Comments for Drew Budwin's Blog http://budw.in A blog about me, the Hokies, or anything Fri, 06 May 2011 10:55:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Comment on The Excitement Builds by Colin McElwee http://budw.in/2011/04/19/the-excitement-builds/#comment-12 Colin McElwee Fri, 06 May 2011 10:55:10 +0000 http://budw.in/?p=160#comment-12 Hope you can make it Drew. We are looking forward to seeing you there and we have plenty of work (really useful stuff) you can help us out on. Regards, C Hope you can make it Drew.
We are looking forward to seeing you there and we have plenty of work (really useful stuff) you can help us out on.
Regards,
C

]]> Comment on First Donation! by Tracy http://budw.in/2011/04/11/first-donation/#comment-11 Tracy Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:43:36 +0000 http://budw.in/?p=156#comment-11 What a great cause..we are honored to donate! Good luck with all your meaningful work! What a great cause..we are honored to donate! Good luck with all your meaningful work!

]]> Comment on Ghana and Worldreader by dbudwin http://budw.in/2011/04/04/ghana-and-worldreader/#comment-10 dbudwin Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:03:44 +0000 http://budw.in/?p=121#comment-10 Thanks! I have found some online tools like GoFundMe that helps people raise money for things like this. I have a widget and all integrated into this site already, I'm just trying to establish my fundraising goals first before I officially publish it! Thanks! I have found some online tools like GoFundMe that helps people raise money for things like this. I have a widget and all integrated into this site already, I’m just trying to establish my fundraising goals first before I officially publish it!

]]> Comment on Ghana and Worldreader by Mauricio Prieto http://budw.in/2011/04/04/ghana-and-worldreader/#comment-9 Mauricio Prieto Tue, 05 Apr 2011 06:17:21 +0000 http://budw.in/?p=121#comment-9 Hi Drew. I loved your post, great initiative. Will you be using some online tool to raise funds or will people get directly in touch with you if they want to help out? Hi Drew. I loved your post, great initiative. Will you be using some online tool to raise funds or will people get directly in touch with you if they want to help out?

]]> Comment on Top Moments in Recent Hokie Football by Eric http://budw.in/2010/08/03/top-moments-in-recent-hokie-football/#comment-8 Eric Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:49:13 +0000 http://budw.in/?p=93#comment-8 use this video for the number 1!! shows how special the day was.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQp6r0VehPM use this video for the number 1!! shows how special the day was….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQp6r0VehPM

]]> Comment on Review of Thunderbird 3.0 by dbudwin http://budw.in/2010/01/14/review-of-thunderbird-3-0/#comment-7 dbudwin Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:16:57 +0000 http://budw.in/?p=70#comment-7 The keyword notification was a pleasant surprise for me when I accidentally discovered it. It works for certain file types like .pdf or .doc The keyword notification was a pleasant surprise for me when I accidentally discovered it. It works for certain file types like .pdf or .doc

]]> Comment on Review of Thunderbird 3.0 by Michael http://budw.in/2010/01/14/review-of-thunderbird-3-0/#comment-6 Michael Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:04:14 +0000 http://budw.in/?p=70#comment-6 Nice post Drew! I've really enjoyed Thunderbird 3.0 as well. I noticed the attachment keyword notification. What other ones does it do? Nice post Drew! I’ve really enjoyed Thunderbird 3.0 as well. I noticed the attachment keyword notification. What other ones does it do?

]]> Comment on Why I Won’t Buy A Mac by dbudwin http://budw.in/2009/12/23/why-i-wont-buy-a-mac/#comment-5 dbudwin Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:30:26 +0000 http://budw.in/?p=59#comment-5 Very true, but my setup includes 2 external hard drives, a monitor, speakers, blue tooth dongle, printer and webcam. Having to plug and unplug all these devices daily is a hassle. For less complicated setups, it could be considered a moot point. All your points are very valid, and really comes down to if peoples computing styles are in step with mine. Very true, but my setup includes 2 external hard drives, a monitor, speakers, blue tooth dongle, printer and webcam. Having to plug and unplug all these devices daily is a hassle. For less complicated setups, it could be considered a moot point.

All your points are very valid, and really comes down to if peoples computing styles are in step with mine.

]]> Comment on Why I Won’t Buy A Mac by Kevin Edwards http://budw.in/2009/12/23/why-i-wont-buy-a-mac/#comment-4 Kevin Edwards Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:18:44 +0000 http://budw.in/?p=59#comment-4 The Dock: There are so few things that need to be connected these days. Monitor, power, and maybe a USB cable for an external hard drive. Otherwise, it's wireless printing/scanning, keyboard, mouse, etc... The issue here isn't whether or not *you* need a dock...maybe it's in your best interest to have one, but most people don't and it would require design/engineering trade-offs for the MacBook that the rest of us don't want to make. Power Connector: Having managed a large computer service center, I may be biased, but I'd much rather deal with an unplugged cable than a broken laptop or a broken port on my laptop. I could see the appeal of having the magnet on the power brick end, but that then the cord needs to be secure in the Macbook without possibility of damage as well as losing what I like best...being able to just toss the power cord aside. Battery: It's worth noting that you can get external batteries for every model of MacBook (including the Pros). Additionally it's worth noting that the internal batteries not only have more runtime, but they last longer before needing to be replaced. When they do need to be replaced, Apple charges the same price as the old user-replaceable batteries (there's no labor charge). Actually, it's *really* easy to do yourself if you wanted. The Dock:
There are so few things that need to be connected these days. Monitor, power, and maybe a USB cable for an external hard drive. Otherwise, it’s wireless printing/scanning, keyboard, mouse, etc… The issue here isn’t whether or not *you* need a dock…maybe it’s in your best interest to have one, but most people don’t and it would require design/engineering trade-offs for the MacBook that the rest of us don’t want to make.

Power Connector:
Having managed a large computer service center, I may be biased, but I’d much rather deal with an unplugged cable than a broken laptop or a broken port on my laptop. I could see the appeal of having the magnet on the power brick end, but that then the cord needs to be secure in the Macbook without possibility of damage as well as losing what I like best…being able to just toss the power cord aside.

Battery:
It’s worth noting that you can get external batteries for every model of MacBook (including the Pros). Additionally it’s worth noting that the internal batteries not only have more runtime, but they last longer before needing to be replaced. When they do need to be replaced, Apple charges the same price as the old user-replaceable batteries (there’s no labor charge). Actually, it’s *really* easy to do yourself if you wanted.

]]> Comment on Review of Blu-Ray Player/Burner by dbudwin http://budw.in/2009/04/19/review-of-blu-ray-playerburner/#comment-3 dbudwin Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:48:42 +0000 http://budw.in/?p=51#comment-3 To be honest I do not know. This bluray burner that I talk about is connected via a SATA cable and that is how I would recommend you do it as well. To be honest I do not know. This bluray burner that I talk about is connected via a SATA cable and that is how I would recommend you do it as well.

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