Category Archives: netbooks

13 Games Playable On A Netbook

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Jonathan Moeller

Netbooks are very useful for productivity while traveling – I’ve used a number of them to write my books, and they also come in handy when doing IT work. An iPad doesn’t have an Ethernet port for testing network jacks, … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 10.10 on Asus Netbooks

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Jonathan Moeller

Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat will come preinstalled on three models of Asus netbooks. (Interesting that they’re not using 11.04 for this. I’ve come to strongly suspect that Unity is having a negative impact on Ubuntu adoption.) Of course, not everyone … Continue reading →

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So You Want To Buy A Netbook – What Should You Get?

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Jonathan Moeller

So you want to buy a netbook? What should you look for? Well, most netbooks have a few common features. The typical netbook will have a 10.1 inch screen, a dual core Intel Atom processor running at about 1.6 GHz, … Continue reading →

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I have upgraded my Asus EEE 1005HAB netbook to Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat…

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Jonathan Moeller

…and I’ve noticed no problems so far. Everything, as far as I can determine, appears to be working swimmingly. Ubuntu’s definitely come a long way if this kind of out-of-the-box hardware stability is the norm. What’s also cool is that … Continue reading →

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Upgrading My Netbook To Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Jonathan Moeller

Wish me luck, folks – I’m upgrading my Asus EEE netbook from Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx to 10.10 Maverick Meerkat. I want to try some of 10.10′s new features on a netbook (in particular, the 2D version of Unity) in … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu vs. Windows 7 Starter Edition

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Jonathan Moeller

Ugh. Windows 7 Starter edition is the drooling idiot child of the Windows family. Both Windows and Ubuntu have their strengths and weaknesses, and there’s legitimate debate over that  – but Ubuntu is unquestionably superior to Windows 7 Starter in … Continue reading →

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Canonical Kills Ubuntu Netbook Edition

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Jonathan Moeller

Future versions of Ubuntu will no longer have a Netbook Edition. Actually, this makes a good deal of sense. Netbook Edition used to revolve around the early versions of the Unity interface. Now that Unity is included in the main … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat on a netbook

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Jonathan Moeller

Here’s an interesting article describing one man’s experience installing Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition on his netbook. Key quote: There’s been a time-sucking monster slowing down my poor little netbook. I call it “Java the Hut.” Yes, I’m talking about those … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary From Dell! – the horrible truth

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Jonathan Moeller

Two years ago, I bought a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 (with Ubuntu 8.04) from Dell’s website on a Cyber Monday sale. The first netbook I ever got, actually. What’s amusing is that Dell sends out these “Happy Anniversary” emails for … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 10.04 on a netbook

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Jonathan Moeller

Here is an excellent post explaining how to best optimize Ubuntu 10.04 on a netbook. Specifically, an ASUS eeePC 1005PE netbook. Some of this is specific to that particular model of netbook, and much of it would be rather more … Continue reading →

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