My ideal laptop/notebook

There has been a lot of talk about the best modern portable computing platform. Things like the iPhone are really popular, as are “traditional” laptops. By “traditional” I mean the clamshell which opens up so that the display and the keyboard are both protected during transit, but both are usable when opened. The new “netbooks” [...]

Dell doesn’t want my business

I have been eyeing off several mini “netbook” computers to replace my old laptop. The battery is starting to wear out and a full charge will generally only last an hour now. The one I wanted was the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 and as I’ve been running Ubuntu for years it was good to not [...]