming with issues like this - my email worked before version 2.02, then stopped working - spent hours with tech support at my ISP, only to get it to work infrequently- only to find out its not my issue at all).

The other big change?

The cursed 15 to 60 minute "backup" of the iphone is reduced if not eliminated - as far as I can tell - Apple was actually uploading all 16 gigs of my iPhone to their server.

Apple, I love your products, but I hate how you protect me from knowing what the H-E-L-L is going on.]]> PDAs http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/?entry=entry080916-045106 Todd Clarke CCIM Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:51:06 GMT http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/comments.php?y=08&m=09&entry=entry080916-045106 http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/index.php?entry=entry080906-090035


If you own a Sony TZ laptop - click this link to go to the Sony recall page and enter your serialand model # to see if it is eligible for a recall.

The retailer for my laptop was top notch Dynamism who sent me this email last night:

Dear Customer,

Thank you for shopping at Dynamism.

As you may have heard, the Sony Vaio TZ model has undergone a recall. This is a fairly major recall, estimated at 438,000 Sony Vaio TZs. Reports indicate that a wiring problem caused overheating, and possibly injury to several users. Your TZ might be subject to recall, requiring it to be sent to Sony for repair.

Sony has put a program in place to correct the problem.

If you are in the US, please enter into this recall program by going to the following link:

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/news-item.pl?template_id=1&news_id=272

If you are in the UK, please enter into this recall program by going to the following link:

http://support.vaio.sony.co.uk/hotnews/details.asp?site=voe_en_GB_cons&nid=30

Using your serial number, these websites can tell you if your TZ is subject to recall, and then enroll you in the recall program, if necessary.

If you are not in the US or UK, please contact us with your country and serial number.

We apologize for this inconvenience. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Thank you,
Dynamism Support Team


My laptop was indeed having a screen hinge issue (but not overheating), and qualifies for the "fix".

More as I learn it...

]]> Laptops http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/?entry=entry080906-090035 Todd Clarke CCIM Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:00:35 GMT http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/comments.php?y=08&m=09&entry=entry080906-090035 http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/index.php?entry=entry080815-102826 Our family has a running battle over the yellow pages.

I detest the flimsy material, the black ink that rubs off, the overwhelming number of advertisements, how poorly organized it is (is what I am looking for filed under car, auto, automobile, transportation, etc.) , how the one ton obese books lounge on the shelf, and the only thing worse than one of them is the half dozen that seem to come each year. Not for me man, no, if I can't find it on Google, or 411, then it doesn't exist.

On the other hand, my wife, loves them - she has been known to have one in the office, one at home, and one in her car - she finds them an invaluable resource (and she is right).

So imagine my surprise when I discovered this morning that our legislators think they can solve this problem (did you know its a problem?, nor did I!)

Read on if you dare dare.
]]> Rants and Raves http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/?entry=entry080815-102826 Todd Clarke CCIM Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:28:26 GMT http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/comments.php?y=08&m=08&entry=entry080815-102826 http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/index.php?entry=entry080809-170233
What was your first computer?

Mine was a Commodore Vic 20 - it had 8k of RAM, and I remember saving up all summer to double its memory to 16k for a whopping $300....(today I saw a 128meg USB memory stick at Wal-Mart for $4.99).

The Vic 20 was pretty phenomenal, but using a tape drive to save your data was painfully slow, and moving up to the Commodore 64 was a big step up, but nothing like the quantum shift of the Amiga...

So take a stroll through memory lane and see which of these computers you once owned....

Courtesy BONIG BOING via Gizmodo

]]> Cool! http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/?entry=entry080809-170233 Todd Clarke CCIM Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:02:33 GMT http://www.nmapartment.com/nma-blog/comments.php?y=08&m=08&entry=entry080809-170233