Cloudbook
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My Cloudbook is dead - what now?
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2008/07/21 by
Michael, [Cloudbook, blog]
My Cloudbook seems to have giving up on being fully functional, and no apparent reason can be visually inspected (ie: scorch marks etc). My theory is that the Cloudbook got overheated while stored in my backpack, so the damage should be localized (probably to the mother board, if not to a specific chip). So I have [...]
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My Cloudbook is not booting
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2008/07/18 by
Michael, [Cloudbook]
This morning when I tried to boot my Cloudbook I was greeting with a lit CAPSLOCK led and no other response from the machine. At work I tried to boot it again, this time plugged in to the charger with the same effect except this time I also noted that the fan wasn’t spinning. So the [...]
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My Cloudbook Experience
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2008/05/06 by
Michael, [Cloudbook]
I have had my Cloudbook for about 2 weeks now, and it has worked out pretty well. gOS was quickly replaced with Ubuntu and Windows XP, because frankly the gOS sucks big time. I haven’t finished tweaking it, and hardware mods have been put on hold for the time being as all the equipment is [...]
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Cloudbook vs. EEE: Windows XP Bootup time
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2008/03/16 by
Michael, [Cloudbook, EEE PC, blog]
The Everex Cloudbook has been seen as a very slow machine compared to the Asus EEE PC. How slow is it actually? Thanks to the nice folks over at http://digital.xy.hk/ and http://www.umpcfever.com/ we got this video showing the Cloudbook and EEE booting Windows XP side-by-side: Get the Flash Player to see this player. var FO = { [...]
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More Cloudbook mods planned
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2008/03/03 by
Michael, [Cloudbook, Wiki updates, blog]
After reading up on the Cloudbooker forum on what other people are doing with their Cloudbooks I found out that the connector for the webcam is a standard USB connector, so I’ll just add a USB hub in there so I don’t need to run so many cables between the motherboard and the lid (just [...]
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Preparing modding of my Cloudbook
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2008/02/29 by
Michael, [Cloudbook, Wiki updates, blog]
I am expecting the Cloudbook to arrive either tomorrow (Saturday) or next week, and I have already prepared myself for a few mods: Upgrade the RAM to 1 Gb (ok, not really a mod in the purest sense) Add USB hub to facilitate more mods Add Bluetooth adapter Add touch panel Add 3G (HSDPA) modem Those are the mods I’ve prepared [...]
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Updating my Windows installation disk
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2008/02/27 by
Michael, [Cloudbook, EEE PC, blog]
My daughter’s EEE will be running Windows XP as the educational software we have bought for her only runs on XP (plus I want to try out Windows XP on the EEE), and I am updating the Windows XP installation disks using nLite. Not only do I make sure that all the relevant servicepacks and [...]
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My Cloudbook is being shipped
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2008/02/26 by
Michael, [Cloudbook, EEE PC, blog]
I just got the word that my Cloudbook is now in the hands of the US Postal Service and is expected to reach me in 5-6 business days (which I hope means end of this week, but more likely beginning of next week). I have also ordered custom laptop skins for my Cloudbook and my [...]
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WalMart.com has Cloudbook IN STOCK now!
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2008/02/23 by
Michael, [Cloudbook, blog]
Please note that WalMart.com has Cloudbook IN STOCK and is accepting orders. Not a day too early (actually, about a month late but who keeps count? ). a2a_linkname="WalMart.com has Cloudbook IN STOCK now!"; a2a_linkurl="http://michaelboman.org/blog/2008/02/23/walmartcom-has-cloudbook-in-stock-now/";
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Cloudbook-like machine in available in Indonesia
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2008/02/22 by
Michael, [Cloudbook, blog]
One of my friends pointed out that the Ubud UMPC from Zyrex is very similar to the Cloudbook, and looking at the pictures and the hardware specifications it is very likely it’s the same machine - or close enough for most people. Here’s the hardware specifications: Processor VIA C7-M,ULV 1,2Ghz Cache Memory 128KB L2 Cache Main Memory 1 GB DDR2-533 SO-DIMM, one [...]
