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EeePC
by madunix
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let me start a thread about EeePC, because am gonna buy one Which system you have, the 701, the 900, 901, etc etc... What do you have in it (OS)? List up your Software encyclopedia for you Eee! Other issues such as Power Saving, Function Keys, Performance? Any recommendations regarding the Operating system? Thanks madunix -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: EeePC
by Karl F. Larsen
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Hash: SHA1 Tom Sparks wrote: > --- On Tue, 30/6/09, madunix <madunix@...> wrote: > >> Dear All >> >> let me start a thread about EeePC, because am gonna buy >> one >> Which system you have, the 701, the 900, 901, etc etc... >> What do you have in it (OS)? >> List up your Software encyclopedia for you Eee! >> Other issues such as Power Saving, Function Keys, >> Performance? >> Any recommendations regarding the Operating system? >> > > the wiki section has that information > http://wiki.eeeuser.com/ > > this is the best place to be a member of > http://www.eeeuser.com/ > > > tom_a_sparks > I have a eeepc 901/700 both running ubuntu > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > but instead use OpenDocument File Formats or > use OpenOffice > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Access Yahoo!7 Mail on your mobile. Anytime. Anywhere. > Show me how: http://au.mobile.yahoo.com/mail > I have no understanding of what your doing but not sending Windows word and powerpoint documents is silly. Open Office is what I use all the time to open these Windows files. It works great! 73 Karl - -- Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI Linux User #450462 http://counter.li.org. Key ID = 3951B48D -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFKSfJaNuSIOjlRtI0RAr4tAJ94Bl7M36LsIgqLvk8mTnjjP/m1swCgnYd6 er1x1Iik2DCK/yrO07a/O6I= =/eJV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: EeePC
by Dave Woyciesjes
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Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Tom Sparks wrote: ...{clipped}... >> >> Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. >> but instead use OpenDocument File Formats or >> use OpenOffice >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org >> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > I have no understanding of what your doing but not sending Windows word > and powerpoint documents is silly. Open Office is what I use all the > time to open these Windows files. It works great! > > > 73 Karl (Zooom...) right over his head... Why does that not surprise me? -- --- Dave Woyciesjes --- ICQ# 905818 --- AIM - woyciesjes --- CompTIA A+ Certified IT Tech - http://certification.comptia.org/ --- HDI Certified Support Center Analyst - http://www.ThinkHDI.com/ "From there to here, From here to there, Funny things are everywhere." --- Dr. Seuss -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: EeePC
by Karl F. Larsen
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Hash: SHA1 Dave Woyciesjes wrote: > Karl F. Larsen wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Tom Sparks wrote: > ...{clipped}... >>> Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. >>> but instead use OpenDocument File Formats or >>> use OpenOffice >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org >>> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html >> I have no understanding of what your doing but not sending Windows word >> and powerpoint documents is silly. Open Office is what I use all the >> time to open these Windows files. It works great! >> >> >> 73 Karl > > (Zooom...) right over his head... > > Why does that not surprise me? > 73 karl - -- Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI Linux User #450462 http://counter.li.org. Key ID = 3951B48D -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFKSgCNNuSIOjlRtI0RArk1AJwPLWPK1uN4gv4gppOV9V0Dqfe0VACgofNB denfRk/q1RqEcz78Yi1PH+g= =mUfl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: EeePC
by Fred Roller
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On Tue, 2009-06-30 at 03:41 -0700, Tom Sparks wrote:
> > Dear All > > > > let me start a thread about EeePC, because am gonna buy > > one > > Which system you have, the 701, the 900, 901, etc etc... > > What do you have in it (OS)? > > List up your Software encyclopedia for you Eee! > > Other issues such as Power Saving, Function Keys, > > Performance? > > Any recommendations regarding the Operating system? > > I have an AspireOne running eeebuntu base. I prefer the base because it comes with minimal software allowing me to add only what I want. At this point that list includes Open Office, evolution, and rhythmbox. Firefox comes standard. My only issue is the last set of updates kills my wireless and am still investigating. -- Fred R. www.fwrgallery.com "Life is like Linux, simple. If you are fighting it, you are doing something wrong." -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: EeePC
by Dave Woyciesjes
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Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> > Dave Woyciesjes wrote: >> Karl F. Larsen wrote: >>> >>> Tom Sparks wrote: >> ...{clipped}... >>>> Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. >>>> but instead use OpenDocument File Formats or >>>> use OpenOffice >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org >>>> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html >>> I have no understanding of what your doing but not sending Windows word >>> and powerpoint documents is silly. Open Office is what I use all the >>> time to open these Windows files. It works great! >>> >>> >>> 73 Karl >> (Zooom...) right over his head... >> >> Why does that not surprise me? >> > Zoom right over your head. Why was Open Office written?????? > > 73 karl > Oh Karl, how silly you are. Tom's note has absolutely _nothing_ to do with the ability to _open_ the documents. -- --- Dave Woyciesjes --- ICQ# 905818 --- AIM - woyciesjes --- CompTIA A+ Certified IT Tech - http://certification.comptia.org/ --- HDI Certified Support Center Analyst - http://www.ThinkHDI.com/ "From there to here, From here to there, Funny things are everywhere." --- Dr. Seuss -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: EeePC
