User: jpmcc   
Date: 2008-07-25 11:59:07+0000
Modified:
   marketing/www/planet/atom.xml
   marketing/www/planet/index.html
   marketing/www/planet/opml.xml
   marketing/www/planet/rss10.xml
   marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml

Log:
 Planet run at Fri Jul 25 13:00:13 BST 2008

File Changes:

Directory: /marketing/www/planet/
=================================

File [changed]: atom.xml
Url: 
http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/atom.xml?r1=1.722&r2=1.723
Delta lines:  +10 -10
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--- atom.xml    2008-07-25 05:59:00+0000        1.722
+++ atom.xml    2008-07-25 11:59:03+0000        1.723
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/atom.xml"/>
        <link href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/"/>
        <id>http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/atom.xml</id>
-       <updated>2008-07-25T06:00:21+00:00</updated>
+       <updated>2008-07-25T12:00:25+00:00</updated>
        <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 
+http://www.planetplanet.org</generator>
 
        <entry xml:lang="en">
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 &lt;p&gt;&lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/webbook-nq8.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img
 class=&quot;size-medium wp-image-293&quot; title=&quot;Elonex webbook&quot; 
src=&quot;http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/webbook-nq8-300x277.png&quot;
 alt=&quot;The Elonex webbook&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; 
height=&quot;277&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The webbook is manufactured by the UK electronics company &lt;a 
title=&quot;Elonex&quot; href=&quot;http://www.elonex.co.uk/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Elonex&lt;/a&gt; and is being sold exclusively by 
&lt;a title=&quot;The Carphone Warehouse&quot; 
href=&quot;http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/commerce/servlet/gben-server-PageServer?article=MAIN.UK.INTERNET.TRADEWIRELESS.IMAGES1.LAPTOPS&quot;
 target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Carphone Warehouse&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The webbook is a high specification UMPC that has a 1.6Ghz Via C7 
processor (x86), 512Mb of RAM and [currently] an 80G HDD. The screen has a very 
usable 1024&amp;#215;600 resolution and it has the usual assortment of USB, LAN 
and an SD socket, plus built in WiFi too. We have setup a blog specifically for 
the webbook &lt;a title=&quot;The webbook blog&quot; 
href=&quot;http://webbookblog.com/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; so users can get access to all the 
latest news, tips and advice. Be sure to add it to your feed reader.&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;p&gt;The really cool thing about the webbook is the software. The webbok 
comes pre-loaded with &lt;a title=&quot;Ubuntu Desktop Software&quot; 
href=&quot;http://www.ubuntu.com/products/WhatIsUbuntu/desktopedition&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ubuntu 8.04.1&lt;/a&gt; and some new software 
written especially for this application that delivers broadband connectivity 
over 3G Mobile networks.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;The really cool thing about the webbook is the software. The webbok 
comes pre-loaded with &lt;a title=&quot;Ubuntu Desktop Software&quot; 
href=&quot;http://www.ubuntu.com/products/WhatIsUbuntu/desktopedition&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ubuntu 8.04.1&lt;/a&gt;, Hardy Heron, and some new 
