So far so good, the installation of Windows 7 on my HP 2133 went fine, no worries and no problems. Have rebooted the computer to check that it is working all okay.
Useful site if you have an 2133.
Taking the plunge…
I have taken the plunge and an now installing Windows 7 on my HP 2133…
So far no problems…
Using an USB DVD drive to install.
Screen says Starting Windows…
HP 2133
You know not sure why I am writing this, as HP no longer make their HP 2133 having replaced it with the 10″ HP 2140…
As netbooks go, I quite like the HP 2133, in the main as the keyboard is much bigger than your average netbook and therefore a lot more usable.
The model I got has 1GB of RAM, a 100GB HDD and an 8.9″ screen.
The included camera does not work under the Suse Linux operating system (which surprised me) and in many ways the Suse Linux is (for me) the one weak point of the machine.
Now don’t get me wrong (yes I know I come across as a bit of a Mac fanboy) but it’s not that I don’t like Linux. I do like Ubuntu and think the Xandros distro on the Asus EeePC is extremely well done. I have installed Mint on another system. I do use and like Linux. However there are some issues I am having which are making me thing to either install another Linux distro or possibly Windows 7.
So what are my main issues?
Well it’s all to do with the wireless networking. I can’t seem to get the HP 2133 to join my wireless network automatically, I always need to enter not my wireless network key, but the administrator’s password to unlock the HP 2133’s default keyring
so that it can then connect to the wireless network. The other aspect is that if I set the HP 2133 to Sleep or Hibernate, the only way I can rejoin the wireless network once I have awoken the HP 2133 is by restarting which kind of defeats the reason for using he Sleep or Hibernate function!
Now I have done a little searching (not a lot, but a little) but haven’t come up with any answers.
So what with the camera, the sleep wireless issue and the Flash Player problems I am seriously giving thought to putting on a different OS
WWWhat’s this WWWeb? Howww does it wwwork?
Excellent video from Commoncraft on how the WWW works.
UK teenager ‘saved by Facebook’
BBC reports on how a UK teenager ‘saved by Facebook’
A British teenager who took a drugs overdose has been saved after the American girl he was chatting to online raised the alarm.
Robin Hood Series 3
Well I missed that one.
Last week saw the start of series 3 of BBC’s Robin Hood. Didn’t notice it was on, too busy watching Primeval I think!
Twitter on the front line
From BBC News
There may have been few things that protesters, politicians and activists share, but during the G20 meeting, they were united by their use of Twitter.
The micro-blogging service was heavily used by all those involved with the meeting, be they in the debating chamber, quizzing politicians after briefings, or protesting beyond the police cordon.
Touch coming to Windows 7
BBC reports on developments at Microsoft
The multi-touch controls familiar to Apple iPhone users will be built-in to Microsoft’s Windows 7.
Windows Touch will be a “first class way to interact with your PC alongside mouse and keyboard,” said the firm.
I do quite like Windows 7 as though similar in appearance to Windows Vista seems less clunky and smoother.
As a result of this new development, will we see a Windows 7 interface on a small tablet PC device which reflets the intuitive and ease of use that we currently have with the iPhone?
From my experience, so far no touch interface I have used has come close to the iPhone interface, but doesn’t mean in the future that nothing will match it.
iPhone Firmware 3.0
Apple have released details of the new firmware for the iPhone.
In-App Purchasing: Allows developers to sell additional content from within applications. Highlighted uses include magazine subscriptions, eBooks, additional levels and items for games.
Peer-to-Peer Connectivity: Find other devices running the app via Bonjour over Wi-Fi of Bluetooth. Good for gaming, but also other applications for sharing data.
Third-Party Accessory Apps: Allowing accessory manufacturers to create applications to interface with their hardware accessories.
Push Notification: Rather than using background processes that hamper battery life, utilize third-party server to push badge, text, and audio alerts from applications.
Turn by Turn: Apple will allow developers to use CoreLocation for turn-by-turn GPS directions.
Cut, Copy and Paste: Available across all apps. Shake to undo or redo.
Landscape keyboard: Available in all key applications, including Mail.
MMS: Picture messaging now available.
Voice Memos: Record notes, lectures, interviews, etc.
Spotlight Search: Available across all applications. Systemwide search available from main home screen by flicking to the left.
A2DP Bluetooth: Support for stereo bluetooth headsets.
In the Q&A Apple did say if the carriers supported it they would support tethering as a modem.
How Twitter users shaped Twitter
From TED