ZFS is probably a little ahead of its time just like most of Sun's other products but Apple has good reason to not support it anymore due to compatibility restrictions and also implementation problems. While it would have been a major step up in terms of a file system, it's a step down in terms of ease of use and ease of implementation which Apple has always concentrated on. Maybe in time, they'll reconsider or go towards an even better FS.

This is probably the worst laptop design ever. Not only is the keyboard shallow and unbalanced, the entire unit is unbalanced and not made for mobile usage. To top off the crazy design, the main PCB for the thing is probably underpowered and severely missing key components in cooling unless they make the keyboard's aluminum frame as a heatsink which is not a desired side-effect. Overall Dell is trying too hard to beat out the Macbook Air, NEC Ultralite VS, and Sony X505 from yesteryear. They should spend some time figuring out PCB design first before doing their external casing design. That said, I'm pretty sure that keyboard hinge will snap with some handling.

Snow Leopard has it's ups and downs. I'm a professional and I own 4 different Macs, and I also triple boot my system with Windows 7 RC, Snow Leopard, and Ubuntu. For anything with all normal accessories built in like the Unibody Macbook Pro, Macbook Air, and iMac, Snow Leopard is great and functions well under 32 bit. I have an increase in HDD space and extra speed. I also get a very stable environment to function. Under 32 Bit mode I can see into Windows NTFS partitions and write to them with the addition of NTFS-3G. This is not true of 64 bit mode. Also VMWare Fusion doesn't work in 64 bit mode which is how I can access different platforms via OSX. I like the new Expose but it wastes screen real estate where it didn't really need to. I do however like the change expose to where I can load only specific application windows which turned out quite nicely. Vuze actually got killed on Snow Leopard so I'm still awaiting a fix and also I get kernel panics on video decoding through VLC from time to time which means it needs an upgrade soon. Right now, instead of running on 64 bit mode with 32 bit compatability, I have to run only in 32 bit mode for things to work properly. That's a huge issue Apple should look to fix very soon by creating better relationships with software writers so that new applications release with the OS. Lastly, while my batteries on the MBA and MBP have taken a small short term drop from fresh calibration, it's not a huge issue but Apple should release information that this happens when consumers buy the upgrade.

In regards to my Mac Pro Oct-Core, Snow Leopard ended up overloading my Nvidia 8800 GT card due to power inconsistencies in power management, kernel panics are decently frequent, and compatibility with 3rd party cards is just horrible. Even though Snow Leopard runs pretty decently when it does work, I believe that Apple could have shrunk down the size and resource requirements of the OS to make it more powerful. It's features that sell but functionality that matters.

This case is going to have issues. The thermal properties are set a lot like the Zalman silent cases. Gamers and heavy graphics users will end up slagging their graphics cards and possibly their motherboards. Overclockers will also have the same issues but this really isn't an overclocker's case at all. In terms of accessibility, the level 10 is about as nice as the Zalman 500AF cases but I still think ThermalTake is lacking proper cooling for the usage they plan it for.

As a Mobile Device pioneer there are certain phones that fit the requirements listed in the thread. Those who know me know that I use at least 2 phones at once. The first is an HTC Touch Pro 2 and the second is an iPhone 3GS. I have to say that the HTC Touch Pro 2 is the best business phone that isn't a blackberry. My recommendation is if you're in the USA, you would choose the Touch Pro 2 from Verizon since it has the best coverage in the USA. AT&T seems to be over-utilized right now due to the number of iPhone users on its network. While Blackberries, iPhones, Android phones, Web OS phones, and Windows Mobile phones can all handle the basics such as PIM, MS Exchange synchronization, and call handling, it's in the detailed points that will actually get a phone a good rating. All current hardware can even handle advanced usage such as MP3 playback, Video playback, Remote Desktop, VOIP call routing, video recording, and camera. This makes purchasing a good device quite difficult. In my experience, a business phone should do all of your business functions quickly and effectively and when comparing the 2 top phones: HTC Touch Pro 2 and the iPhone 3GS, I find that the Touch Pro 2 is a better business phone due to it's loud speakers, fast exchange synchronization which can synchronize all of the office Exchange data (with categories which the iPhone CANNOT do), and quickdial function which allows a 3-4 tap dial which can control your phone book. It just trumps the iPhone 3GS in terms of business functionality since every second you can receive critical business information is valuable. If you're more of a pleasure/business person, the iPhone 3GS would be perfect but if you need the critical business info, the Touch Pro 2 from Verizon will be your best bet. I even use my high resolution camera with MicroSDHC to send pictures that can make the difference.

