Ian Ray. As I said before. I never repeat myself » Technology http://www.ianray.com Oh, my head hurts. Stop the planet, I want to get off. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:24:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 IT Laboratory http://www.ianray.com/2010/04/it-laboratory/ http://www.ianray.com/2010/04/it-laboratory/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:57:48 +0000 admin http://www.ianray.com/?p=217

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And a hard drive is a trip from Miami to Los Angeles in a VW Bug

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But it’s not all bad, cause at least I found a new hero out of the whole ordeal.

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Now you can do it in 2 steps:

Get a youtube video link:

Get a youtube video link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mWW6kRITEY

Insert the word “kick” between the www. and the youtube.com section of the URL:

http://www.kickyoutube.com/watch?v=8mWW6kRITEY

kicktube.com

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Below is a comparison of a Dell Studio XPS 16 vs Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch

Winner

 
Loser

 
Tied

 
Feature Dell Studio XPS 16 MacBook Pro 15

Processor

 Intel Core i7 Quad Core 2.8GHz, 8MB Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz, 6MB

Memory

 6GB DDR3 at 1333MHz 4GB DDR3 at 1066MHz

Hard Drive

 500GB 7200RPM SATA Drive 500GB 5400RPM SATA Drive

Graphics Video Card

 ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4670 – 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT – 512MB

Optical Drive

 8X Slot Load (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) 8x Slot Load (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

Operating System

 Windows 7 Home Premium Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Display

 15 inch Glossy Display 15.6 inch WLED LCD

Price

 $1,379 $2,299

Overall

 5 Wins, 2 Ties, 1 Loss 1 Win, 2 Ties, 5 Losses
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