Typical. Just as I’ve finished writing a few entries espousing the benefits of the Dell Mini 9, Dell decide to discontinue it 🙁 Dell’s closest replacement is the Mini 10v. This has a lower price point than the Mini 9 …
Read moreUbuntu wallpapers
Given that one of my complaints about Ubuntu 9.04 is the uninspired choice for the default wallpaper, I thought it might be worth sharing this link that I found on a planet Ubuntu post a few days ago: 60 Beautiful …
Read moreNew Vista installation… Linux to the rescue
We’ve just bought a new laptop for one of my colleagues here at work, and I’ve been charged with getting it set-up for him. Mainly it’s just a case of connecting it to our network, but I’ll also run any …
Read moreWindows is ARM-less, but Microsoft’s not harmless
One of the more interesting things about Linux is that it supports a wide range of different processor architectures – a dozen are officially supported in the latest stable Debian release, for example. This doesn’t affect most people – the …
Read moreWindows 7 Starter Edition
A while ago Microsoft announced the various different versions of Windows 7 that would be available, including the Starter Edition which would impose a limit of three concurrent applications. At the time I wrote a few words about the number …
Read morePick all the keywords out of my previous post…
…and you get an announcement about Ubuntu and Intel working together on UNR with a Moblin UI in this article from ComputerWorld.
Read moreWhat next for netbooks?
Over the past few posts I’ve talked about my new Dell Mini 9: its hardware, Dell’s own Ubuntu-based installation, and Ubuntu Netbook Remix. The quick summary looks something like this: Hardware: Good, but not perfect Dell’s Ubuntu: Great, but not …
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