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Dell Demos Ubuntu NR & Latest Android Release on Netbook
Blog Not normally in the habit of posting video links on here, but this one, posted just a few days ago on the official Dell YouTube channel, has Doug Anson, a Dell technology strategist showing off the new Mini 10v running both Ubuntu Netbook Remix...
[May 21, 2009, 10:03]
HP Mini 2140 - I Get To Try One!
Blog Because the 2140 came with a relatively old SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10 installed, I decided to just skip that and go straight for the throat - install Ubuntu Netbook Remix, and be done with it and ready to work in 30 minutes or less.
[July 1, 2009, 15:41]
Ubuntu 9.04 'Jaunty Jackalope' Release Candidate
Blog Comment I have not yet tried the final release of the Netbook Remix, but I did try the daily builds a couple of times a week or two ago. I've never tried the UNR on an Atom-based netbook, so I don't know what it is like when it works "properly".
[April 17, 2009, 22:33]
Convincing the World, One Computer and One User at a Time
Blog A few weeks ago I wrote about setting up a good friend with an HP Mini 2140 running Ubuntu Netbook Remix. Another friend is going on a disaster relief mission to Kosovo soon, and wants to take a netbook along so he can stay in touch with his wife...
[September 1, 2009, 11:00]
What Do We Expect from Netbooks?
Blog The Ubuntu Netbook Remix is one example of this, but there are plenty of others. Now, this has to be qualified with the fact that I have never tried any other netbook, and in particular I have never tried one with an Intel Atom CPU (the Mini-Note...
[March 26, 2009, 10:38]
Linux on Netbooks - Hope for the Future
Blog Comment Last month, with the final release of Moblin v2.0, Dell began offering its Mini 10v netbook with an early developer's version of the Moblin-based Ubuntu Moblin Remix, and other distributions are also expected to arrive this fall sporting all or...
[October 29, 2009, 1:57]
HP Mini 2140 - Strongly Recommended!
Blog It came with SuSE Linux Enterprice Desktop (SLED) 10, which is rather old already, but that didn't matter to me because I already knew that I was going to reload it with Ubuntu Netbook Remix. I think this is one of the situations where the Ubuntu...
[July 7, 2009, 9:33]
Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) Final Release
Blog I have not installed the Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR), because it has serious performance problems with the openchrome driver in my HP Mini-Note netbooks. The downloads became available yesterday afternoon, European time, and I have now installed it...
[April 24, 2009, 9:18]
Moblin on the Nettop - First Steps
Blog I've wanted to look at moblin for quite some time, but had held back because my HP Mini-Note netbooks have VIA cpu and graphic chips, and I've heard that they can be difficult with moblin (and I saw for myself that they are difficult with the...
[June 9, 2009, 11:32]
Mandriva releases netbook Linux distro
News By releasing a netbook version of Mandriva directly to manufacturers, the company is now taking up an approach already adopted by Canonical, which in June announced Ubuntu Netbook Remix. The French company has already released a version of its...
[September 22, 2008, 11:44]
Notes On the HP 2133 Mini-Note
Blog The most obvious place where this is visible is that the 2133 just can't run the Ubuntu Netbook Remix well at all, the 3D effects on the UNR desktop are painfully slow. I have gotten a query from another HP 2133 Mini-Note owner about my previous...
[July 30, 2009, 12:23]
Excellent Information
Talkback It seems to me that there is an interesting diversion between Moblin and Ubuntu Netbook Remix in the way that they perceive the user. I had been very curious about Moblin, and you saved me from strugging to load it on my HP Mini-Note.
[June 2, 2009, 8:06]
Ubuntu Netbook Remix - An Acid Test
Blog At the end of last week I got the opportunity to start an "Acid Test" of the latest Ubuntu Netbook Remix. I wish there was a "Mint Netbook Remix".sigh. I was planning to talk with her about it in detail, to be sure that she knew what she would be...
[June 23, 2009, 9:57]
Fair is Fair - Ubuntu Netbook Remix
Blog Ok, so I realized that if I'm going to be fair about this, in addition to trying Moblin on the nettop, I really should try the Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR). I've mentioned several times that I have tried it, very briefly, on the HP Mini-Note, and the...
[June 10, 2009, 20:43]
Using Xfce for a Netbook Desktop
Blog As I have said before, I think the Ubuntu Netbook Remix (which is based on the Gnome desktop) is good for casual users, but I think it is a bit tedious for experienced users, and I find the Moblin desktop to be mostly inscrutable.
[August 14, 2009, 10:27]
Ubuntu 9.04 release candidate published
News The 9.04 release of Ubuntu also integrates the Netbook Remix software, which makes Ubuntu easier to use on the popular low-powered laptops that have come to be known as netbooks. Ubuntu 9.04 is known to work on Asus's Eee PC 900, Acer's Aspire One...
[April 17, 2009, 8:46]
Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) Final Release
Blog Comment If you are considering only Ubuntu releases, this is now quite easy, and I have done it a number of times - for example, this is how I have tried out UNR (Netbook Remix) several times. Of course, your target system has to have a BIOS which allows...
[April 28, 2009, 11:59]
Photos: Toshiba NB100 review
Reviews Toshiba, like pretty much every other notebook manufacturer, has recently entered the netbook market. Visually the NB100-11R looks every inch a netbook. Toshiba refers to its NB100 series as 'mini laptops' and currently lists four models at its UK...
[March 30, 2009, 12:25]
Ubuntu Netbook Remix "Acid Test" - Wrap-Up
Blog The second test case was an HP Mini 2140, which I would consider a "current" netbook, although no longer "leading edge". It's an older netbook (one of the originals), it has an exceptionally small screen (7 inches), a touchpad with no buttons (so...
[July 8, 2009, 8:03]
Notes On the HP 2133 Mini-Note
Blog Comment But the Ubuntu Netbook Remix desktop seems to make extensive use of OpenGL, because it is painfully slow on the 2133 (and on the ASUS N10J when using the nVidia adapter and nv driver). Hi Adam, Thanks for the explanation and information.
[August 3, 2009, 17:12]
