I've been using an IBM X30 for about 2 years now. 12 inches, only a few pounds, 1.2 PIII, 512 RAM, 40 GB HD. Runs Firefox, Winamp, Thunderbird, and MS Office like a champ. I'd suggest getting an X31 or up as they include USB 2.0 where the X30 does not.
As a veterinary technician, I can attest to DMSO's anti-inflammatory properties. We use it frequently in dogs to reduce swelling and sclerosis at injection sites in dogs undergoing chemotherapy and in dogs and horses to treat shock. While DMSO is commonly used in veterinary medicine, it is not frequently if at all labeled for such use. Most containers of DMSO explicitly say "For solvent use only." We have to warn owners that studies indicate that DMSO has anti-inflammatory properties, but we are in NO WAY responsible for anything bad that might happen.
Also, whenever we use DMSO as a rub or an injection, we triple glove. Like other posters have said, it is readily absorbed through skin. Within about 20 seconds of skin contact a distinct garlic or oyster taste develops and last several hours. The isolation unit at our hospital assumes a rather distinct an unpleasant odor when we have to place a dog on a DMSO IV drip. The fact that it is self-sterilizing in concentrations above 90% is also a bit worrisome to some.
While DMSO has some very real and effective uses in animals, human use is a whole other matter entirely. It would be very interesting to see DMSO undergo testing and its efficacy, as well as side effects, especially long term.
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I've been using an IBM X30 for about 2 years now. 12 inches, only a few pounds, 1.2 PIII, 512 RAM, 40 GB HD. Runs Firefox, Winamp, Thunderbird, and MS Office like a champ. I'd suggest getting an X31 or up as they include USB 2.0 where the X30 does not.
As a veterinary technician, I can attest to DMSO's anti-inflammatory properties. We use it frequently in dogs to reduce swelling and sclerosis at injection sites in dogs undergoing chemotherapy and in dogs and horses to treat shock. While DMSO is commonly used in veterinary medicine, it is not frequently if at all labeled for such use. Most containers of DMSO explicitly say "For solvent use only." We have to warn owners that studies indicate that DMSO has anti-inflammatory properties, but we are in NO WAY responsible for anything bad that might happen.
Also, whenever we use DMSO as a rub or an injection, we triple glove. Like other posters have said, it is readily absorbed through skin. Within about 20 seconds of skin contact a distinct garlic or oyster taste develops and last several hours. The isolation unit at our hospital assumes a rather distinct an unpleasant odor when we have to place a dog on a DMSO IV drip. The fact that it is self-sterilizing in concentrations above 90% is also a bit worrisome to some.
While DMSO has some very real and effective uses in animals, human use is a whole other matter entirely. It would be very interesting to see DMSO undergo testing and its efficacy, as well as side effects, especially long term.