I got an MSI Wind U100-432US for Christmas. The Wind is one of several netbooks (small laptop) based on Intel’s Atom N270 processor. Key specs:
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I first wrote about the Logitech LX8 back in August, 2008. The one feature that had eluded me was the side scrolling with the tilt wheel. Through some information I found on fellow blogger Ken Zutter’s site, I now have my LX8 working in Ubuntu including the side scrolling feature. The key was to go …
Continue reading Update: Logitech LX8 in UbuntuI’ve been using my HP w2207 flat panel monitor for some time now. My only frustration has been that I haven’t been able to get the USB ports on the side to work unless I have a device plugged in when the computer boots. I think this is more the fault of Ubuntu than it …
Continue reading Create a Button to Restart USB in UbuntuThere are several places on the net that show you the long, manual procedure required to create a Live USB Linux drive. With so many netbooks coming out without CD drives, the folks at Ubuntu saw the need for an easy way to create a bootable Live USB drive so you can install Ubuntu on …
Continue reading Create an Ubuntu Live USB DriveThis post is part of the process to Install the Fedora 10 Theme in Ubuntu. I’ve recently been kicking the tires on Fedora 10. I’ve never been much of a fan of Ubuntu’s default Human theme, but I though Fedora 10 looked great right from boot up of the Live CD. Fedora has a cool …
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