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they'd put in a USB or PCMCIA form factor for use in my laptop...

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I demo'd one of their 01 models a few months back and signed a nice NDA that prevented me from discussing this newer Model 01. What's missed in the announcement is that the older, original 01's also got a free wifi antenna upgrade and from 802.11b to 802.11b/g. This change was emailed out about 2 or 3 months ago when OQO Ebay'd a charity OQO, but this means that the 01+ now has the extra RAM & disk storage, plus USB 2.0, but *also* an upgraded radio. Many, many people had complained about poor, directional issues with the original 802.11b radio/antenna.

Engadget also covered this and mentioned the Model 02 that they hope to see soon. My NDA bars me from discussing this, but since Engadget spilled the beans, let's just say that I was told there'd be an "upgraded Model 01" before the end of the year and a newer Model 02 out before the end of quarter 2 next year. The Model 02 should have some significant updates including *possibly* having a different CPU instead of the Transmeta among other things. Considering the Model 01+ actually happened, I can only hope the Model 02 will be forthcoming as well.

I for one didn't get the Model 01 simply because I steer clear of the first generation of new devices like this. The unit I demo'd confirmed why I didn't buy one. The upgraded 01+ looks appealing, but I'll probably hold out for the Model 02 sometime next year. But once I get it, I'll be a happy man... I'll have a Treo 650 (Palm-based, not a Winblows version) in one pocket and my OQO in the other. :)

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I demo'd one of their 01 models a few months back and signed a nice NDA that prevented me from discussing this newer Model 01. What's missed in the announcement is that the older, original 01's also got a free wifi antenna upgrade and from 802.11b to 802.11b/g. This change was emailed out about 2 or 3 months ago when OQO Ebay'd a charity OQO, but this means that the 01+ now has the extra RAM & disk storage, plus USB 2.0, but *also* an upgraded radio. Many, many people had complained about poor, directional issues with the original 802.11b radio/antenna.

Engadget also covered this and mentioned the Model 02 that they hope to see soon. My NDA bars me from discussing this, but since Engadget spilled the beans, let's just say that I was told there'd be an "upgraded Model 01" before the end of the year and a newer Model 02 out before the end of quarter 2 next year. The Model 02 should have some significant updates including *possibly* having a different CPU instead of the Transmeta among other things. Considering the Model 01+ actually happened, I can only hope the Model 02 will be forthcoming as well.

I for one didn't get the Model 01 simply because I steer clear of the first generation of new devices like this. The unit I demo'd confirmed why I didn't buy one. The upgraded 01+ looks appealing, but I'll probably hold out for the Model 02 sometime next year. But once I get it, I'll be a happy man... I'll have a Treo 650 (Palm-based, not a Winblows version) in one pocket and my OQO in the other. :)

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Google is smart enough to know that there are people out there that don't live and die by the internet. If they see ads for Google, they're more likely to go to a google site when they first encounter the internet. Its like AOL is such a brand name, that many first time internet users naturally just type "AOL" into their browser. Sure, those of us that use the internet all the time won't give a Google ad a second look (except to notice that you don't normally see Google print ads), but for newbs, your grandma that just got her first Linspire PC, etc., knowing where to start is great... and knowing you can start with Google is a great place to start...

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Google is smart enough to know that there are people out there that don't live and die by the internet. If they see ads for Google, they're more likely to go to a google site when they first encounter the internet. Its like AOL is such a brand name, that many first time internet users naturally just type "AOL" into their browser. Sure, those of us that use the internet all the time won't give a Google ad a second look (except to notice that you don't normally see Google print ads), but for newbs, your grandma that just got her first Linspire PC, etc., knowing where to start is great... and knowing you can start with Google is a great place to start...

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I just spent the last month downloading gigs and gigs of porn via LimeWire. No joke, I now have over 35Gb of porn. Yet, these guys are going after the music abusers??? I don't get it...

Oh, and just in case the RIAA or MPAA or some other -AA organization sees this and wants to come after me... well I was never read my rights. Sorry. Fine away.

