EEE PC
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Ubuntu-EEE and the EEE901
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2008/08/19 by
Michael, [EEE PC, Linux / OSS, blog]
Last night I started installing Ubuntu-EEE, but it left me with unsuable network connections (same as the standard edition of Ubuntu did). Thanks to the information in their wiki those problems has now been resolved, and I hope that the fixes will be included in a future release of the EEE (there shouldn’t be a [...]
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EEE901 Ubuntu installation
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2008/08/18 by
Michael, [EEE PC, blog]
I tried to install Ubuntu 8.04.1 during the weekend, but it failed pretty badly. Not the installation itself (which worked flawlessly), but the lack of drivers for both wired and wireless network adapters (bluetooth adaptor worked out of the box though). A friend of mine recommended Ubuntu-EEE, which supposedly is a EEE optimized version of Ubuntu. [...]
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My EEE PC 901 has arrived (with unboxing pictures)
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2008/08/05 by
Michael, [EEE PC, blog]
My EEE PC 901 arrived today (well, technically yesterday but I had to go to the postal office and get it). I bought this one off eBay from a seller named ishop_ec (really good seller, highly recommended), and it comes already modded with a 2 Gb memory module (the original RAM module was also included, [...]
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Mixing US English and Swedish keyboard layout
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2008/06/01 by
Michael, [EEE PC, Linux / OSS, blog]
Now when I am back in Sweden I keep switching back and forth between Swedish and English keyboard layout, which is very inefficient and time consuming, and all of this because the Swedish alphabet has 3 extra characters (åäö). It all started out when I was looking for a way to switch keyboard layout on [...]
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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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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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Stalking WalMart and NewEgg websites
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2008/02/21 by
Michael, [Cloudbook, EEE PC, blog]
I am currently reloading WalMart and NewEgg page for the Everex Cloudbook every 5 minutes now to see when there is stock so I can order some. But the stock has to come soon. I like the way the Cloudbook is designed (been at the shop and messed around with the Packard Bell XS20 again), [...]
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Trying out the Packard Bell XS laptop
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2008/02/14 by
Michael, [Cloudbook, EEE PC, blog]
I went to one of the resellers of the Packard Bell EasyNote XS laptop, which is physically the same machine that Everex will release tomorrow (Friday) as the Cloudbook. After trying out the keyboard and the pointing device I just say that I am sold on the XS/Cloudbook design. Granted, the pointing device and mouse buttons [...]
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A really hacked Asus EEE PC
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2008/01/25 by
Michael, [Cloudbook, EEE PC, blog]
It’s amazing what kind of hardware hacks you can do with the Asus EEE PC. It does inspire me to do similar hardware upgrades with the Couldbook when I get it. I want to add Bluetooth, additional Wifi connectivity (both for N connectivity and MITM reasons) and a GPS (essential when you do wardriving). I also [...]
