Comments on: I Can’t Decide! http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/09/18/i-cant-decide/ A Technology Crow in search of Bright Shiny Objects Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:01:48 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Seamlessly » Solo Technology http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/09/18/i-cant-decide/#comment-67738 Seamlessly » Solo Technology Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:00:39 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/?p=2279#comment-67738 [...] out that screenshot from my “ops laptop” (I didn’t get a netbook yet). Top bar is from Xubuntu, that’s the Xubuntu software updater to the left. Over on the [...] [...] out that screenshot from my “ops laptop” (I didn’t get a netbook yet). Top bar is from Xubuntu, that’s the Xubuntu software updater to the left. Over on the [...]

]]> By: Seamlessly » Solo Technology http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/09/18/i-cant-decide/#comment-67737 Seamlessly » Solo Technology Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:00:38 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/?p=2279#comment-67737 [...] out that screenshot from my “ops laptop” (I didn’t get a netbook yet). Top bar is from Xubuntu, that’s the Xubuntu software updater to the left. Over on the [...] [...] out that screenshot from my “ops laptop” (I didn’t get a netbook yet). Top bar is from Xubuntu, that’s the Xubuntu software updater to the left. Over on the [...]

]]> By: REDFLY on Sale » Solo Technology http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/09/18/i-cant-decide/#comment-66679 REDFLY on Sale » Solo Technology Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:21:34 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/?p=2279#comment-66679 [...] couple of weeks ago I mentioned I was intrigued by the Celio REDFLY. Since then, I’ve worked up an alternative solution that was almost free (an [...] [...] couple of weeks ago I mentioned I was intrigued by the Celio REDFLY. Since then, I’ve worked up an alternative solution that was almost free (an [...]

]]> By: Chris http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/09/18/i-cant-decide/#comment-65678 Chris Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:08:00 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/?p=2279#comment-65678 @Dave - for "casual"/daily use I get 2 - 3 days between charges and I tend to toss it on the charger at 50% or below (not sure why...). That's with a fair amount of web browsing, texting and just a few phone calls. If I'm actually on it, moving data for hours at a time, I can drain it in a day. @Dave – for “casual”/daily use I get 2 – 3 days between charges and I tend to toss it on the charger at 50% or below (not sure why…). That’s with a fair amount of web browsing, texting and just a few phone calls.

If I’m actually on it, moving data for hours at a time, I can drain it in a day.

]]> By: Dave B. http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/09/18/i-cant-decide/#comment-65555 Dave B. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:28:19 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/?p=2279#comment-65555 So what sort of battery life are you seeing on your Mogul? So what sort of battery life are you seeing on your Mogul?

]]> By: Chris http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/09/18/i-cant-decide/#comment-65509 Chris Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:47:47 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/?p=2279#comment-65509 good point about XP Home, Vox. That is indeed a bummer. And trust me, if you read back through the blog you'll see that I have all the tools I need on my WinMo HTC Mogul. I can vnc/hamach/vpn/RDC/SSH/etc. The tools all rock (and I might note that I'll take the "physical" keyboard over that iphone travesty ANY DAY of the week ;-) ). However, If I need to do anything of substance for more than 10 minutes the small screen/keyboard combo becomes annoying... my mitts are a bit too big to get hardcore on that keyboard! More on that soon though. I have an experiment cooking that might be worth writing about. good point about XP Home, Vox. That is indeed a bummer.

And trust me, if you read back through the blog you’ll see that I have all the tools I need on my WinMo HTC Mogul. I can vnc/hamach/vpn/RDC/SSH/etc. The tools all rock (and I might note that I’ll take the “physical” keyboard over that iphone travesty ANY DAY of the week ;-) ).

However, If I need to do anything of substance for more than 10 minutes the small screen/keyboard combo becomes annoying… my mitts are a bit too big to get hardcore on that keyboard!

More on that soon though. I have an experiment cooking that might be worth writing about.

]]> By: Vox http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/09/18/i-cant-decide/#comment-65456 Vox Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:41:44 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/?p=2279#comment-65456 One important thing about the WinXP option on netbooks...MS tied XPHome to netbooks...if the HW is a netbook, it can onlyhave XPHome, nothing else (from MS)...so..you won't find a true netbook with XPPro. As for what to get...I'd go with the largest netbook I could afford/find, something in the 10" size...8" kboards don't match to my big fingers too well :) On the other hand...I have iSSH for my iPhone, so...I don't need no stinking netbook ;) One important thing about the WinXP option on netbooks…MS tied XPHome to netbooks…if the HW is a netbook, it can onlyhave XPHome, nothing else (from MS)…so..you won’t find a true netbook with XPPro.

As for what to get…I’d go with the largest netbook I could afford/find, something in the 10″ size…8″ kboards don’t match to my big fingers too well :) On the other hand…I have iSSH for my iPhone, so…I don’t need no stinking netbook ;)

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