Monthly Archive: May 2009

May 25

Follow-up to Netbook Linux Adventures

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Here’s a very quick follow-up to Netbook Linux Adventures from last week. I gave Crunchbang (#!) Eee version a quick try. Pretty cool distro that ran very nicely on my old Eee. But, ultimately, not what I was after. I’ll be keeping my USB key boot version around though. True Confession Time: I went back …

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May 20

Netbook Linux Adventures

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It has been a while since I last mentioned my little Asus Eee 701 netbook. I still use it daily and everything has generally been great. However, I’ve had a couple stability issues with it lately (due to 3rd party apps I’ve tried out) so, on a whim, decided it was time to have a …

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May 17

This Blog – Your Kindle

Here’s one for the Kindle users out there. Coming soon: Solo Technology Blog (Kindle Edition).  Just $1.99 a month and delivered directly to your Kindle and it even starts with a 14 day trial. How can you resist?

May 02

Wrestling with WSUS Bandwidth

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We recently deployed Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) at the office to help with patch and update management for Microsoft OS and apps. After some initial confusion, it seems to be working well and I suspect will save me a lot of time in the future. A positive investment in time so far (and the …

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