Archive for the 'dell' Category

Switching From OS X to Ubuntu: 10 Things I Miss

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

About 2 years ago, I stopped using Windows on my main computers at work and home. I switched to a Mac Mini, then to a Macbook, for all of my daily work, web design, programming, photo organizing, etc. We also have a large install base of Ubuntu Linux machines and a few Windows [...]

Review: Dell Inspiron 1420N with Ubuntu

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

After two weeks of using the new Dell Inspiron 1420N with Ubuntu, I decided it’s time to write down some of my thoughts about this new Linux offering from Dell. I have quite a lot of experience with Ubuntu and with Linux in general. I administer several Ubuntu servers including an Edubuntu terminal [...]

Dell Inspiron 1420N with Ubuntu Unboxing

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

Dell recently added the Inspiron 1420N to their lineup of Ubuntu Linux notebooks. I’ve been looking for a good notebook to run Linux on for some time and wanted to support Dell in their decision to offer consumer computers with Ubuntu pre-installed. I just received my new (and first) Dell today and [...]