Technical Reviews and Geek Toys

With summer upon us it is time to look for some cool shades. Sage Cycles carries a large quantity of Giro sunglasses. Sage Cycles loves new customers as you can get 15% off of the first order. Just make sure you use the coupon code MYSAGE and realize the offer isn't good for complete bikes. They also offer free shipping on orders over $75.

So why should bike riders get all of the cool stuf? I don't think they should and if I didn't wear glasses I would certainly consider protecting my eyes with Giro sunglasses.

Having installed and reviewed Google Chrome it might be interesting to check out Microsoft's new release of Microsoft IE 8 and see how it compares with Chrome and Firefox. I installed IE 8 on the Acer Aspire One first and noticed there are some new features. I'll take a look at these new features and make some comments.

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I had heard Google released a new browser but didn't really give it a second thought. I was plumb happy with Firefox and life is just so busy. Well with the purchase of my new netBook, Firefox was just slow so I gave Chrome a try and was very impressed at not only the responsiveness but the features. I wonder how many others have just not taken the time to check it out.

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When I lost wireless capability in my laptop I had a wireless job to attend to and I sort of panicked. I have a couple of really old laptops and one of those saved the day. It was then that I decided I absolutely had to get a backup laptop. I have casually looked at a netbooks while walking around a couple of stores and had given some thought to the advantage of not having to pack around my 7.1 lb laptop.

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AUSTIN, TX – March 16, 2009 – Motion Computing® announced the latest in its line of rugged tablet PCs. The Motion J3400 is a rugged and powerful, all-in-one tablet PC that is the ultimate computing tool for field professionals in service, sales, government and healthcare who need a robust device for indoors, but even more importantly, for outdoor use. Motion is the first to combine the View Anywhere technology with the Hydis AFFS+ wide screen display for superior outdoor viewing capabilities. This unique combination provides superior readability in direct sunlight, making it the best outdoor display on the market.

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