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Acer W3- mini Windows 8.1 tablet fun but pricey
<html>SAN FRANCISCO —? After toting four computers in my carry-on luggage Friday, I was getting more enthusiastic about the arrival of a miniature, 1-pound Windows 8 PC.
The Acer Iconia W3 — with an 8.1-inch widescreen display and Intel Atom processor — starts to fill the gap between jumbo phones and small laptops in the growing lineup of Windows-powered devices. It went on sale this month for $380 to $430, depending on whether it has a 32- or 64-gigabyte solid-state hard drive.
Tiny tablets aren’t for everyone, but as computing becomes ever more personal, there’s a machine for every taste nowadays. Apple introduced its 8-inch iPad Mini in November and Samsung has been releasing Android-powered Galaxy tablets in practically every size along the ruler.
Microsoft is thrilled to see PC makers expand the range and gave Acer W3 kits to all 6,[1],000 attendees of its Build developer conference. I’ll return mine after I’m done trying it out.
It was clever to provide developers with an 8.1-inch device on which to try out Windows 8.1. The kit also includes a nearly full-sized keyboard with a dock that holds the W3 and connects to the tablet via Bluetooth. Together they form a quasi-laptop that makes it into a passable work machine that runs most any Windows program. On the go, the tablet snaps into a recess in back of the keyboard.
If you’re planning to work with the tablet and need to type faster than you can with the touch-screen keyboard, you’ll want the $80 accessory keyboard. But that brings the price up to about $500, where there are lots of options for tablets and laptops with equal or greater capabilities. I found the W3 to be fun and convenient and capable enough for my work. This column was written on the W3 at the airport and on the plane using the keyboard and Word 2013. But I wonder who will buy one when there are so many other small tablets and huge phones on the market at prices that make the W3 seem relatively expensive. The W3’s price is comparable to a low-end laptop, yet it’s not quite a laptop replacement. I see it more as an accessory — something you’d take on a trip or in the car, a nifty third PC for those who can afford to supplement their laptop and desktop machines or maybe for a college student. To me,? I’d rather save up for a thin Ultrabook with the new, power-efficient “Haswell” processors from Intel. There are too many trade-offs for the micro-sized case. For instance, I wish W3 had full-size ports instead of mini USB,[2],Texas Longhorns 7 Burnt orange Jerseys, HDMI and memory-card slots. I couldn’t get pictures from my point-and-shoot camera onto the W3 because I didn’t have the proper dongle. It would also be nice have the option of a built-in 4G radio, instead of just Wi-Fi. Perhaps the best use of a tablet like this is media consumption. I read a chapter of a book using the Nook app on the W3. It works well as an e-reader, but it gets heavy to hold in bed. Watching a video on the 720p screen was also fine and puts its widescreen layout to good use. But watching videos on devices this size make me feel like I’m on an airplane, squinting at a seat-back display and wishing I was watching on a larger screen. Still, Amazon’s Kindle Fire, Google’s Nexus and other smaller tablets have shown there’s interest in media tablets with smaller screens. They don’t have PC capabilities but they start at less than half the price of the W3. The higher price of Windows 8 tablets — plus the newness of their interface and smaller selection of apps — will limit their consumer appeal, according to Gartner analyst Mikako Kitagawa. “There are not many convincing reasons for general consumers to adopt Windows tablets at this time,” she said via email, adding that the coming holiday season will be a crucial time to see if they get traction. Corporate buyers are even less likely to move toward smaller tablets or even Windows 8, even though the updates in version 8.1 make the software feel more businesslike. It’s easier to get to settings and PC controls, where there are now more options to customize the software. Language in the menus also has? become less consumer-y; you manage “accounts” instead of “users” on the operating system. It is also slightly less jarring to switch between the Windows 8 tiled interface and the traditional desktop now that you can give both modes the same background image. With Windows 8.1, you can operate almost exclusively in desktop mode. But on the W3, it was preferable to work in the tile mode because the smaller screen made it tricky to touch the right spots in? the desktop mode. Menu items and touch targets that are easy to tap on a larger tablet or touch-screen laptop are harder to hit because they shrank along with the screen size.
