Saturday, 14. November 2009, 02:47:33
9.10, sylvania, linux, laptop
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As I mentioned previously (
here and
here), my sturdy desktop computer seems determined to have a catastrophic hardware failure. I don't have time to troubleshoot it anymore until next week, so I have pressed the little netbook I have into service as the main machine for awhile. It looks a little funny with so much stuff jacked into it. Connecting it to a regular monitor and a USB keyboard makes things a lot more comfortable. It's hard to believe this tiny little thing with an Atom processor runs so well.
All images are clickable for greater detail on flickr.
Image #1: Ubuntu Netbook Remix is designed to make the most of a tiny screen of a netbook. It looks a little funny running at 1280 x 1024 on a regular monitor.
Image 2: I'm lucky this little babe has a place to hook up an external monitor.
Image 3: Stuff all hooked up.
Image 4: She workin' like a big girl now.
Tuesday, 3. November 2009, 20:11:49
dunkin donuts, netbook, latte, hotel
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Livin' the high life:
- a 99 cent latte which was actually quite good.
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- the netbook.
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- a 24-hour wifi access card from this lovely hotel.
Saturday, 31. October 2009, 05:53:17
9.10, screenshot, gnome, os
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The obligatory screenshot after upgrading my netbook to
Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.10 (Karmic Koala).
It just gets more beautiful with each release, jawdropping almost. The Netbook Remix makes the most out of the small screen sizes of netbooks. I can use it fine, even with my weak near vision.
Image is clickable for greater detail. Select "all sizes" after landing on the flickr page.
Tuesday, 28. July 2009, 04:45:29
room, laptop, work, netbook
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I'm way up in the
Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina for work. I checked into the hotel and found this delightful computer desk complete with choice of wired or wireless Internet and flat screen TV. Very comfy! I brought the tomatoes from home. I can't wait to see the cute mountain critters at work tomorrow.
Saturday, 2. May 2009, 06:54:14
screenshot, linux, gnet28001so, netbook remix
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My beloved little yaller (yellow)
Sylvania Meso netbook came with Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) Netbook Remix pre-installed. Just the other day, I was wondering WTF (where the f***) is an upgrade for that? Well, sure as shootin', the 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) just came out for it, too.
With the Netbook Remix, it won't auto upgrade like the standard *buntus will. You have to wipe and reinstall. I was worried about wiping a fully customized OEM install and replacing it with the generic download of 9.04, but everything actually works A-OK.
It was fast and easy. Here are the basic staps I used:
- I copied my home directory to a USB flash drive (one of these days I'll put it on it's own partition).
- I downloaded the updated Netbook Remix and wrote it to a flash drive using these instructions.
- Installed it.
- Copied my home directory back.
- Re-fetched my favorite apps.
Pros of the upgrade:
- WiFi works tons better. It was a buggy pain in the ass before.
- The desktop is very pretty, though it's Gnome and I tend to love KDE more.
- Everything runs fast and like a dream, as usual.
Cons of the upgrade:
- Windows don't always maximize correctly.
- Sound recorded from the microphone is herky-jerky.
Oh well, it will give me something to tweak. All in all the upgrade was painless and a lot of fun.
Here's the usual screenshot showing some favorite net apps. It's clickable for greater detail. Select "all sizes" after landing on the flickr page.
Sunday, 12. April 2009, 00:01:09
screenshot, puppylinux, sylvania, linux
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As usual, Puppy Linux runs great on the Sylvania Meso netbook. I've posted about this slick portable Linux distro before,
here,
here, and
here. The latest version, 4.20, is available for download
here.
It installs easily on a CD or USB flash drive, and saves itself back every time, so even though it's not a permanent hard drive install (though it can be), you can keep all your changes.
I previously had Puppy 4.12 on my flash drive, so the upgrade was a snap. I downloaded the .iso file and extracted three files to the USB drive: initrd.gz, vmlinux, and pup_420.sfs. A quick reboot and I was up and running with 4.20. If it's your first install to a USB drive, the Puppy installer will take care of the flash drive for you. See the documentation.
The Puppy is a fast and portable way to have some Linux fun. It's especially nice if you are just wanting to try it out without making changes to your existing system. It handles the wireless just fine and knows what to do with about anything I jack into the USB ports. The default window manager, JVM, is prettier than ever, and the ICE window manager (icewm) is also ready to go if preferred.
One time I used the Puppy to rescue a torn up Windows XP system. Very handy!
Have fun! Oh, and like most Linux distros, it goes well with beer.
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