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 …
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 moreThe Greys
14 years ago a friend and I began work on a sci-fi themed comic strip called “The Greys”, drawn using a free version of CorelDraw 4 from a magazine coverdisc. I’ll skip the intervening 13 years… We’ve now launched “The …
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 …
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