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The+Wibrain+B1%3B+a+full+Windows+ultra+portable+PC+for+less+than+US%24700

The+Wibrain+B1%3B+a+full+Windows+ultra+portable+PC+for+less+than+US%24700Kinda looks like a Sony GameBoy.Pagan jimCompared to Asus Eee PCI've been interested in the Asus Eee PC lately, too. This seems to have more power and higher resolution, and comes with Windows XP and the disc, too. At least half the reviews of the Eee PC I...

Tags: Operating systems, Rdesktop, Eee PC, Microsoft Windows, Asus Eee, ASUS, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-02-06

How to deploy Windows software on Sun Ray

How to deploy Windows software on Sun RayPhoto CreditThe dual head Sun Ray photo came from Jason Jones at Strategic Technologies Inc. -Thanks!Missed oneYou can also run VMware sessions on shared servers, which is cheaper than Citrix. Since the VMware session is an X application, it shares very nicely...

Tags: Operating systems, Terminal services, Servers, Rdesktop, software, SUN Now, Sun Ray, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows, server, Citrix Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-02-10

Additional Resources

Reader question: Edubuntu on the Eee?

Reader question: Edubuntu on the Eee?Before you go pulling your hair out......try the latest NX Thin Client 3. There is no better Linux Thin Client out there--the best.I've been using it for about three years now to reach my home gateway system.Often I am in a rural area where...

Tags: Thin clients, Network technology, Broadband Internet, Desktops, Edubuntu, thin client, Eee, Edubuntu 7.10

Discussion threads 2008-01-07

More innovation in the UMPC category headed our way

More innovation in the UMPC category headed our wayspecsWhat's the specs on this thing ?The screen looks very smallThese devices makes good mobile Windows thin clienthttp://www.rdesktop.orghttp://www.aikotech.com/thinserver.htmA lot of innovation spurred by the OLPC project. I look forward to $300range UMPCs with innovative features. And, of course we look forward to...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Leadership, ultramobile PC, innovation

Discussion threads 2008-01-07

My (daughter's) OLPC laptop has arrived

My (daughter's) OLPC laptop has arrivedabout expectationsIt may be designed for children but I guess it can be pretty useful for adults too - in certain situations. Kiddie size may be an issue but I don't think it's far away from the subnotebooks of the Windows CE era, remember'em anyone?...

Tags: keyboard, One Laptop Per Child project, OLPC Laptop, network

Discussion threads 2007-12-21

XP on OLPC: Microsoft's gambit to stay in the emerging market conversation

XP on OLPC: Microsoft's gambit to stay in the emerging market conversationAll this work on a deprecated OS?I thought Vista was the future? Active development to port XP, let's face it, a stable but very outdated OS onto the OLPC. At some point, MS will have to accept...

Tags: Operating systems, emerging market, Apple OS X, Windows/Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child project, operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, software

Discussion threads 2007-12-06

An update on the Safebook and 1:1 computing

An update on the Safebook and 1:1 computingthin client and terminal serversEducational sectors are always good candidates for thin client and terminal servers as explained by the writers PROVIDED stable wireless connection can be maintainedHere are some thin client software you can try :-ThinServer XP http://www.aikotech.com/thinserver.htmThinstuffwww.thinstuff.comThin Client Solid State Mobile...

Tags: Thin clients, Notebooks, keyboard, thin client, Safebook, One Laptop Per Child project

Discussion threads 2007-11-16

Asus launches Eee...Let me know when the price drops

Asus launches Eee...Let me know when the price dropsSony VAIOThis reminds me of the Sony VAIO and white MacBook. Look nice :)Some may complaint that it will be slowInstall Rdesktop ( www.rdesktop.org ) on Eee and ThinServer XP ( www.aikotech.com/thinserver.htm ) on your home/office PC and you can wirelessly run...

Tags: Keyboards, Desktops, computer, Eee, ASUS, price drop

Discussion threads 2007-10-17

OpenOffice 2.3 released

OpenOffice 2.3 releasedOne month....Good news! I hope this new version of Open Office will indeed prove to be less heavy on the system. Most Linux applications are remarkably lean and programmed to be as light on the system as possible, but Open Office has long been the opposite.In a month,...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Open Office Org

Discussion threads 2007-09-18

Trying to clarify the Sun Ray difference

Trying to clarify the Sun Ray differenceMy response...http://erikengbrecht.blogspot.com/2007/07/sun-ray-thin-clients.htmlOne item I haven't seen......discussed is how to handle systems that control instruments or other equipment.Approximately 1/2 of our systems are connected to some sort of instrument, using a secondary NIC, a serial port, or in some cases a specialized interface card installed...

