Tag Archives: netbook

The other death of flash: netbooks

Posted on January 8, 2009 by slacy

Just a quick note for another item that will be the death of flash: Netbooks. As the computer market continues to move down in CPU power, price and size, the ability of a standard netbook to run sites like hulu.com … Continue reading →

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Lenovo S10 first impressions

Posted on December 8, 2008 by slacy

Okay, I’ve had my Lenovo S10 since Friday.  I briefly played around with the default Windows XP install, upgraded the BIOS, and then installed Ubuntu 8.10 as my primary disk, and wiped the OKR (One Key Recovery) partition, since I … Continue reading →

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Independent horizontal & vertical sensitivity settings

Posted on December 5, 2008 by slacy

http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-939165.html

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Netbooks: The next UMPC or not?

Posted on November 30, 2008 by slacy

So, as you may have read, I just ordered my first ‘netbook’ computer. At the same time, I’ve been reading several articles like this one from TechCrunch that say, in essence, “netbooks suck so don’t buy one.” Here’s my rebuttal … Continue reading →

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Just ordered a Lenovo S10

Posted on November 29, 2008 by slacy

After a quick quest to Fry’s to see what the difference between the Acer Aspire One and the Lenovo S10 is, I decided that the Acer was way too cheap feeling, and that the Lenovo was worth the extra ~$50.  … Continue reading →

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Netbook forums

Posted on November 24, 2008 by slacy

Researching the purchase of a new netbook.  Its always good to check up on the user forums: Acer Aspire One user forums Asus eee pc user forums Lenovo S10 user forums Any advice on how to choose between these 3 … Continue reading →

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