well Ubuntu has the first publicly released install that is specifically for netbooks, including a fully tuned UI for netbook screen real estate.
and visiting the xandros websites makes me want to scrub my brain... their marketspeak and corporateese makes microsoft look like a friend to foss. On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Lisa Kachold<lisakach...@obnosis.com> wrote: > That's a great idea! > > http://www.obnosis.com/motivatebytruth/national_security_threat_%231.jpg > > On 6/23/09, Taylor, Kaia <kaia.tay...@schwab.com> wrote: >> >> >> Speaking of tweaking netbooks, I'll have one in hand soon. I'd be happy to >> eventually give a brief presentation, following on hans's presentation and >> the idea that it might be neat to compare price/functionality/value. Here's >> mine http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SkuSearch_v3.asp?SCriteria=BA25872 >> I have 2 ideas, in terms of such a presentation >> >> OS: >> I'm assuming that Xandros (which comes pre-installed) will *have* to go, and >> while I'm doing that, why not match it up with someone else's OS in PLUG, so >> we can compare performance with no extra variables introduced by a different >> OS. If anyone has an existing netbook, and is interested, give me a shout. >> NB my cheapie netbook's SSD is only 4G. >> >> Hardware diags: >> I'm also wondering if anyone who has gotten a refurb like mine has a handy >> link to some baseline/diag tools to test everything before the >> manufacturer's warranty runs out. My friend got an EEE which it turns out >> couldn't reach USB 2.0 speed on a couple of his ports, for instance. That >> particular issue is easy to test by, whatever, time ... dd to the SD card >> mounted on that port, but I'm guessing there are other hardware check >> scripts that can save me some work with other hw components. We might want >> to run the same diags on different models of netbooks if we want to do side >> by side comparisons. >> >> >> Regards, >> Kaia Taylor >> >> All e-mail sent to or from this address will be received by the Charles >> Schwab corporate e-mail system and is subject to archival and review by >> someone other than the recipient. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of der.hans >> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 1:18 AM >> To: quatsch >> Subject: Ted T'so on SSD and journalling >> >> moin moin, >> >> The first paragraph in the quote was a comment on Ted's blog. The second is >> Ted's response. Read the blog post at the URL given below. >> >> ### >> # # 2 tytso Says: >> March 2nd, 2009 at 1:15 am >> >> @1: I’d thought that the reason to avoid ext3 on SSDs, at least most of the >> ones available today, was not the total number of writes but rather the >> repeated writes to the same place on the disk (that is, the journal) >> >> Norman, >> >> Actually, even the most primitive SSD’s and Flash drives have to get this >> right, because the Windows FAT filesystem are constantly updating the same >> locations on disk (namely for the File Allocation Table), which is in a >> fixed location on disk. So although there’s not a lot we can count on in >> terms of the quality of flash drives’ wear level, it’s very likely they get >> that right, since otherwise their reliability on basic FAT filesystems, >> which are used in essentially every single digital camera on the market, >> would be pretty bad. >> ### >> >> http://thunk.org/tytso/blog/2009/03/01/ssds-journaling-and-noatimerelatime/ >> >> ciao, >> >> der.hans >> -- >> # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes/ >> # Magic is science unexplained. - der.hans >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > -- > (503)754-4452 > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LisaKachold > http://tinyurl.com/44zfgx http://www.obnosis.com/motivation/ > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