The began to grow on me once I realized that it can be used to surface PC controls such as “control panel” and “file explorer” with a right click. I wish it was visible on the tiled interface, as well as on the traditional desktop. Windows 8.1 “fixes a lot of the usability shortcomings of Windows 8,” but it’s not a magic bullet for companies that have held off on upgrading, according to IDC analyst Al Gillen. He said companies are unlikely to move en masse beyond Windows 7 unless they have a particular need for touch hardware. I’m wondering if Microsoft has other plans for smaller Windows tablets. If PC makers can bring the price down,2012 Nike Vikings 28 Peterson Purple Women Jerseys, perhaps we’ll see Windows devices that compete more directly with the Kindle Fire and Nook HD — especially if the developers who received W3’s last week start building cool apps for the mini PCs. In the meantime,Smoak blunt about his clutch shortcomings this season_0, Acer’s W3 is an intriguing new option for portable computing. But until the price comes down, it may appeal mostly to Windows enthusiasts and those who can afford to buy multiple PCs in a full range of sizes.</html>
Motorcyclist dies in crash at US 35-I
<html><head><title>html模版</title></head><body>Motorcyclist dies in crash at US 35/I
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on the US 35/I-675 interchange in Beavercreek Tuesday night. WDTN photo.
Fairborn EditorBEAVERCREEK The victim of a fatal motorcycle crash late Tuesday has been identified.
According to Beavercreek police, 47 year-old Paul B. Houseman of Dayton was attempting to exit eastbound U.S. 35 onto I-675 when he crashed the maroon 2007 Harley Davidson soft-tail he was riding. A passing motorist contacted the Beavercreek Police Department after spotting the wreck against the guardrail dividing the eastbound U.S. 35 ramp to both directions of I-675 around 11:30 p.m. June 25.
Houseman was not wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the crash is unknown at this time as there are no known witnesses, police said.
According to activity statistics compiled by the Ohio State Highway Patrol,MLB Size Caps-6,Seattle Men’s Chorus, Seattle Women’s Chorus look ahead to 2013, from Jan. 1 to June 24 of this year there was only one other fatal crash in Greene County.
During that accident,Penguins 66 Lemieux St.Patricks Day green Jerseys, a car and truck collided June 1 at the intersection of Clifton Road and Grinnell Road,Iwakuma thrilled to join Felix in New York for All, between Xenia and Clifton, killing 17-year-old Trista Lindstrom of Yellow Springs. Lindstrom was a passenger in a silver car that pulled out in front of a truck. The driver of the truck and teen driver of the silver car were treated and released from the hospital.
The OSP statistics show that on this date in 2012 there had already been eight fatalities in Greene County. There were a total of 15 fatal crashes in 2012,July First Friday to take place this week, 11 in 2011, nine in 2010 and 12 in 2009.
The Beavercreek Police Department is continuing to investigate Tuesday s crash. Anyone who may have witnessed either the victim riding prior to the crash or the crash itself is asked to contact police at 937-426-1225.</body></html>
Dragons lose thriller in extra innings
<html><head><title>html模版</title></head><body>Dragons lose thriller in extra innings
7/2/2013 12:47:00 AMDragons lose thriller in extra innings
South Bend, Ind. Mike Lang s bunt single keyed a 12th inning rally as the South Bend Silver Hawks defeated the Dayton Dragons 5-4 on Monday night to complete a sweep of the three-game series.
South Bend did not pick up a base hit after Lang s one-out triple in the fourth inning until he came to the plate with two outs and the bases empty in the 12th.
Lang bunted for a base hit and stole second on the first pitch to put the winning run in scoring position. Pedro Ruiz followed with a line drive single to right field. Dayton s Beau Amaral charged the ball and made a strong accurate throw home, but Lang s slide beat the tag as South Bend celebrated a walk-off win.
