Splashtop OS is speedy and light on your computer

My Cr-48 Chrome Notebook hasn’t arrived from Google…yet. Larry…Sergey…where is the love? I’m still waiting…

But, Splashtop has “splashed-down”:

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…Splashtop OS, a lightweight, web-centric operating system optimized for notebooks and netbooks…Splashtop OS is a browser-based “companion OS” that co-exists with the Windows operating system…

…It is available as a free download from Splashtop: http://www.splashtop.com/os.

Key benefits include:
* Fast – starts in just seconds, way before Windows;
* Safe – combines a lightweight Linux platform with the Chromium browser;
* Convenient – includes all core plug-ins, such as Adobe Flash, pre-installed;
* Smart – automatically imports critical settings from Windows for streamlined set-up;
* Personal – allows you to easily customize the environment with thousands of web apps, extensions, games and themes from the Chrome Web Store.

http://www.splashtop.com/press/splashtop-os-featuring-chromium-browser-and-bing-search-now-available-for-download-on-major-notebooks-and-netbooks

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After I downloaded the initial setup file from their website, executed it…and the download of 315.2 MB began. Not a pleasant surprise:  we should be informed that a much large file needs to be downloaded BEFORE executing the initial setup file.

After Splashtop installed, I restarted the computer into it…it takes about one minute for it to fully load the desktop.

I wish Splashtop would allow for the downloading, and saving, of the 312 MB file to a specific location: I am interested in installing it on other computers, but don’t want to again need to download the 312 MB file…I want to put it on a portable drive.

And, I wish there were a version of Splashtop that could be run from an USB drive…

The Starbucks Digital Network is now active!

“Starbucks today announced the launch of the Starbucks Digital Network, in partnership with Yahoo!…Serving up a collection of hand-picked premium news, entertainment and lifestyle content along with local insights and events, the Starbucks Digital Network, is powered by free Wi-Fi and available only in Starbucks stores. Developed for screens big and small, customers with Wi-Fi enabled laptops, tablets or smartphones can visit the network while in line or while enjoying their favorite beverage in the cafe.

“…The digital network’s hand-picked premium content spans six channels: News, Entertainment, Wellness, Business & Careers, My Neighborhood and Starbucks. Newly signed content providers include Bookish Reading Club, Foursquare, GOOD, LinkedIn, New Word City and The Weather Channel.

free Mac software, Oct. 1 to 4

“Come and get it!…”

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Date: Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 6:33 AM
Subject: CampTune 7.5 for Mac® OS X
To: <slick@techtalkradio.com>

Today I’d like to inform you about the…3-Day Giveaway of CampTune 7.5 for Mac® OS X – a handy utility that easily redistributes disk space between Windows® and Mac® partitions.

The software, normally priced at $19.95, will be available for your readers from Paragon Free portal: http://www.paragon-software.com/free/giveaway.html …FRIDAY  October, 1,  03:00 am (NY Time) till MONDAY October, 4,  03:00 am (NY Time)!

Please note that this free version requires registration.
The detailed product information is available at: Paragon CampTune 8 for Mac® OS X website

until Sept. 15, free software

Until September 15th, YouTube Music Downloader is free!

“YouTube Music Downloader is an easy-to-use windows software to download YouTube Music videos and convert them to MP3, AVI, WMV, MOV, MP4, 3GP formats. Users can download…music from youtube and listen them on their iPod, MP3 Player or watch them on your PC, iPod, iPhone.”