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Entries Tagged ‘asus’

Which netbook is the right netbook to buy?

Dec.03, 2008 in Asus Eee PC, Gadgets, General, OS X, Obsessable, Tech

So I, as you all know, have a first generation Asus Eee PC that I’ve hacked, broken, and rebuilt a few dozen times and which is now a nice little hackintosh machine running Tiger that only connects to the internet via my AT&T 3G USB card because it doesn’t recognize the internal WiFi card and [...]

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Back to square one…

Feb.10, 2008 in Asus Eee PC

Well after several months of modding my Eee PC, I’m back to the default configuration. I was trying to reinstall the touchscreen which had failed several weeks ago after a drop. It looks like the controller board for the touchscreen totally failed as I used new wires, soldered everything carefully and no luck. What’s worse, [...]

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Asus Eee PC Touch Panel Installation: Pre-installation (with video)

Jan.12, 2008 in Asus Eee PC, Gadgets, Hacks, Tech

Yesterday, after several weeks of delay, I received the 7-inch touch panel I had ordered for my Asus Eee PC (*). Much thanks to jkkmobile for discovering that one could install a touch panel in the Eee and for paving the way with his video how-to. Before I get into the nitty-gritty of taking my [...]

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Ubuntu on the Asus Eee PC: Part 1 (or How to run a functional Ubuntu install off a USB drive)

Dec.09, 2007 in Asus Eee PC, Gadgets, Hacks, Tech, Ubuntu

I’ve been combing over various guides and instructions online for installing Ubuntu on the Asus Eee PC (*), and I ran into a few kinks along the way since I don’t have a USB CD-ROM to install from and opted for a USB flash drive instead, so I thought I’d write the process out in [...]

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Asus Eee PC: Day 3 Comparisons

Dec.06, 2007 in Asus Eee PC, Gadgets, Powerbook, Tech

Check out this picture. My Asus Eee PC (*) next to a 12-inch PowerBook. What’s really crazy is that the Eee has a faster processor. I had total flashbacks today seeing these two computers next to each other. The 12-inch was my *favorite* Mac of all time. I built a blog around blogging about that [...]

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Asus Eee PC: Day 2 Tips and Tricks

Dec.05, 2007 in Asus Eee PC, Gadgets, Tech

Still loving my Asus Eee PC. Check it out. It’s the perfect size to strap onto my bike rack for the daily commute:

One thing I forgot to mention about the Eee yesterday: when it’s sitting in your lap, if the screen is pushed back much farther than 90 degrees, the weight of the screen plus [...]

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Asus Eee PC: First Impressions

Dec.04, 2007 in Asus Eee PC, Gadgets, Tech

My Asus Eee PC arrived today. I’m using it right now to post this first impression post about the Eee. First off, despite what all the other reviews out there say, the keyboard isn’t too small. It takes a bit of getting used to, but it works nicely and I can type pretty fast on [...]

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