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I Think Jolicloud OS Might be the Best OS for My Netbook

by Tris Hussey on January 30, 2010 · 2 comments

in Technology

I’ve lost count of the number of OSes I’ve tried on my netbook (an Asus Eee PC 901, btw). It started with WinXP then I’ve tried various flavors of Linux and even made a Hackintosh, but since I switch off XP one thing or another didn’t work quite right. Maybe the sound, or microphone, or webcam, or something. Rather annoying for sure.
It’s safe to say then that I’m always on the look out for a new potential OS to try. It also helps that I don’t keep files on my [...]

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Netbooks are just going to get better

by Tris Hussey on November 1, 2008 · 5 comments

in Internet Life

I picked up an Asus Eee PC 901 just before I went on vacation. I got it because I figured I could get some writing done and such. I didn’t really tap into it’s power then, sure I wrote some, but I stayed offline the whole time in Jamaica so it’s utility wasn’t huge.
Several months later I could almost leave my laptop at home all the time and just tote my “little laptop” around. Since I live and work 95% of the time in the cloud, I don’t need [...]

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Close but no cigar for me and Ubuntu on my Eee PC.

by Tris Hussey on October 28, 2008 · 5 comments

in Internet Life, Web 2.0

Mark Evans’ idea for a BlogBook is a great one—How About a BlogBook? | Mark Evans—, but you don’t have to wait for marketing geniuses to create one, it’s pretty simple to just DIY it.
Having a mobile blogging station was the primary reason that I bought my Eee PC (which has already been surpassed by later models, sigh) and I really put it to the test on Saturday at both The Vancouver Health Show and Media Democracy Day.
I was really impressed with how it faired really. Funny thing, it turned [...]

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