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Video of my Ubuntu Asus Eee PC, 2 parrots, and a pug…

Dec.16, 2007 in Asus Eee PC, Gadgets, Parrot, Pug, Tech, Ubuntu

Here’s some video of my Asus Eee PC that I shot yesterday:

You can see the Eee next to my large orcish hands to give you an idea of how incredibly small it is. Also, I rather clumsily toggle through the screens to show you the cool cube effects that Ubuntu can support on the Eee. [...]

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