"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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hunter wrote:
On 24/02/2011 10:19, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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Keith wrote:
Sodding Outlook

ITYM windows mail



Given the number of free and better browsers

ITYM mail client not browser...you silly, silly little twerp.

You actually know the difference? There's a surprise.

I'm actually quite proud I don't.


The purpose of my post wasn't to complain about newsreaders (or whatever)
but, seeing as I already had the image on my webpage for other purposes, to
post a 'heads up' showing these dinky little computers which, IME, make
superb little music and cinema centres. They are so small they can be
clipped on the back of the monitor, as in this second, 'projected'
screenshot:

http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/shown...creenshot2.JPG

Personally, for navigating music, picture and video files I can't be doing
with anything less than a full PC display, however small and a proper
keyboard and mouse - which you will notice on the Revo are both *wireless*.

There are other makes and models like:

Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/236579

Zotac MAG Nettop PC

http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/zotac-m...c-07-10-2009/#

And other tiny PCs that I don't know too much about, some with Blu-ray
drives built-in, I believe:

http://www.fit-pc.com/web/?gclid=CLr...FQwf4QodigpBYg

http://www.slashgear.com/asrock-ion-...view-3154410/#

And any number of 'barebone' models from Foxconn like:

http://www.foxconnchannel.com/produc...535/index.html


Ain't it a lovely, tiny little world we live in?

(I always say you can't beat *digital*!! ;-)

"Keith G" wrote in message


The purpose of my post wasn't to complain about
newsreaders (or whatever) but, seeing as I already had
the image on my webpage for other purposes, to post a
'heads up' showing these dinky little computers which,
IME, make superb little music and cinema centres. They
are so small they can be clipped on the back of the
monitor, as in this second, 'projected' screenshot:
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/shown...creenshot2.JPG

Personally, for navigating music, picture and video files
I can't be doing with anything less than a full PC
display, however small and a proper keyboard and mouse -
which you will notice on the Revo are both *wireless*.
There are other makes and models like:

Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/236579



Basically netbooks in micro-desktop drag with no screen. They definately
have a place as modern desktops are immensely overpowered for what most of
us do most of the time.

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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"Keith G" wrote in message


The purpose of my post wasn't to complain about
newsreaders (or whatever) but, seeing as I already had
the image on my webpage for other purposes, to post a
'heads up' showing these dinky little computers which,
IME, make superb little music and cinema centres. They
are so small they can be clipped on the back of the
monitor, as in this second, 'projected' screenshot:
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/shown...creenshot2.JPG

Personally, for navigating music, picture and video files
I can't be doing with anything less than a full PC
display, however small and a proper keyboard and mouse -
which you will notice on the Revo are both *wireless*.
There are other makes and models like:

Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/236579



Basically netbooks in micro-desktop drag with no screen.


Yep, but the Revo R3610 (?) comes with wireless keyboard and mouse. If you
are squeezing one in (see link below) you don't need another screen, you
need a VGA switch (see pic).


They definately
have a place as modern desktops are immensely overpowered for what most of
us do most of the time.


And *oversized* - see my Revo No 2 (video processing and sound recording
station) next to my 'Blu-ray machine' he

http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/showntell/Revo2.JPG


Note that it isn't much bigger than the 2TB hard drive hiding behind it!

(Don't mind the dust - I don't!! ;-)

"Keith G" wrote in message


"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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"Keith G" wrote in message


Personally, for navigating music, picture and video
files I can't be doing with anything less than a full PC
display, however small and a proper keyboard and mouse -
which you will notice on the Revo are both *wireless*.
There are other makes and models like:

Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/236579

Basically netbooks in micro-desktop drag with no screen.

Yep, but the Revo R3610 (?) comes with wireless keyboard
and mouse. If you are squeezing one in (see link below)
you don't need another screen, you need a VGA switch (see
pic).

Wireless mice and keyboards work with anything that has a USB port. The
current wireless mouse/keyboard USB interface is smaller than a typical
flash drive. Way smaller.

It seems to me that having a micro-desktop and a desktop sharing a screen
misses a lot of the advantage of the micro-desktop which is the small
footprint.

It is no big secret that most modern desktops are big empty boxes. I've been
building desktops with full power and complement of drives (even RAID
arrays!) in this case for several years:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-092-_-Product

It sits under a LCD monitor and the feet of the monitor sit near its
corners. IOW, negligable additional footprint as compared to anything
smaller.

This case works with 100% standard system boards, add-on boards, CPUs, heat
sinks and drives. OK, my RAID machines have no floppy drive. ;-)

Floppy drives, what are those? ;-)

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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"Keith G" wrote


Yep, but the Revo R3610 (?) comes with wireless keyboard
and mouse. If you are squeezing one in (see link below)
you don't need another screen, you need a VGA switch (see
pic).

Wireless mice and keyboards work with anything that has a USB port. The
current wireless mouse/keyboard USB interface is smaller than a typical
flash drive. Way smaller.

It seems to me that having a micro-desktop and a desktop sharing a screen
misses a lot of the advantage of the micro-desktop which is the small
footprint.


A small footprint is a bonus but was not a requirement for me. The Revo is
one of three computers that I switch between (according to what I am doing)
by snapping the VGA switch:

http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/showntell/3Computers.JPG


The idea was to transfer the workload and contents of the Acer L100 (left of
monitor, top of audio stack) to the Revo and retire the L100 but it has been
behaving so well lately I have not done this. It is eay to find people
online whining that the L100s overheat but mine is on all day and has never
had any such problem. I suspect they have had them in the upright position,
standing them on the air intake end!

OTOH, it is easy to lock it up if you (me) overload it with too many tasks -
hence the mutiple computers. Some of my jobs take over an hour to complete -
no good having the machine crash 95% of the way in!



It is no big secret that most modern desktops are big empty boxes. I've
been building desktops with full power and complement of drives (even RAID
arrays!) in this case for several years:


I've built a number myself (including the black X-Qpack on the right in the
pic) but the idea of trapping large amounts of data in large boxes no longer
appeals to me. Much better to have the mobility and relative safety of a
number of USB hard drives.

With some file sizes approaching 50 Gig it's always easy to fill up any size
hard disk in a very short time!