Does Google Chome OS redefine our computing needs?

So the dust settles on the details on Chrome OS and everyone can spend the next few months debating Google’s strategy.
Unlike other Bay Area companies, Google has been known to get it wrong, so just because they are doing something, it doesn’t meant that they will make a success of it. With Chrome OS they’re [...]

Of Course Netbook Sales Are On The Rise

Is it any wonder that sales of netbooks are on the rise? The Guardian posted this at the start of the week and I’ve had the tab open in Firefox since then to write about this.
The features race on the regular desktop market has been over for a while. The increases in CPU speed and [...]

The Asus EEE and Psion’s Influence

Two little things around my Asus EEE PC show why it’s obvious that I really like this machine. The first is the solitary sticker on the case of the machine – the Moo Stickers along the battery spine don’t count. It’s the metallic badge of the Psion Series 3mx, probably the finest British PDA ever [...]

Anyone got a Battery for a Psion Series 7 or NetBook?

My Psion NetBook battery has given out in rather spectacular style, so if any of you have a Series 7, Psion NetBook or NetBook Pro kicking around that you’re not using anymore, or even better, a spare battery, I’d appreciate it if you could drop me a line at ewanspence at gmail dot com to [...]

Psion RSS Application and The Power of Distributed Computing.

A new RSS Reader for the Psion netBook and EPOC powered computers. But it’s not really a new application – at least not in the traditional sense. Distributed computing, Wi-Fi, Bloglines, could this be the future?

Replacing Psi-Win: A Desktop FTP Server for the Psion Netbook

Use the Psion NetBook’s built in FTP client, with its Wi-Fi connectivity, to create a stable replacement for Psi-Win on Windows, Mac or Linux.

Using IRC on the Psion NetBook

Well, Wi-Fi is working nicely in the house, so just after confirming the main internet applications work everywhere in the house, it was time to try out (investigate) some more net applications beyond Email and Opera.
Given the amount of time I spend on the #mobitopia and #joiito channels on IRC, the original chat application, is [...]

Blogging From The Bathroom

The Wireless Router from the house turned up today. After setting aside most of tonight in the vain hope I could convince the Linksys kit to talk to Windows 98 over Cat5, NTL Broadband over our set-top box, and a Psion Netbook/Buffalo Airstation card, I was shocked to find the setup took about 5 minutes [...]