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May 1st, 2008

WPA without ndiswrapper on Xandros (for Asus EEE)

Timelady gave me a lovely link for all you Asus EEE users out there. It’s a guide on configuring WPA on Xandros.
What does it involve?

Removing the WPA supplicant installed by default.
Installing WPA supplicant from the Debian repositories.
Installing MadWifi drivers.
Creating wpa_supplicant.conf_MINE
Creating a new network configuration.
Making sure that you fix the network monitor icon.

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April 24th, 2008

Win an Asus EEE via Laptop Mag

I saw a promo on Laptop Mag that they are giving away an Asus EEE if you answer their survey. The contest applies only to US residents though.
Some questions on the survey are about comparing the OSes on the Asus EEE. :) Even if you’ve never owned one, it’s ok. There are […]

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April 12th, 2008

Want to overclock your Asus EEE?

Overclock your Asus EEE
Lilliputing has a tip for all you Asus EEE fans and users out there.
If you’re running Xandros, you can check out EeeControl. The latest version of the Ubuntu Script Pack should have you covered if you’ve installed Ubuntu. And for Windows users, there’s Eeectl.
But there’s a warning that you might […]

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April 10th, 2008

TV Tuner for the Asus EEE

A Hong Kong magazine was reported to have tested TV tuners for the Asus EEE. The drivers are for My Cinema U3100 Mini DVB-T and DMB-TH tuners. The article about the TV tuners was talking about how it worked:

…HDTV channels broadcasting in this format won’t play on Eee. Other channels sent over in […]

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February 16th, 2008

Asus EEE lovin’

Everytime I hear or read someone’s happy review of the Asus EEE with the bundled Linux, I can’t help but smile. :) And I also say to myself that these people are the reason why manufacturers musn’t limit themselves to bundling their computers with Microsoft Windows Vista or XP.
As Richard Ingram says on […]

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February 4th, 2008

NotebookReview.com reviews the Asus EEE again

They reviewed the Asus EEE PC again and they don’t regret giving it the Editor’s Choice Award. :) Indeed, they emphasized the appeal of the ultraportable: it’s affordable and you could do the basic stuff that you want. It wasn’t really meant for heavy duty working. If you want something like that […]

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