software written especially for this application that delivers broadband 
connectivity over 3G Mobile networks.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;With Ubuntu you get pretty much everything you will ever need 
included right out-of-the-box. You don&amp;#8217;t need to go out and pay 
several hundred pounds to get legal copies of a word-processor, spreadsheet and 
email client. The webbook comes pre-installed with the fantastic &lt;a 
title=&quot;OpenOffice.org&quot; href=&quot;http://openoffice.org&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;OpenOffice.org&lt;/a&gt; applications suite and 
the Evolution mail and calendaring client. Web browsing is provided by the most 
excellent Firefox 3 and there are many more high quality and fully functional 
applications provided on the hard disk. A couple of examples are &lt;a 
title=&quot;The Gimp&quot; href=&quot;http://www.gimp.org/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Gimp&lt;/a&gt; for photo editing and &lt;a 
title=&quot;Pidgin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.pidgin.im/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Pidgin&lt;/a&gt; for Instant Messaging. Of course 
you also have access to Ubuntu&amp;#8217;s on-line software repository where 
there are literally thousands of other programs and applications to choose 
from. And they are all free and are not &amp;#8220;demo&amp;#8221; or limited 
functionality versions either. Open Source gives you freedom, not 
restrictions.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The 3G communications software called &lt;a title=&quot;Wader&quot; 
href=&quot;https://launchpad.net/wader&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Wader&lt;/a&gt; (GPL licensed, and funded by 
Elonex) was written by &lt;a title=&quot;Warp Networks&quot; 
href=&quot;http://warp.es/en&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Warp 
Networks&lt;/a&gt; of Zaragoza, Spain. Their knowledge of this specialised area 
of communications technology and Python programming is superb and the chaps did 
a fantastic job to get the software ready for production in what were 
ultimately very tight time-scales. We have plenty of plans for new features and 
enhancements, and as the software is open source, community involvement is 
welcomed and encouraged. We will be communicating more on how to get involved 
shortly.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;For anyone interested in Mobile Broadband, or just getting their mits 
on a webbook for that matter, the proposition from Carphone Warehouse is very 
attractive indeed: simply take out a contract (with Carphone Warehouse) for 3G 
Mobile  Broadband with either &lt;a title=&quot;Orange&quot; 
href=&quot;http://www.orange.com/en_EN/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Orange&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title=&quot;T-Mobile&quot; 
href=&quot;http://www.t-mobile.com/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;T-Mobile&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a 
title=&quot;Three&quot; href=&quot;http://three.com/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt; and you get the webbook for free! Or, 
you can just buy the webbook outright. If you are in the UK, there&amp;#8217;s 
probably a webbook near you now. They are available on-line or from their many 
high street shops.&lt;/p&gt;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
                        <subtitle type="html">The Magic of Open 
Source</subtitle>
                        <link rel="self" 
href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/tag/openofficeorg/feed"/>
                        
