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IBM, Canonical team up for new software
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For more, see the PC World article
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/174190/canonical_takes_on_win_7_with_ubuntu_910_rc.html
http://www.dailytech.com/IBM+Canonical+Team+Up+For+New+Software/article16566c.htm
The article wasn't clear for me, but as best I understand it, IBM and Canonical combine to offer an alternative to Microsoft Windows 7 operating system and also pro...
Wal-Mart aside from me hating them can sometimes have good deals. Then again I alwasy worry about some things you buy from them being Wal-Mart versions. Ist not a Sony XB786-06DK its that model FOR WALMART. That could mean it the same or they did ...
That's good to know about Xubuntu. I've used a Xubuntu VM before, and it seemed like a pretty comfortable distro.
Drivers are a good question, though. I'll look into that. I know there have been Linux issues in general with the 751s, but some peo...
I run Xubuntu on an aged dell P3 computer with less than a a half of gig of ram. It should have plenty of resources -- drivers are another question ( The dell was built for Windows 98 its not a gamers dream machine but it works.)
I ordered an Aspire One 751 earlier this week (should be here today). I was on the fence about whether to wait for some of the upcoming 11-inchers that are faster, but then I saw an open box special for $270 at NewEgg and decided that was too low ...
As a newbie to to netbooks but not to linux, I agree with the suggestions to start with a version of Ubuntu configured for the Asus. I purchased an Asus Eeepc 1000he and one of the first things I did was replace XP with Eeebuntu. Using Unetbootin ...
A reminder that the day of cloud computing hasn't dawned (or at least there are clouds in the way of sunshine). For most of us in many places there is no Internet access.
I've done the same thing when my wife was in the hospital. No such luck in doctors' waiting rooms, unless they're located in a hospital. I suspect the hospitals just provide public networks because they're associated with local med schools and hav...
I like Thinkfree Netbook better than Open Office. Thinkfree is a snappier performer and the netbook edition has very clean screens that maximize the use of small netbook screens.
It also has a net based version that you can use.
Finally, it's fi...
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