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- Ubuntu netbook remix 'acid test' wrap-up
- Ubuntu netbook remix 'acid test' wrap-upStill no love for Asus 900UNR still doesn't work on my Asus 900 without some kernel work.RE: Ubuntu netbook remix 'acid test' wrap-upIts a shame, computing power like that and you install linux on it which is known to have both application and security issues....
- Discussion threads 2009-07-08
- Forget Moblin! Ubuntu Netbook Remix rocks on the Classmate
- Forget Moblin! Ubuntu Netbook Remix rocks on the ClassmateWhile I wholeheartedly agree with your accessmentI think it is very important to support up-and-coming Linux distros, because some of them, while they lag behind the more established distros overall, do have some redeeming qualities which underscore why they came about in...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-26
- The Intel convertible Classmate - 1:1 and beyond
- I was surprised to see a FedEx truck pull up in front of our snowbound driveway Saturday. I had heard from Intel that they were sending out my test unit on Friday so that I could finally get my grubby paws on one of their convertible Classmates, but we're...
- Blog posts 2009-01-25
- 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...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-04
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- Study claims netbook users dissatisfied with Windows 7. Are you?
- Very satisfiedVery satisfiedIt's a intentionaly crippled OS from a software company with lackluster QACYou should expect to be disappointed.In the Netbook realm, closed source can't compete with free.I have 7 Pro on mineand I also dual boot with Ubuntu Netbook Remix. And while I personally prefer Ubuntu, there is nothing...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Yes, Ubuntu can absolutely be the default Windows alternative
- This "commercial" spoof is much betterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-22EpQOm8c:)2010: Year of Linux!!!*snickers*Dawson, you're such a tool.AwesomeNot a fan of South Park but that was hilarious.Chrome OSChrome OS isn't vaporware. It's actively developed, and you can download the beta here:http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Operating-Systems/Linux-Distributions/Chrome-OS-50930.shtmlI had hopes Google was going to push out something special, kind of like...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- Ubuntu celebrates Thursday drop of koala desktop and server
- A list of supported netbooks is available, but the company is suggesting you pack a thumb drive with its Ubuntu Netbook Remix when you go to the store, just to make sure. Should make Friday at Fry's fun. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Ubuntu 9.10 launch - 29 October
- Today Canonical announces the upcoming release of Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop and Server Edition, the latest version of the popular Linux desktop distribution. Ubuntu 9.10 will be available for free download on Thursday 29 October. Ubuntu 9.10 brings changes small and large that all have a common purpose - to...
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Hannah Montana's good, but Ubuntu Kidsafe would be better
- why ubuntu?did you guys on zdnet ever heard about anything else than overhyped ubuntu?Why even worry about kids getting into porn?It isn't like they don't know what sex is today from a VERY early age.... I swear, this is just more stupidity from the 'sex-haters' who think that they have...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Dual boot Android/XP Acer netbook available for pre-order
- I just can't envision Android being a winner on netbooksUnless a great deal of additional development went into it to deal with peripherals and to deal with non-Dalvik/Java programs, I don't see Android as being useful on a netbook. Unless it has phone call capabilities which I doubt, and even...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
- Just give your netbook users Karmic Koala
- I'll be honest: I actually like Windows 7. However, Ubuntu has something going for it that Windows 7 doesn't: Netbook Remix NBR, especially in its Karmic Koala incarnation. by Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
- News to know: IDF; Skype; New neutrality; HP; Palm; Madoff
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. John Morris: Intel: 32nm is just the beginning Sam Diaz: Intel on laptop chips: Speed kills Mary Jo...
- Blog posts 2009-09-24
- Ubuntu Moblin Remix Developer Edition available on Dell Mini 10v
- Well not quite...I just checked and its all still 8.04LTS pre-installed.RE: Ubuntu Moblin Remix Developer Edition available on Dell Mini 10vIt will hit the Dell site tomorrow ThursdayLosing countA true shower of operating systems based on Linux... How does this new one compare with the "tried and tested" Ubuntu Netbook...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- Intel to help with Chrome for netbooks
- And yet pundits keep saying Intel wants people to buy more expensive chipsAnd maybe they do. But their actions seems to show that they know the market is heading towards less expensive chips.Hedging one's bets is always wise -particularly in so volatile a situation as the present one. Good strategic...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-16
- Is lower power consumption Windows 7's killer feature?
- what killer feature?I don't know about OSX but Linux is more energy efficient than windoze.FYIsold by M$ under the namne of 'Windows' something.What is this "Windoze" you speak of?Never heard about it before....Anyway, can Linux run my programs? (Office, Photoshop, the latest games, Windows Live Essentials?) No? Oh.... Thats some...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-03
- The best netbook ever?
- LOL![i]and all components work out of the box with Ubuntu Netbook Remix (of course I immediately shrank the Windows XP Home partition down to 20 gigs and installed NBR in the remaining 140; I don?t think I?ll be booting Windows very often, although I will install 7 on it to...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-02
- MIDs and netbooks - half the size, half the experience - Solomon type design
- Personally - not really interested in smaller than a netbook."With AJAX, and HTML 5 coming, the Internet experience will require ever more power."Somehow I doubt that that will really take more power than video.But if it doesn't do video - yeah, it's underpowered.Frankly, though, I really don't want to go...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- Dell: Linux netbook returns a "non-issue"
- Marketing?A Dell exec goes to a Linux convention and says what the community wants to hear. He says, Linux netbook returns are not an issue. What's he gonna say to a linux crowd, "We put your OS on our hardware and people hated it."He's going to throw them...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-13
- Moblin4Children: in its infancy, but a fine idea
- I happened to notice a posting to the Moblin listserv this weekend that looked interesting. A new developer had begun tackling a project called Moblin4Children. Not surprisingly, this project aims to modify the open source, netbook-centric OS originally developed by Intel for an audience of school children. ...
- Blog posts 2009-08-09
- Why the first Chrome netbooks may not be so revolutionary
- Why the first Chrome netbooks may not be so revolutionaryAndroid...not Chrome...From all indications Acer will be releasing and Android based netbook next month. I highly doubt there is any way Chrome's release could go from next year to next month.Where is the source code?If the OEMs are releasing a Linux...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-14
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