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The taskbar on W7 is too bulky, takes up too much space for such a small screen at bad res...]]>May 20th 2009 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/
http://www.netbookchoice.com/2009/05/20/video-moblin-v20-netbook-beta-walkthrough/]]>May 20th 2009 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/
Moblin 1 was just some crummy Personalize-Your-Own-XFCE-Linux-Environment build.

This, i like.]]>May 20th 2009 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/
i shouldn't say tight should i?]]>May 20th 2009 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/
On the other hand, pretty much any 2009 linux distro is consumer friendly on a desktop.
(they even have windows installers that partition your disk for you lol.)]]>May 21st 2009 6:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/
I'll have to see if it'll run well on my HP Mini later.]]>May 20th 2009 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/
Other than that, it works smoothly. It really is a beautiful OS :)
My favourite part is it is based on a very solid, complete GNOME desktop core with all the usual applications, so stuff is nice and interconnected.

The window management aspect of it is ingenious. Tough to describe, but the idea is something which should have been done a long time ago: The Alt Tab window switcher, mouse-controlled window switcher, virtual desktop switcher, etc. are all ONE widget in ONE part of the screen. Makes loads of sense :)]]>May 20th 2009 8:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/
If there are no linux drivers for your vmware machine then you are screwed. Just dualboot then... Or buy a netbook and then dualboot. ]]>May 20th 2009 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/May 20th 2009 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/
How would a web page look different on a netbook running Moblin vs. a netbook running XP? Same screen... same resolution.

Yeah... icons are small on a netbook. Guess what? If you can see the icon and double-click it... your app opens full screen and you're up and running. Netbook screens are small. That's the point... it's a tiny, ultra-portable computer.

"This is the Moblin M-Zone. It's where you see you calendar, tasks and appointments." I already have that... it's my iGoogle screen when I open my browser. I have instant access to my Gmail, GCal and everything else I can get to from any browser. Google works anywhere.

"The Moblin Media Player stores all your music, movies and photos." On your netbook? Then what happens to your existing library on your main computer? Now you have to keep 2 separate copies of your library?

Moblin is a cool idea... don't get me wrong. I wish all computers had a streamlined front end that made it easy to find all your stuff. But it seems silly to have regular computers running Windows, OSX or Linux... and then a complete separate interface on a netbook.

My 65 year old father just got his first computer... an Asus 1000HE netbook. He's only ever used my mom's 15" Dell to check his e-mail. His netbook works exactly the same as the big laptop. I'm not saying he could do any more or less with Moblin... but as a novice he can use his netbook because it's familiar to him after using Windows for a few years. ]]>May 20th 2009 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/
It says that it has front-end support for network storage, so i get the impression it is built around fetching songs/videos from other PCs, without having a dedicated home server.]]>May 20th 2009 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/> "It says that it has front-end support for network storage, so i get the impression it is built around fetching songs/videos from other PCs, without having a dedicated home server."

So what happens when you leave your house?

Oh wait... people already have MP3 players...]]>May 20th 2009 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/moblin-2-0-beta-impressively-demoed-on-video/
Maybe this isn't aimed at you or your 65 year old father. Perhaps this is the first step in changing OS UIs to be more user friendly and human centric (the streamlined front end you want). I'm glad there's someone working on this, and I'm glad there aren't people giving up working on Linux projects because certain people are so used to XP they wouldn't look at alternatives.

Please don't be so quick to write this off.]]>May 21st 2009 12:37AM