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Zenbook UX31's Overview

2012-05-14T15:20:10Z

Myultrabooks521: Created page with "The 13-inch Asus Zenbook, despite looking at least as expensive and high-end as laptops such as the Samsung Series 9 , has a starting price of $1,099, which includes 4GB of R..."

The 13-inch Asus Zenbook, despite looking at least as expensive and high-end as laptops such as the Samsung Series 9 , has a starting price of $1,099, which includes 4GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD drive. That's $200 less expensive than the equivalent MacBook Air . Smartly, the Zenbook gets that part right: when competing with a product as singularly well-known and highly rated as the MacBook Air, your product has to be either better or cheaper.

After reading about all the ultrabook models and options, I decided on the Asus Zenbook (Ux31E) and could not be happier. The design is almost identical to the Macbook Air, but is designed as a windows PC rather than Mac OS. I could have gotten a left over MBA model for slightly less, but installing windows on an MBA results in less battery life due to not being optimized for windows.

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This is a great notebook with awsome battery life (5+ hours of standward def video with 20% battery left), good keyboard (not as good as Lenovo's), good trackpad (after driver upgrade), good scren and great look. I do wish that I can find a place to purchase another power supply as I usually have one charger at work and one at home. Although the power supply is thin and small, I would love to have 2, but I cannot find any retailer's online that sells the power supply for this notebook. I also wish there is some soft of port aggregator for this notebook. On the right side of the notebook, you have power, USB3, mini VGA and mini HDMI port. ASUS could easily make an psudo dock that plugs into all 4 port then you have in instant notebook dock. Coming from a T series Lenovo, I miss the docking feature and not having to plug 3 things in everything I goto my desk (power, USB 3, and mini HDMI).

Exclusive ASUS Super Hybrid Engine II with Instant On enables 2-second resume of the notebook from sleep, with up to two weeks of standby time with open files and other pending data kept safe in memory. Plus, automatic data backup when the battery reaches 5% charge further helps secure your work. The ASUS ZENBOOK™ UX31E-DH52 keeps energy saving front and center with a dedicated Battery Saving Mode, which conserves power whenever possible to increase battery life by as much as 25%.

You're also always in the know when it comes to the battery thanks to ASUS PowerWiz, a utility that shows exactly how much charge is left per application – web browsing, gaming, movie watching and more. The ASUS ZENBOOK™ UX31E-DH52 combines power, efficiency, smooth usage and user empowerment, all on in one sleek package.

Thankfully, the laptop comes without too much additional software. Trend Micro antivirus software is included, but I didn't activate it and simply downloaded the free Microsoft Security Essentials instead so it will be easily updated with Windows Update- oh, and be prepared for the usual many waves of Windows Updates to install, with one batch causing the laptop to freeze and hang after reboot for me, forcing a hard reset. Not a great first experience, but one I'll blame Microsoft for rather than ASUS. Finally, ASUS and Intel have a bunch of annoying gadgets installed to show you various battery and CPU status, but they seem easily uninstalled.

Some easy muscle building suggestions

2012-05-14T10:43:16Z

Myultrabooks521: Created page with "If you are looking for workout tips, it is important to consider the strategies and benefits associated with working with weights. Naturally, when starting a physical fitn..."

If you are looking for workout tips, it is important to consider the strategies and benefits associated with working with weights. Naturally, when starting a physical fitness program , it is important to start with a low weight when working with weights.

Turn workout time into play time. Think working out on the weekend has to be at the gym? Think again! The weekend is the perfect time to take your workout outdoors for a hike, a bootcamp at the park, or a bike ride at a nearby trail. If the weather in your area is less than ideal, gather some buds for an indoor basketball game, a workout DVD or even a visit to that indoor rock climbing wall.

When it comes to workout tips, it is important to know and understand the benefits associated with water and protein. It has been established that the body is composed of at least 75% water. This means that this substance is required by every cell, every muscle, every organ, and every other component of the body. [http://www.visualimpactreview.org Visit VisualImpactReview] for a decent wotrkout course, [http://www.visualimpactreview.org Rusty Moore visual impact muscle building review].

