From techradar.com (this one is for ectpete)…
Why wait for Windows 7 though? There are loads of ways you can fiddle with Vista’s interface and cheer up the depressing and omnipresent black bars. To show you some of the options out there here are seven tricks for dealing with that most common of Windows’ viruses: Mac-envy.
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This seems a logical step for many Eee PC owners and the Asus Eee PC Forum has a thread devoted to unraveling this issue [link] but for your convenience here are the steps laid out:
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Yet again the magic that is ‘er in-doors has come up trumps with the best geeky accessory gift a proud new Eee PC owner could wish for.. a leather case!
Amazon have this hand made soft leather case for the 900 series at a great price [link]
I particularly like the pouches for your SD Cards and business cards.
If you want to contribute to my flickr eee-pc page please feel free to login and upload some pics… [link]
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The first thing that you should do with your new Eee PC is replace the Asus/Xandros Linux with Ubuntu Eee!
The folks over at Ubuntu Eee [link] have taken the Ubuntu Netbook Remix Interface and served up something special for the Eee…
Ubuntu Eee is not only Ubuntu optimized for the Asus Eee PC. It’s an operating system, using the Netbook Remix interface, which favors the best software available instead of open source alternatives (ie. Skype instead of Ekiga).
For me the window management system squeezes the most out of the 9″ screen and liberates the user wanting a more grown up OS/GUI than the Eee comes out of the box with.
I like the Ubuntu Eee site and wiki [link] but I don’t agree with their idea to change the name of Ubunte Eee to something obscure and, therefore, lose 2 of the biggest search terms that get bums on seats at their website.
I was also sorry to see their donation metre for 2008 was a bit a low & did my own small bit.
Perhaps if you follow the steps [link] to install Ubuntu Eee on your machine you might feeling like helping too…?
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My wonderful wife bought a present for me, an early Christmas present as it happens, the wonderful little Asus Eee PC 900 [link] Now, normally being a couple of geeks we would have unboxed the little machine together but due to fact I had to go to work and couldn’t wait until I got home here are the unboxing pictures…
Check out my flickr group for the Eee-PC at www.flickr.com/eee-pc [link]
Go on, go on, go on, you know you want to…
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Don’t get me wrong but Parallels is my favourite Windoze surrogate but the Ars Technica Review of VMware Fusion 2 for Mac might be changing that…
VMware 2.0’s grown-up form combines an improved interface with some major low-level features, like support for DirectX 9.0c 3D, four-way SMP, driverless printing, and tighter Mac desktop integration. That’s a pretty significant list that should make this release very appealing.
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With the rumor mill trying to chew up the Mac Mini again AppleInsider has reassuring article with a crazy server farm example of mini’s potency…
“With Apple’s recent ‘State of the Mac’ omitting any mention of the Mac mini and reports surfacing over the current line’s discontinuation, there’s been some speculation that the diminutive desktop’s days may (again) be numbered. That’s unlikely the case, say insiders, who are sharing new details.”
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The team over at www.makeuseof.com have a blog that mostly covers web apps, but they’re trying to cover many bases: from web apps, Windows apps and now Mac apps…
“List of the most frequently used Mac applications and provided a free counterpart for each of them. Hopefully, they’ll serve you as well as the paid versions.“
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Went for a walk with the dogs in our local wood which, delightfully, is called ‘Nutwood’ [link]. It had just finished raining and the pungent aroma from the wild garlic (Allium ursinum) was amazing.[link]
The wild garlic grows in woodland, in near or among the bluebells, and is a wonderful sign of spring.
Pictures of wild garlic and bluebells in Nutwood:
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