<id>http://www.theopensourcerer.com/tag/openofficeorg/feed</id>
-                       <updated>2008-07-25T00:00:36+00:00</updated>
+                       <updated>2008-07-25T12:00:25+00:00</updated>
                </source>
        </entry>
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
                        <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google 
Reader</title>
                        <link rel="self" 
href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/>
                        
<id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id>
-                       <updated>2008-07-25T06:00:17+00:00</updated>
+                       <updated>2008-07-25T12:00:17+00:00</updated>
                </source>
        </entry>
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
                        <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google 
Reader</title>
                        <link rel="self" 
href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/>
                        
<id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id>
-                       <updated>2008-07-25T06:00:17+00:00</updated>
+                       <updated>2008-07-25T12:00:17+00:00</updated>
                </source>
        </entry>
 
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
                        <subtitle type="html">The Magic of Open 
Source</subtitle>
                        <link rel="self" 
href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/tag/openofficeorg/feed"/>
                        
<id>http://www.theopensourcerer.com/tag/openofficeorg/feed</id>
-                       <updated>2008-07-25T00:00:36+00:00</updated>
+                       <updated>2008-07-25T12:00:25+00:00</updated>
                </source>
        </entry>
 
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
                        <subtitle type="html">The Magic of Open 
Source</subtitle>
                        <link rel="self" 
href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/tag/openofficeorg/feed"/>
                        
<id>http://www.theopensourcerer.com/tag/openofficeorg/feed</id>
-                       <updated>2008-07-25T00:00:36+00:00</updated>
+                       <updated>2008-07-25T12:00:25+00:00</updated>
                </source>
        </entry>
 
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
                        <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google 
Reader</title>
                        <link rel="self" 
href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/>
                        
<id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id>
-                       <updated>2008-07-25T06:00:17+00:00</updated>
+                       <updated>2008-07-25T12:00:17+00:00</updated>
                </source>
        </entry>
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
                        <subtitle type="html">The Magic of Open 
Source</subtitle>
                        <link rel="self" 
href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/tag/openofficeorg/feed"/>
                        
<id>http://www.theopensourcerer.com/tag/openofficeorg/feed</id>
-                       <updated>2008-07-25T00:00:36+00:00</updated>
+                       <updated>2008-07-25T12:00:25+00:00</updated>
                </source>
        </entry>
 
