tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8837688.post5164885793003898211..comments2023-10-25T06:36:49.686-07:00Comments on Nerdy Tales: gave in to a dealAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341061356170336823noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8837688.post-60726574106675325562009-04-01T09:56:00.000-07:002009-04-01T09:56:00.000-07:00and the selling 5 year old technology! these baby...and the selling 5 year old technology! these babys don't have near the horsepower as some of the big machines, and they don't need it.forkevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612851807551897769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8837688.post-10437333087734928072009-03-31T13:04:00.000-07:002009-03-31T13:04:00.000-07:00i'm starting to see the netbooks show up with stud...i'm starting to see the netbooks show up with students in grad class. the pc makers may have just pulled off the biggest feat ever, the mac killer!k2hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171968118329398960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8837688.post-37059157947550344502009-03-23T20:55:00.000-07:002009-03-23T20:55:00.000-07:00been using this thing for 1 day.i'm convinced wind...been using this thing for 1 day.<BR/><BR/>i'm convinced windows is overkill. though very convenient.<BR/><BR/>I can remeote a terminal machine (windows if need be) and if this thing has wifi, a screen, and a keyboard; i'm set.<BR/><BR/>i booted one of my linux machines from the closet - it had been off for over 550 days - hit the update in UBUNTU 6, and it jumped to 8.04 LTS - and i came with a remote desktop terminal services client for windows. very impressive. ended up building it full of educational games and giving it to a friend who has a 4 and 5 year old. they love it, and the pIII 550 with 512mb ram 30gb HD and 16mb video card was strong enough for Firefox3, and their flash games on PBS kids and Disney.comforkevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612851807551897769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8837688.post-33845764739565738042009-03-23T17:45:00.000-07:002009-03-23T17:45:00.000-07:00thats pretty cool! I have been kicking around the ...thats pretty cool! I have been kicking around the idea of a netbook, just haven't had the absolute need for it yet. and I do have the old compaq with a 15" screen on it that still has some life in it (although the battery is dead).<BR/><BR/>I really like the idea of a SMALL an fully functional thing. not like a PDA, but usable.<BR/><BR/>i wish there was more support for mainstream linux. this one caught my eye, an <A HREF="http://gizmodo.com/5162584/always-innovating-touch-book-is-a-part+netbook-part+tablet-open-source-frankenstein" REL="nofollow">arm tablet</A> that is probably everything i want in a machine, except the keyboard costs extra, and linux may in the end keep me from running things i need to. that processor may not be fast enuf to run windows in a virtual machine, rulling it out. but still... man its tempting.k2hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171968118329398960noreply@blogger.com