Perhaps it’s fate that today is the Fifteenth of June, and we will once again be fighting for our freedom… not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution… but from Operating Systems! Ok… maybe not. But today does mark the official release/sale of the Chromebook. I’ve order a couple of the Acer Chomia Chromebook’s for the office [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Netbooks category.
MiFi vs Device Independent 3G
Last week I had a quiet night of testing the Cr-48 while I was DSL-less. Even though I lacked traditional broadband access, I still had plenty of high(ish) speed net access in the form of Verizon 3G devices. To be exact I had out on my desk (and was actively using the data service on [...]
Wiping your data from the Augen Gentouch78
I decided to return my device, so I needed to remove all my personal data from it. First off, I tried the Factory Reset (after having previously updated to v3 of the device’s firmware), which is found by going to the Settings app, then clicking Privacy, and finally Factory data reset, then Reset Tablet-PC, then [...]
How to patch/update the Augen Gentouch78 Tablet PC
I recently acquired an Augen Gentouch78. The model I got: NBA7800ATP When I took it out of the box, it was basically unusable as the touch screen was way off, and the built in calibrator did not work. Also, I was unable to connect it to my google account (the gmail app wasn’t there), and [...]
Review: Dell Latitude E4200 Ultralight
As of late, I’ve been on a “light and portable” kick. First it was the Dell XT2, then the ASUS Eee PC 1215N and now I’m onto the Dell Latitude E4200 which falls under the “ultralight” category. While I enjoyed the XT2, the digitizer (aka the touch sensitive or “poke” screen) just wasn’t really “there” [...]
Review: Asus Eee PC 1215
I’ve gotten my hands on a new netbook, this time is the Asus Eee PC 1215N. It comes with an Intel Atom 1.8 GHz (dual core), 2 GB of RAM, a 320 GB HD and an Nvidia Ion graphics chip. All of this is wrapped up into a nice little 12″ package. It won’t be [...]
Quick Review: Ubuntu Netbook Remix 10.04
As is my usual habit, I got bored of my operating system and reformatted. I decided to try out Ubuntu Netbook Remix 10.04 Lucid Lynx (on my Eee PC 1000), since I hadn’t yet gotten to play with that. I have previously used both 9.10 UNR and 9.04 UNR, as such, I have some basis [...]
Lose your wireless adapter? Check the BIOS
As you may or may not know, Windows 7 RC is coming to an end. This isn’t unexpected (presuming you remembered to read this at some point), but it is a problem. So with that in mind, I decided it was time to install the actual version of Windows 7. Since Jon was up and [...]
Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.10 Review
I’ve got an ASUS Eee PC 1000, and it is a fine little device. Originally it came with Xandros, which quickly became Ubuntu. I was especially happy futzing about with UNR 9.04. Unfortunately for Linux, Windows 7 was coming out, so I wanted to try that out on the netbook. I like Windows 7, but [...]
Eee: Game On
Everyone knows the real reason anyone uses a computer is to play games (or at least a close second… but not everyone watches porn). With that in mind, here’s a few games that I have enjoyed investigating. Still haven’t got StarCraft to connect to Battle.net, so no fix to pass on there. PlanetSide – I [...]
