Samsung q430-11

The Samsung q430-11 is one of the newest comptuers in the Samsung US brand Line, not only is this machine sleek when I was looking at buying a new computer I looked mostly at getting a Toshiba, because that is a brand i trust well, however after using this 14in screen Samsung I am very glad that I didn't. with it's reasonable price the Samsung q430 is possibly one of the best deals on the current market.

Unlike other computers in the price range this laptop comes with a nice brushed aluminum case, this gives it a look of a high end computer like a apple powerbook pro, along with this its edge to edge glass screen gives it a sleek look, although it is very good at collecting your finger prints so this isn't the computer for someone who is going to commit a crime!

other good stuff about this computer includes the processor, it is perhaps on of the cheapest Core i5 notebooks on the market right now!

yet with every good thing there is also a downside, for example this computer doesn't come with bluetooth which a laptop of similar price would, it also doesn't come with a blue ray player, but if you are like me and don't have any blue rays to watch don't worry about it

overall the Samsung q430-11 is an excellent system and I would highly recommend it to anyone, a college student, light gamer or a business executive.

for more information visit http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/office/mobile-computing/notebooks/NP-Q430-JSB1US/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail

Windows 7

Windows 7 its the new thing in computer technology but should I really put it on my computer?

I can honestly say from my own experience that new things are nice, like a new puppy or a new hamster or even sometimes a new computer and windows 7 while it is awesome and much better than windows Vista still can have upgrade problems so let me give you the facts straight and balanced the good and the bad.

THE GOOD: Windows vista was simply put "bad enough it makes windows 3.2 look good" so windows 7 is a nice change it has all the class of Vista, like the same look, windows Aero and such things but its better, along with this it has easy wireless connection. for the first time ever you can connect up a wireless internet with one click!

one of my favorite things is the look, after using windows XP for so long the start menu is new and hip. along with this the control panel is much better organized and easier to understand than any of the versions of windows before 7

along with the good is the name, lets face it, there is just something cool with a number like 7 after all 7 "eight" 9

along with all of this another plus is that 7 is not a memory hog like vista, while it runs slow on 1GB but it works!

THE BAD: I can say from my own experience that windows 7 runs good, but I have faced some problems with it on my Aspire one netbook which it did not come installed on, while it works, it starts up slow and has problems with the internet it works! which is something that vista could not claim to on a netbook

in the end the vote is in. Windows 7 is despite its weaknesses is an excellent operating system, while caution should be practiced in loading it on lower power computers (1gb or Ram or less) it is a major improvment over Vista on any computer and i would highly recommend it for anyone

and in closing, Don't do drugs.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

We decided to use the french poster, don't worry, the movie is in English too.

Everybody loves Fantasia (the first one, the only one worth mentioning mostly).  So when disney comes out with a movie called "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" I guess we might expect something similar to what they did with the movie/ride of Pirates of the Caribbean.  Sort of like putting in real people instead of Mickey Mouse and a scary Sorcerer right?  Well that is pretty much what they did, but with a happy ending.

Its a nice sort of family film, if you family doesn't mind a few bad guys getting killed by plasma, burning up, having a dragon fall on them, or the life force sucked out of them (ok, they might just be sleeping, and its not really too graphic or anything, besides the intro with the sword sticking out of poor Merlin).  Some have pointed out the similarities to National Treasure: same director, Nicholas Cage, action, a nice story, bad guys, people running around, artifacts, etc...  While true, Mr. Cage does a surprisingly good job in this one, and fits his role.

It's the cast!

The movie does have a nice tribute to the original Sorcerer's Apprentice short on Fantasia that was very well done, as well as several references to movies and some sorcerer lore (sort of like National Treasure and history, again).  They did do a nice job showing that Sorcerers like to be clever and use tricks and the like, instead of just brute force.  Besides, who doesn't like seeing the ol' Persia quick sand rug trick?

So its a nice clean film, a nice job on Disney's part, not putting in lots of the inappropriate jokes some other companies like to throw in trying to get it over the kids heads. Oh, and be sure to stay after the credits to watch a little special bit too.

In closing "We don't speak dutch" -Jay

Site Launch!

Huzzah!  We have lunch!  Ham and cheese for all!  About that, some people strongly feel that ham and cheese (HM) sandwiches are ideal for summer labors to eat for lunch.  A simple meal, 2 slices of bread, and between them lies a few slices of ham, some cheddar cheese and possibly some lettuce.  There are a great many varieties of the classic HM, mostly making it a much better and less of a bland sandwich.  The question is, is a HM really satisfying after working all morning in the sizzling sun?  What do you think? Post you answers and congratulations to us in the comments sections!