Anyone got Logmein to work in Firefox for Mac? Java mode works as well as ignition but there are issue with the LMI Client on Firefox and Safari. I'm getting Firefox crashes and also Safari denied access for LMI Client.

Entourage already supports multiple exchange servers now but it was missing Categories, Notes, and task synchronization until the Web Services Edition. Apple did a great job putting Exchange support for Address Book, iCal, and Mail but failed to keep all the fields such as categories, and flags for e-mails. Hopefully Mac Outlook coming out soon will fix these issues and give Mac users one application to combine all three to five functions. Currently Snow Leopard supports multiple exchange account sync which is great but it does lack the fields that I mentioned. Overall, it looks like Apple's OS is turning out to be a very effective business OS.

I found this review to be interesting and disappointing at the same time. It's great to see more of the HTC Hero but it also pains me to see such a poor review of the device. First, The HTC Hero is HTC's first Sense UI device, not it's first Android device. Sense UI is in it's infancy stage is pretty much where Android is in it's infancy stage. Not everything is going to run absolutely smoothly and the sheer amount of stuff running in background is to accomplish what the stock Android UI could not.

Hardware
HTC is using very similar hardware between most of it's Windows Mobile and Android devices every year since that's what they standardize on and save money on. It's current generation hardware and the specs match with most mobile device manufacturers. You're on the money with the comparison to the HTC magic hardware. It's not the best hardware but being the first mover in mobile hardware is normally a mistake unless you're out to do POC (Proof Of Concept) marketing to an early adopter crowd which is normally not where you make money.

Camera
The camera is to be expected of a mobile device with these specs. We're not looking to take awesome pictures and video with these devices. The point is basic convergence of photos, videos, and data services because our current 3G networks can't handle the traffic.

Software
Sense UI is really almost a beta version of some custom skinning to the Android OS. HTC wanted the Hero to be a "Phone" which meant a better Smart dial system, multitasking of messaging and social networking applications, and also a focus on fast information access. All of these were incorporated into Sense UI and I believe the main point was to do this better than the Windows Mobile variants of Touch Flo 3D which runs even slower than the videos shown. The Widget implementation was also key to the HTC Hero since users want customizable widgets which essentially display critical information quickly. My personal opinion of the device is a mobile device that can handle the brunt of the work it's given. Sure, it runs slightly slow but there are not a whole lot of tweaks to have the interface be usable.

Flash
I'm not sure why HTC decided to put this in but it's definitely a mistake. Skyfire on Windows Mobile ran ok but it's far from being usable on a mobile device. I concur with the results that were found because Flash video really has no place on a mobile device until the hardware gets better.

Conclusion
I agree with your review that the hardware that the HTC Hero has is underpowered for what they put in Sense UI. The truth is, it should belong on a more powerful snapdragon processor with at least 512MB-1GB of RAM. The reality is that the HTC snapdragon units won't be out until at least mid to late 2010.

Yay!!! HTC is finally adopting Android OS as it's next major platform. It was about time. WM6.5 and WM7.0 were falling behind the mobile OS curve by allowing the messy legacy code into the latest incarnations of their OS. It wouldn't be so bad if MS actually innovated instead of playing their 1 shot pony from over a decade ago. I certainly hope that MS develops another mobile OS that's more stable and less finicky.

This should be pretty nice. I own a watch phone already that has Bluetooth A2DP, MP4 playback, QVGA cam, and touchscreen. Problem with the devices this small are the batteries. I like that the Samsung at least has Outlook sync but this watch phone is even more anemic than my existing watch phone which means that at the 450 euro pricetag, it's definitely overpriced considering mine only cost USD$150. The screen is much larger on the Samsung compared to the LG but it doesn't justify the price tag. Also what's up with no 3G and Bluetooth tethering?