To me the commercial seems to imply the device is a laptop, that would have a hard-time sitting on your lap, but it makes neat noises. I think they should have pushed the tablet aspect more to the consumer.. but I'm not in marketing. Also, after viewing the commercial there is probably some surprise that the cover/keyboard is an additional accessory.
I used a netbook with various versions of linux for years, and have been thinking about giving it new life as a home file server that can be tucked away with large external drives.
I don't believe Vista was "quite bug free", I remember an issue trying to copy files over 2 or 3GB until fix was released in a patch or the first service pack, I do not remember the details.
To be fair, Windows 8 under the bonnet is pretty damn good. Boot times, responsiveness, file copying, the task manager are significantly better on windows 8 than 7.
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To me the commercial seems to imply the device is a laptop, that would have a hard-time sitting on your lap, but it makes neat noises. I think they should have pushed the tablet aspect more to the consumer.. but I'm not in marketing. Also, after viewing the commercial there is probably some surprise that the cover/keyboard is an additional accessory.
If you prefer a desktop UI on your desktop PC maybe it will be beneficial to the user experience in Windows 9 should the surface flop.
I know Street Fighter has been out for "a long time" but we should be able to determine Vega's age accurately.
I also use WiiMC to play media from a samba server as well as gives it the ability to play DVD discs.
I wonder if the Wii U can play media from a samba server.
Norton on a Vista machine with 2GB of ram was also amazing. Thank god we are out of the dark ages.
I used a netbook with various versions of linux for years, and have been thinking about giving it new life as a home file server that can be tucked away with large external drives.
I propose /. split into two sites, one featuring litigation and the other focuses on news for nerds.
Reminds me of high school teachers that had students sign in for attendance.
Can I read /. faster with GPU acceleration?
I don't believe Vista was "quite bug free", I remember an issue trying to copy files over 2 or 3GB until fix was released in a patch or the first service pack, I do not remember the details.
The AOL "interface" used a gui at one time that resembled what I would call live tiles.
Or, campus/company computer labs missing all RAM modules.
So when can I install steam and download my gaming library onto my linux gaming box?
What was expected? This is the company that complains when they win.
If you count all the android boxes on ebay it is probably already there.
To supply google with 2560x1600 panels for the nexus 10?
I'm just guessing.
Call me a troll and captain obvious, but stick with ios5?
Load gnome disk utility or crystal disk info and view the SMART info for yourself.
You mean the comments based on the usually misleading sensationalized headline, yeah me too!
/. 15th anniversary shirt to get here.
I can't wait for my
To be fair, Windows 8 under the bonnet is pretty damn good. Boot times, responsiveness, file copying, the task manager are significantly better on windows 8 than 7.
This is like saying, she has a nice personality.
Install MATE. Mint's cinnamon UI is also pretty nice for standard desktop use.
Download a distro during the day, load it up in bed before you go to sleep. I've loaded most of the distros listed on distrowatch.com in this fashion.
As much as I would like vanilla android, the prominent difference to me is the expandable storage.
The 7" 16GB nook hd is 229.
After enough lawyers get their payday the patents will be invalidated at some upper level court.