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____/ Terry Porter on Tuesday 29 Dec 2009 07:43 : \____
> On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:51:20 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Technology changes 'outstrip' netbooks
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>> | Battery life on Linux is in excess of 10 | hours, for Windows rarely
>> more than three. |
>> | Machines sporting Arm chips are also likely to | be thinner as they
>> will not need the heat | sinks demanded by processors used in desktops.
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>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8421491.stm
>
> My EeePC900, which is about 2 years old now (and the new spare is still
> in it's original unopened shrinkwrap retail box) and is still used many
> times daily in my WiFi business and is even better than it was when new
> when it had the lacklustre Xandros OS on it!
>
> It now has F12 (live CD distro) installed on its SSD with no swap
> partition.
>
> Installed are all the apps I need such as:-
> Kismet WiFi network scanner
> Openoffice
> FwBuilder
> Wireshark
> FireFox
> etc
> Audio and movie player
>
> Looking back, I think this machine is worth more than the $450 AUD I paid
> for it because it is just so useful and productive.
>
> I can drop it onto a desk while running apps and the SSD doesn't care.
> The original small battery still powers it for around 4 hours, or *days*
> in suspend mode.
>
> Although it's only a 900Mhz Mobile Celeron, its plenty fast, and never
> locks up or gives me any grief.
>
> It has 4 virtual desktops and runs Gnome.
>
> Anyone who still thinks these devices are a 'restricted toy' as a result
> of the Microsoft FUD, has been seriously ripped off because these
> machines are a kick arse mobile computing platform.
Microsoft has gone on a massive offensive to alter perception...
The Power of Perception
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| A campaign featuring Jerry Seinfeld may well succeed in changing this and
| convincing consumers to run Vista. But will it change the perceptions of IT
| professionals in large organizations? I wouldn't bet against it. We all like
| to think we are rational agents, but in reality we are all still susceptible
| to advertising â even Microsoft's.
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http://www.serverwatch.com/stats/article.php/3769301
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