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Sugar coming to an EeePC or Classmate near you?

Sugar coming to an EeePC or Classmate near you?Young children already can cope withadult operating systems - seen as an irrelevant hurdle to the nearest games websiteSure, kids can learn anything, but, that is not to say that certaininterfaces might be a lot better for them and facilitate learning. But,...

Tags: Operating systems, EEEPC, Classmate, Sugar, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-05-23

Asus officially announces launch of Asus Eee PC 900

Asus officially announces launch of Asus Eee PC 900eeePC is awsomeI have had my eeePC for a couple of months now. I have the 7" 4gb model which originally came with Linux. I loaded a light version of XP in place of Linux which I could never master. I also...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Eee PC, ASUS, Asus Eee PC 900, eeePC

Discussion threads 2008-04-16

MacBook Air SSD - Is it worth the money?

MacBook Air SSD - Is it worth the money?I thought the original HYPE was "Instant on"?Didn't one of the first ZDNet articles tout that this AirBook came on as soon as you open the lid?Maybe I'm dreaming!RE: MacBook Air SSD - Is it worth the money?The MacBook Air isn't worth...

Tags: Notebooks, EEEPC, solid state disk, MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, MacBook Air SSD

Discussion threads 2008-02-06

23,000 Linux PCs and counting in the Phillipines

23,000 Linux PCs and counting in the PhillipinesWhat would Jesus do?I think it begs the question. What would Jesus do? http://linuxhow2.com/Feature_Articles/What_would_Jesus_do_He_d_use_Linux_that_s_what.htmlIt would be great ...If educational material were available on those computers. Then perhaps 10 children in each school may get an education.eeePC and low-cost PCs changing the landscapein...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Linux, capitalism, eeePC, Phillipines, PC, Socialism, Linux PC

Discussion threads 2008-01-29

Additional Resources

The $200 web tablet ... dream on!

The $200 web tablet ... dream on!Reinventing the wheelIt's been done albeit not quite $200 but the technology has been here--The Nokia N800/810. I've got an 800. The 800 shares the same multi-core TI ARM processor as the 810, except the 810 has a slide out keyboard. ...

Tags: Notebooks, Channel management, Keyboards, Operating systems, OS 2008, web tablet, laptop computer, Web, Nokia Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

AMD CEO Ruiz out; Can Meyer turn it around?

AMD CEO Ruiz out; Can Meyer turn it around?A healthy AMD means more innovation and lower prices for processors.Let's not forget that. And, let us not forget the anticompetitive practices which have gotten Intel into hot water in Europe. What AMD has done is nothing short of a miracle considering.RE:...

Tags: Research & Development, Leadership, Strategy, Litigation, Investment, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Meyer, Ruiz, miracle

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

Linux for housewives. XP for geeks.

Linux for housewives. XP for geeks.Not that strangeFrom a complete novice point of view, Linux isn't hard at all. If you just want to use the provided applications and not fiddle around/tweak with the settings too much. You will be fine.You still need XP for computergames, that's the geeky angle...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Netbooks, Linux, netbook, Microsoft Windows XP, Foleo

Discussion threads 2008-07-07

Ubuntu netbook remix gets me closer to that netbook I've been wanting

Ubuntu netbook remix gets me closer to that netbook I've been wantingAwful default wallpaper, but otherwise....Good news for me too, because I plan to buy a cheap netbook as well. And Ubuntu suits me fine.A pity though, that this fine piece of software is apparently "adorned" by what's surely the...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Netbook Remix

Discussion threads 2008-06-04

Netbooks - Too little, too late, and way too expensive

Netbooks - Too little, too late, and way too expensiveany performance benchmarks?may be the 'netbook' has better performance or is less power hungry.Or may be it is just a gimmick for the uninformed!You're missing the point.A $500 MSI Wind isn't competing with a $500 15" Dell - it's competing with...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Notebooks, Marketing research, Netbooks, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-06-03

The MSI Wind blows out of the gate with an Intel Atom processor

The Asus EeePC set the mark for these new compact laptop computers last year and many companies have since jumped on the bandwagon to take advantage of the popularity of the device, as discussed by Larry Dignan earlier. Today, the MSI Wind U100 Notebook was released in the U.S. and...

