What can you do with this ASUS Eee thing anyway?
Monday, December 31st, 2007ITWire: What use is ASUS’ subnotebook?
Update: Slashdotted! My fourth Slashdotted article in 2007.
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ITWire: What use is ASUS’ subnotebook?
Update: Slashdotted! My fourth Slashdotted article in 2007.
ITWire: What made the crunch?
ITWire: Here’s a collection of dead easy five-second trick that will help you get more out of your ASUS Eee Linux PC. This includes a tip to absolutely transform the little subnotebook from its default simple interface to a Linux workstation.
ITWire: Here’s how to take the ASUS Eee back to the complete factory image at any time, along with how to update the apps and Xandros Linux distro that it uses. This is well worth doing for any Eee user so you have a safe way of getting it back to virgin state after any and all tinkering and tampering. We’ll tell you the gotchas we found on the way.
ITWire: The ASUS Eee PC is a runaway sales success, with the popular Tiawanese hardware vendor bringing Linux to the masses in a subnotebook noted for its diminutive price. Here’s a first look at what to expect in the package from opening it up to turning it on.
ITWire: Make the switch.
I know I’ve lost interest in the Nabaztag (and the Sony eBook reader, and the Microsoft Zune, and other tech items that short-sighted companies seem to not care about releasing in Australia …) – so here’s the open-source Linux Tux droid instead !
ITWire: Here’s a real-world Linux app written for, and used by, an ISP. It gave help desk staff the ability to perform any sysadmin task which could be scripted for them. The app gave a controlled menu environment, using sudo to launch scripts with elevated permissions if necessary.
ITWire: Legends of FOSS.