Posts Tagged ‘asus’
Use Rsync to backup your Ubuntu Linux Asus eee
Posted on December, 2 at 2:04 pm | Filed Under Asus eee
Here is a good rsync tutorial for all the new Asus ubuntu users that have taken my advice and switched to eee-ubuntu.
Apple misses the netbook boom?
Posted on October, 22 at 9:55 pm | Filed Under Asus eee
Dave Winer is taking Apple to task for not producing an Apple netbook. MSI, Asus and others are shipping the current darling of computer hardware, the netbook and Apple, the designers designer for elegant and functional hardware, is not yet offering a netbook. I would be surprised if this continued for much longer. The netbook [...]
Vim Mode for Firefox – Perfect for Small Screens
Posted on October, 9 at 10:17 pm | Filed Under Collaboration
For those who are keyboard focused, now you can run Firefox using all the same key bindings as VIM. Take a look at vimperator, a VIM mode plugin for Firefox. When you install it, the menu bar, navigation bar and bookmarks are hidden, and all your surfing is controlled through a VIM like input area [...]
Say Goodbye to Errno 5 – Install Ubuntu on Asus eee 900
Posted on September, 23 at 9:59 pm | Filed Under Asus eee
Errno 5 was the bane of my existance. Every variation I tried to install the live cd version of Ubuntu 8.04 or eeeBuntu ended in an errno 5 report somewhere during the install … and always a different spot. So I gave up … until now. The new release of ubuntu-eee (8.04.1) installed on my [...]
Install Ubuntu 8.04.1 on your Asus eee
Posted on September, 23 at 7:37 am | Filed Under Asus eee
eeeUbuntu has released their much anticipated new Ubuntu edition. This one sports the netbook remix interface. There is a nice tutorial that covers the setup steps here. I am hoping that its installer isn’t plagued by the errorno 5 problems we’ve seen with prior ubuntu installs on Asus eee netbooks.
Configuration Management Snafu – Asus edition
Posted on September, 22 at 10:39 am | Filed Under Asus eee, CM
It seems that CM problems are all the rage in with computer hardware companies these days. The most recent comes to us courtesy of Asus, the manufacturer of my beloved eee 900. Asus has released rescue CDs that contain software cracks, cracked licenses, and confidential company documents. It sounds like the software got into the [...]
