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Today, I took the leap and upgraded my laptop from Windows XP to Windows 7 .  The experience was much smoother than what I expected.  If you Google "Windows XP to Windows 7" you will get warnings that this is not for the faint of heart, or advice to let a professional do it, and on and on. My experience was not that bad.  I have a Dell Latitude D820, which is a Dual Core Processor running at 2.17 GHz with 2.99 GB of usable RAM out of the 4 GB that's physically installed.  This is because I have an x86 processor that is only capable of running a 32 bit Operating System.  Which, in turn means that my processor can't interpret more than 2.99 GB's of RAM, no matter how much is installed.

Let's start with the facts...I'm a huge Palm fan.  I have no shame in admitting it.  I even liked Palm when they were quite frankly, crappy.  So, the last few years have been a roller coaster ride for me.  I hated my Palm Treo 700p, but refused to go the way of a Blackberry when everyone else was.  I held out for the Pre , when everyone else switched to iPhones .  Then, I endured the past year, watching what is quite frankly an amazing phone and operating system get spanked by its competitors.  And now, I have to wait to see what happens now that HP has announced that they will purchase Palm.  This could get interesting...

Call me a skeptic. Now that I've seen the iPad; grilled the sales rep at Best Buy; and nearly alienated by best friends, I'm convinced I can't yet buy this innovative device. The problem is this: the iPhone and the iPad use the Internet differently than I've learned to use the Net.

Showcasing the features that the iPad lacks: USB, memory card and a camera...a new teaser video from HP shows that the new HP Slate is ready to take on the competition.  It should be noted however that the slate has a shorter battery life than the iPad and lacks the latest 802.11n standard in wifi. But, it definitely looks nice.  Plus, check out the docking station at the end. HP Slate Teaser Video