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nospam@example.com (WebThingy) — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:01:00 -0700

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It Came From The Internet is simply my blog where I share with you my adventures in technology.

I've learned a lot of things from my work...plus I tinker a lot. I'm not an expert anything, I'm just sharing my findings as I come across them, and any advice or guide here that you decide to try is purely at your own risk. Whether it be a recipe or a computer issue, you might have a different setting, condition, or piece of hardware that I didn't have and thus get a different result. My goal is to be thorough enough that you can get what you need from here either way. Hopefully tell you what worked for me will work for you.

Currently, I use:

Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit) and Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx (64bit) on my HP dv8t Laptop

Specs:

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Quad Core processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.8 GHz
6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
18.4" diagonal High Definition HP Ultra BrightView Infinity Display (1920x1080p)
SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
Webcam + Fingerprint Reader with HP Imprint Finish (Espresso Black)
Intel Wireless-N Card with Bluetooth
HP Integrated HDTV Hybrid Tuner
HP Color Matching Keyboard
HP Long Life Notebook Battery with support for Extended Lifecycles (standard)
5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader
Accessible memory slots - 2
Maximum Memory Expansion - 8GB
4 USB (4th shared with eSATA port),1 Expansion Port 3 connector
Additional Ports IEEE 1394 Firewire, HDMI
HP ProtectSmart protects the hard drive & data
Altec Lansing stereo speakers
Dimensions 17.16 (W) x 11.25" (D) x 1.32" (min H)/1.72" (max H)
Thinness 1.32"
Weight 8.77 lbs
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gig Ethernet LAN(RJ-45 connector)
ExpressCard/54 Slot
Optical Drive - Internal
HP Pavilion Webcam

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I use Palm webOS, Live Android, and Lubuntu 10.04 in virtual environments also.

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Thanks for visiting It Came From Internet!

Eric "WebThingy" von Foerster

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