Technology – Page 108 – Steven Savage

Netbooks, Laptops, Smartphones

July 18, 2009 by Steven Savage

I'm going to talk about Netbooks and laptops. Please don't let this shock you, I know it's very unusual here.

On the 7/10 podcast Bonnie and I made one of our asides to discuss Netbooks and how it was relevant to Google's Chrome OS. I noted Netbooks do have a niche as what a Laptop is is changing, so I wanted to go a bit further on this since it will have affects on the market.

I used to be a non-believer in Netbooks – they seemed to be stripped down laptops. Then when Bonnie got one and found it useful, I began to see they served a vital niche, and now I have my own, I really get it. The importance of netbooks is not overshadowed by Laptops – it compliments them.

Chrome on My Dome

July 9, 2009 by Steven Savage

OK, we know there's plans for a Google OS based on Chrome, and we're going to be hearing about for a year or so until it actually comes out. There's going to be a lot of speculation, analysis, and theorizing done all over the internet.

Far be it from me, of course, to not do my own overblown analysis. So here's where I see the Chrome OS going and what it means.