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
                        <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google 
Reader</title>
                        <link rel="self" 
href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/>
                        
<id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id>
-                       <updated>2008-07-25T06:00:17+00:00</updated>
+                       <updated>2008-07-25T12:00:17+00:00</updated>
                </source>
        </entry>
 

File [changed]: index.html
Url: 
http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.722&r2=1.723
Delta lines:  +2 -2
-------------------
--- index.html  2008-07-25 05:59:00+0000        1.722
+++ index.html  2008-07-25 11:59:04+0000        1.723
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 <a href="rss20.xml"><img src="rss2.gif" alt="Link to RSS 2 feed" /></a>
 </div>
 
-<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a 
href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: July 25, 2008 06:00 AM 
GMT</em></p>
+<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a 
href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: July 25, 2008 12:00 PM 
GMT</em></p>
 
 <h2>July 24, 2008</h2>
 <h3>
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 <p><a 
href="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/webbook-nq8.png";><img
 class="size-medium wp-image-293" title="Elonex webbook" 
src="http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/webbook-nq8-300x277.png";
 alt="The Elonex webbook" width="300" height="277" /></a></p>
 <p>The webbook is manufactured by the UK electronics company <a title="Elonex" 
href="http://www.elonex.co.uk/"; target="_blank">Elonex</a> and is being sold 
exclusively by <a title="The Carphone Warehouse" 
href="http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/commerce/servlet/gben-server-PageServer?article=MAIN.UK.INTERNET.TRADEWIRELESS.IMAGES1.LAPTOPS";
 target="_blank">The Carphone Warehouse</a>.</p>
 <p>The webbook is a high specification UMPC that has a 1.6Ghz Via C7 processor 
(x86), 512Mb of RAM and [currently] an 80G HDD. The screen has a very usable 
1024&#215;600 resolution and it has the usual assortment of USB, LAN and an SD 
socket, plus built in WiFi too. We have setup a blog specifically for the 
webbook <a title="The webbook blog" href="http://webbookblog.com/"; 
target="_blank">here</a> so users can get access to all the latest news, tips 
and advice. Be sure to add it to your feed reader.</p>
-<p>The really cool thing about the webbook is the software. The webbok comes 
pre-loaded with <a title="Ubuntu Desktop Software" 
href="http://www.ubuntu.com/products/WhatIsUbuntu/desktopedition"; 
target="_blank">Ubuntu 8.04.1</a> and some new software written especially for 
this application that delivers broadband connectivity over 3G Mobile 
networks.</p>
+<p>The really cool thing about the webbook is the software. The webbok comes 
pre-loaded with <a title="Ubuntu Desktop Software" 
href="http://www.ubuntu.com/products/WhatIsUbuntu/desktopedition"; 
target="_blank">Ubuntu 8.04.1</a>, Hardy Heron, and some new software written 
especially for this application that delivers broadband connectivity over 3G 
Mobile networks.</p>
 <p>With Ubuntu you get pretty much everything you will ever need included 
right out-of-the-box. You don&#8217;t need to go out and pay several hundred 
pounds to get legal copies of a word-processor, spreadsheet and email client. 
The webbook comes pre-installed with the fantastic <a title="OpenOffice.org" 
href="http://openoffice.org"; target="_blank">OpenOffice.org</a> applications 
suite and the Evolution mail and calendaring client. Web browsing is provided 
by the most excellent Firefox 3 and there are many more high quality and fully 
functional applications provided on the hard disk. A couple of examples are <a 
title="The Gimp" href="http://www.gimp.org/"; target="_blank">The Gimp</a> for 
photo editing and <a title="Pidgin" href="http://www.pidgin.im/"; 
target="_blank">Pidgin</a> for Instant Messaging. Of course you also have 
access to Ubuntu&#8217;s on-line software repository where there are literally 
thousands of other programs and applications to choose from. And they are all 
free and are not &#8220;demo&#8221; or limited functionality versions either. 
Open Source gives you freedom, not restrictions.</p>
 <p>The 3G communications software called <a title="Wader" 
href="https://launchpad.net/wader"; target="_blank">Wader</a> (GPL licensed, and 
funded by Elonex) was written by <a title="Warp Networks" 
href="http://warp.es/en"; target="_blank">Warp Networks</a> of Zaragoza, Spain. 
Their knowledge of this specialised area of communications technology and 
Python programming is superb and the chaps did a fantastic job to get the 
software ready for production in what were ultimately very tight time-scales. 
We have plenty of plans for new features and enhancements, and as the software 
is open source, community involvement is welcomed and encouraged. We will be 
communicating more on how to get involved shortly.</p>
 <p>For anyone interested in Mobile Broadband, or just getting their mits on a 
webbook for that matter, the proposition from Carphone Warehouse is very 
attractive indeed: simply take out a contract (with Carphone Warehouse) for 3G 
Mobile  Broadband with either <a title="Orange" 
href="http://www.orange.com/en_EN/"; target="_blank">Orange</a>, <a 
title="T-Mobile" href="http://www.t-mobile.com/"; target="_blank">T-Mobile</a> 
or <a title="Three" href="http://three.com/"; target="_blank">3</a> and you get 
the webbook for free! Or, you can just buy the webbook outright. If you are in 
the UK, there&#8217;s probably a webbook near you now. They are available 
on-line or from their many high street shops.</p>