Tags: Mice, Smart cards, Sun Ray, Sun Microsystems Inc., computing

Discussion threads 2007-07-17

Where are the UMPCs? (at prices that fit Ed Tech budgets)

Where are the UMPCs? at prices that fit Ed Tech budgetsIronically, if OLPC ...... ever truly gets off-the-ground (in multi-million-unit volumes), the technology developed for the XO device could drive the cost of UMPC's WAY DOWN. Professionals don't need a lame $200 PC but by using the same low...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Intel Corp., ultramobile PC, N800

Discussion threads 2007-05-07

Intel (and Microsoft) in your hip pocket

Intel and Microsoft in your hip pocketThe World, In the Palm of Your HandUMPC is a curiosity and only a curiosity. You are correct that until they fall below $500 there won't be much consumer interest.[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture]ARM-embedded devices] on the other hand are dominant, power-efficient, sufficiently lower in cost and...

Tags: Wireless LANs, RSS, Microsoft Corp., ultramobile PC, Audio/video, Nokia N800, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-04-15

BlackBerry Adds APIs To Support Cool New Third-Party Apps

BlackBerry Adds APIs To Support Cool New Third-Party AppsDid you say, Third Party? I like PartiesBlackberry's are rightfully designated 'cool' and quite 'addictive' once you have one.I am surrounded at work by 'crackberry' users who need to get into some kind of support group.Can reading email or sending wait until...

Tags: RSS, Web browsers, VOIP, Handhelds, RIM BlackBerry, Third-Party Apps, Maemo Mapper, N800 Internet Tablet, Web browser, API

Discussion threads 2007-03-27

Linux software apps - What's hot and what's not?

Linux software apps - What's hot and what's not?The apps I useOffice: OpenOffice.org, as it's pretty much the standard on Linux desktops.Email: I have Evolution set up for my Yahoo mail.Image editing/drawing: For most editing, I use the GIMP, but for advanced stuff I'd recommend Blender or Inkscape for SVG.CD/DVD...

Tags: OpenOffice, OPEN SOURCE, Web browsers, RSS, Java development tools, Linux software, K3b, Microsoft Office, GIMP, Mozilla Firefox, KDE, GNOME, disc, Gaim, software, Linux, Webmin

Discussion threads 2007-03-13

In-depth look at Microsoft Home Server - CES 2007

In-depth look at Microsoft Home Server - CES 2007Is it Safe?You're registered 'concerns' are certainly valid George.I'm not sure there's a lot new here other than a repackaged Windows Server 2003 R2 with several extra coats 'clear coat' to give extra luster and that six-foot deep shine.But, everyone has a...

Tags: Servers, Network technology, Apple Inc., server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Home Server, Microsoft Home

Discussion threads 2007-01-09

RDC (dmg)

Remote Desktop Connection front end. It uses rdesktop for linux you can install it with fink or darwinports. Added parameters to be sent to rdesktop field to each host. Added prefereces panel and path to rdesktop file in preferences.

Tags: Remote Desktop, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software

Software downloads 2007-01-04

SUSE Linux for a Microsoft fanboy

I recently wrote a post about 64-bit drivers and my moderately successful attempts to install 64-bit Windows on my new laptop.  Just an update - I downloaded 64-bit open-SUSE to take it for a spin.  Open-SUSE is the free version of Novell's very well-received Linux distro and I chose it...

Tags: SuSE, Microsoft Windows, 64-bit, Linux

Blog posts 2006-11-01

How to deploy Windows software on Sun Ray

Here's the core bit from the question I got: I'm doing some research for my Unix/Linux Administration class, and I'm wondering about Smart Displays. I'm looking for more information on how to run Windows and Unix programs on them simultaneously and I'm assuming that there...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows, Sun Ray, Unix

Blog posts 2006-02-10

Time for another desktop Linux discussion?

Time for another desktop Linux discussion?why?here's the million dollar question. WHY do we want linux to break into the desktop? we already get too many idiots coming onto our boards telling us linux should be more like windows and that we should stop supporting OSS and push towards proprietry. at...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Desktops, desktop Linux, SME Market, Linux, desktop, Linux desktop

Discussion threads 2006-02-02

Completing the Pod

Completing the PodJava isn't LAMPLinux Apache MySQL Perl/Python/??Now how many hundreds of thousands of dollars did it cost to port that eCommerce application from Windows to Java?Yeah, I know, it possibly already was Java, but then it probably would have been running on a *nix platform...ooops - right, not lampLinux...

Tags: Thin clients, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Operating systems, thin client, server, Microsoft Office, Linux, kicker

Discussion threads 2006-01-16