In this article, Mike Elgan explains why Asustech is "the most hated company in the PC industry": Microsoft, Dell, Apple and Palm hate Asus because of the EEE of course. In fact we learn that:

• Microsoft hates Asus because the EEE doesn’t embed any Microsoft software: OpenOffice instead of Microsoft Office and Firefox instead of Internet Explorer.
• Apple and Dell hates Asus because they were planing to release a flash based mini-laptop. And Asus did it before them.
• Palm also planed to ship a mini-laptop called Foleo powered by Palm proprietary OS. But they’re late with regards to EEE.

The only PC company that loves Asus is Intel (Of course EEE embed Intel processors). This post provides also a list of EEE review. All of them are positive.

The Most Hated Company In the PC Industry via kwout

I came accross 2 good 2007 Best albums review publications that may be use to discover independent artist:

• Yahoo Music Blog: Top 100 albums of 2007 by Robert of the Radish. I discovered in this list for instance 100 Days 100 Nights by Sharon Jones.

The Best Albums of 2007: #1 to #10 – The Y! Music Playlist Blog via kwout

• Pitchfork: Top 100 albums of 2007. Most of them are indie albums

Pitchfork Feature: Top 50 Albums of 2007 via kwout

Summize is a new service that collect review from Amazon, Yahoo, Blogs, etc and summarize them in a convenient way. The tag line on their home page is:

Summize is a search engine for reviews — including millions of cutting-edge blogger reviews and real-world user reviews.

Here is the summize page for the Archos 504 80 GB:

CNET published a very interesting review of all the available alternatives products (either free or paid) to Microsoft Office. The product reviewed are:

• Microsoft Office 2007
• Corel WordPerfect X3
• Sun StarOffice 8
• OpenOffice 2
• iWork ’08
• IBM Lotus Symphony
• ThinkFree Office 3
• Google Docs & Spreadsheets
• Zoho Office

The table available here summarize the CNET rating, price and features (included the supported Operating Systems). The 2 products gettings the best ratings after Microsoft are Google Docs & Spreadsheets  and  ThinkFree Office 3.

APC published a very good article that compares Ubuntu to Windows when executing various tasks (mp3 encoding, Web browsing, Media playback, etc). Ubuntu is very good for most of the task sbut remains behing windows for some of them like mp3 encoding and Webcam management. The complete Ubuntu rating is list below:

• First impressions: Pass — No problems. The task can be completed exactly as under Windows.
• Getting Updates: Optimal — Passes with flying colours. The task could not only be completed, but better or easier than under Windows.
• Web browsing: Pass
• Media playback: Iffy — When a task could only be partially completed, or completed but not without issue.
• File management: Pass
• Network shares: Pass
• Uploading to sites: Optimal 
• CD and DVD burning: Optimal 
• MP3 Encoding: Iffy 
• Talking to the iPod: Optimal 
• Taking the upgrade plunge: Optimal 
• Evolutionary email: Optimal 
• Open Office: Optimal 
• Web StarCam: Iffy 
• Plug in Cameras: Flop — Not possible to complete at all. Probably not a good thing.
• USB drives: Optimal 
• Image management: Optimal 
• Image editing: Optimal 
• Printing: Pass 
• Managing disk space: Flop 
• Video production: Optimal 
• Native games: Flop Pass
• Transgaming: Iffy 
• Free games: Optimal 

Get Rich Slowly published a very useful GTD book summary. It’s a summury designed to help readers to start using GTD. Another interesting thing in the post is the ability to download the GTD diagram in pdf format for free. You may get this diagram from David Allen’s Web site but after a very long registration process. In fact you don’t get it directly but it is mailed to you afterwards.