I was kind of happy but I started to observe something that I cannot explain and the really annoyed me. My wireless frequently went off and again frequently did not re-connected giving some unable to connect error. This does not occur with UNR or with any of my laptops on the same network, so this is clearly some problem with Moblin. It’s a pitty, as the bug is still there even after updating Moblin to its most recent packages. I liked the concept and I was willing to stay with it for some time even though I also miss fast links to facebook and the like. Anyway I’ll wait for better times but for now I’m back to UNR 9.10…

I am looking for something to work with internet only. Connection is not a problem – 3g modem and you can surf the net anywhere -> like now, i am writing to you from a bus.

So, i wait for some v1.0, no betas. Only couple of things – 3g modem support, Chrome browser and access to my hdd files from XP

The default system was XP and for it takes 2 minutes to boot and 3 to shut down…When a process was going on the pc was freezed…

I’ve disinstall it and i used for months gOS, a linux distro…much more faster but not anymore supported and updated, so bugs, crashes and issues increase.

Now im trying Moblin and Jolicloud…The first boot in 13 seconds and yesterday i was using firefox with 7 tabs at the same time without notice any slow performance. Jolicloud is a lil bit slower but it can works fine with my laptop..

So repling to your question, some netbooks require special OS, because the future for me wont be 8GB of RAM but small resources on the device and all the job will be done into the cloud, from the sites and servers. My computer doesn’t have to scan every single file into the pages, the cloud will be my antivirus, and i dont have to install heavy tools like photoshop, because are coming online tools like that that will be faster and wont require too much resources.

Alex

My friend has a netbook (I think thats what it is, because it is a laptop, but smaller, and without a cd drive; I have only used it once ) and it runs XP without any problems.

Few things that keep me from using it.

Codecs…no easy way of instsalling them and Intel or any third party has not provided any easy to follow step by step method. I have tried a few of the howto’s I found and alwasy get an error even though I am doing it just like the users claim they got it to work. I’m not a complete rookie in Linux but no pro either….but no codecs, no go for me.

Also, the social idea is great, really…but without Facebook it is useless. I don’t know if it is something contractual with the Facebook company or what, but this needs to be implemented.

Today i saw that also chrome (that doesnt work fine for 9″) was into moblin and also Adobe Reader…probably OpenOffice will be released soon…

Alex

Remember that Moblin is very much in testing yet; I think it’s safe to say that Moblin’s going to get a lot better before release. And if not having access to enough apps if your main problem you should consider Ubuntu Netbook Remix, which is Moblin but with access to the Ubuntu repositories.

The boot from the USB is really fast..8 seconds…when i’ve installed it as primary OS it tooks 18seconds to boot and 1 minute to turn off…but this is due of SSD hard drive from acer…

The system is pretty fast…but the applications available are so poor…no open office, no VLC…There is GIMP but is not the easy tool for a quick win image edit…

The updates on the “desktop” are ust for Twitter and LastFM, and if you dont have those accounts you will have forever a right hole in the page.

Also understanding that u cannot reboot but only turn off the system from the power button has been a lil bit dramatic…is a system that change the way u use normally the computers.

I think the idea is fantastic: use the best of the online technology to connect in real time with your friends and stuffs, and also install applications with a physical hard drive to work offline. Chrome OS needs to learn from it…

If moblin wants to rock the newtbook marketshare, needs to fix quickly a lot of bugs, missing items and software compatibility.

Today i will try Jolicloud…seems that is similar to Moblin but the list of apps is wider…

Greetings from Italy!

Alex