First impression of my new NetBook!

I bought a netbook. My tablet was dying.. that damn tablet... I had a fujitsu lifebook which cost like $1500+ 2 years ago, now while it was working I really liked scribbling notes on it w/ the pen. I think that is the future, and for that reason I am tempted to get a iPad mainly for the scribling ability. When I am brainstorming work (system design, team scheduling, etc) it really helps -- of course I can just scribble on a notepad as well for 1/100 of the price. The battery casing was going bad causing the contact to slip and poweroff at random times making it annoying as hell to use.

So I bought this ASUS netbook Windows 7 since its soooooo cheap at $300 (and only $3 for a case). Now the interesting thing is.. it has a dual core intel Atom processor, 1gb of RAM and I imagine this i7 Atom is like 10x faster than the original 586/Pentium, but this thing is soooooo slow, its like using IBM OS/2 (sorry to poke fun but that thing was a dog). Its shocking how bloated Windows must be, and W7 is supposed to be far superior than Vista?? I notice the speed of the iPad and makes me wonder... (albiet iPad has limited multi-tasking ability).

Anyways the other problem I find is that the mousepad is horrible, mouse keepings jumping around so I had to buy an external mouse. But even then, waking from sleep sometimes the keyboard or mousepad doesn't register so I have to sleep/wake it again! Omg.. this thing is sooo lame. I'm updating now... we'll see if its driver issues or ASUS hardware that is killing me.

Okay on the flip side, for < 3lbs, its tiny and does everything I need including Excel, MSOffice, and VPN / remote desktop into my work. That is the critical gap that steered me away from the fancy iPad.

Anyways this works and its cheap. There is an interesting hybrid product called the Entourage Edge .. its 1/2 e-reader, 1/2 ipad, 1/2 netbook. This may be the future!!

Its done

I accepted a new job.

Many ponder.. why I change jobs so often.. is it because I have no loyalty? Is it because I have no committment? Is it because new jobs are so easy to find?

Hmmm... good question.. I am not sure myself but I can only tell you a few things:
1. New jobs come with new challenges, new things to do, new inspiration. I find it harder to be inspired doing the same thing.
2. New jobs often come up better salary, title, positions. (Note its not always been that way for me).
3. There are alot of people hiring out there!
4. Some people find it scary or difficult to start a new job.. I find it annoying and difficult to stay in the same job. Is that weird??

Nonetheless, I do change jobs too often... every 2-3yrs is okay, but as we age.. we must show some loyalty and build some tenure for sure. I am looking at my next gig as a 5+ year, to potentially a lifetime plan. Its hard to know, I may get fired at this job for a change... no one can really predict the future. I can only say I have alot of hope and will try to focus more this time around.

Plus I have a new 52" tv and other stuff I just bought, so must finance my new lifestyle....