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@canllaith- canllaith: Backing up my baby Dell to try the beta of Ubuntu 10.10
- canllaith: Singing along to Karen Carpenter. My voice is coming back! Stupid string of colds/flu.
- canllaith: @gianouts why don't you go in? :P
- canllaith: @WasPhantom I was just having a conversation about how many bottles of water we could store under our bed .. =)
- canllaith: Updating the HTC Hero I use for work stuff to HTC's official 2.1. Hoping that handles work exchange better than the Nexus One did.
Tag Archives: LinuxChix
Review: HP Mini 1001TU with MIE
I keep promising myself that I wont do this again. It’s actually getting a little embarrassing, really. I can tell that my friends think I have a problem, but are too polite to mention it. This time I managed to … Continue reading
Just a quickie …
To mention that VMWare’s free virtualisation product, Player, now features Unity under Linux. For those who haven’t seen this feature before, Unity lets you break applications out of the virtual machine’s window and seamlessly use them beside your native applications. … Continue reading
Tagged LinuxChix, Work
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Linux in Easy Steps
I recently went looking for a good beginner’s resource for a budding Linux user, and came across Linux in Easy Steps by Mike McGrath. It’s an excellent primer for the new Linux user. Focused on the Ubuntu Linux distribution, Linux … Continue reading
Password Management with KeePassX
Working with as many systems as I do, I have to keep track of a pretty huge number of user accounts and passwords across many diverse environments. For a long time I used a GPG encrypted text file to store … Continue reading
Tagged KDE, Lifehack, LinuxChix
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EeePC 901
I picked up the ASUS EeePC 901 Windows 12G edition in black from Ascent about a week ago and I don’t think I’ve gone anywhere without it since. I’m getting between 5 – 7 hours battery life pretty consistently and … Continue reading
Ingram Micro Showcase
I spent a very enjoyable two hours today at the Ingram Micro Showcase. I had a pretty good look at the ASUS Eee 1000, the HP Mini Note and what was for me the star of the show, the Acer … Continue reading
Day by Day
The netbook is fast finding a comfortable niche as a second or even third computer. The majority of consumers seem to be buying them to supplement the systems they already own. I certainly saw the Eee that way when I … Continue reading
Even Easier to Love
The very day the EeePC 701 was available in stores in New Zealand, swept up in the internet hype, I bought one. The hype was well deserved. The original Eee has been credited with turning the notebook market on it’s … Continue reading
eeelaborate
I decided to spice up my EeePC with a pretty decal: It was very easy to apply and looks great. My Eee already draws a lot of comments when I take it out and about, I imagine I’ll attract more … Continue reading