by Gordon BP
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Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> > I have no understanding of what your doing but not sending Windows word > and powerpoint documents is silly. I don't think that's the OP's point - I know several people who treat .doc, .docx, .xls and .xlsx documents as viruses! Yes OO /can/ read those formats, but I like the idea of getting people used to NOT using them! -- Registered Linux User no 240308 gordonATgbpcomputingDOTcoDOTuk to email me remove the obvious! -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: EeePC
by Karl F. Larsen
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Hash: SHA1 Gordon wrote: > Karl F. Larsen wrote: > >> I have no understanding of what your doing but not sending Windows word >> and powerpoint documents is silly. > > I don't think that's the OP's point - I know several people who treat > .doc, .docx, .xls and .xlsx documents as viruses! > Yes OO /can/ read those formats, but I like the idea of getting people > used to NOT using them! > > users can open and write in the languages of Microsoft Office which is very expensive software. I know many Windows people who d/l OO and use it in place of Microsoft Office. 73 Karl - -- Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI Linux User #450462 http://counter.li.org. Key ID = 3951B48D -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFKSg5ANuSIOjlRtI0RAqrwAJ4kjEnpfX/t/wJjK/N7/92GbVFjxgCfR/Vj eZfCgbGJ6b38as3+Loeh90w= =V1IK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: EeePC
by Sambit Bikas Pal
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On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 18:38, Karl F. Larsen<klarsen1@...> wrote:
>..... I know many Windows people who d/l OO and use > it in place of Microsoft Office. > Ya, I agree here. I use it for opening M$ Office documents even though I don't prefer that a bit. But I just have to do it as there is no other option(I don't have truckloads of money to waste on windoze or M$ Office). doc, ppt, xls are proprietary M$ formats. doc and docx gets rendered very badly in Open Office. It would have been much better if everyone used open standards (my personal opinion in any case, someone may prefer M$ or other proprietary stuff). That's why I think the OP requested others to send him documents created using open formats. Anyway now coming to the original topic. I am interested to buy an eeePC too. However I have heard that ASUS has stopped selling eeePCs pre-installed with Linux and all the models available now have windoze, atleast that's what my local reseller told me. -- Sambit Bikas Pal MS 4th Year Indian Institute Of Science Education & Research Kolkata, Web: http://www.botcyb.org OpenPGP Key: http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x8E57F8B897D372B3 -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: EeePC
by Bas Roufs
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Dear Sambit, dear Everybody
> However I have heard that ASUS has stopped selling eeePCs > pre-installed with Linux and all the models available now have > windoze, atleast that's what my local reseller told me. I am afraid, the info of your local reseller is correct. Here in The Netherlands, I have been trying to find the Eee PC 1000, a nice model with 40 GB solid state disk and preinstalled Linux. However, it is simply impossible to find it here. Only the Windoze version is available here. Additionally - take a quick look at this website: http://eeepc.asus.com Now, I see there only models with Windows. At several places at that page, I have seen the following phrase: "Asus recommends Windows R for everyday computing". (R: the R within a little circle, 'registered trademark'.) At websites of Dell and some other computer manufacturers, you can see similar messages. It witnesses a kind of monopolistic behaviour which needs to be severely punished by the anti cartel authorities in Europe, the USA and elsewhere. It is nearly impossible to buy a computer or laptop without Windows..... Respectfully yours, Bas. -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: EeePC
by Johnny Rosenberg
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Me and my wife has an Eee PC 900 (one each). Hers has Ubuntu 9.04 and
mine has Mandriva Linux Free 2009.1. I like Mandriva since it seems a lot faster than Ubuntu, especially it feels like OpenOffice.org runs quite a lot faster for some strange reason. Maybe it's just a feeling of some kind. Johnny Rosenberg 2009/6/30 Bas Roufs <basroufs@...>: > Dear Sambit, dear Everybody > > >> However I have heard that ASUS has stopped selling eeePCs >> pre-installed with Linux and all the models available now have >> windoze, atleast that's what my local reseller told me. > > I am afraid, the info of your local reseller is correct. Here in The > Netherlands, I have been trying to find the Eee PC 1000, a nice model > with 40 GB solid state disk and preinstalled Linux. However, it is > simply impossible to find it here. Only the Windoze version is > available here. Additionally - take a quick look at this website: > http://eeepc.asus.com > Now, I see there only models with Windows. At several places at that > page, I have seen the following phrase: > "Asus recommends Windows R for everyday computing". > (R: the R within a little circle, 'registered trademark'.) > At websites of Dell and some other computer manufacturers, you can see > similar messages. It witnesses a kind of monopolistic behaviour which > needs to be severely punished by the anti cartel authorities in > Europe, the USA and elsewhere. > It is nearly impossible to buy a computer or laptop without Windows..... > > Respectfully yours, > Bas. > > -- > ubuntu-users mailing list > ubuntu-users@... > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users > -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: EeePC
