So I picked up a few more “toys” to take with me to Uganda tonight. I bought a cordless laptop mouse that makes it much easier to navigate around. I chose the particular model I did because the USB receiver is about the size of a dime, including the dongle! So far I like it [...]
If you are within shouting distance you probably already know that I have XP installed on my EEE now. It took three tries and a reluctant trip to Circuit City for an external DVD drive but I finally did it. I have to say, I am more impressed now with the EEE’s performance than when [...]
After spending the better part of this afternoon battling with various cd’s, dvd’s, and flash drives, I am unfortunately no closer now to having XP on my EEE than I was this morning. Actually, in some ways I’m further from it. I’ve basically concluded that I’m going to need an external dvd drive and a [...]
I wanted to update my progress with the EEE PC since yesterday. Bad news first, I can’t get my jerry rigged external DVD drive to be recognized by the EEE so I haven’t yet gotten XP installed on it. I’ve got a few leads for how I might be able to do it with a [...]
I’ve solved my laptop issues for the upcoming Uganda trip! After spending a good portion of a slow day of work checking it out online, I decided to go out and pick up the Asus EEE PC. First impressions? AMAZING! There are a few issues related to the form factor that I still need to [...]
