Comments on: Video Hands on With the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 http://blog.laptopmag.com/video-hands-on-with-the-dell-inspiron-mini-9 News and views on today's hottest laptops, cell phones, and other mobile devices. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:36:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joe http://blog.laptopmag.com/video-hands-on-with-the-dell-inspiron-mini-9/comment-page-1#comment-12897 Joe Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:54:27 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=3903#comment-12897 FYI Eugenia the onboard mic is at the front of the notebook near the touchpad/mouse buttons I did some googling to answer the very same question! When Ubuntu is released, mine is shipped w/ 1.3M cam, bluetooth, 16GB SSD, and upgraded to 2GB RAM! hmmmm for a traveler GPS would be nice FYI Eugenia the onboard mic is at the front of the notebook near the touchpad/mouse buttons

I did some googling to answer the very same question!

When Ubuntu is released,
mine is shipped w/ 1.3M cam, bluetooth, 16GB SSD, and upgraded to 2GB RAM!

hmmmm for a traveler GPS would be nice

]]> By: J.B. Nicholson-Owens http://blog.laptopmag.com/video-hands-on-with-the-dell-inspiron-mini-9/comment-page-1#comment-12773 J.B. Nicholson-Owens Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:47:46 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=3903#comment-12773 On the US Dell website you can get either GNU/Linux or Microsoft Windows XP. Giving GNU a share of the credit is important; it is a nice way to get people entering our community to learn about software freedom (see http://www.gnu.org/fry/ for a great introduction to software freedom by Stephen Fry). On the US Dell website you can get either GNU/Linux or Microsoft Windows XP. Giving GNU a share of the credit is important; it is a nice way to get people entering our community to learn about software freedom (see http://www.gnu.org/fry/ for a great introduction to software freedom by Stephen Fry).

]]> By: juerg http://blog.laptopmag.com/video-hands-on-with-the-dell-inspiron-mini-9/comment-page-1#comment-12742 juerg Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:56:35 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=3903#comment-12742 strange: while on the US site, you only get ubuntu, on the UK site, you only get XP. once again, it shows that their commitment to open-source is quite strange. or can anybody expain this? anyway, i'll buy the eee 901 instead, where i can get linux. strange: while on the US site, you only get ubuntu, on the UK site, you only get XP. once again, it shows that their commitment to open-source is quite strange. or can anybody expain this? anyway, i’ll buy the eee 901 instead, where i can get linux.

]]> By: Goob http://blog.laptopmag.com/video-hands-on-with-the-dell-inspiron-mini-9/comment-page-1#comment-12740 Goob Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:11:16 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=3903#comment-12740 I don't think it matters how you pronounce a word like Ubuntu. There are different pronounciations for various words thanks to accents/dialects/etc., so big deal if Ubuntu is being read differently than what some guy who wrote a FAQ says. I don’t think it matters how you pronounce a word like Ubuntu. There are different pronounciations for various words thanks to accents/dialects/etc., so big deal if Ubuntu is being read differently than what some guy who wrote a FAQ says.

]]> By: zmjjmz http://blog.laptopmag.com/video-hands-on-with-the-dell-inspiron-mini-9/comment-page-1#comment-12737 zmjjmz Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:41:46 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=3903#comment-12737 @Eugenia: I'm assuming that if you go to the menu (not the compositing launcher, the actual menu) it has Add/Remove there. Add/Remove (formally known as gnome-app-install) is the easiest frontend for APT (Advanced Package Tool) I've ever used. Chances are you can just drag Add/Remove into the compositing launcher. @Eugenia: I’m assuming that if you go to the menu (not the compositing launcher, the actual menu) it has Add/Remove there. Add/Remove (formally known as gnome-app-install) is the easiest frontend for APT (Advanced Package Tool) I’ve ever used.
Chances are you can just drag Add/Remove into the compositing launcher.

]]> By: V http://blog.laptopmag.com/video-hands-on-with-the-dell-inspiron-mini-9/comment-page-1#comment-12731 V Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:51:12 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=3903#comment-12731 Geeks nerds are trying to correct a women. Geeks nerds are trying to correct a women.

]]> By: Eugenia http://blog.laptopmag.com/video-hands-on-with-the-dell-inspiron-mini-9/comment-page-1#comment-12729 Eugenia Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:25:14 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=3903#comment-12729 Joanna, two questions for you: 1. Does the Mini 9 has an onboard mic? I know it has a mic port, but I am interested in an onboard one, and the specs for the product doesn't mention it... 2. Is the Ubuntu version installed, has a way to install other Linux apps? You see, on the notebookreview.com review, the reviewer mentions that you can only install new apps via the Terminal, but in the "normal" ubuntu versions, there are numerous graphical utils to do so. So what's the deal with this version of ubuntu? Thx. Joanna, two questions for you:
1. Does the Mini 9 has an onboard mic? I know it has a mic port, but I am interested in an onboard one, and the specs for the product doesn’t mention it…
2. Is the Ubuntu version installed, has a way to install other Linux apps? You see, on the notebookreview.com review, the reviewer mentions that you can only install new apps via the Terminal, but in the “normal” ubuntu versions, there are numerous graphical utils to do so. So what’s the deal with this version of ubuntu?
Thx.

]]> By: Josh http://blog.laptopmag.com/video-hands-on-with-the-dell-inspiron-mini-9/comment-page-1#comment-12726 Josh Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:17:06 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=3903#comment-12726 From the Ubuntu site, just FYI: "How do you pronounce Ubuntu? Ubuntu, an African word from Zulu and Xhosa, is pronounced "oo-BOON-too". " From the Ubuntu site, just FYI:
“How do you pronounce Ubuntu?
Ubuntu, an African word from Zulu and Xhosa, is pronounced “oo-BOON-too”. “

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.laptopmag.com/video-hands-on-with-the-dell-inspiron-mini-9/comment-page-1#comment-12725 Anonymous Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:05:50 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=3903#comment-12725 The Ubuntu Linux distribution used is actually pronounced "oo-BOON-too", not "oo-BUN-too". The correct pronunciation is in the Ubuntu F.A.Q. at: http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/faq The Ubuntu Linux distribution used is actually pronounced “oo-BOON-too”, not “oo-BUN-too”. The correct pronunciation is in the Ubuntu F.A.Q. at: http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/faq

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