Well, I mean, why not? Let’s get on this bandwagon.

We at OTC have actually been playing with/installing/testing these for a while now, and we can officially say they get the OTC stamp of approval. We installed 5 of them inside Backspace for Internet kiosks, and they have yet to have a single problem with them (and those machines get beat on in ways you don’t even want to know about). We even are using one in suite 102. And with 90% less power consumption than your average desktop, that’s some pretty sweet energy savings.

Also, John has been playing with this as well, which is pretty cool. Unless you’re as geeky as us, the “About Moblin” section will probably read like greek to you, as it’s written by Linux nerds that work at Intel, who if they happen to either belong to a World of Warcraft guild or play D&D, will have the best geek trifecta of all time. But anyway it is really cool to see large companies like Intel both embracing open-source software and also the whole netbook/nettop idea of more affordable, lower power consumption hardware that relies more on the power of the Internet to provide storage and resources.

Joanna is now my new favorite person at LB. I’m sure this will become a very tight horse race of popularity due to what seems like a  much higher per-capita allocation of awesome in the building, but the gift basket of coffee mugs, greenery, and a beautiful wooden cutting board really gave her the edge.

On another note, we have started to get set up with some workspace and furniture, so why don’t we just get this party started? If anyone in the community has questions/support needs/wants to dork out, you can email us directly email leftbank *at* otcpdx dawt calm.