tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48351346181923680542011-12-09T22:19:59.074-08:00Simple descriptions of my tinkering into the geek world.MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990656566295840289noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4835134618192368054.post-29472741228272519902009-07-05T22:03:00.000-07:002009-07-05T22:13:29.748-07:00

I updated my ram! Here are the pics. Follow instructions from YouTube like I did if you want to do this.Step 1: Closed computer - unscrew all screws underneathStep 2 - Open up computer to remove the keyboard.Step 3 - Don't panic, remove the plate under the keyboard.Step 4 - Remove the valuable wifi card and sideboard.Step 5 - Finish unscrewing everything and insert your 1 Gb ram stick UNDER the

MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990656566295840289noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4835134618192368054.post-70412208614088094712009-06-06T20:39:00.000-07:002009-06-06T21:01:45.785-07:00

Hardware:I really like my AAO. I have now upgraded to 1.5 Gb ram following YouTube video examples. It was straightforward, though tougher than the usual "unscrew small compartment under the laptop." I have a subjective feel that it runs faster and smoother - who knows for sure :)Distro:I recently dropped my Ubuntu distribution for my netbook to Arch Linux. Why? - Because I have never

MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990656566295840289noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4835134618192368054.post-33387099438249210632009-01-19T21:56:00.001-08:002009-01-19T22:34:20.268-08:00

Wow, what a night! I was able to successfully install Windows-7 Beta in Ubuntu on my Acer Aspire One with VirtualBox.This is not a tutorial - just a documentation of what I was able to do!I would like to start out by referencing sites that helped me out.- Getting wireless networking was key- How they did it at SunOk, First .. a pic of my success!Ok, Here is how it goes down:The black screen

MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990656566295840289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4835134618192368054.post-88182155491022801842008-06-22T20:30:00.000-07:002009-01-19T21:56:17.412-08:00

Background: This is my wife's laptop, which she loves, and the LCD was cracked after my 2yo son hit the back of the screen with his foot as he was rolling around on the couch (where my wife was working on it) :( How we fixed a broken LCD on a macbook: Needless to say, when this happened both of us were very disappointed! Our first thoughts were, "How much will this cost?" and "Is it better to

MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990656566295840289noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4835134618192368054.post-41866174397084972452008-06-15T17:26:00.000-07:002008-06-15T17:32:47.468-07:00

I just saw this for sale. It costs $25 and seems to be a good deal. My problem...I don't know if it plays ogg files as most of my cd collection is in ogg/vorbis format.Does anyone know if it will play ogg files? Here is the link to its Coby product website.I may end up buying one and testing it, then give it either a good (plays free codecs) or bad review.

MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990656566295840289noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4835134618192368054.post-59219067578133935772008-01-22T18:40:00.000-08:002008-01-22T18:57:55.464-08:00

The title says what I want to do when I get mine. Until then, I will attempt to determine the ideal use flags and will begin to compile a system on my desktop.Why Gentoo when the gOS is so good? Because I think I can and it sounds like fun :) I plan to compile everything just for my machine (all cloudbooks) and hopefully will be fast. I will use either fluxbox or E17 for the windowmanager (

MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990656566295840289noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4835134618192368054.post-43554122046939082232008-01-16T19:38:00.000-08:002008-06-22T20:35:09.199-07:00

Just wanted to put in a good word about Apple. Not too long ago, my wife's macbook powercord melted about 1cm from where it plugs into the laptop. She was quite distressed by this and I was surprised by the prevalence of this after a quick search on the topic. It seems that various people have had all sorts of experiences regarding how they were treated by Apple. I did not have high hopes, but

MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990656566295840289noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4835134618192368054.post-39728643012226734332008-01-13T19:56:00.001-08:002008-01-13T20:19:22.680-08:00

I have been wanting an ASUS EEE for quite some time now but even with its low price of ~$400, I have not been able to afford it. I had been saving and hoped to have $400 for it soon...but now a new cloud has arisen :) (and for the same price)Have you seen the Everex Cloudbook? This is another 7in screen, 2 lbs, ultra mobile laptop to be hitting the market soon (as in 25 Jan 2008 soon)!!! I

MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990656566295840289noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4835134618192368054.post-80373822809808393132007-09-30T16:51:00.000-07:002007-09-30T16:59:20.989-07:00

Ok - trouble is over, but what a frustration!!!I have a mythTV box in my livingroom and wanted a nice, hidden Cat5 cable connecting it to my router. How hard could that be? So, when my wife and I built our house, we asked for a line between my office and the livingroom. The idiot builders only placed the line and told me I would have to place the outlets myself. Jerks - sure, but I'll discuss

MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990656566295840289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4835134618192368054.post-47293923265713028472007-08-31T08:05:00.000-07:002007-08-31T08:56:52.534-07:00

There are many ways to chose your distro of choice. I suggest try as many as possible (within reason). CD's are cheap, but they still cost money - don't go crazy. You need a strategy...be smart with your plan.First, understand that there are not that many "original" distributions - the ones all the others are based on. These include Gentoo, Debian, Slackware, Red Hat/Fedora, Suse, and Linux

MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990656566295840289noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4835134618192368054.post-80790214635341584982007-08-20T19:27:00.000-07:002007-08-20T20:14:07.287-07:00

This is a new computer that has dual AMD 64 cpu's with an ATI Mobile x1200 graphics card and an Atheros AR5007EG wireless card (those are the specs that matter - all else works out of the box). The computer comes with Vista Home Premium on it, so as soon as I could I repartitioned using the partitioning software that comes in Vista. It can only shrink the drive so far (because of how Windows

MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990656566295840289noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4835134618192368054.post-54224052942440690862007-07-28T17:48:00.000-07:002007-07-28T17:55:32.318-07:00

Things are coming along further now - I have compiled X and it works! I have settled on E17 for a window manager as I currently have a working gnome/compiz setup in Ubuntu which I will keep (for now) as a dual-boot. I can't help but feel more excited every day as I get more accomplished.As I still have not subscribed to high speed internet at home yet (we just moved and are saving money until

MRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990656566295840289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4835134618192368054.post-58968895870557247542007-07-17T13:22:00.000-07:002007-07-17T13:42:08.288-07:00

I have been working on installing gentoo on an old laptop (Gateway 200arc).As far as I have been able to test, everything works to some degree right now - from booting without errors (and quickly) to the build in wireless card. As it is now, though, it is only a console - no X. I am new to gentoo, and have done the install mostly through chrooting from an installed working version of Ubuntu

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