by Pastor JW-2
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On Tuesday 30 June 2009 8:34:42 am Sambit Bikas Pal wrote:
> > Anyway now coming to the original topic. I am interested to buy an > eeePC too. However I have heard that ASUS has stopped selling eeePCs > pre-installed with Linux and all the models available now have > windoze, atleast that's what my local reseller told me. Here, http://event.asus.com/eeepc/comparison/eeepc_comparison.htm and find a more honest reseller. -- 73 de N7PSV aka Pastor JW <n>< PDGA# 35276 http://the-inner-circle.org _Registered Kubuntu User: #27403 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the_original_inner_circle http://h.webring.com/hub?ring=universalministr -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: EeePC
by Robert Holtzman
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On Tue, 30 Jun 2009, Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Dave Woyciesjes wrote: >> Karl F. Larsen wrote: >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>> Hash: SHA1 >>> >>> Tom Sparks wrote: >> ...{clipped}... >>>> Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. >>>> but instead use OpenDocument File Formats or >>>> use OpenOffice >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org >>>> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html >>> I have no understanding of what your doing but not sending Windows word >>> and powerpoint documents is silly. Open Office is what I use all the >>> time to open these Windows files. It works great! >>> >>> >>> 73 Karl >> >> (Zooom...) right over his head... >> >> Why does that not surprise me? >> > Zoom right over your head. Why was Open Office written?????? Settle down, Karl. The reason he doesn't want Microsquish formats is philosophical, not technical and I couldn't agree more. -- Bob Holtzman AF9D 8760 0CFA F95A 6C77 E125 BF90 580F 8D54 9279 "If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer" -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: EeePC
by Bas Roufs
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>.... http://event.asus.com/eeepc/comparison/eeepc_comparison.htm
Thanks for this very useful link! Bas. -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: EeePC
by Peter Hillier-Brook
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Sambit Bikas Pal wrote:
> Anyway now coming to the original topic. I am interested to buy an > eeePC too. However I have heard that ASUS has stopped selling eeePCs > pre-installed with Linux and all the models available now have > windoze, atleast that's what my local reseller told me. I recently bought an Eee PC 901 and discovered XP Home, however the upgrade is simple: gparted and a USB stick with the Ubuntu Netbook remix. :-) Peter HB -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: EeePC
by datakid
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On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 15:46, madunix<madunix@...> wrote:
> let me start a thread about EeePC, because am gonna buy one > Which system you have, the 701, the 900, 901, etc etc... > What do you have in it (OS)? > List up your Software encyclopedia for you Eee! > Other issues such as Power Saving, Function Keys, Performance? > Any recommendations regarding the Operating system? I am using the 1000H and have upgraded from eeebuntu to jaunty net book remix quite happily. eeebuntu was good for pre jaunty due to poor driver support, but that seems to have been solved now. i had a few problems with the wireless, but you can find heaps of info on the forums, this being the best so far: http://www.ab9il.net/linuxwireless/rt2860.html note that it's a little out of date - the new version of the driver is up to 2.1.2.0, you need to run the make command from /2009_0424_RT2860_Linux_STA_V2.1.1.0 not the one listed, plus, you should run sudo make && sudo make install for it to work error free. Note that fully up to date I am running the 2.6.28-11 kernel - this driver makes it into the 2.6.29 kernel, so it wont even be an issue soon. apart from that, it works a dream -- "I'm in IT and we generally know how to use the interwebs like superheros." - AF -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: EeePC
by datakid
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On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 22:22, Lachlan Musicman<datakid@...> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 15:46, madunix<madunix@...> wrote: >> let me start a thread about EeePC, because am gonna buy one >> Which system you have, the 701, the 900, 901, etc etc... >> What do you have in it (OS)? >> List up your Software encyclopedia for you Eee! >> Other issues such as Power Saving, Function Keys, Performance? >> Any recommendations regarding the Operating system? > > I am using the 1000H and have upgraded from eeebuntu to jaunty net > book remix quite happily. > > eeebuntu was good for pre jaunty due to poor driver support, but that > seems to have been solved now. > > i had a few problems with the wireless, but you can find heaps of info > on the forums, this being the best so far: > http://www.ab9il.net/linuxwireless/rt2860.html > note that it's a little out of date - the new version of the driver is > up to 2.1.2.0, you need to run the make command from > /2009_0424_RT2860_Linux_STA_V2.1.1.0 not the one listed, plus, you > should run sudo make && sudo make install for it to work error free. > Note that fully up to date I am running the 2.6.28-11 kernel - this > driver makes it into the 2.6.29 kernel, so it wont even be an issue > soon. > > > apart from that, it works a dream I should also note that I'm happily, intermittently running instances of redmine, django, mediawiki, plumi/plone, trac etc on this little baby - mostly just for testing purposes, and they work fine. -- "I'm in IT and we generally know how to use the interwebs like superheros." - AF -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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