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The Toolbar of Moblin linux for MID

2 years ago

by admin in Computer 601 views

Hiding at the top of the screen is the Toolbar – you can find it by moving the cursor to the top of the screen (or by hitting the home button on your keyboard). Once you’ve finished with the toolbar, move the cursor away. The toolbar automatically hides to save precious screen space and allows you to concentrate on the tasks at hand.

The Moblin Toolbar

The Toolbar has 3 sections. The time and date on the left, a selection of panels in the middle, and system information items on the right.

Toolbar Sections

Time and date area is view only. To change the time and date, see Settings.

Example of active toolbar panel

Task item panels are core to the Moblin netbook experience. When you select a task item a panel appears. The panels act as a bridge between launching an application and providing information and context associated with the selected item.

Starting from the left, the Toolbar panels are:

	the m_zone Provides a quick snapshot of activity on your netbook and within your social network.
	the status panel Allows you to instantly post your status updates to social networking services.
	the people panel See all your contacts in one place. Instantly know which of your friends are available to communicate with.
	the internet panel Provides access to your currently running, favorite, and recently viewed websites. It also has an integrated automagic bar.
	the media panel Displays your recently played and viewed media files.
	the pasteboard panel A level up for copy and paste, this stores and manages multiple copied items from your netbook activity.
	the applications panel Provides easy access to all of the applications on your netbook.
	the zones panel Manages, organizes or switches to currently running applications.

System information items

The System Information items let you view and manage important parts of your system and adjust them accordingly.

The icons tell you all you need to know in one look, and offer all the available functionality in one easy click.

The panels are laid out with stored settings on the left-hand side and activation toggles and key tasks on the right-hand side.

Example of active system information panel.

System information items:

	Network connection Manage network connections, Wifi, Ethernet, 3G, and WiMAX in one central location.
	Volume control Turn volume up or down, mute, or turn alert sounds on or off.
	Power Show battery status, and adjust display brightness to conserve battery power.
	Bluetooth Coming soon!
	System Tray Many legacy Linux applications use a thing called a ‘system tray’ to stay around without cluttering up your screen too much. We think we’ve found a better way to do it with Zones but we’re always considering ways to make those other applications work brilliantly on your Moblin netbook.

The m_zone of Moblin linux for MID

2 years ago

by admin in Computer 282 views

When you start Moblin the first thing you see is the m_zone. It provides a quick snapshot of your personal activity on your netbook and what’s happening within your internet social life.

The m_zone

The m_zone is divided into 3 sections: on the left, Recent activities; center, Recent files & websites; and on the right, Recent social network updates.

Visual reference: recent activities, files & sites, and social network updates.

Recent activities provides a snapshot of your Calendar appointments and “to-do’s” from your task list. Beneath your appointments and tasks are shortcuts to your favorite applications.

To populate your Calendar appointments, you enter them into the Calendar application. To create a “To-do,” launch the Task application.

Recent files & websites shows your most recent content-related activity on your netbook, such as pictures you’ve viewed, or websites you’ve visited. To open or re-visit any of the items shown in this area simply click it.

Recent social network updates enables you to keep track of your internet social life. It shows your latest friends’ feeds from Last.fm and Twitter. More 3rd party services will be incorporated in future releases.

To see how to activate your social network accounts, see Web Services.

Customizing the m_zone.

Currently, you can change only the background image and choose your favorite applications. Future releases may enable you to customize additional elements.

To change your background, follow these few simple steps:

Open the applications panel located on the toolbar
Scroll down and expand the “preferences” category.
Applications panel
Select “Wallpaper and Fonts” to launch the Appearance Preferences application.
Choose an alternative background (click “add” to select one of your own).

Appearance Preferences Application
Click “close” and return to the m_zone to view your updated background.

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How to get around the Moblin Netbook UI

2 years ago

by admin in Computer 527 views

Moblin v2.0 is designed to help you get the most out of your netbook. The Moblin Netbook user experience provides unique ways to engage with the internet, integrate your social networking activity and experience your media.

Moblin is different so this is a good place to start. This guide will introduce you to the different pieces that make up the Moblin v2.0 interface, tell you how to get around it, and show you how to use core UI elements such as the m_zone, Toolbar and panel items.

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1The m_zone: Overview of what the m_zone is, what it does and what you need to have in order to get the most out of it.
2The Toolbar: How to access it, and a brief overview of each toolbar panel item.
3Getting Started: Setting up your social networking services (web services), joining a network etc, to enable you to get the most out of the Moblin interface.

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Android Netbook video Alpha 680

3 years ago

by admin in Computer 188 views

Alpha 680 android netbook

“Apple Netbook” concept netbook by a student

3 years ago

by admin in Computer 243 views

This little project has been making the rounds as the “new Apple netbook,” which, unfortunately, is way off. But the truth is pretty cool anyway: It’s a beautiful pencil-drawn, wooden model.

Student Kyle Buckner made this 3/4 scale model out of wood, with real working hinges and everything, and hand-drew the Dock, icons, keyboard, trackpad, and even the little Philips screws on with a pencil. It also features a magnetically-attached “screen” that has a pull-tab underneath. When pulled, the tab shows a very cool film strip drawing with illustrations of the wonders of Mac. Check out the gallery below for more shots. [Kyle Buckner]

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Dell Android-powered netbook coming soon

3 years ago

by admin in Computer 187 views

Android OS is NOW really getting popular. After a slew of windows-based netbooks, the newest trend is making a netbook with Android OS.

Software developer Bsquare issued a press release this week which stated that it’s “porting Adobe’s Flash Lite 3.17 technology onto Dell Netbooks running Google’s Android platform”.

Of course, the Dell has not made a single announcement regarding its Android-netbooks and they have said that such announcements by Bsquare were “made in error”.

The main reason the Android OS is getting so much attention is due to the fact that it is free and this would let the cellular carriers and manufactures to reduce the costs by few dollars.

[via reghardware]

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Norh Tec’s Gecko Edubook to debut at $200 – runs on NiMH batteries

3 years ago

by admin in Computer 163 views

The new Gecko Edubook from Norh Tec is all set for debut at Computex 2009, with a reduced price tag of $200. Primarily, targeted at children, the netbook sports these features:

8.9-inch widescreen
1024 x 768 LED backlit display
internal as well as external USB
standard AA NiMH rechargeable batteries
four hours of battery life on eight NiMH AA batteries or six hours if Li-on cells are used
no AC to DC adapter required
WiFi (optional)

All that’s possible thanks to a new architecture based on an Xcore86 system on a chip, offering a 1GHz processor and power consumption of just 1.2 watts. I’m personally impressed by its power consumption, but if you spend $50 or so, you will able to get yourself some nice EEE or Aspire One with wifi built-in too. Also, do not forget the technology and brand value

[via Engadget]

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