Issue : May 2010

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Traditionally, the editor of the first issue of a magazine is meant to welcome the new readers and tell you all about the grand vision and how this mag will be soooo much better than any other publication before it. And all that's true but it's not what I want to spend my first editorial telling you about.

I've been using computers that really were like netbooks before anyone came up with the name. My first ultra-portable computer was a Toshiba Libretto 70. With a massive 6" screen and a couple of gigs of storage it was a machine ahead of its time. That's where my fascination with all things tiny and computery began.

Since then I've searched far and wide for the perfect ultra-portable but until Asus tipped the notebook market on its head with the first Eee PC (I've got one of those too!) there wasn't a whole lot to look at. Now you can't even walk into a supermarket without having a netbook pop out from some shelf display.

Netbooks are a fact of life but there's precious little specialist coverage given to the fastest growing sector in the PC biz. Given the whole global financial crisis I'd suspect that the whole computer industry would be stagnant if not for these computing minnows.

So, what's a netbook? For Netbook Mojo any notebook-style computer with a 10" or smaller display will pretty much qualify. As well as covering the latest netbooks, Netbook Mojo will look at all sorts of accessories and give you advice on how to get the most from your netbook.

As for me - I've been a contributor to some of Australia's premiere tech publications. It's a great gig but I've always wanted to create a magazine where I could bring together the guys I most enjoy working with and whose work I like to read. When the opportunity to work with Nick and the Sproog team came along all the elements needed to make Netbook Mojo a reality fell into place.

The team that will bring Netbook Mojo to you will start with the cream of Australia's tech media. As the editor, it's up to me to make sure that the team delivers what you want. For that to happen I'll need you to provide your input. If there's something more you'd like to see or that you reckon we get wrong then I need to know. 

Anthony Caruana

editor@netbookmojo.com

Issue : 2010 News Archive