Joli on the MiniJolicloud on the Dell Mini

I’ve used Jolicloud 1.1 for a few days now and like what I’ve seen so far:

Pros:

• Easy Install (as always)
• Nice splash on startup/shutdown
• Quick boot
• My Apps all there on a fresh install & update

Cons:

• My network connection keeps dropping – not sure if it’s my location or what
• Install took about 1/2 hour.   Sat at 89% for quite some time
• My Chrome icon doesn’t work anymore, just Chromium
• HTML5 Video Launch broken too

Again, only a few days, and this is what I’ve seen during the install & use of Jolicloud 1.1 on a stock Dell Mini 9.

Overall, I’m happy with my Jolicloud 1.1 experience.   YouTube clips are watchable, even the Hulu app on Low video is enough to watch a show on.     I wish I could add Rhythmbox to the launcher, I have to go through 1 more click than I’d like.

Also, I like that I can rearrange the launcher items, but sometimes it takes a while to move from screen three to one – maybe some area where I can have them all on one screen to organize.   Also, could I label some for Internet, or Social, Music, etc. that would be cool too.

Don’t forgot to follow me within Jolicloud – ‘Jeff Jolionmini.com’   Just search for JoliOnMini and it’ll bring me up – love checking out others recently added apps to see if there’s anything I’d like too.

Have any other ideas for Jolicloud or any questions, use the comments below or our forums…

Good Luck Joliclouding!

I re-did my Dell Mini 9 and put a fresh copy of Jolicloud 1.1 on it. Others have tried the upgrade path provided by Jolicloud. Many of those have had issues.

Have you had issues with your upgrade to 1.1? Post comments or use our Forums – we can try to help too.

We had some issues before with Jolicloud packages not updating properly. Use of the command line usually helps. We also talked about a few fixes before, check this out, see if it helps!

Jolicloud users who want to upgrade their systems from 1.0 to latest 1.1 release now have a simple upgrade path available.

The Official Jolicloud Blog describes in detail how to do the upgrade!

Update:
Since GMA 500 support is not completed, I would recommend holding off on your upgrade if you have a Dell Mini 12 Should be done shortly…

The much anticipated Jolicloud 1.1 download is now available.

Please get it at www.jolicloud.com/download

We’ll have much more on Jolicloud 1.1 as we get a chance to play with the new iso.

I’ll be installing it on the Dell Mini 9, and let you know the experiences!!

The good folks at Jolicloud are just about ready to release Jolicloud 1.1.

Some highlights include:

• Dashboard customization with beautiful background images
• Simplified access to the computer settings
• Ability to add any local app to your dashboard from a Jolicloud device
• Faster sign up and login using Facebook Connect
• Improved user interface design

But read more on the Official Jolicloud Blog!

Jolicloud’s original release of 12/1/10 has been pushed back a week and now is expected to be released on 12/7/10.

Here’s the screen shot from the new launcher…

More on release as we approach closer to the date!

The official Jolicloud based netbook – The Jolibook is about to get official. Word is that Thursday the folks at Jolicloud will release the remain specs & the official starting price. Rumored to only be available in the UK to begin, the hopefully world-wide shortly after.

The known specs:

• Atom N550 (Dual Core)
• 250 GB Hard Drive
• Jolicloud 1.1 with Chrome, Facebook, Spotify, Skype, and more installed by default

We’ve heard it will definitely be able to handle HD video, so that should mean a pretty beefy graphics card, and I’m guessing 10″ minimum screen size.

Again, more to come soon…

The rumor has been confirmed. Jolicloud has teamed up with a netbook maker to release their own 10″ netbook with Jolicloud 1.1 pre-installed!

Jolicloud founder Tariq Krim posted this picture from his office:

More news on the specs of the netbook soon…

The folks at Jolicloud have been busy. They’ve recently shown the new launcher for Jolicloud 1.1:

Check out the shot on Flickr.

Tariq (fouder of Jolicloud) has just announced Jolicloud 1.1!

Key improvements on Jolicloud 1.1 are:

• Faster Boot
• Extended Battery Life
• Improved HD playback
• Adobe Flash support
• As before, can revive an old machine back to life

Read more on the official Jolicloud Blog.