Category Archives: Eee

Eeebuntu for Uncle?

Posted on May 20, 2010 by alan

SayUncle is looking at Eeebuntu for his Eee and is asking for advice. (none of that on the Internet, right?) I use Eeebuntu on my Eee, which I use mostly for network stuff. I have GTKterm for talking to routers, … Continue reading →

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Lissa joins the rEeevolution!

Posted on July 3, 2009 by alan

Lissa just brought home a shiny new Eee! Now if we could only get her into IRC. UPDATE: The real reason Lissa got an Eee. Eees are Kitteh approved.

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Eeebuntu 3.0

Posted on June 1, 2009 by alan

Installed Eeebuntu 3.0 on the Eee tonight. So far so good. Boot time is much faster. So far the only problem I’ve noticed is the touchpad is a little jumpy. I installed the Standard Edition which includes Firefox, Thunderbird, Skype, … Continue reading →

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That Eeeee! you heard earlier?

Posted on April 26, 2009 by alan

Was Tam joining the Eee club. With a typical new Eee owner reaction: Plus, it’s such a cute little thing; barely larger and heavier than a paperback novel. I think I’m in lurve…

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Sticker Blogging

Posted on April 10, 2009 by alan

I’m not feeling the outrage today so you get a photo of the cool new sticker on my Eee: Yes, that new sticker on the bottom is from the famous Miskatonic University in Arkham, MA.

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Gunblogger Gear

Posted on February 12, 2009 by alan

Breda continued the gear meme yesterday with her post on Gunblogger Girl Gear. I’ll play along too. Here is what I’m dragging around these days. This is just shooting and blogging related stuff. The work backpack is much more geeky. … Continue reading →

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Yes, it's a man purse. Get over it.

Posted on January 23, 2009 by alan

The whole point of the Eee is to carry less, so I needed something smaller to carry it in. So I got a Maxpedition Jumbo Versipack. Smaller than a backpack, but with plenty of room for the Eee and accessories. … Continue reading →

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Eee Update

Posted on January 13, 2009 by alan

Eeebuntu Linux is working great on the 900HA Eee. It’s been rock solid so far. I’ve found myself taking the little thing everywhere, even doing a little pdb style throne blogging.  If you have an Eee with Windows on it, … Continue reading →

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Installing Linux on an Eee

Posted on January 7, 2009 by alan

It was inevitable. I can only stand so much Windows and after I abused it a little for review, it had to go. I installed eeebuntu, specifically the Netbook spin with the NBR launcher.  (It’s pretty) It’s a simple process. … Continue reading →

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