Comments on: Instant-On Portable Computers: A Fast-Growing Trend http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/11/05/instant-on-portable-computers-a-fast-growing-trend/ Rebooting the workforce Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:46:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: What will be the future of OSes? - Unofficial Windows 7 Blog! http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/11/05/instant-on-portable-computers-a-fast-growing-trend/#comment-308288 What will be the future of OSes? - Unofficial Windows 7 Blog! Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:47:43 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=4862#comment-308288 <p>[...] from that there are few motherboards which are now capable of running web browsers like Firefox and Opera and that too without the need of any operating system and as the Cloud computing is getting popular [...]</p> [...] from that there are few motherboards which are now capable of running web browsers like Firefox and Opera and that too without the need of any operating system and as the Cloud computing is getting popular [...]

]]> By: Boycott Novell » Links 07/11/2008: New KDE Release; GNU/Linux Sub-notebooks Scare Microsoft http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/11/05/instant-on-portable-computers-a-fast-growing-trend/#comment-308219 Boycott Novell » Links 07/11/2008: New KDE Release; GNU/Linux Sub-notebooks Scare Microsoft Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:32:43 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=4862#comment-308219 <p>[...] Instant-On Portable Computers: A Fast-Growing Trend [...]</p> [...] Instant-On Portable Computers: A Fast-Growing Trend [...]

]]> By: Samuel http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/11/05/instant-on-portable-computers-a-fast-growing-trend/#comment-308203 Samuel Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:37:00 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=4862#comment-308203 <p>@Jean-Francois--yes leaving a computer on and in standby mode is pretty prevalent, but instant-on is still handy for the traveler who has to shut a laptop down, then wants to check something, and in other similar scenarios. It's not an accident that this is being pushed on portable computers.</p> <p>Sam</p> @Jean-Francois–yes leaving a computer on and in standby mode is pretty prevalent, but instant-on is still handy for the traveler who has to shut a laptop down, then wants to check something, and in other similar scenarios. It’s not an accident that this is being pushed on portable computers.

Sam

]]> By: Jean-Francois Arseneault http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/11/05/instant-on-portable-computers-a-fast-growing-trend/#comment-308194 Jean-Francois Arseneault Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:38:23 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=4862#comment-308194 <p>I've been using thinkpads and winxp for years and the standby mode has the same 4-5 seconds. I reboot once every 2 weeks or so... People still shutdown their PCs every day?</p> I’ve been using thinkpads and winxp for years and the standby mode has the same 4-5 seconds. I reboot once every 2 weeks or so… People still shutdown their PCs every day?

]]> By: HereAndNow http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/11/05/instant-on-portable-computers-a-fast-growing-trend/#comment-308158 HereAndNow Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:10:19 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=4862#comment-308158 <p>To Imran Ali,</p> <p>Most OSs come of sleep mode reasonably quickly. However, Splashtop "instant-on" is addressing the issue of boot time (i.e. a full startup). If you have experience with Windows, you know how long that can take.</p> To Imran Ali,

Most OSs come of sleep mode reasonably quickly. However, Splashtop “instant-on” is addressing the issue of boot time (i.e. a full startup). If you have experience with Windows, you know how long that can take.

]]> By: Imran Ali http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/11/05/instant-on-portable-computers-a-fast-growing-trend/#comment-308131 Imran Ali Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:28:07 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=4862#comment-308131 <p>LOL, my 18 month old MacBook Pro is pretty much instant-on when it comes outta sleep mode - maybe a 4-5 second lag while it connects to wifi.</p> LOL, my 18 month old MacBook Pro is pretty much instant-on when it comes outta sleep mode – maybe a 4-5 second lag while it connects to wifi.

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