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 …
Read moreDell Mini 9 and the Ubuntu Netbook Remix
Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, have been working on the “Ubuntu Netbook Remix” (UNR) for a little while now, but the recent release of Ubuntu 9.04 has seen it promoted more heavily as a viable replacement for the operating systems …
Read moreDell Mini 9 and Ubuntu 8.04
Having discussed the Dell Mini 9 hardware, it seems only fair to devote a few paragraphs to its software. You may recall that I ordered the Ubuntu version of the netbook, which ships with a Dell-modified version of Ubuntu 8.04. …
Read moreDell Mini 9
A couple of months back I finally succumbed to the allure of the netbook and bought myself a Dell Mini 9. I’ve been considering a netbook since the introduction of the original 7″ Asus Eee PC, but held out for …
Read moreUbuntu 9.04: restoring the Shut Down entry to the System menu
Yesterday I wrote about my initial impressions of Ubuntu 9.04, “Jaunty Jackalope” – but the bulk of the post ended up being about the decision to remove the “Log Out” and “Shut Down” options from the System menu. In the …
Read moreThoughts on Ubuntu 9.04, Jaunty Jackalope
Having upgraded a few machines to Ubuntu 9.04 a few days ago, here are my thoughts on this latest version: Things I Love The speed of the system – both in booting and in general use – seems to be …
Read moreUpgraded to Ubuntu 9.04, Jaunty Jackalope
The new version of Ubuntu came out on Thurdsday, so I grabbed the Alternate Installer CD via BitTorrent in order to upgrade my Linux virtual machine at work, and my desktop machine at home. While I was at it, I …
Read moreAnd they say that Linux has driver issues?!
My work machine runs Windows XP, and on the whole it serves me well enough. Or at least it used to – until a couple of weeks ago when the network connection started playing up every day or two. The …
Read moreRootless Linux on a Windows machine
Update: The Linux end of this tutorial does not work in Ubuntu 9.10, Karmic Koala. Please see this post, and this one, for more details and workarounds I have to work on a Windows machine at work every day. It’s …
Read moreAnother pen-based computer
I’ve just bought a Nokia 770 internet tablet (because it was going cheap). It’s yet another pen-based computer system of one sort or another, to add to the ongoing list of stylus-driven systems I’ve owned over the years: Apple Newton …
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