Tags: Intel Atom, Intel Corp., MSI Wind, Memory, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-06-03

Waiting for the right netbooks

Waiting for the right netbooksASUS even plans an iMac rival....G*d, I love ASUS... :-)http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146605/asustek_to_launch_imac_rival_in_september.htmlHopefully again with the option of a preinstalled Linux. If not, you can always install it yourself:http://ubuntutip.googlepages.com/(not for you, Chris! You already know how)But I suppose they'll have a Linux in the BIOS anyway, being...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Linux, ASUS, XO-2

Discussion threads 2008-06-03

Is the UMPC finally ready for the masses?

Is the UMPC finally ready for the masses?You need to give credit to OLPC for opening everybody's eyes.The product you like, the EeePC, ONLY exists because of OLPC. OLPC forced everybody to think differently, and it also put the fear of god into a lot of people that were trying...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), ultramobile PC, One Laptop Per Child project, Thanks Ron

Discussion threads 2008-05-30

The ultra portable/subnotebook market continues to grow

The ultra portable/subnotebook market continues to growHate to give them too much credit, butOLPC has a lot to do with this. They largely caught the public's imagination with their little XO, despite some ongoing problems with deployment and infighting. They also helped drive some cost savings. At...

Tags: One Laptop Per Child project

Discussion threads 2008-05-30

The ultra portable/subnotebook market continues to grow

James, Kevin, and I just finished recording MobileTechRoundup podcast #135, which should go live soon, and we spent a fair amount of the show talking about the ultra portable PC/subnotebook market and how it has radically changed since the launch of the Asus EeePC last year. And according to the...

Tags: ASUS, Mini-notebook, Ultramobile PC, Subnotebook, CNET UK, MSI Wind, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Notebooks, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-30

News to know: Windows 7; Google's Safe browsing; Perlow's spine

Notable headlines: Ed Bott: How much do you need to know about Windows 7 today? Dancho Danchev: Google introducing Safe Browsing diagnostic to help owners of compromised sites Nate McFeters: More Snake Oil: LifeLock spokesperson's stolen id leads to law suits Jason...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Twitter, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Emerging Technologies, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-23

Sugar coming to an EeePC or Classmate near you?

BetaNews reported Thursday that Walter Bender, founder of Sugar Labs, is in informal talks with four ULPC manufacturers to bring Sugar to their products. "The goal [now] is to make the Sugar [software] platform agnostic to whatever extent possible, so that Sugar doesn't have to be coupled to any...

Tags: Software, Business Structures, Corporate Governance, Tools & Techniques, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-05-22

XP meets XO: Will Linux get an equal shot?

Updated: The One Laptop Per Child program will put XP on its XO laptop and children in the developing world will have a choice between Windows and Linux. On the surface, a little choice isn't going to kill anybody. In fact, choice is good. And if some...

Tags: Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, XP Screen, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-16

Celio REDFLY Mobile Companion now available for pre-order

I've posted a couple of times on the REDFLY Mobile Companion device here and here and was very impressed with the build quality, ease-of-use, and functionality of the device during my evaluation period. I sent the device back a couple weeks after I received it to for evaluation and have...

Tags: Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Fujitsu Ltd., REDFLY Mobile Companion, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Marketing, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-01

Ubuntu's corporate ready 8.04 is released but is three a crowd in Linux server market?

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS was released on April 24 as planned and will be supported until 2011-2013. But is extended support enough to convince ISVs and businesses to support three Linux distributions? Despite the hoopla around its release Wednesday, Ubuntu's ambitions in the corporate server space will be...

Tags: Ubuntu, Linux Server, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-04-24

Intel: Netbook shipments about to ramp

Intel is putting a lot of faith in the so-called netbook market and reckons that mobile Internet devices are about to take off too. What was telling about Intel's earnings conference call was how confident the company was about the netbook market--a tweener category between laptops and...

Tags: Mobile, Paul Otellini, Internet Device, Intel Corp., Mobile Internet Device, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-16