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I just spent the last month downloading gigs and gigs of porn via LimeWire. No joke, I now have over 35Gb of porn. Yet, these guys are going after the music abusers??? I don't get it...

Oh, and just in case the RIAA or MPAA or some other -AA organization sees this and wants to come after me... well I was never read my rights. Sorry. Fine away.

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Never let a Microsoft employee do what a frustrated developer can do. Of course, we've had 10 years of M$ showing us more of what they can't do. Leave it to an OSS developer to fix IE.

What I really want now is a Firefox plugin that'll completely uninstall IE from my system, but still allow Windows to work. Perhaps Firefox could take over for Explorer since back in the lawsuit days, M$ claimed that removing IE would break Windows (like it wasn't broken already)

And please don't flag this as flamebait as I'm using IE and Windows right now. :(

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Never let a Microsoft employee do what a frustrated developer can do. Of course, we've had 10 years of M$ showing us more of what they can't do. Leave it to an OSS developer to fix IE.

What I really want now is a Firefox plugin that'll completely uninstall IE from my system, but still allow Windows to work. Perhaps Firefox could take over for Explorer since back in the lawsuit days, M$ claimed that removing IE would break Windows (like it wasn't broken already)

And please don't flag this as flamebait as I'm using IE and Windows right now. :(

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http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/3 1/1418226&tid=229

:)

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http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/3 1/1418226&tid=229

:)

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Um... good point. I meant something along of interplanetary as was mentioned, though gallactically or universally might be a better option. Then again, universally would be an unintended pun...

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Um... good point. I meant something along of interplanetary as was mentioned, though gallactically or universally might be a better option. Then again, universally would be an unintended pun...

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Actually, there were many Rio's. I was referring to the older Rio One which happened to be one of the first Rio's to work with Linux via USB, though with some tweaking. I wasn't commenting that's its truly sad that they're going out of the market as many of had some history with them...

As for just trying to promote my site... well take this...

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And as for "fucking off", ummm I don't even know if I want to comment on how immature you sound when you type that. I have a wife and four kids. I don't need to "fuck off".

Actually, there were many Rio's. I was referring to the older Rio One which happened to be one of the first Rio's to work with Linux via USB, though with some tweaking. I wasn't commenting that's its truly sad that they're going out of the market as many of had some history with them...

As for just trying to promote my site... well take this...

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And as for "fucking off", ummm I don't even know if I want to comment on how immature you sound when you type that. I have a wife and four kids. I don't need to "fuck off".

I can see the conspiracy forming already... send *penguin* to another planet, but have it secretly running Windows. Wait til it crashes and BSOD's, then tell the world it was running Linux. This is the next logical step for the Get The Facts campaign. First you smear Linux worldwide, the globally. Those bastards...

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I can see the conspiracy forming already... send *penguin* to another planet, but have it secretly running Windows. Wait til it crashes and BSOD's, then tell the world it was running Linux. This is the next logical step for the Get The Facts campaign. First you smear Linux worldwide, the globally. Those bastards...

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This is perfect 'cause now I can use my cellphone while driving. Initially I thought I just needed a headset, but all those reports show that conversation is really the distraction. But with better cruise control, that becomes less of an issue, so I can use my cellphone more...

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This is perfect 'cause now I can use my cellphone while driving. Initially I thought I just needed a headset, but all those reports show that conversation is really the distraction. But with better cruise control, that becomes less of an issue, so I can use my cellphone more...

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Only in the sense that they were one of the first to be able to work with Linux... back when USB support under Linux was still a bit shoddy as well. PDA & Smartphone Optimized Sites PDA & Smartphone Optimized Porn

Only in the sense that they were one of the first to be able to work with Linux... back when USB support under Linux was still a bit shoddy as well. PDA & Smartphone Optimized Sites PDA & Smartphone Optimized Porn

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I believe AC/DC said it best... Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap ;) http://mobileoptimized.com/