The developers of eagerly awaited netbook OS, Jolicloud, have just announced that the new pre-beta release of the OS is available to download. The OS comes in two downloadable versions: Jolicloud Express, a Windows .exe file which will install Jolicloud directly from your Windows desktop; or an ISO for those experienced in such dark arts as partitioning.

If you're a beginner, we recommend that you stick with the Express edition - just make sure that you back up any important data, photos etc on your netbook before you begin: installing any OS can sometimes cause problems.

When you've downloaded and tested the pre-beta, come back and let us know what you thought!