The New ASUS Slate

The new ASUS Eee Slate is simply an awesome machine. While some may argue that the iPad is the best tablet, I would easily beg to differ.  The iPad is a toy compared to this full fledged computer that also happens to be a tablet PC.

Some folks with reason ask what can an iPad do?  They ask this because it’s a toy…it cannot do nearly all of the things that a full laptop can do.

However, the ASUS is a full laptop and a tablet. 

So, the better question is:  What can the ASUS Slate do?  And the answer is everything because it is a full fledged computer. 

Seriously, check out the specs on this thing:

* 12.1″ WSVGA (1280×800) Capacitive LED Touchscreen; Pen or Finger Touch; Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) Operating System

* Intel Core i5-470UM CPU; 4GB of DDR3 1333MHz SDRAM, 1x4GB; 1 slot, 4GB Max; Intel HD Graphics

* 64GB Solid State Drive; Wireless 802.11bgn; Bluetooth 3.0; 2.0MP Webcam; Internal Speaker; Internal Microphone

* Mini HDMI Port; 2 USB 2.0 ports; 2-in-1 Card Reader (SD & MMC); 4 Cell 34W/h Battery (Up to 3 Hours Battery Life)

* Includes Digitizer Pen; Folio Case; Bluetooth Keyboard First off, the processor rules.

This ASUS comes with the Intel Core i5-470UM CPU–this is a quad processor. As Intel stats “this quad-core processor with 4-way multitasking capability delivers extra speed whenever you need it as well as security features to help protect information and data.” And 4GB of memory?

This thing rules over the iPad.

Take a look at this. I just check out the Amazon page for the ASUS slate and this machine receives nearly perfect reviews. Plus, if you are a Windows user (and who isn’t), you don’t need to learn about another operating system. It comes with, and runs just like Windows.

Bottom Line: If you want a tablet that you can actually do something with, that tablet is the ASUS Slate.

Calculating Sales Tax

I just returned from the store with my girlfriend where I was called upon to quickly calculate sales tax on an item.

I will confess that I am not the best at math and calculating anything can often bring me nothing but a headache.  It doesn’t help that my girlfriend seems to be a minor Einstein with math.

Anyway, now she is trying to figure out a way to quickly explain this to me, but I may just have trumped her.  After checking out the page how do I figure sales tax, it all seems much easier than I though.

You absolutely do not need a calculator to figure out the way mentioned here.  You are basically just taking 10% from items and even I can do that.

So, the next time the little lady pulls out her calculator to figure sales tax, I’ll just go ahead and do it in my head and say, “it’s ok honey, I got that!” 

Of course, like everyone else, I hate taxes but this particular part of figuring out sales tax is pretty easy and it costs much less than the Federal Government’s tax!

Superbowl Chuggin!

The next few weeks of my life are all about the Superbowl and the NFL playoffs.  Seriously folks, there is only about 10 more hours of football on tap for the entire NFL season.  Now, I will give my Superbowl ideas which of course will be far superior to those of others (see link). 

While many people have already annointed their teams winners and are getting ready to watch the Superbowl online, their teams still need to get there first. 

We have 4 teams left:  the Jets vs the Steelers and the Bears versus the Packers.

Who will be the two teams left for the Superbowl?

Well, everyone is now claiming that the Packers are unstoppable.  I think that the Bears will have something to say about this and will be able to “contain” the Packers but not stop them entirely.

The unspoken brilliance of the Packers is their defense.  I think that they will stop Jay Cutler and that is why they will win the game.

Jets/Steelers? 

This game is tougher to call.  The Jets are eerily silent this week which gives me pause.  However, I think Big Ben and company will win out and take down the egostical Jets.

Which leaves two teams.

Superbowl 2011 will be the Packers against the Steelers…and the Packers will win!