September 30, 2012
In a time not so long ago, the only choice to make between computing devices was between a hulking great desktop, or a laptop … which was still fairly huge. The constant miniaturation of technology and need for manufacturers to differentiate their products has now given us a smorgasboard of sizes; each with their own name. Let me show you the difference.
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May 17, 2012
Google’s launch of Chrome OS was one of 2011’s most disappointing moments. Perhaps the biggest disappointment of Chrome OS was its performance. Since then, Google has been gradually updating Chrome OS. The user experience has improved significantly. Here are five reasons to go back and give it another go.
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March 17, 2012
A key argument is that tablets are killing the "netbook" market. I can see that: if you want a small device with great battery life for browsing the web it's hard to beat a tablet. I, however, am thrilled to own a netbook instead of a tablet. Am I crazy? Probably, but that's unrelated. Here's why I've no regrets with my netbook purchase.
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March 15, 2012
Install Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest version of Android, on your netbook. Whether you want to play with Google's mobile operating system or give new life to an otherwise discarded device, Android-x86 gives everyone a way to install Android on Intel netbooks.
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February 4, 2012
I'm sure that you've come across a computer like this, especially a laptop or netbook. The screen is decently large, but the low resolution doesn't seem to fit well with such a nice screen. Are you stuck with whatever the native resolution is? Apparently not, as there is a simple script that will take care of the problem and increase your resolution beyond what your system considers as normal!
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January 6, 2012
Trends in computer technology come and go, but despite the hype that often surrounds new products, the industry doesn’t often change radically. Desktops are still sold in the millions, Windows is still the most popular operating system, and Intel still dominates the market for PC processors. Yet there is one recent trend that seems to have become the very definition of flash-in-the-pan. The netbook. After an explosive rise in 2008 and 2009, sales have stalled out. Is the tiny PC on the out for good.
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December 31, 2011
Like this idea of Chrome OS, but don't want to fork out money for a ChromeBook? Good news! Chromium Lime brings the Chrome OS experience to a huge number of laptops and netbooks, thanks to a wide variety of drivers added by developer Hexxeh.
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November 14, 2011
Everything is moving towards the web, which is now more commonly being dubbed “the cloud”. As such, your devices should probably be ready and well equipped to make full use of cloud services for your convenience. However, our big and slow desktops and laptops still have many unnecessary components from our long computing past. At least, that’s what Google seems to say says with their Chromebooks.
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November 5, 2011
One of the major benefits of the Linux desktop is the ability to customize literally every aspect of your computing experience. If you want an ultralight and speedy desktop, you're covered. If you want a flashy, powerful desktop that you can show off to your friends, you're covered. KDE has plenty of customization features but did you know it offers an optimized desktop interface for netbooks?
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August 31, 2011
Laptops offer many advantages compared to desktop computers. Most importantly they are small and portable. The convenient hardware features of laptops, however, also imply a lot of limitations. In this article I will introduce you to a selection of applications that address these hardware limitations.
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March 27, 2011
SplashTop, the company behind the instant-on operating system features of many current netbooks has recently released their Chromium-based complementary netbook OS for anyone to install. It's lightweight, with Chrome built-in, and is pretty darned fast.
If you're already running Windows, perhaps it's worth taking a look as it's designed to run alongside and get you booted into an Internet-ready session in seconds. You'll also get the power of Chrome web apps.
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February 3, 2011
Netbooks, and other small ultra-portable computers including Windows tablets, are well loved because of their small footprint and light weight. However, netbooks are far less powerful than the typical notebook PC, which means they can have trouble running applications that other PCs have no problem with. This means that anyone who wants a snappy netbook [...]
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January 3, 2011
For anyone with even a mild addiction to the online world, a netbook is an attractive bit of kit. The ability to surf the net anywhere with a wireless or 3G connection, using a real keyboard and operating system whilst retaining lightweight portability is… well, awesome. However, there are a couple of things worth remembering [...]
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October 21, 2010
Ubuntu’s new netbook edition is radically different than the 10.04 release. The new Unity interface, which we previewed in July, completely replaced Ubuntu’s old netbook interface for Ubuntu 10.10. Not all the reviews have been positive, and Ubuntu laptop sellers System 76 won’t be selling Unity netbooks quite yet. Why? Because “Unity’s rough edges remain [...]
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July 22, 2010
Chromium OS (or Chrome OS) is a new breed of open-source operating system, and like much of Google’s product suite is completely free of charge. The Google Chromium OS relies on the web for all but the bare-bones, and aims to bring the whole internet to your fingertips within seconds of turning on your PC. [...]
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