“Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.” - James Dean
Posted in Hardware, Technology on Aug 4th, 2008
I recently received an email for some advice about getting support for a problem with an iMac. This was a relatively new iMac and it had gone on the funk. The individual lives in Chiriquí and was wanting help in David.
I advised them to talk to Arte Graficos and see who serviced their equipment. I [...]
Posted in Businesses, Hardware, Software, Technology on Jul 17th, 2008
The other day when I posted about buying the Forza UPS, I thought I had posted about Pars Computer in the past. When I did a search on the blog, I saw that I hadn’t. I was there today and I took photos of the store.
Posted in Hardware, Panama Journal, Technology on Jul 13th, 2008
Yesterday morning, I took the UPS back to PriceSmart that was failing for a week. I had monitored the device all week so that I could accurately explain what the problem was.
I took it to the customer desk and they promptly called the resident expert to check UPS. He took the UPS and plugged it [...]
Posted in Hardware, Technology on Jul 10th, 2008
Here is another story caused by the last power outage. Not too long after the power came on, I received a panic phone call from the person that had bought the YOYTEC system. He couldn’t get his new PC to boot up. He asked if I could come help him because he had homework on [...]
Posted in Hardware, Technology on Jul 10th, 2008
My latest problem is related to my PC’s uninterruptible power supply (UPS). The other day we had a power outage that lasted about an hour. This isn’t all that unusual in Panama, even in cities as large as David.
The problem was, when the power went out, I was on my PC (surprise) and instead of [...]
Posted in Hardware, Linux, Software, Technology on Jul 5th, 2008
I have been using one version or another of Linux as my primary PC operating system for over two years. I have been playing with Linux, since around 2000, and I feel that it is finally able to satisfy most people’s needs for a desktop PC.
It wasn’t until I installed UBUNTU that I became a [...]
Posted in Hardware, Technology on Jul 5th, 2008
I was in PriceSmart yesterday and saw the Dell package above. The components look good and the price didn’t seem all that bad. The price gives you a 160 Gig HD, DVD writer, 1.8 dual core processor, 1 Gig of memory, KB, Mouse and a 19 inch monitor. Price $800.
Searching the US Dell Site [...]
Posted in Hardware, Technology on Jun 6th, 2008
Every now and then I receive emails asking if people should bring technology to Panama or buy it here. Well, there is no perfect answer. In general, I have found prices in the US to be cheaper. If you can get the technology to Panama as $0, then that may be the better thing. However, [...]
Posted in Hardware, Linux, Technology on May 23rd, 2008
In an interview with Mark Shuttleworth, it was written that, in the first week of June, UBUNTU will be announcing a new distribution called Netbook Remix. This is specifically aimed at the ultra portable PCs, such as my ASUS Eee. That will be worth watching.
Posted in Hardware, Linux, Software, Technology on May 14th, 2008
I had a friend ask me to look at his PC the other day. His children need it for school work and Windows was taking forever.
I looked at his aging PC and told mim my recommendation was to replace it. He asked for a recommendation. I told him that he should get one similar to [...]
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