File [changed]: opml.xml
Url: 
http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/opml.xml?r1=1.722&r2=1.723
Delta lines:  +1 -1
-------------------
--- opml.xml    2008-07-25 05:59:00+0000        1.722
+++ opml.xml    2008-07-25 11:59:04+0000        1.723
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <opml version="1.1">
        <head>
                <title>Marketing Planet</title>
-               <dateModified>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:00:21 +0000</dateModified>
+               <dateModified>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:25 +0000</dateModified>
                <ownerName>Marketing Project</ownerName>
                <ownerEmail>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</ownerEmail>
        </head>

File [changed]: rss10.xml
Url: 
http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss10.xml?r1=1.366&r2=1.367
Delta lines:  +1 -1
-------------------
--- rss10.xml   2008-07-24 23:59:17+0000        1.366
+++ rss10.xml   2008-07-25 11:59:04+0000        1.367
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 &lt;p&gt;&lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/webbook-nq8.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img
 class=&quot;size-medium wp-image-293&quot; title=&quot;Elonex webbook&quot; 
src=&quot;http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/webbook-nq8-300x277.png&quot;
 alt=&quot;The Elonex webbook&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; 
height=&quot;277&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The webbook is manufactured by the UK electronics company &lt;a 
title=&quot;Elonex&quot; href=&quot;http://www.elonex.co.uk/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Elonex&lt;/a&gt; and is being sold exclusively by 
&lt;a title=&quot;The Carphone Warehouse&quot; 
href=&quot;http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/commerce/servlet/gben-server-PageServer?article=MAIN.UK.INTERNET.TRADEWIRELESS.IMAGES1.LAPTOPS&quot;
 target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Carphone Warehouse&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The webbook is a high specification UMPC that has a 1.6Ghz Via C7 
processor (x86), 512Mb of RAM and [currently] an 80G HDD. The screen has a very 
usable 1024&amp;#215;600 resolution and it has the usual assortment of USB, LAN 
and an SD socket, plus built in WiFi too. We have setup a blog specifically for 
the webbook &lt;a title=&quot;The webbook blog&quot; 
href=&quot;http://webbookblog.com/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; so users can get access to all the 
latest news, tips and advice. Be sure to add it to your feed reader.&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;p&gt;The really cool thing about the webbook is the software. The webbok 
comes pre-loaded with &lt;a title=&quot;Ubuntu Desktop Software&quot; 
href=&quot;http://www.ubuntu.com/products/WhatIsUbuntu/desktopedition&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ubuntu 8.04.1&lt;/a&gt; and some new software 
written especially for this application that delivers broadband connectivity 
over 3G Mobile networks.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;The really cool thing about the webbook is the software. The webbok 
comes pre-loaded with &lt;a title=&quot;Ubuntu Desktop Software&quot; 
href=&quot;http://www.ubuntu.com/products/WhatIsUbuntu/desktopedition&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ubuntu 8.04.1&lt;/a&gt;, Hardy Heron, and some new 
software written especially for this application that delivers broadband 
connectivity over 3G Mobile networks.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;With Ubuntu you get pretty much everything you will ever need 
included right out-of-the-box. You don&amp;#8217;t need to go out and pay 
several hundred pounds to get legal copies of a word-processor, spreadsheet and 
email client. The webbook comes pre-installed with the fantastic &lt;a 
title=&quot;OpenOffice.org&quot; href=&quot;http://openoffice.org&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;OpenOffice.org&lt;/a&gt; applications suite and 
the Evolution mail and calendaring client. Web browsing is provided by the most 
excellent Firefox 3 and there are many more high quality and fully functional 
applications provided on the hard disk. A couple of examples are &lt;a 
title=&quot;The Gimp&quot; href=&quot;http://www.gimp.org/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Gimp&lt;/a&gt; for photo editing and &lt;a 
title=&quot;Pidgin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.pidgin.im/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Pidgin&lt;/a&gt; for Instant Messaging. Of course 
you also have access to Ubuntu&amp;#8217;s on-line software repository where 
there are literally thousands of other programs and applications to choose 
from. And they are all free and are not &amp;#8220;demo&amp;#8221; or limited 
functionality versions either. Open Source gives you freedom, not 
restrictions.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The 3G communications software called &lt;a title=&quot;Wader&quot; 
href=&quot;https://launchpad.net/wader&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Wader&lt;/a&gt; (GPL licensed, and funded by 
Elonex) was written by &lt;a title=&quot;Warp Networks&quot; 
href=&quot;http://warp.es/en&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Warp 
Networks&lt;/a&gt; of Zaragoza, Spain. Their knowledge of this specialised area 
of communications technology and Python programming is superb and the chaps did 
a fantastic job to get the software ready for production in what were 
ultimately very tight time-scales. We have plenty of plans for new features and 
enhancements, and as the software is open source, community involvement is 
welcomed and encouraged. We will be communicating more on how to get involved 
shortly.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;For anyone interested in Mobile Broadband, or just getting their mits 
on a webbook for that matter, the proposition from Carphone Warehouse is very 
attractive indeed: simply take out a contract (with Carphone Warehouse) for 3G 
Mobile  Broadband with either &lt;a title=&quot;Orange&quot; 
href=&quot;http://www.orange.com/en_EN/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Orange&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title=&quot;T-Mobile&quot; 
href=&quot;http://www.t-mobile.com/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;T-Mobile&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a 
title=&quot;Three&quot; href=&quot;http://three.com/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt; and you get the webbook for free! Or, 
you can just buy the webbook outright. If you are in the UK, there&amp;#8217;s 
probably a webbook near you now. They are available on-line or from their many 
high street shops.&lt;/p&gt;

