Wed, Aug 13, 2008
Ykchaua
Posted to Technology category
Ykchaua is the name of the new laptop: named after the Mayan god of chocolate and merchants because it is brown.
I just verified that I have the ability to print to my laser printer, so the infrastructure seems solid. There is nothing worse than trying to do development on a machine that is going flakey: when something breaks there is no way to tell whether the problem is due to something you have done, or because of a problem with the system.
In a little while I will go over to the office to start loading Windows images and Rational software that I need for my development project
Out of curiosity, I weighed the ykchaua and its power cord and sophia (the old laptop) and its cord and power brick this morning.
Sophia plus AC adapter: 10.4 pounds
Ykchaua plus AC adapter: 6.6 pounds
That is a big improvement, especially for hauling it through airports.