A JoliCloud user is a JoliClouder .

Just a definition ;-)

Good Video about Jolicloud alpha by Sacha Pallemberg

This 13'56" Video (in English) by Sascha Pallenberg, based in Taipei, does a full walk through of the Robby Alpha Release of Jolicloud, the new cloud O/S for Netbooks .

An interesting demo and introduction.

Watch while you wait for an invite ;-)

Social Aspects of Jolicloud, the new netbook OS

A Twitter's reader @thesethings of this "young" blog has asked me about the Social Aspect of Jolicloud and I take the occasion to answer her here.

Tariq Krim, the founder and CEO of Jolicloud has launched in 2005 another successful web service: Netvibes. Netvibes, is a free homepage and has also a well developped internal Social Channel. So it is fair to think that Tariq will bring some Social features to Jolicloud.

At the moment, the JoliCloud Social thing is quite limited but Jolicloud is just in the first Alpha release and, at this stage, it is important for them to check all the basics and foundation of the service.

So, to be more specific on the Social Side with Jolicloud you now can :

1) suscribe to other Jolicloud users :
at this moment that gives you an update every time a suscribed friend has adopted a new services/applications from the Jolicloud offer. (it can be usefull if you are the kind of person that do not know what is new/cool and that you trust a few of your friends/connections.
By suscribing you can also see your friends' new friends/connections on Jolicloud in the Notification Tab (see first capture).


When you get on the My JoliCloud for the first time you have just one subscription: Jolicloud group ( so no one will be left alone ;-) ).

To suscribe to other Jolicloud users, you have to know that they are on Jolicloud and what their username is. The yellow Search box helps you as you can search with just 2-3 letters, ex "pa" will give you all the Patrick... and so on.

2) Of course, other users can suscribe to you, but you can always hide what you do no want to show.


3) You can unsuscribe any user at any time.

And that at the moment is all if you consider the Exclusive JoliCloud network. Yes, it is quite static and limited and limited to "passive awarness". But, of course, you can use all the other Social Services you want (Twitter, FaceBook also whith Chat, Gmail, ...)

What I can imagine to see on the Social side for JoliCloud in a near future is the following:

1. An internal Twitter like messaging tool, (perhaps it could even be an ad hoc Twitter tool with the use of a special ashtag like #jc) by which you could publish somewhere in Jolicloud to your suscribed friends.
2. In the future, with GeoLocalisation, it could be interesting to know if a JoliClouder (my neologism for JoliCloud User) is near by you.
3. ...
   

First TechCrunch review of Jolicloud Alpha

Robin Wauters, Belgian Editor of TechCrunch has published a very good review of the alpha release of Jolicloud.

I will publish mine as soon as I can.

Updated list of Netbooks supported by Jolicoud

Here is the Updated list of the NetBooks that have been tested with Jolicloud (from the Compatibility page of the Jolicloud website)

Acer

Aspire One, Aspire 150

Asus

Eee PC 700, 701SD, 900, 901, 904HD, 1000, 1000H, 1000HD, S101 / Eee Box B202 / Eee Top 1602

Compaq

Mini 700EF

Dell

Mini 9, Mini 10v

HP

Mini 1000

Intel

Classmate and derivated

Lenovo

S-10

MSI

Wind 100, Wind 120

Samsung

NC-10, N-310

I have myself a DELL mini 9 and it is working very well with Jolicloud ;-)

Tariq Krim, founder and CEO of Jolicloud, has just announced that Netbooks with an Intel Graphic GMA500 cards can now expect to be Jolclouded !

If your Netbook, is not in the list, try to send an email to Jolicloud or twit to @jolisupport and ask.

If you want to try Jolicloud, get a decent USB key

My first Jolicloud Tip: if you want to try Jolicloud alpha release get a decent USB key.


Jolicloud, the EasySimple netbook OS, is available by download. That means that when you receive your invitation code, you will receive an email with a link. Follow the link and start the download.

All the Jolicloud installation package weights, at the moment, just 660 mega so you will be fine with a 1 Giga USB key.

But as @jolisupport (the Twitter support of Jolicloud) has just written : "Take a good quality keys for 90% of install issues were due to a usb key with defect ! forget promo usb keys and get a real one !"

So, get a decent USB key and do not go for a cheap or a promo key !

JoliCloud, the EasySimple OS for netbooks is out !

So, after a few monthes of, I presume, hard work, Tariq Krim and his gang have opened the alpha release of their new Jolicloud Operating Sistem (OS) dedicated to the netbooks.

So, if your netbook is tired of his "old 2001" Windows XP or if you are afraid to install alone an Ubuntu (a version of Linux OS) you will be pleased to use: JoliCloud.

Why JoliCloud ? Joli , means nice in French, and cloud is not a meteorological term but means the new trend in the Web/computer industry by which all you need in your computer can/will be found on the Web.
If you have a decent internet connection, you can already now write a letter or an email, chat, buy, watch a video or listen to a song, ... without the necessity of an installed program/software on your PC.

But, stop !! Do not rush for it ! Jolicloud, is just open to developers and testers and ... yes, myself, an average user.


Like always, in this situation, there are a few bugs, a few situations to sort out before all can enjoy this new service. So, be patient: we are doind the hard work ... ;-)

But, I am really surprised: this Jolicloud Alpha version (code name Robby) looks like a Beta to me (remember that five years after its release, Gmail was still a beta application).

So great work was done.

As, also the Jolicloud servers have to be upgraded to welcome the 14.000 and more aspiring first users, I will take this time to present my own view of JoliCloud.

Ah, I was forgetting to tell you that:

Jolicloud :

• is free of charge , with no ads or similar,
• needs one of the selected netboks,
  
• needs Internet connection (Wifi, 3G, Adsl...)
• weights just 660 Megabytes and you can install it on a USB key
  
• lets keep your actual OS AND have also Jolicloud installed (dual-boot)
  
• does not need an Anti-Virus

Well, that's all for today, I am going back to play with it ;-)

Do you have questions ? ideas ? suggestions ? Comments are here for that !

Enjoy ! ;-)