Like Windows 7 Beta, Windows 7 Release Candidate took just under 35 seconds to boot from a cold start to the login screen.
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Video Farewell to the Sony PSP Universal Media Disk (UMD)
The Sony PSP UMD is apparently being abandoned with the release of the next generation PSP expected in June. Here’s my not-very-fond video farewell to an oddball storage format. Sony seems to specialize in odd storage formats, btw. Remember:
– Beta tape (actually excellent quality but overtaken by VHS)
– Mini-disc
– Memory Stick
And, perhaps Blu-Ray discs may join this group soon.
Windows 7 Beta 35 Second Boot on Asus Eee PC 1000HA Netbook
Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix took about 36 seconds to boot to the Ubuntu login screen on an Acer Aspire One netbook with 512MB RAM and a 8GB SSD. This time I recorded the boot time of Windows 7 Beta booting to the login screen on an Asus Eee PC 1000HA netbook with 1GB RAM and a 160GB hard drive. It took about 35 seconds.
Of course, Windows gets really busy after the login process with anti-spyware, anti-virus, and bunches of different app update background processes. So, it takes about another 30+ seconds to settle down.
iPhone Tip: Resize Text Columns by Double Tapping It
The brief video above contains two iPhone/iPod touch screen double tap tips:
1. Double tap narrow hard to read text columns to automatically resize them to fill the screen in either portrait or landscape modes
2. Double tap the top of the web browser to automatically return to the top of a web page (assuming you have scrolled down the page)
Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix Great: But Boot Time is Nothing to Write Home About
I’m really enjoying using Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix (UNR) on my Acer Aspire One netbook (512MB system RAM, 8GB Solid State Drive). However, its boot time is not very impressive. Linpus Linux Lite (which came with the Aspire One) boots in under 20 seconds. UNR took a bit over 36 seconds just to get to the login screen. It takes another 20 seconds after login to see the graphical interface.