Hi Rags, the JUG in Cape Town is asking if there is anything they can do as a community to contribute to the Sun Tech Days in Johannesburg this year.
Regards Heinz -- Dr Heinz M. Kabutz (PhD CompSci) Author of "The Java(tm) Specialists' Newsletter" Sun Java Champion http://www.javaspecialists.eu Tel: +30 69 72 850 460 Skype: kabutz Fritz Meissner wrote: > On the topic of Sun Tech Days - is there any community involvement in > the conference? I was under the impression that the JHB JUG wasn't > really up to much these days. Either I'm horribly wrong or Sun is just > doing the whole thing themselves. > > If anyone is interested, check www.suntechdays.co.za - for my part, > I'll be making every effort to go. > > Regards, > Fritz > > On Jan 7, 2008 8:48 PM, Dr Heinz M. Kabutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Yes, battery life ... >> >> With long inter-continental flights, you want to have at least some >> backup batteries. The Dell is nice (sorry for the ruthless promoting >> ;-)) in that you can have two batteries in the machine at the same >> time. This makes it very easy to swap out a half-finished battery. >> >> I probably went a bit overboard, but I recently bought an additional 3 >> batteries (besides my current 2). My rucksack is now really heavy ;-) >> so the gym membership sounds like a good idea. >> >> Another very useful place for lots of batteries are conferences. >> Talking of conferences, have you heard of the Sun Tech Days happening in >> Johannesburg this year? Who is going? >> >> Regards >> >> Heinz >> -- >> Dr Heinz M. Kabutz (PhD CompSci) >> Author of "The Java(tm) Specialists' Newsletter" >> Sun Java Champion >> http://www.javaspecialists.eu >> Tel: +30 69 72 850 460 >> Skype: kabutz >> >> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> My 5 cents (since I cannot find a 1 or 2 cent) >>> >>> I have been using a Toshiba lately. 2 GHz core duo with 1.5 Gb of Ram >>> Screen is 15" wide screen. The one thing that you also need to consider >>> is the amount of traveling that you will be doing with the laptop. If >>> that is going to be a lot, you may want a smaller, lighter laptop - or >>> gym membership.I do take my laptop around and because of that I have not >>> bought a 17" but rather a 15" (and gym membership). >>> >>> The other thing to is battery life. My wife's lower spec. Fujitsu gets >>> about 2.5 hours on the standard battery where my laptop only gets about >>> 2 hours. >>> >>> PS One last thing about the battery. My old Fujitsu's battery eventually >>> died. No mains power - no work being done. When I got the Toshiba, the >>> manual recommended running the battery down at least once a month and >>> never level the laptop plugged in if its off. That will keep the battery >>> going. >>> >>> Cheers >>> LeRoux >>> >>> Bruce S. wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm considering buying a notebook. Never having owned or developed on >>>> a notebook before, I'm not sure what annoyances I'm going to >>>> experience when I start using my first. I am wondering what screen >>>> size/resolution to go for (I generally use eclipse as an IDE on a 19" >>>> CRT monitor with resolution set at 1280 X 1024 or a 17" CRT monitor >>>> with resolution set as high as I can manage...not sure what it's set >>>> to). I realise I won't be able to do that on a notebook. >>>> >>>> I know there are loads of you out there working on all shapes and >>>> sizes. What do you all consider a minimum screen size/resolution for >>>> working with your IDE on your notebook? >>>> >>>> As an aside (coming from someone who hasn't used a notebook before, >>>> and considering that as developers we may tend to have specific >>>> requirements for our machines), anyone got any cautionary advice, >>>> "must have" advice or other? >>>> >>>> Cheers and many thanks, >>>> Bruce. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CTJUG Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CTJUG-Forum For the ctjug home page see http://www.ctjug.org.za -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