If you want the best workout routine , you must keep yourself focused on the matter at hand. You must work yourself mentally to such a degree that you start to sweat right when you walk into that gym. You will only obtain results when you push yourself beyond your boundaries. They say life begins when you step out of your comfort zone, and it is just the same with the bodybuilding workout routine . You must only think about doing the next rep and pushing your body to its limits. Your attitude can be a determinant factor in your muscle development.

Shake before and after workout . It's best to take a protein/carb shake just before your workout and then just after. Taking it before your workout increases the flow of amino acids to your muscles during training, giving them the building blocks they need. After the workout, the shake stimulates muscle growth. Also take a small protein/carb meal 60-90 minutes after a workout -- a meal replacement bar would work fine.

Mix it up . Don't stick to the same workout routine for too long, or your body will adjust to the stress level and you won't be getting an effective workout. For strength training, change your routine every few weeks. For cardio, it's best to cross train rather than, say, to run every time.
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Your goal is to be able to finish an intense workout without any problem. Also, you must do your best to keep track of your progress, so you should have a log with you every time you work out. You must measure your progress if you want to improve. If you don't keep track of your workouts, if you don't remember how much weight you used, which muscles you have trained and all the other important data, you will not be able to obtain the best workout routine.

Galaxy Note Evaluation

2012-05-13T04:08:37Z

Myultrabooks521: Created page with "Samsung Galaxy Note has been a big hit even Samsung didn't expect that much response from the users. See the big success of what is called as phone + tablet combo, LG ha..."

Samsung Galaxy Note has been a big hit even Samsung didn't expect that much response from the users. See the big success of what is called as phone + tablet combo, LG has come up with LG Optimus Vu… which will compete with Galaxy Note category and with that Galaxy Note is not only the phone under phone + tablet combination.

Samsung's Galaxy Note is an excellent smartphone. It's fast, fluid, and runs the best apps perfectly. Whether the ginormous size is right for you is your call, but some features like handwriting to text are a clear miss, and the battery is terribly short, especially on LTE. If the Note had a stronger battery I'd recommend tablet owners who use the larger device mostly for media to switch to the smaller, more convenient form factor. The Galaxy Note is exclusive to AT&T in the US and available for $300 with a two-year contract.

The Samsung Galaxy Note weighs 6.28 ounces and measures 5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 inches. Its 2500 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 10 hours of talk time, and up to 250 hours (10.4 days) of standby time. It runs on AT&T's 4G LTE and HSPA+ networks (850/1900 MHz; HSPA+/HSDPA/UMTS) plus international 2100 MHz 3G networks. It's also a quad-band GSM phone (850/900/1800/1900 MHz GPRS/EDGE).

The update for the Samsung Galaxy Note adds all the goodies that Android 4.0 is blessed with, but that is not all. Also included in the set is the Premium Suite from Samsung , which adds a bunch of S-Pen optimized applications. To start, Shape Match and Formula Match can be used to correct and digitize geometric shapes, tables, and grids drawn with the S-Pen, and can even solve numeric formulas. In addition, the My Story app allows users to make their own personalized digital cards.

Many Samsung Galaxy Note users are drawn to the device for its versatility. It can easily replace both a standard 4 to 5 inch phone AND a 7 inch tablet. It can be tweaked to enable NFC . It received it's Ice Cream Sandwich update quicker than many of its peers. [http://www.android3tablet.com Click here] to know more about this phone.

 International Galaxy Note users -- those of the HSPA+ variety -- should be receiving updates over-the-air to bring their software builds to "XXLPY". If you haven't gotten it over-the-air it's available through Samsung's PC Software Kies. The update weighs in at over 300MB and brings all the Ice Cream Sandwich goodness, albeit still with Touchwiz in full force. As such, you won't notice too much of a change to the overall UI however, Android 4.0 will bring improvements across the board and help to take better advantage of the power in the handset. Obviously, the new Roboto font from Android 4.0 will look stunning on that 1280×800 killer screen.