Dragons pitchers allowed no hits and only one base runner over a seven inning stretch from the fifth through the 11th before the Silver Hawks scored in the 12th. Dragons reliever Jesus Adames (1-2) surrendered the run to absorb the loss.
The Dragons scored two runs in the top of the first inning to take an early lead, getting one run on a wild pitch and another on a run-scoring single by Junior Arias.
South Bend answered with three runs in the bottom of the first to take a 3-2 lead. After the teams traded runs over the next two innings, the Dragons tied the game at 4-4 in the fifth when Amaral doubled, went to third on Sammy Diaz s sacrifice, and scored on Jesse Winker s ground out to make it 4-4.
The Dragons threatened to take the lead in the ninth inning when Joe Hudson walked and Tanner Rahier singled him to second with no one out. But Humberto Valor failed to get a bunt down and then grounded into a double play, and Brent Peterson struck out to end the threat.
Dragons starting pitcher Nick Travieso tossed a career-high six innings and allowed four runs on five hits with three walks and six strikeouts.
He pitched well at times. In the third inning, South Bend put runners at second and third with no one out,[3],Portland Trail Blazers Youth Custom black Jersey, and Travieso responded by striking out the next three batters to work out of the jam. Three of the four runs against Travieso came in the first inning.
The Dragons collected eight hits. Amaral and Arias each had two. Dragons reliever Kyle McMyne worked an electrifying two innings,Jim Hightower's Common Sense, retiring all six batters he faced while notching four strikeouts.
The Dragons (5-7) travel to Bowling Green, Kentucky to battle the Bowling Green Hot Rods starting Tuesday at 8:05 p.m. (EDT).
Jackson Stephens (0-2, 6.00) will start for Dayton against Bowling Green s Sean Bierman (4-3,Rangers 18 Stall 85th dark blue Jerseys,The Strait of Juan de Fuca loaded with kings and pinks, and, 2.13). The teams will meet on four consecutive dates with the series moving to Dayton starting Thursday, July 4. Thursday night s game at Fifth Third Field will feature a post-game fireworks show.
For lawn tickets, call (937) 228-2287 or purchase on-line at daytondragons.com. All Dragons games can be heard on WONE Radio (980 AM) and via the internet at daytondragons.com and wone.com.</body></html>
Female farm workers and a modern harvest of shame
<html>More than a half century ago,Smoak blunt about his clutch shortcomings this season 0, television viewers were transfixed by the reporting of Edward R. Murrow on the working conditions of migrant farm workers. The journalism ?of the famed CBS broadcaster opened a window on a world that was unknown to most Americans. One of the lines that echoed out of “Harvest of Shame,” was We used to own our slaves; now we just rent them. The exploitation of those whose meager circumstances make them vulnerable to abuse was revisited by a PBS “Frontline” documentary, “Rape in the Fields.” Among the cases of sexual harassment featured in the news show involved Evans Fruit Co.,Kansas City Chiefs 25 Jamaal Charles black Jerseys, based northwest of Yakima. The documentary looked at issues about sexual abuse in agriculture from California to Iowa. This spring,'Safer Roads' crackdown leads to DUI arrests, tickets for bi, a jury in federal court in Yakima rejected all the sexual harassment claims against Evans Fruit Co. The documentary focused on one infamous Evans’ supervisor in particular. As the documentary points out,Erasmo Ramirez appears to be getting call from Mariners, few of the cases end up in court, and virtually none of the cases across the country have led to criminal charges. The documentary is a testimony to the courage of the women who have come forward. The “Frontline” documentary was disturbing because of the human trauma involved, and the personal recognition I had not heard a word about this topic before. For lots of reasons, well explained in the report, this issue stays at a working-conditions,Broncos 65 Zimmerman Orange M&N Jersey, bureaucratic level. Lots of empowered agencies of the government and courts have looked the other way on criminal proceedings. One has to suspect that is where change would begin. Watch on PBS. See more from</html>