File [changed]: rss20.xml
Url: 
http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml?r1=1.366&r2=1.367
Delta lines:  +1 -1
-------------------
--- rss20.xml   2008-07-24 23:59:17+0000        1.366
+++ rss20.xml   2008-07-25 11:59:04+0000        1.367
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 &lt;p&gt;&lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/webbook-nq8.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img
 class=&quot;size-medium wp-image-293&quot; title=&quot;Elonex webbook&quot; 
src=&quot;http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/webbook-nq8-300x277.png&quot;
 alt=&quot;The Elonex webbook&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; 
height=&quot;277&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The webbook is manufactured by the UK electronics company &lt;a 
title=&quot;Elonex&quot; href=&quot;http://www.elonex.co.uk/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Elonex&lt;/a&gt; and is being sold exclusively by 
&lt;a title=&quot;The Carphone Warehouse&quot; 
href=&quot;http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/commerce/servlet/gben-server-PageServer?article=MAIN.UK.INTERNET.TRADEWIRELESS.IMAGES1.LAPTOPS&quot;
 target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Carphone Warehouse&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The webbook is a high specification UMPC that has a 1.6Ghz Via C7 
processor (x86), 512Mb of RAM and [currently] an 80G HDD. The screen has a very 
usable 1024&amp;#215;600 resolution and it has the usual assortment of USB, LAN 
and an SD socket, plus built in WiFi too. We have setup a blog specifically for 
the webbook &lt;a title=&quot;The webbook blog&quot; 
href=&quot;http://webbookblog.com/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; so users can get access to all the 
latest news, tips and advice. Be sure to add it to your feed reader.&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;p&gt;The really cool thing about the webbook is the software. The webbok 
comes pre-loaded with &lt;a title=&quot;Ubuntu Desktop Software&quot; 
href=&quot;http://www.ubuntu.com/products/WhatIsUbuntu/desktopedition&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ubuntu 8.04.1&lt;/a&gt; and some new software 
written especially for this application that delivers broadband connectivity 
over 3G Mobile networks.&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;The really cool thing about the webbook is the software. The webbok 
comes pre-loaded with &lt;a title=&quot;Ubuntu Desktop Software&quot; 
href=&quot;http://www.ubuntu.com/products/WhatIsUbuntu/desktopedition&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ubuntu 8.04.1&lt;/a&gt;, Hardy Heron, and some new 
software written especially for this application that delivers broadband 
connectivity over 3G Mobile networks.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;With Ubuntu you get pretty much everything you will ever need 
included right out-of-the-box. You don&amp;#8217;t need to go out and pay 
several hundred pounds to get legal copies of a word-processor, spreadsheet and 
email client. The webbook comes pre-installed with the fantastic &lt;a 
title=&quot;OpenOffice.org&quot; href=&quot;http://openoffice.org&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;OpenOffice.org&lt;/a&gt; applications suite and 
the Evolution mail and calendaring client. Web browsing is provided by the most 
excellent Firefox 3 and there are many more high quality and fully functional 
applications provided on the hard disk. A couple of examples are &lt;a 
title=&quot;The Gimp&quot; href=&quot;http://www.gimp.org/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Gimp&lt;/a&gt; for photo editing and &lt;a 
title=&quot;Pidgin&quot; href=&quot;http://www.pidgin.im/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Pidgin&lt;/a&gt; for Instant Messaging. Of course 
you also have access to Ubuntu&amp;#8217;s on-line software repository where 
there are literally thousands of other programs and applications to choose 
from. And they are all free and are not &amp;#8220;demo&amp;#8221; or limited 
functionality versions either. Open Source gives you freedom, not 
restrictions.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;The 3G communications software called &lt;a title=&quot;Wader&quot; 
href=&quot;https://launchpad.net/wader&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Wader&lt;/a&gt; (GPL licensed, and funded by 
Elonex) was written by &lt;a title=&quot;Warp Networks&quot; 
href=&quot;http://warp.es/en&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Warp 
Networks&lt;/a&gt; of Zaragoza, Spain. Their knowledge of this specialised area 
of communications technology and Python programming is superb and the chaps did 
a fantastic job to get the software ready for production in what were 
ultimately very tight time-scales. We have plenty of plans for new features and 
enhancements, and as the software is open source, community involvement is 
welcomed and encouraged. We will be communicating more on how to get involved 
shortly.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;For anyone interested in Mobile Broadband, or just getting their mits 
on a webbook for that matter, the proposition from Carphone Warehouse is very 
attractive indeed: simply take out a contract (with Carphone Warehouse) for 3G 
Mobile  Broadband with either &lt;a title=&quot;Orange&quot; 
href=&quot;http://www.orange.com/en_EN/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Orange&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title=&quot;T-Mobile&quot; 
href=&quot;http://www.t-mobile.com/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;T-Mobile&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a 
title=&quot;Three&quot; href=&quot;http://three.com/&quot; 
target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;3&lt;/a&gt; and you get the webbook for free! Or, 
you can just buy the webbook outright. If you are in the UK, there&amp;#8217;s 
probably a webbook near you now. They are available on-line or from their many 
high street shops.&lt;/p&gt;




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